Sukta 60
Sukta 9.60
Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Gāyatrī (explicitly invoked; the verse is a gāyatrī-style invocation though full metrical verification is not provided here)
Ce bref hymne à Pavamāna appelle les chanteurs à louer Soma en gāyatrī, célébrant la goutte lumineuse (Indu) comme une puissance aux multiples yeux, qui perçoit tout. Il suit le mouvement rituel de Soma — se précipitant au-delà des filtres jusque dans les jarres — et relie ce flot purifié à la joie intérieure et à la force d’Indra. L’hymne s’achève sur une prière pour que Soma, en se purifiant, devienne paix et apporte prajāvat retaḥ, la force créatrice générative, porteuse de prospérité.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र गायत्रेण गायत पवमानं विचर्षणिम् । इन्दुं सहस्रचक्षसम् ॥
Chantez en Gāyatrī le Soma purifiant, à l’action vaste; l’Indu lumineux, aux mille yeux.
Mantra 2
तं त्वा सहस्रचक्षसमथो सहस्रभर्णसम् । अति वारमपाविषुः ॥
Toi, aux mille yeux, et portant aussi mille puissances, ils t’ont purifié à travers le tamis, au‑delà du crible de séparation.
Mantra 3
अति वारान्पवमानो असिष्यदत्कलशाँ अभि धावति । इन्द्रस्य हार्द्याविशन् ॥
Se purifiant, il a franchi les tamis; vers les jarres il se précipite, entrant dans le cœur d’Indra.
Mantra 4
इन्द्रस्य सोम राधसे शं पवस्व विचर्षणे । प्रजावद्रेत आ भर ॥
Pour l’accomplissement d’Indra, ô Soma, purifie-toi vers la paix et le bien, ô toi dont l’action s’étend au loin ; apporte la force de semence, riche de descendance — le devenir créateur.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he purifies (Pavamāna), describing his flow through the filters into the jars and praying that this purified essence strengthen and delight Indra.
The first verse calls the singers to chant with the Gāyatrī, signaling the intended metrical/chanting mode and framing the praise as a focused, luminous invocation for Soma’s purification.
Ritually it means the offered Soma becomes Indra’s drink and power; symbolically it means purified delight and clarity enter the force of will, producing strength, peace, and creative prosperity.
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