Rig Veda Sukta 5
Mandala 9Sukta 511 Mantras

Sukta 5

Sukta 9.5

Este himno a Soma Pavamāna alaba al Soma que se purifica a sí mismo, cuando es encendido en resplandor y poder, avanza por el acto de la purificación y despierta las energías vitales. Presenta a Soma como una fuerza poderosa, dadora de deleite, cuya manifestación alterna como la Noche y la Aurora; y culmina invitando a la hueste de las deidades a la ofrenda de Soma, hecha eficaz por el clamor «svāhā».

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.5

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Soma PavamanaSoma Pavamāna

    Soma in his ‘pavamāna’ aspect is the pressed and flowing sacred draught, envisioned as luminous, roaring, bull-strong, and self-purifying as he runs through the filter, becoming fit for the gods.

Mantras

Mantra 1

समिद्धो विश्वतस्पतिः पवमानो वि राजति । प्रीणन्वृषा कनिक्रदत् ॥

Encendido en toda su fuerza, Pavāmāna, Señor de la totalidad de múltiples aspectos, resplandece; gozoso, el Toro clama en voz alta, acrecentando el deleite interior.

Mantra 2

तनूनपात्पवमानः शृङ्गे शिशानो अर्षति । अन्तरिक्षेण रारजत् ॥

El Soma que se purifica a sí mismo, Tanūnapāt, el «Hijo del Cuerpo», se lanza adelante afilando su poder cornudo; se mueve por la región intermedia y la hace arder con su resplandor.

Mantra 3

ईळेन्यः पवमानो रयिर्वि राजति द्युमान् । मधोर्धाराभिरोजसा ॥

Digno de invocación, el Soma que se purifica a sí mismo resplandece como Rāyí, plenitud de don y de ser, lleno de mente luminosa; por las corrientes de dulzura se manifiesta con fuerza.

Mantra 4

बर्हिः प्राचीनमोजसा पवमानः स्तृणन्हरिः । देवेषु देव ईयते ॥

El Soma que se purifica a sí mismo extiende con su fuerza el antiguo Barhis, el asiento sagrado; se tiende Harí, el corcel de energía, dorado‑verde; y el dios se dirige hacia los dioses, hacia las potencias más altas en el interior.

Mantra 5

उदातैर्जिहते बृहद्द्वारो देवीर्हिरण्ययीः । पवमानेन सुष्टुताः ॥

Con los cantos elevados se abren de par en par las grandes puertas — diosas del fulgor dorado; bien alabadas por el Soma que se purifica a sí mismo (pavamāna), revelan el paso para el ascenso.

Mantra 6

सुशिल्पे बृहती मही पवमानो वृषण्यति । नक्तोषासा न दर्शते ॥

En la vasta amplitud bien labrada y en la gran Tierra del ser, el Soma que se purifica a sí mismo (pavamāna) crece en poder, en fuerza de toro; se deja ver como Noche y Aurora, en la alternancia de oscuridad y luz.

Mantra 7

उभा देवा नृचक्षसा होतारा दैव्या हुवे । पवमान इन्द्रो वृषा ॥

Invoco a los dos Hotares divinos (hotāra), que ven con mirada de hombre y obran por la senda humana; en el Soma que se purifica a sí mismo (pavamāna) está Indra el Toro (vṛṣā), poder interior de la fuerza victoriosa.

Mantra 8

भारती पवमानस्य सरस्वतीळा मही । इमं नो यज्ञमा गमन्तिस्रो देवीः सुपेशसः ॥

Bhāratī del Soma que se purifica, Sarasvatī e Iḷā la Grande — tres diosas de hermosa forma — vengan a nuestro sacrificio; que estas potencias de palabra inspirada y de recta disposición lleguen a nosotros.

Mantra 9

त्वष्टारमग्रजां गोपां पुरोयावानमा हुवे । इन्दुरिन्द्रो वृषा हरिः पवमानः प्रजापतिः ॥

A Tvaṣṭṛ, el guardián primogénito, el pastor de los rebaños y el guía que va al frente, lo invoco. Pues Indu, el resplandeciente, que se purifica por sí mismo, es Indra el Toro, la fuerza leonada (Hari) y Prajāpati, señor de la creación, en nosotros.

