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Sukta 9.57
Soma Pavamāna
Is mantra mein Som ka bahut badai hai. Wo filter se lagatar bah raha hai, jaise aasman se baarish girti hai. Uska ras saaf ho raha hai aur chamak raha hai. Som raja jaisa hai, jo niyam follow karta hai. Wo baaz ki tarah tez hai aur khazane par aata hai. Wo aasman aur dharti se sab dhan le kar aaye.
Mantra 1
प्र ते धारा असश्चतो दिवो न यन्ति वृष्टयः । अच्छा वाजं सहस्रिणम् ॥
Tumhari nadiyan aage badh rahi hain, rukti nahi. Jaise aasman se baarish girti hai, waise hi yeh bhi bah rahi hain. Yeh ek aisi shakti ki taraf ja rahi hain jo hazaron guna badha deti hai.
Mantra 2
अभि प्रियाणि काव्या विश्वा चक्षाणो अर्षति । हरिस्तुञ्जान आयुधा ॥
Woh bah raha hai aur sab acchi cheezein dekh raha hai jo pyari lagti hain. Pili chamak wali shakti aage badh rahi hai apne hathiyaron ke saath. Yeh woh taqat hai jo kaam ko sahi karti hai.
Mantra 3
स मर्मृजान आयुभिरिभो राजेव सुव्रतः । श्येनो न वंसु षीदति ॥
Woh jeevan ki taqaton se chamak raha hai. Raja ki tarah mazboot hai aur sahi raaste par chalta hai. Jaise baaz kisi khazane par baithta hai, waise hi woh bhi us acchi cheez par tik jata hai.
Mantra 4
स नो विश्वा दिवो वसूतो पृथिव्या अधि । पुनान इन्दवा भर ॥
Aasman se aur zameen se sab dhan le kar aao hamare paas. Indu, jab tum saaf ho rahe ho, to yeh sab cheezein hamein de do.
It praises Soma as he is purified (pavamāna) in flowing streams, compares his movement to heavenly rain, and asks him to bring strength (vāja) and riches to the worshippers.
Soma Pavamāna is the Soma juice in its purified, clarified form—called Indu—flowing through the ritual filter and believed to grant vitality, victory, and prosperity.
Rain imagery shows Soma’s abundant, unstoppable flow, while the falcon image suggests swift, decisive arrival and secure settling on the ‘treasure’—the desired prize of strength and wealth.
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