Sukta 19
Sukta 9.19
Ascribed generally in RV 9 (Pavamāna Maṇḍala) to Soma-pavamāna seers; specific attribution for 9.19 varies by tradition (often treated as Soma hymns of the Pavamanas rather than a single fixed r̥ṣi).
Soma Pavamāna (the purifying Soma)
Gāyatrī (3 pādas × 8 syllables; typical for many Soma-pavamāna verses)
Is mantra mein Som ji ki tareef ki gayi hai jab wo kapde se saaf hoke bah rahe hain. Unse dua ki gayi hai ki wo asman aur dharti se chamakta khazana layein. Ye soma peene ka ras hai jo bal deta hai aur shakti deta hai. Som ki ye shakti dushmano ko haraye, chahe wo paas hon ya door hon. Yahan soma ko saf karke bulaya ja raha hai taaki wo achhi cheez le kar aayein.
Mantras
Mantra 1
यत्सोम चित्रमुक्थ्यं दिव्यं पार्थिवं वसु । तन्नः पुनान आ भर ॥
Hey Soma, jo bhi chamakdaar khazana hai, aasman ka ya dharti ka, jo gaane layak hai, woh sab laa. Jab tu apne aap ko saaf kare, tab humein de.
Mantra 2
युवं हि स्थः स्वर्पती इन्द्रश्च सोम गोपती । ईशाना पिप्यतं धियः ॥
Tum dono, Indra aur Soma, roshni ki duniya ke malik ho. Tum dono kirnon ke rakhwale ho. Humein power do, humare dimaag ko chamakao.
Mantra 3
वृषा पुनान आयुषु स्तनयन्नधि बर्हिषि । हरिः सन्योनिमासदत् ॥
Woh bail jaisa taqatwar hai. Zindagi ki dhaara mein apne aap ko saaf karta hai. Baarish jaisi awaaz karta hai aur puja ke ghaas par baith jaata hai. Woh peela rang ka hai aur yagya ke garbh mein pravesh karta hai.
Mantra 4
अवावशन्त धीतयो वृषभस्याधि रेतसि । सूनोर्वत्सस्य मातरः ॥
Rishiyon ke vichar bail ke beej ke upar goonjte hain. Jaise maa apne naye bacche ka khayal rakhti hai, waise hi yeh shaktiyan us naye prakash ki poshan karti hain.
Mantra 5
कुविद्वृषण्यन्तीभ्यः पुनानो गर्भमादधत् । याः शुक्रं दुहते पयः ॥
Woh saaf karte waqt ek naya jeev paida kare un shaktiyon mein. Yeh shaktiyan woh chamakta hua doodh nikaalti hain. Yeh doodh sabse saaf cheez hai.
Mantra 6
उप शिक्षापतस्थुषो भियसमा धेहि शत्रुषु । पवमान विदा रयिम् ॥
Humein paas se sikhao. Humare dushmanon mein dar bhar do jo humpe charh ke aaye hain. Hey Pavamana, humare liye poora sukh aur sampatti laao.
Mantra 7
नि शत्रोः सोम वृष्ण्यं नि शुष्मं नि वयस्तिर । दूरे वा सतो अन्ति वा ॥
Hey Soma, dushman ki taakat tod do. Uski zor bhi tod do, uski chaal bhi tod do. Woh door ho ya paas, farak nahi padta.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Soma, while he is being purified, to bring bright treasures (both heavenly and earthly) and to protect the worshippers by reducing hostile forces.
In the Soma ritual, the expressed juice is strained through a filter (often wool). The hymn poetically treats this as a sacred refining that makes Soma radiant, powerful, and fit to be offered.
They are nurturing powers associated with the rite—often understood as the waters, the filtering elements, or supportive divine forces that foster the newly clarified Soma and the light/strength it symbolizes.
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