Sukta 33
Sukta 9.33
Soma-Pavamāna seer tradition (exact rishi uncertain in provided input).
Soma Pavamāna (plural streams).
Likely Gāyatrī or Triṣṭubh depending on hymn structure; needs verification from full sukta metrical pattern.
This short Pavamāna hymn praises Soma in his many flowing streams as he is purified and set in motion like the waves of water, forcefully pressing forward like bulls. It links the outward ritual of filtration and libation with inner illumination—Soma’s ‘tawny’ energy, the rising of inspired speech, and the bestowal of vast, fourfold abundance.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपां न यन्त्यूर्मयः । वनानि महिषा इव ॥
Forth move the Soma-powers, clear in discernment, like waves of the waters; like great bulls they press through the forests of our nature.
Mantra 2
अभि द्रोणानि बभ्रवः शुक्रा ऋतस्य धारया । वाजं गोमन्तमक्षरन् ॥
Toward the tubs the tawny-bright streams have poured, in the current of Ṛta; they drip the plenitude of force rich with rays of knowledge.
Mantra 3
सुता इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः । सोमा अर्षन्ति विष्णवे ॥
Pressed out, the Soma-streams flow to Indra and Vāyu, to Varuṇa and the Maruts; they flow also to Viṣṇu—powers of right force, vastness, and ordered truth within us.
Mantra 4
तिस्रो वाच उदीरते गावो मिमन्ति धेनवः । हरिरेति कनिक्रदत् ॥
Three utterances rise up; the Rays low like milch-cows; and the tawny one moves on, crying out—Soma’s delight-force announcing its victorious passage.
Mantra 5
अभि ब्रह्मीरनूषत यह्वीॠतस्य मातरः । मर्मृज्यन्ते दिवः शिशुम् ॥
The sacred utterances press toward him in praise; the mighty Mothers of Ṛta cleanse and polish the Child of Heaven.
Mantra 6
रायः समुद्राँश्चतुरोऽस्मभ्यं सोम विश्वतः । आ पवस्व सहस्रिणः ॥
O Soma, from every side purify yourself toward us, bringing the four oceans of spiritual abundance—thousand-fold in plenitude.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is purified and made ready for offering, describing him as wave-like streams that bring clarity, inspired speech, and abundant prosperity.
Waves express Soma’s flowing purification, while bulls express his force—his ability to break through obstacles and energize the ritual and the worshipper’s inner life.
It is a poetic way of asking for vast, complete abundance from every direction—material and spiritual plenitude gathered into a single, overflowing gift.