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Sukta 9.23
Uncertain/Traditional: Soma Pavamāna seers
Soma Pavamāna
Not determinable with certainty from provided verse alone
Is mantra mein Som ko praise kiya ja raha hai. Som ko saaf karke bahaya ja raha hai, woh shehed jaisa meetha ras deta hai. Yeh ras Indra ki taakat ka bearer hai. Jab Indra yeh piyega, woh Vritra jaise dushmanon ko harayega baar baar. Som yeh bhi karta hai ki jo yajna karta hai usmein taakat aaye. Som humein bura bolne wale aur dushmano se bachata hai.
Mantra 1
सोमा असृग्रमाशवो मधोर्मदस्य धारया । अभि विश्वानि काव्या ॥
Soma ras tezi se bah raha hai jaise shahad mila ho. Yeh ras sab achhe kaamon ko jagaa raha hai aur andar chupi hui baaton ko saamne la raha hai.
Mantra 2
अनु प्रत्नास आयवः पदं नवीयो अक्रमुः । रुचे जनन्त सूर्यम् ॥
Purane rishiyon ke peeche chal ke, nayi raah par badh gaye hain. Chamak se suraj ko nikala hai, andar ka sachcha roshni jaise jag gaya ho.
Mantra 4
अभि सोमास आयवः पवन्ते मद्यं मदम् । अभि कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥
Soma ras apne aap ko saaf karta hai aur khushi ki taraf badhta hai. Woh us bartan ki taraf jata hai jahan se shahad tapak raha hai, jaise dil khush ho jaye.
Mantra 5
सोमो अर्षति धर्णसिर्दधान इन्द्रियं रसम् । सुवीरो अभिशस्तिपाः ॥
Soma ras bah raha hai, sab ka aadhaar ban ke. Yeh Indra ki taakat ka swaad hai. Isme badi taakat hai, aur yeh humein buri baaton se bachata hai.
Mantra 6
इन्द्राय सोम पवसे देवेभ्यः सधमाद्यः । इन्दो वाजं सिषाससि ॥
Soma, tum Indra ke liye bah rahe ho. Devata log bhi isse khush hain. Tum hum mein taakat aur jeet laana chahte ho.
Mantra 7
अस्य पीत्वा मदानामिन्द्रो वृत्राण्यप्रति । जघान जघनच्च नु ॥
Indra ne yeh ras piya, aur usmein nasha aaya. Phir usne dushmanon ko maara, jo rok rahe the. Woh ab tak maarta ja raha hai.
The main deity is Soma Pavamāna—Soma as he is pressed and purified. Indra also appears because Soma empowers Indra’s victories.
It refers to Soma “being purified” as the juice flows through the filter. The hymn treats this purified flow as sacred energy that brings inspiration, strength, and protection.
It shows Soma’s function as a power-giver: when Indra drinks Soma, he gains the force to break obstructions (Vṛtra). Symbolically, it is the overcoming of resistance through clarified energy and focus.
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