Sukta 114
Sukta 9.114
Kāśyapa is explicitly invoked in v.2; the hymn is traditionally connected with Kāśyapa-line seers in Anukramaṇī notices.
Soma Pavamāna (primary); Indra as recipient in refrain.
Jagatī (common in RV 9.114).
Is mantra mein Soma ki tareef hai jab wo saaf hota hai aur aage badhta hai. Soma ko sahi tarah se taiyaar karke Indra ke paas bheja ja raha hai. Yeh pukarta hai ki Soma humein bura logon se bachaye. Soma humein sahi soch aur khushhali de. Yahan saat jagah ka zikr hai - dishayein, pandit, aur Aditya sab humare saath khade hain. Wo sab milkar humein dushmano se raksha karte hain.
Mantras
Mantra 1
य इन्दोः पवमानस्यानु धामान्यक्रमीत् । तमाहुः सुप्रजा इति यस्ते सोमाविधन्मन इन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
Jo insaan Soma ke saath chalta hai jab woh saaf ho raha hai, usko log acche bacchon wala kehte hain. Usne Soma ke liye sahi raasta dhund liya. Hey Indra ka Soma, hamare paas aa kar bah.
Mantra 2
ऋषे मन्त्रकृतां स्तोमैः कश्यपोद्वर्धयन्गिरः । सोमं नमस्य राजानं यो जज्ञे वीरुधां पतिरिन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
Rishi Kashyap Soma ke liye gaana gaate hain aur uski mahima badhate hain. Soma ek raja hai aur ped-paudhon ka maalik hai. Hey Indra ka Soma, hamare paas aa kar bah.
Mantra 3
सप्त दिशो नानासूर्याः सप्त होतार ऋत्विजः । देवा आदित्या ये सप्त तेभिः सोमाभि रक्ष न इन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
Saat dishayein hain aur unmein bahut saare sooraj hain. Saat pandit hain jo puja karte hain. Saat Aditya devta hain. Soma, in sabse hamein bacha. Hey Indra ka Soma, hamare paas aa kar bah.
Mantra 4
यत्ते राजञ्छृतं हविस्तेन सोमाभि रक्ष नः । अरातीवा मा नस्तारीन्मो च नः किं चनाममदिन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
Hey raja Soma, tumhari puja se hamein bacha. Koi bura insaan hamare paas na aaye. Koi bhi cheez ham par haavi na ho. Hey Indra ka Soma, hamare paas aa kar bah.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks the purified Soma to flow toward Indra and, through the power of the correctly prepared offering, to protect the worshippers, strengthen right intention, and bring well-being.
The “seven” imagery expresses total, all-sided protection and completeness—cosmically (directions), ritually (priests), and divinely (Ādityas)—so the sacrificer is guarded on every side.
It means “flow around and toward us/into us” in the ritual sense: Soma’s clarified stream is urged to circulate, consecrate, and then be directed to Indra as the empowering recipient.
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