Sukta 102
Sukta 9.102
Traditional Soma Pavamāna seer-line (exact attribution varies by hymn index; commonly Bhṛgu/Angiras-related for Book 9 sequences)
Jagatī (probable for opening of RV 9.102)
This Soma Pavamāna hymn praises the purified Soma as a growing, luminous power that impels the “shining thought of Ṛta” and makes the sacrifice advance. Soma is portrayed as beloved and all-pervading, harmonizing the gods under one law (vrata) and opening the “pen of heaven,” releasing light and order into the ritual and the world.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
क्राणा शिशुर्महीनां हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् । विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता ॥
वो एक बच्चा है जो बड़े लोगों में पैदा हुआ है। वो आगे बढ़ रहा है और सच्चाई की रोशनी फैला रहा है। सब लोग उससे प्यार करते हैं क्योंकि वो सबकी तरफ़ है। वो बार-बार सही काम करता है और सबको खुशी देता है।
Mantra 2
उप त्रितस्य पाष्योरभक्त यद्गुहा पदम् । यज्ञस्य सप्त धामभिरध प्रियम् ॥
वो त्रित के पास दोनों तरफ़ से आ गया है। वहाँ एक छुपा हुआ स्थान है, जैसे किसी गुफा में कोई राज़ हो। यज्ञ के सात शक्तियों से वो वहाँ प्यार बन गया है और अपना काम शुरू किया।
Mantra 3
त्रीणि त्रितस्य धारया पृष्ठेष्वेरया रयिम् । मिमीते अस्य योजना वि सुक्रतुः ॥
उसकी धारा से त्रित के ऊपर तीन तरह की दौलत उठने लगती है। वो चमकता हुआ सोचने वाला है जो सब कुछ सही तरीके से नापता है और जोड़ता है।
Mantra 4
जज्ञानं सप्त मातरो वेधामशासत श्रिये । अयं ध्रुवो रयीणां चिकेत यत् ॥
जब यह पैदा हुआ, सात माओं ने उसे चमक के काम पे लगाया। यह वही है जो जाग के सच समझता है। फिर वो धन की नीव बन जाता है जो हिलता नहीं।
Mantra 5
अस्य व्रते सजोषसो विश्वे देवासो अद्रुहः । स्पार्हा भवन्ति रन्तयो जुषन्त यत् ॥
जब वो अपना काम शुरू करता है, सारे भगवान एक हो जाते हैं। कोई दुश्मनी नहीं रहती। खुशियाँ भर जाती हैं। सब उसकी बात मान लेते हैं जब सच का नियम बैठ जाता है।
Mantra 6
यमी गर्भमृतावृधो दृशे चारुमजीजनन् । कविं मंहिष्ठमध्वरे पुरुस्पृहम् ॥
उसको पैदा किया गया जैसे कोई गर्भ में हो। सच को बढ़ाने वाले लोगों ने उसे बनाया। देखने में सुंदर है। यह ऋषि है जो यज्ञ में बहुत देता है। बहुत लोग इसकी इच्छा करते हैं।
Mantra 7
समीचीने अभि त्मना यह्वी ऋतस्य मातरा । तन्वाना यज्ञमानुषग्यदञ्जते ॥
सच की दो बड़ी माएं हैं जो एक दूसरे के सामने खड़ी हैं। अपनी ताकत से चलती हैं। यज्ञ को इंसान के ढंग से फैला रही हैं। उसे तैयार कर रही हैं भगवान के काम के लिए।
Mantra 8
क्रत्वा शुक्रेभिरक्षभिॠणोरप व्रजं दिवः । हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिं प्राध्वरे ॥
अपनी इच्छा की ताकत से, चमकते नैनों के साथ, वो आसमान का दरवाज़ा खोलता है। सच की चमकती सोच को आगे बढ़ाता है। यज्ञ में उसे आगे ले जाता है।
Inside Sukta 102
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma is introduced as a growing ‘child of the great ones’ who impels the radiant thought of Ṛta and becomes universally beloved.
- Development
The hymn expands Soma’s role: his vrata brings the gods into harmony, and joy/rapture (ranti) arises as they consent to that established order.
- Climax
Soma, by will and with bright ‘eyes,’ opens the heavenly enclosure (vrajaṃ divaḥ), releasing light/abundance while driving Ṛta’s brilliance forward in the sacrifice.
- Where it settles
The movement settles into ritual efficacy: Soma’s inspired radiance is made to advance ‘in the adhvara,’ affirming purification as the means by which truth and power enter worship.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- Cosmic functionMediator of order and vitality: he quickens Ṛta, strengthens the gods’ concord, and releases heavenly light/wealth (symbolized as opening the celestial pen).
- Inner significanceThe clarified mind and inspired insight: when ‘filtered,’ consciousness becomes luminous, harmonized, and capable of carrying truth-intuition (ṛtasya dīdhiti) into action and worship.
The seer
- Soma Pavamāna seer-line (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; Bhṛgu/Āṅgirasa-associated tradition)Bhṛgu / Āṅgirasa-related seer families (traditional Book 9 soma-lineages; exact gotra per Anukramaṇī varies) · Custodians of the Soma Pavamāna corpus—hymns centered on Soma’s purification (pavamāna), linking ritual filtration with cosmic Ṛta and inspired speech.
Famous verses
hinvann ṛtasya dīdhitim
asya vrate sajoṣaso viśve devāso adruhaḥ
apa vrajaṃ divaḥ
Attributes of the deity
- Purified/clarified flow (pavamāna)
- Luminous ‘eyes’ (śukrāṇi akṣāṇi) and brilliance
- Impeller of Ṛta’s shining thought (ṛtasya dīdhiti)
- Beloved and all-encompassing presence
- Unifier of the gods under one vrata (law of right working)
- Opener/releaser of heavenly abundance (vrajaṃ divaḥ)
Also by this seer
- Large portions of Rig Veda Mandala 9 (Soma Pavamāna hymns) across multiple seer indices
- Transmission of soma-ritual poetics: imagery of filtering, brightness, and Ṛta-driven inspiration (dhī/dīdhiti)
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma (abhiṣava) and mix/prepare according to the rite
- Filter through the strainer (pavitra), letting Soma ‘run’ purified
- Recite/chant the pavamāna verses as the stream brightens and gathers
- Offer libations to the fire and the gods, inviting concord and Ṛta
- Conclude with distribution/consumption according to the soma sequence and priestly roles
Offerings
- Purified Soma libations
- Ghee and ancillary oblations as required by the soma session
- Optional dakṣiṇā (fees/gifts) within the broader soma rite
Frequently Asked Questions
The deity is Soma Pavamāna—Soma as he is being purified and flowing through the filter during the soma ritual.
It means Soma energizes truth-aligned inspiration (ṛta) so that clear insight and right order become active in the mind and in the sacrifice.
It is a symbolic image for a heavenly enclosure holding light, abundance, or divine powers; Soma ‘opens’ it by his luminous force, releasing that wealth into the rite and the world.
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