Mantra 10

वनस्पतिं पवमान मध्वा समङ्ग्धि धारया । सहस्रवल्शं हरितं भ्राजमानं हिरण्ययम् ॥

Oh Soma que te purificas, unge al Señor del bosque con la corriente de dulzura. Al de mil brotes, leonado, resplandeciente, dorado — hazlo brillar con luz.

Mantra 11

विश्वे देवाः स्वाहाकृतिं पवमानस्या गत । वायुर्बृहस्पतिः सूर्योऽग्निरिन्द्रः सजोषसः ॥

Que vengan todos los dioses a la ofrenda consagrada con el clamor «svāhā», al Soma que se purifica. Vāyu, Bṛhaspati, Sūrya, Agni e Indra: que lleguen en un mismo acuerdo, unidos en una sola concordia.

Inside Sukta 5

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma is presented as kindled and sovereignly radiant—‘the lord of the many-sided totality’—shining forth as he purifies himself.

  2. Development

    His power grows in the vastness of being; he is depicted as bull-strong, delight-increasing, and perceptible in rhythmic alternations like Night and Dawn.

  3. Climax

    The hymn reaches a liturgical peak by shaping the offering with svāhā and summoning the divine host to the purified Soma.

  4. Where it settles

    It closes in concord: major deities (Vāyu, Bṛhaspati, Sūrya, Agni, Indra, and the All-Gods) are asked to arrive harmonized, completing the sacrificial intention.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaHe is praised as a lordly power that shines out, gladdens, and energizes, and whose clarified flow supports divine and cosmic order.
  • Cosmic functionHe mediates between humans and gods through the offering, invigorates the deities (especially Indra), and sustains ṛta by transforming raw potency into clarified, life-giving essence.
  • Inner significanceThe hymn reads Soma as purified consciousness and clarified delight (ānanda) that, when ‘strained’ through discipline and truth, becomes a radiant force awakening speech, will, and vital energies in harmonious rhythm (like Night-and-Dawn).

Famous verses

समिद्धो विश्वतस्पतिः पवमानो वि राजति । प्रीणन्वृषा कनिक्रदत् ॥
Verse 9.5.1Establishes Soma Pavamāna’s central identity: kindled, lordly, radiant, and awakening energies with a ‘bull-power’ cry—an archetypal opening for the hymn’s tone and purpose.Read verse 9.5.1 →
सुशिल्पे बृहती मही पवमानो वृषण्यति । नक्तोषासा न दर्शते ॥
Verse 9.5.6Links Soma’s manifestation to cosmic rhythm (Night-and-Dawn), expressing how purified power becomes ‘seen’ through alternation—an important Vedic motif for revelation and ordered becoming.Read verse 9.5.6 →
svāhākṛtim
Verse 9.5.11Liturgical culmination: the svāhā-shaped offering draws in the All-Gods, explicitly naming key deities and emphasizing unified, coordinated divine action around Soma.Read verse 9.5.11 →

Attributes of the deity

  • self-purifying (pavamāna)
  • luminous and kingly radiance
  • bull-force/virility (vृषन्)
  • roaring/awakening power (kanikradat)
  • delight-giving and invigorating
  • ritually central as the pressed-and-strained offering
  • harmonizer who draws multiple deities in accord

Also by this seer

  • Soma Pavamāna hymns in Mandala 9 are broadly linked to multiple priestly families and ritual specialists; precise additional attributions for this specific sukta require recension-based cross-reference.

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma (savana) and mix/prepare according to rite.
  • Strain/purify the juice through the filter (pavitra), reciting Pavamāna verses.
  • Collect the clarified Soma in vessels; praise Soma as radiant and bull-strong.
  • Offer Soma with svāhā into the ritual sequence, inviting the gods to partake.
  • Conclude with an invocation for the deities to come ‘in one accord’ to the offering.

Offerings

  • Pressed Soma juice (clarified through the filter)
  • Svāhā-accompanied oblations
  • Associated offerings customary in Soma rites (e.g., ghee/clarified butter as part of the broader yajña context)

Frequently Asked Questions

Soma Pavamāna is Soma in the act of self-purification—pressed, flowing, and clarified through the filter—praised as a radiant power that energizes gods and humans.

It sanctifies and celebrates the Soma flow during purification and offering, portraying Soma as increasing inner delight and strength, and inviting the gods to come to the oblation.

Night-and-Dawn symbolize rhythmic alternation—hidden and revealed. The hymn uses this image to show how Soma’s purified power becomes perceptible in ordered cycles of obscurity and light.

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