Rig Veda Sukta 18
Mandala 9Sukta 187 Mantras

Sukta 18

Sukta 9.18

Devata

Soma Pavamāna

Chandas

Anuṣṭubh (probable; refrain-like cadence)

Is mantra mein Som ko pakad ke saaf kiya ja raha hai. Pahad se nikal ke wo bartan mein aata hai. Har line mein yeh baat hai ki Som har jagah maujood hai. Yeh sab yagya ke liye kiya ja raha hai. Isse clarity aur taqat milti hai. Som ki yeh shakti humein aage badhati hai.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.18

Mantras

Mantra 1

परि सुवानो गिरिष्ठाः पवित्रे सोमो अक्षाः । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Pahad se nikla hua Soma chakkar lagata hai. Saaf karne wale se guzar ke bahata hai. Har khushi mein, har jagah tum ho.

Mantra 2

त्वं विप्रस्त्वं कविर्मधु प्र जातमन्धसः । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Tu hi wise hai, tu hi kavi hai. Tu woh meetha ras hai jo nikla hai som ke juice se. Har khushi mein, tu poora hai.

Mantra 3

तव विश्वे सजोषसो देवासः पीतिमाशत । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Saare devta milkar tera ras peete hain. Woh sab ek saath khush hoke aate hain. Har khushi mein, tu poora hai.

Mantra 4

आ यो विश्वानि वार्या वसूनि हस्तयोर्दधे । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Jo humein sab achhi cheezein deta hai, woh som tu hi hai. Woh humare haath mein sab daal deta hai. Har khushi mein, tu poora hai.

Mantra 5

य इमे रोदसी मही सं मातरेव दोहते । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Yeh dono badi duniya jaise do maa ho, un dono se ras nikaalta hai. Woh som tu hi hai. Har khushi mein, tu poora hai.

Mantra 6

परि यो रोदसी उभे सद्यो वाजेभिरर्षति । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Dono duniya ko ek saath gher leta hai, jaise paani baah jaye. Woh som tu hi hai. Har khushi mein, tu poora hai.

Mantra 7

स शुष्मी कलशेष्वा पुनानो अचिक्रदत् । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥

Woh Soma taakat se bhara hua hai. Apne aap ko saaf karta hai aur kalashon mein aata hai. Awaaz nikalta hai jaise khush ho. Har jagah, har tarah se khushi mein woh hai.

Frequently Asked Questions

It describes Soma being pressed and purified through the filter (pavitra), then flowing into jars for the sacrifice, while proclaiming that Soma is present in every state of sacred exhilaration (mada).

The refrain reinforces one central teaching: purified Soma pervades all forms of uplifted joy and inspired intensity—ritually in the Soma flow, and inwardly as clarified vitality in the worshiper.

As Pavamāna, Soma is also a symbol of refined life-force and consciousness—raw energy made pure through ‘filtering,’ becoming clarity, strength, and bliss fit for communion with the divine.

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