Sukta 49
Sukta 9.49
Soma (Pavamāna)
This short Pavamāna Soma hymn invokes Soma’s self-purification as a cosmic and ritual cleansing that brings rain-like nourishment and powerful, health-giving impulses to the worshippers. Soma is asked to stream in a clear, ghee-like flow through the sacrifice, repel hostile forces, and rekindle the ancient lights of truth and order.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पवस्व वृष्टिमा सु नोऽपामूर्मिं दिवस्परि । अयक्ष्मा बृहतीरिषः ॥
Purify thyself and pour upon us the rain— the wave of the waters from beyond heaven—bringing great impulsions of force, free from affliction.
Mantra 2
तया पवस्व धारया यया गाव इहागमन् । जन्यास उप नो गृहम् ॥
With that stream purify thyself—the stream by which the rays of light come here, and the kindred powers draw near to our home (the embodied being).
Mantra 3
घृतं पवस्व धारया यज्ञेषु देववीतमः । अस्मभ्यं वृष्टिमा पव ॥
Flow forth as clarified light-essence in a steady stream within our sacrifices, O most welcomed by the gods; purify and bring down for us the rain— the descent of nourishing plenitude.
Mantra 4
स न ऊर्जे व्यव्ययं पवित्रं धाव धारया । देवासः शृणवन्हि कम् ॥
He, for our increase of vital plenitude, runs forth—imperishable—through the filter in a streaming current; the gods indeed hear that call within us.
Mantra 5
पवमानो असिष्यदद्रक्षांस्यपजङ्घनत् । प्रत्नवद्रोचयन्रुचः ॥
As he purifies himself, he rushes onward and drives away the powers of obscurity; like the ancient one, he makes the lights blaze out again.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Soma to purify himself in the ritual flow and to bring nourishing rain-like abundance, strong uplifting energy, and protection for the worshippers.
It poetically links Soma’s purified stream with cosmic waters and rainfall, suggesting that ritual purification supports fertility and nourishment in the world.
Rakṣas represent harmful, obstructing forces; Soma’s purification symbolizes clearing those obstacles so clarity, truth, and inner illumination can shine again.