Sukta 25
Sukta 9.25
Soma Pavamāna (addressed), with recipients Devās, Maruts, Vāyu
Is mantra mein Soma ko bulaya ja raha hai. Wo apne aap ko channi se saaf kare. Phir wo devtaon ke liye ek khush karne wala drink ban jaye. Maruts aur Vayu iska special mention hain. Jab Soma channa jata hai, use daksha dene wala bola jata hai. Wo har roop mein failta hai aur amar logon ki jagah ki taraf jata hai. Ye mantra Soma ko offering ke liye taiyaar karta hai. Aur ye batata hai ki Soma gaano ki roshni mein kaise jata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पवस्व दक्षसाधनो देवेभ्यः पीतये हरे । मरुद्भ्यो वायवे मदः ॥
Soma, apne aap ko saaf kar. Bhagwanon ke peene ke liye taiyaar ho ja. Marut aur Vayu ke liye khushi ban ja. Yeh hawa aur taakat wale bhagwan hain.
Mantra 2
पवमान धिया हितोऽभि योनिं कनिक्रदत् । धर्मणा वायुमा विश ॥
Saaf karne wale Soma, soch ke saath jud ke aawaz karta hai. Apne dharam ke hisaab se Vayu mein pravesh kar. Yeh hawa aur saans ka sahi dhang hai.
Mantra 3
सं देवैः शोभते वृषा कविर्योनावधि प्रियः । वृत्रहा देववीतमः ॥
Woh deviyon ke saath chamakta hai, ek taakat wala. Woh rishi hai, sabko pyaara hai, aur uski shuruwat garbh se hui hai. Woh andhera mitane wala hai, deviyon ko sabse zyada pasand aata hai. Yeh roshni ki jeet ko pakka karta hai.
Mantra 4
विश्वा रूपाण्याविशन्पुनानो याति हर्यतः । यत्रामृतास आसते ॥
Woh khud ko saaf karta hai aur har roop mein ghus jaata hai. Woh pyaari jagah par chalta hai, jahan amar log baithe hain.
Mantra 5
अरुषो जनयन्गिरः सोमः पवत आयुषक् । इन्द्रं गच्छन्कविक्रतुः ॥
Lal-sona jaisa chamakta hua Som chalta hai. Woh acchi baatein paida karta hai aur jaan deta hai. Woh Indra ke paas jaata hai, jo rishi ki tarah sochta hai.
Mantra 6
आ पवस्व मदिन्तम पवित्रं धारया कवे । अर्कस्य योनिमासदम् ॥
Idhar aa ke beh, sabse zyada nasha dene wala. Rishi, tu woh dhaara pakad jo saaf karti hai. Aur us roshni ki jagah par baith ja.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is purified through the ritual filter and offered as the divine drink, especially energizing Vāyu and the Maruts.
“Pavamāna” means “the purifying/flowing one,” referring to Soma running clean through the strainer (pavitra) during the Soma sacrifice.
It suggests that the purified Soma pervades every level of existence and then moves toward the immortal realm where the deathless powers (amṛtas) dwell, symbolizing an ascent of purified consciousness.
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