Sukta 175
Sukta 10.175
Late-maṇḍala ritual hymn context (10.175) addressing the soma-pressing implements; r̥ṣi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī—confirm per edition.
Grāvāṇaḥ (pressing-stones) with Savitṛ as the impelling deity.
Likely Gāyatrī (shorter cadence; verify per edition).
Este breve himno ritual de mandala tardío se dirige a los grāvāṇaḥ, las piedras de prensar el Soma, instándolas a ocupar sus lugares sobre las tablas de prensado y a exprimir el Soma. Se invoca a Savitṛ, el Impulsor divino, para poner los implementos en un movimiento recto y conforme a la ley (dharmaṇā), de modo que el prensado del sacrificante otorgue a los dioses fuerza y embriagadora exaltación, especialmente al «Fuerte» (a menudo Indra).
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र वो ग्रावाणः सविता देवः सुवतु धर्मणा । धूर्षु युज्यध्वं सुनुत ॥
Adelante, oh piedras del prensado: que Savitṛ, el divino Impulsor, os ponga en movimiento según la Ley (dharma). Unceos a los asientos del prensado; exprimid el Soma — destilad el deleite.
Mantra 2
ग्रावाणो अप दुच्छुनामप सेधत दुर्मतिम् । उस्राः कर्तन भेषजम् ॥
Oh piedras del prensado, expulsad lo de mal augurio; apartad el pensamiento torcido. Oh resplandecientes, tallad el remedio — liberad la medicina.
Mantra 3
ग्रावाण उपरेष्वा महीयन्ते सजोषसः । वृष्णे दधतो वृष्ण्यम् ॥
Las piedras del prensado sobre las tablas superiores se hacen poderosas, de común acuerdo; ponen la fuerza viril en el Fuerte — asentando fuerza en fuerza.
Mantra 4
ग्रावाणः सविता नु वो देवः सुवतु धर्मणा । यजमानाय सुन्वते ॥
Oh piedras de prensar, que ahora el dios Savitṛ os impulse conforme a la ley del Dharma — para el sacrificante que prensa, para el que derrama la ofrenda.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn addresses the grāvāṇaḥ—Soma pressing-stones—treating them as sacred agents of the rite, and calls on Savitṛ to set their action in motion.
Savitṛ is the divine Impeller: he represents the power that initiates and guides right action. The hymn asks him to impel the stones ‘by dharma’ so the pressing is effective and orderly.
It fits the Soma-pressing sequence, especially when positioning and beginning to use the stones on the pressing-boards, to sanctify the action and direct its fruit to the gods and the yajamāna.
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