Sukta 60
Sukta 9.60
Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Gāyatrī (explicitly invoked; the verse is a gāyatrī-style invocation though full metrical verification is not provided here)
Is mantra mein gaanon wale logon ko Soma ki Gayatri se stuti karne ka bulaya gaya hai. Indu naam ki chamakdar boond ko sab dekhne wali shakti bataya gaya hai. Soma apni saf hone ki gati mein chalata hai aur chhannon ke paar jaake matke mein jata hai. Ye saf hua paani Indra ko khushi aur taqat deta hai. Ant mein prarthana hai ki Soma shanti se saf ho aur aage badhane wali shakti de. Ye shakti logon ko khushhal banati hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र गायत्रेण गायत पवमानं विचर्षणिम् । इन्दुं सहस्रचक्षसम् ॥
Gayatri se gaao aur Soma ki taareef karo. Woh saaf karta hai aur kaam karta hai. Uski hazaron aankhein hain, woh sab dekh sakta hai.
Mantra 2
तं त्वा सहस्रचक्षसमथो सहस्रभर्णसम् । अति वारमपाविषुः ॥
Tujhe hazaron aankhein mili hain aur hazaron taakat bhi. Logon ne tujhe kapde se chhankar saaf kiya hai. Ab tu saaf ho gaya hai.
Mantra 3
अति वारान्पवमानो असिष्यदत्कलशाँ अभि धावति । इन्द्रस्य हार्द्याविशन् ॥
Soma saaf hoke nikal gaya. Woh chhane wale kapde ko paar karke matke ki taraf daud raha hai. Ab woh Indra ke dil mein ghus gaya hai.
Mantra 4
इन्द्रस्य सोम राधसे शं पवस्व विचर्षणे । प्रजावद्रेत आ भर ॥
Yeh Soma ras Indra ke kaam aane ke liye taiyaar ho raha hai. Aapne aapko saaf karke shanti mein aa jao. Aisa ras lao jo nayi urja aur nayi paidaish laaye.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he purifies (Pavamāna), describing his flow through the filters into the jars and praying that this purified essence strengthen and delight Indra.
The first verse calls the singers to chant with the Gāyatrī, signaling the intended metrical/chanting mode and framing the praise as a focused, luminous invocation for Soma’s purification.
Ritually it means the offered Soma becomes Indra’s drink and power; symbolically it means purified delight and clarity enter the force of will, producing strength, peace, and creative prosperity.
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