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Sukta 9.45
Ascription varies; verify RV 9.45.1 in Anukramaṇī.
Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as primary Soma-drinker)
To be verified for RV 9.45.1.
Is mantra mein Som se kaha ja raha hai ki wo apne aap ko saaf kare. Wo chhanni se ho kar bahata hua nasha wala ras ban jata hai. Ye ras logon ko gyan deta hai aur devtaon ko bulata hai. Som aage ki taraf badhta hai aur chhanni ke paar jaata hai. Indra is ras ko zyada peeta hai aur isse balwan banta hai. Isse pujariyon ki nazar chaudh jaati hai aur wo tej ho jaate hain.
Mantra 1
स पवस्व मदाय कं नृचक्षा देववीतये । इन्दविन्द्राय पीतये ॥
Indu, tum khud ko saaf karo taaki khushi aaye. Tum logon ko dekhne wale ho, bhagwan ke liye khushi laao. Indra ke liye bahaao taaki woh pi sake aur usme taakat aaye.
Mantra 2
स नो अर्षाभि दूत्यं त्वमिन्द्राय तोशसे । देवान्त्सखिभ्य आ वरम् ॥
Humaare liye paigham bhejo. Tum Indra ko khush karte ho. Bhagwan ko dost bana ke laao aur jo vard humein chahiye woh paas lao.
Mantra 3
उत त्वामरुणं वयं गोभिरञ्ज्मो मदाय कम् । वि नो राये दुरो वृधि ॥
Tum laal chamak rahe ho, hum tumhe roshni se sajaa rahe hain taaki khushi aaye. Humaare liye daulat ke darwaze kholo taaki acchi cheezein andar aayein.
Mantra 4
अत्यू पवित्रमक्रमीद्वाजी धुरं न यामनि । इन्दुर्देवेषु पत्यते ॥
Yeh Som ras chhanta paar kar ke nikla hai. Jaise tez ghoda gaadi mein jaan laga ke aage badhta hai, waise hi Indu devta logon mein main ban ke chamka. Woh sabse upar aa gaya.
Mantra 5
समी सखायो अस्वरन्वने क्रीळन्तमत्यविम् । इन्दुं नावा अनूषत ॥
Sab saath mil ke bolo, Indu ki jai! Woh andar ke jungle mein khelta hai, saari maya se paar. Jaise naav paani mein chale, waise hi usko aage le ja rahe hain.
Mantra 6
तया पवस्व धारया यया पीतो विचक्षसे । इन्दो स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् ॥
Is dhaara se saaf ho ke beh. Jaise peene se aankhen khul jaati hain, waise hi tu sab dekhne lagega. Indu, gaane mein taakat la de.
The hymn praises Soma as Pavamāna (the self-purifying Soma/Indu) as he flows through the filter; Indra is highlighted as the chief one who drinks Soma.
Pavamāna means “purifying” or “being purified,” referring to Soma as he is strained through the pavitra in the Soma ritual to become fit for offering and divine drinking.
It asks Soma to bring ecstatic inspiration and, when drunk, wide-seeing clarity, and to grant su-vīrya—strong heroic power—into the worshippers’ hymn and life.
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