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Sukta 9.54
Soma Pavamāna
Is mantra mein Som ka gungan hai jab wo saaf ho raha hai. Som ek purana aur chamakta hua shakti hai. Uska ras thakate haathon se nikala jata hai. Ye ras devtaon ke liye taiyar kiya jata hai. Som suraj ki tarah sab duniya se upar khada hai. Wo roshni aur sahi vyavastha laata hai. Som ko devtaon ke liye bahne ko kaha gaya hai. Wo taqat aur khushali laata hai.
Mantra 1
अस्य प्रत्नामनु द्युतं शुक्रं दुदुह्रे अह्रयः । पयः सहस्रसामृषिम् ॥
Purane chamak ke saath, jo kabhi thakte nahi, woh doodh nikaalte hain. Yeh chamakta doodh ek rishi hai jo hazaron gaano wala hai. Yeh Soma hai jo sabko deta hai.
Mantra 2
अयं सूर्य इवोपदृगयं सरांसि धावति । सप्त प्रवत आ दिवम् ॥
Yeh Surya jaisa hai, jo sabko dekh leta hai. Yeh nadiyon mein daudta hai. Saat pahadiyon se upar chadhta hai aur aasmaan ki taraf jaata hai.
Mantra 3
अयं विश्वानि तिष्ठति पुनानो भुवनोपरि । सोमो देवो न सूर्यः ॥
Yeh Soma sab duniya ke upar khada hai. Yeh sab ko saaf kar raha hai. Yeh ek devta hai, Surya jaisa. Aasman mein pakka khada hai, sab jagah chamak faila raha hai.
Mantra 4
परि णो देववीतये वाजाँ अर्षसि गोमतः । पुनान इन्दविन्द्रयुः ॥
Hamare liye baha, devta khush hon. Roshni aur taakat le kar aa. Indu saaf ho raha hai, Indra ko bula raha hai. Hamare andar bhi roshni aur taakat aani chahiye.
It praises Soma while he is being purified through the filter, describing him as bright, ancient, and sunlike, and asks him to bring strength and abundance for the gods and worshippers.
Because purified Soma is portrayed as a power of clear light and order, standing above the worlds and illuminating the whole realm of existence, like the Sun does.
It refers to Soma being filtered and clarified in the ritual, and also suggests an inner meaning: the refining of mind and life-force into a clear, luminous essence.
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