Sukta 13
Sukta 9.13
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Soma Pavamāna (with explicit linkage to Vāyu and Indra as recipients).
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This Pavamāna Soma hymn praises the self-purifying Soma as it rushes through the woolen strainer in “a thousand streams,” becoming fit for the gods. It especially presents Soma’s clarified essence as the prepared oblation for Vāyu and Indra, asking that the flowing Indu-forces bring abundant wealth, heroic energy, and the defeat of hostile powers. The hymn culminates in Soma’s settlement in the “womb of Ṛta,” establishing purity, right order, and luminous vision.
Mantras
Mantra 1
सोमः पुनानो अर्षति सहस्रधारो अत्यविः । वायोरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥
Soma, purifying himself, streams in a thousand currents, passing beyond the woolen filter; he goes to the prepared seat and offering-space of Vāyu and Indra within us.
Mantra 2
पवमानमवस्यवो विप्रमभि प्र गायत । सुष्वाणं देववीतये ॥
O seekers of the boon, sing out toward the purifying Soma, the inspired one; pressed out, he comes for the gods’ glad receiving—so that the divine powers may enter and partake within us.
Mantra 3
पवन्ते वाजसातये सोमाः सहस्रपाजसः । गृणाना देववीतये ॥
The Soma currents purify themselves for the winning of plenitude of force; thousand-strong in their energies, they flow while being hymned, for the gods’ glad participation within us.
Mantra 4
उत नो वाजसातये पवस्व बृहतीरिषः । द्युमदिन्दो सुवीर्यम् ॥
And for us, for the winning of plenitude, purify yourself into vast impulsions of energy; O Indu, bring the shining power and the noble hero-strength within the being.
Mantra 5
ते नः सहस्रिणं रयिं पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् । सुवाना देवास इन्दवः ॥
May these Indu powers—divine in their working, well-expressed—purify for us a thousandfold plenitude, bringing also the noble hero-strength into our nature.
Mantra 6
अत्या हियाना न हेतृभिरसृग्रं वाजसातये । वि वारमव्यमाशवः ॥
Like swift steeds rushing on, not driven by goads, they have streamed forth for the winning of plenitude; the eager ones have spread wide the woolen filter—opening the way for the clarified delight.
Mantra 7
वाश्रा अर्षन्तीन्दवोऽभि वत्सं न धेनवः । दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः ॥
The bright Soma drops stream, like lowing cows toward the calf; they settle and uphold themselves in the two hands—finding a firm hold in the grasp of the offering and the seeker.
Mantra 8
जुष्ट इन्द्राय मत्सरः पवमान कनिक्रदत् । विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥
Accepted by Indra, the rousing Soma—O Pavamāna—cries out in its exhilaration; strike away all the hatreds, all the hostile movements that resist the growth of light within us.
Mantra 9
अपघ्नन्तो अराव्णः पवमानाः स्वर्दृशः । योनावृतस्य सीदत ॥
Purifying themselves, smiting the hostile and crooked powers, the Soma-currents that behold the Sun-world take their seat in the womb of Ṛta (the Truth-Order).
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is purified through the ritual strainer, then offered as a refined oblation—especially for Vāyu and Indra—while asking for wealth, strength, and protection.
Because Pavamāna Soma is defined by the act of purification: the juice is strained through wool so it becomes clear, potent, and ritually fit for offering.
It means the purified Soma settles into Ṛta—truth and right order—symbolizing that purification leads to clarity, harmony, and the defeat of crooked or hostile forces.