Sukta 80
Sukta 9.80
Traditionally attributed to seers of the Soma Pavamāna corpus.
Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of purification), with explicit orientation 'for Indra' (इन्द्राय).
Likely Triṣṭubh (common in RV 9; requires full metrical count confirmation).
Is mantra mein Soma ki tareef hai jab wo daba ke nikala jata hai. Soma ko saaf kiya jata hai aur wo hazaron dhaaron mein behta hai. Ye Soma Indra ko khush karne ke liye banaya jata hai. Soma ek bull jaisa hai jo khushi deta hai. Wo buri taqaton ko bhaga deta hai. Soma naam aur taqat laata hai. Wo paani mein lehr jaisa badhta hai aur devtaon tak pahunchta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 2
यं त्वा वाजिन्नघ्न्या अभ्यनूषतायोहतं योनिमा रोहसि द्युमान् । मघोनामायुः प्रतिरन्महि श्रव इन्द्राय सोम पवसे वृषा मदः ॥
Som, tu taakat wala hai aur jeetne wala hai. Chamak wali taakein tujhe pukarti hain. Tu chamak ke saath us sthaan par chadhta hai jo lohe se bana hai. Jo log dete hain unki umar badha. Tu Indra ke liye bada naam aur taakat ban. Tu ek bail ki tarah behta hai jo khushi deta hai.
Mantra 3
एन्द्रस्य कुक्षा पवते मदिन्तम ऊर्जं वसानः श्रवसे सुमङ्गलः । प्रत्यङ्स विश्वा भुवनाभि पप्रथे क्रीळन्हरिरत्यः स्यन्दते वृषा ॥
Indra ke pet mein sabse zyada khushi wala Som behta hai. Woh taakat pehanta hai aur accha hai. Woh andar ki taraf sab duniya mein fail jata hai. Woh khelta hai aur peela ghoda daudta hai. Yeh bail ki tarah behta hai.
Mantra 4
तं त्वा देवेभ्यो मधुमत्तमं नरः सहस्रधारं दुहते दश क्षिपः । नृभिः सोम प्रच्युतो ग्रावभिः सुतो विश्वान्देवाँ आ पवस्वा सहस्रजित् ॥
Log tumhe nikalte hain, tum jaise shahad ho, devta ke liye. Das ungliyon se tum bahar aate ho, hazaron dhaara mein. Rishiyon ne tumhe patharon se nichoda hai, Soma. Ab tum behne lago ho. Saare devta ke paas jaake saaf ho jao. Tum hazaron cheezein jeet sakte ho.
Mantra 5
तं त्वा हस्तिनो मधुमन्तमद्रिभिर्दुहन्त्यप्सु वृषभं दश क्षिपः । इन्द्रं सोम मादयन्दैव्यं जनं सिन्धोरिवोर्मिः पवमानो अर्षसि ॥
Haath tumhe nikalte hain, tum mein shahad hai. Patharon se tumhe nichod ke paani mein daalte hain, das ungliyon se. Tum ek bail ho jo bahut taakatwala hai. Soma, tum Indra ko khush kar rahe ho. Devta ke log bhi khush ho rahe hain. Tum saaf ho ke beh rahe ho, jaise nadi mein lehar aati hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
The hymn praises Soma in his purified, flowing form (Soma Pavamāna), with a clear intention that his clarified power especially exhilarates Indra while also reaching all the gods.
It describes the Soma juice as it pours in many rivulets during pressing and purification—an image of abundant, unstoppable flow and overflowing potency in the ritual.
They point to the concrete Soma-pressing: stones press out the juice, and the officiants’ hands (ten fingers) draw and guide it into purification, showing how the rite produces the divine drink.
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