Padma Purana — Patala Khanda, Shloka 13
The Horse’s Journey
to Cyavana’s Hermitage
सोमेनायाजयद्वीरं ग्रहं सोमस्य चाग्रहीत् । असोमपोरप्यश्विनोश्च्यवनः स्वेन तेजसा
somenāyājayadvīraṃ grahaṃ somasya cāgrahīt | asomaporapyaśvinoścyavanaḥ svena tejasā
He caused the hero to perform a Soma-sacrifice and also received the Soma offering. Even without Soma, Cyavana, by his own inner radiance, prevailed over the Aśvins.
Unspecified (verse occurs within a narrative frame; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोमेन + आयाजयत् → सोमेनायाजयत्; सोमस्य + च + अग्रहीत् → सोमस्य चाग्रहीत्; अश्विनोः + च्यवनः → अश्विनोश्च्यवनः; असोमपः + अपि → असोमपोऽपि (पाठे असोमपोरपि इति दृश्यते)
FAQs
The Aśvins are the twin Vedic deities associated with healing, swift aid, and divine medicine, often appearing in Vedic and Purāṇic narratives as benefactors of sages and kings.
In Soma-ritual language, a ‘graha’ is a specific “taking” or measured portion of Soma—i.e., a designated libation/serving offered and received according to the rite.
It highlights that inner spiritual potency (tejas) and tapas can be presented as superior to external ritual supports—ritual is honored, yet true power is rooted in disciplined spiritual attainment.