
Sukta 9.29
Soma Pavamāna (purifying Soma)
Is mantra mein Som ji ki tarif hai jo khud ko saaf karte hue behte hain. Som ji ki chamak aur taakat devtaon ke saath chalti hai. Yeh prarthana hai ki Som ji sabhi dhan prapt karein - duniya ke bhi aur swarg ke bhi. Som ji dushmani aur andar ki rukawat door bhagayein. Woh chamakta hua bal le kar aayein jeet aur unnati ke liye. Som ji devtaon ka kaam majboot karte hain.
Mantra 1
प्रास्य धारा अक्षरन्वृष्णः सुतस्यौजसा । देवाँ अनु प्रभूषतः ॥
Is taakatwar Soma ki dhaarein bahne lagti hain. Niche piye hue Soma ki taakat se woh daudti hain. Bhagwan ke peeche-peeche chalti hain. Unka kaam aasan aur shaktishali banati hain.
Mantra 2
सप्तिं मृजन्ति वेधसो गृणन्तः कारवो गिरा । ज्योतिर्जज्ञानमुक्थ्यम् ॥
Rishi gaate hain aur apni zabaan se Soma ko saaf karte hain. Yeh gaane banane wale use shuddh karte hain. Woh roshni ki tarah paida hota hai. Iski mahima gaani chahiye.
Mantra 3
सुषहा सोम तानि ते पुनानाय प्रभूवसो । वर्धा समुद्रमुक्थ्यम् ॥
Hey Soma, tum bahut mazboot ho, sab kuch sahan kar sakte ho. Jab tum saaf ho rahe ho, tumhari taakatein badh ti hain. Woh samundar jaisi badi ho jaati hain. Yeh gaane ki taakat hai.
Mantra 4
विश्वा वसूनि संजयन्पवस्व सोम धारया । इनु द्वेषांसि सध्र्यक् ॥
Soma, tum apni dhaar mein baho. Humein saari achhi cheezein dilao. Dushmani aur nafrat ko door bhagao. Seedha unka kaam tamaam karo.
Mantra 5
रक्षा सु नो अररुषः स्वनात्समस्य कस्य चित् । निदो यत्र मुमुच्महे ॥
Hey aag jaisi chamakne wale, hamari achi tarah raksha karo. Kisi bhi insaan ki awaaz aur chillahat se bachao. Jab hum kisi paap ya dosh se azaad hona chahte hain, tab bhi saath do.
Mantra 6
एन्दो पार्थिवं रयिं दिव्यं पवस्व धारया । द्युमन्तं शुष्ममा भर ॥
Hey Indu, apni dhaara mein beh ke aao. Duniya ki sampatti aur swarg ki sampatti dono lao. Chamakta hua tej bal lao, jeet ki taakat lao jo andar ka ujala badhaaye.
It praises Soma as he is purified while flowing in streams, and it asks him to bring wealth, remove hostility, and give luminous strength and victory.
Pavamāna means “purifying” or “being purified.” In the ritual, Soma is filtered, and the hymn celebrates that cleansing flow as sacred and power-giving.
It asks for both earthly prosperity (pārthiva rayi) and heavenly or higher gifts (divya rayi), along with inner brilliance and strength (dyumat śuṣma).
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