Sukta 105
Sukta 9.105
This short Pavamāna Soma hymn urges the companions of the sacrifice to sing to Soma as he purifies, so that his flowing essence becomes sweet, exhilarating, and fit for the gods. It asks Soma to bestow luminous wealth (symbolized by cows and horses) and to establish his pure radiance among the rays of light. The hymn also petitions Soma as a protector to drive away the godless devourer and the “dual-minded” force that divides the seeker’s will.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
तं वः सखायो मदाय पुनानमभि गायत । शिशुं न यज्ञैः स्वदयन्त गूर्तिभिः ॥
हे दोस्तो, उस एक के लिए गाना गाओ जो खुद को साफ करता है और खुशी देता है। जैसे बच्चे को मीठा खिलाना अच्छा लगता है, वैसे ही यज्ञ के काम और अच्छी बातों से उसे मीठा बना दो। वो हमारे लिए प्रिय हो जाए।
Mantra 2
सं वत्स इव मातृभिरिन्दुर्हिन्वानो अज्यते । देवावीर्मदो मतिभिः परिष्कृतः ॥
इंदु, यह सोम की ताकत है जो आगे बढ़ती है और तैयार होती है। जैसे बच्चा अपनी माँ के पास दूध पीता है और बड़ा होता है, वैसे ही यह ताकत भी पूरी होती है। यह खुशी भगवान की शक्ति लाती है और अच्छे खयालों से साफ होती है।
Mantra 3
अयं दक्षाय साधनोऽयं शर्धाय वीतये । अयं देवेभ्यो मधुमत्तमः सुतः ॥
यह सोम ताकत काम करने की समझ देती है। यह अपने ग्रुप के लिए सही आनंद लाती है। भगवान के लिए यह सबसे मीठी चीज है, जैसे शहद। यह निकाली हुई ताकत है जो खुशी भरती है।
Mantra 4
गोमन्न इन्दो अश्ववत्सुतः सुदक्ष धन्व । शुचिं ते वर्णमधि गोषु दीधरम् ॥
हे इन्दु, अब तुम निकल के आओ और हमारे पास लाओ, गायें और घोड़े, यानी ज्ञान की किरणें और ताकत। तू जो काम में एक्सपर्ट है, मैं तेरी चमक को पकड़ के उसे किरणों पे सही जगह सेट कर देता हूँ।
Mantra 5
स नो हरीणां पत इन्दो देवप्सरस्तमः । सखेव सख्ये नर्यो रुचे भव ॥
इन्दु, तू हमारे लिए उन तेज़ घोड़ों का मालिक बन, जो सबसे ज़्यादा भगवान जैसा सुंदर है। जैसे कोई दोस्त दोस्ती में साथ देता है, वैसे ही तू भी हमारे लिए ताकतवर साथी बन और हमारी रोशनी और खुशी बन जा।
Mantra 6
सनेमि त्वमस्मदाँ अदेवं कं चिदत्रिणम् । साह्वाँ इन्दो परि बाधो अप द्वयुम् ॥
हमारे लिए जीत ला। हमारी तरफ से उस शक्ति पर जीत पा ले जो भगवान से दूर है और सब को खा जाती है। इन्दु, तू जो स्ट्रॉन्ग है, उस शख्स को दूर भगा दे जो दो रास्ते पे चलता है, जो मन से टूटा हुआ है।
Inside Sukta 105
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
A call to the ritual companions to sing to Soma as he purifies for ecstasy and sacred sweetness.
- Development
Praise turns to Soma’s bestowal of luminous abundance (cows/horses) and the establishment of his pure radiance among the rays (goṣu).
- Climax
Soma is invoked as a force of victory and endurance who repels hostile, godless powers and inner division.
- Where it settles
The hymn closes with protection and integration: Soma is asked to press away the ‘dual-minded’ splitter so the sacrificer’s gain and clarity remain undisturbed.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- Cosmic functionHe mediates between humans and gods through the sacrifice, invigorates Indra and the deities, renews vitality, and establishes luminous order by turning raw offering into clarified, potent essence.
- Inner significanceThe purifying Soma symbolizes the refinement of consciousness: emotions and impulses are filtered into clarity, joy, and focused power; he also represents the force that integrates the personality by expelling doubt and divisive tendencies.
The seer
- An unknown Soma-Pavamāna seer (anonymous)Representing the collective voice of the Soma-pressers and chanters in Mandala 9, where many hymns are preserved without a specific named rishi.
Famous verses
तं वः सखायो मदाय पुनानमभि गायत । शिशुं न यज्ञैः स्वदयन्त गूर्तिभिः ॥गोमन्न इन्दो अश्ववत्सुतः सुदक्ष धन्व । शुचिं ते वर्णमधि गोषु दीधरम् ॥सनेमि त्वमस्मदाँ अदेवं कं चिदत्रिणम् । साह्वाँ इन्दो परि बाधो अप द्वयुम् ॥Attributes of the deity
- self-purifying (pavamāna)
- sweet and exhilarating (madāya)
- radiant/bright (śuci varṇa)
- protector who repels hostile forces
- bestower of wealth and vitality
- flowing, dynamic presence in the rite
Also by this seer
- Associated broadly with the Pavamāna Soma corpus (Rig Veda Mandala 9) transmitted in priestly lineages of Soma ritual specialists
- Contributes to the liturgical style of Soma-stotra poetry emphasizing purification (pavamāna), sweetness, exhilaration, and protection
The rite, step by step
- Soma is pressed from the stalks and mixed with water (and customary ritual adjuncts).
- The juice is poured through the woolen filter to become pavamāna, while singers chant stotras to ‘sweeten’ and empower it.
- The purified Soma is collected in vessels; its radiance is praised and invoked to settle among the ‘cows’ (rays/illumined energies).
- Libations are offered to the gods (especially Indra and allied deities), seeking exhilaration, wealth, and victory.
- A protective petition is voiced: Soma is asked to drive away the godless devourer and the dual-minded divider.
Offerings
- Purified Soma libations
- Water used in pressing and filtering
- Optional accompanying oblations customary to Soma rites (e.g., ghee offerings into the fire in connected sequences)
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Soma to purify as a sweet, exhilarating drink, to grant luminous prosperity, and to protect the worshipper by driving away harmful and divisive forces.
In Vedic poetry they can mean both literal wealth and symbolic powers—cows as rays of light/knowledge and horses as energies or capacities that carry one forward.
It can mean an outer opponent who creates division, and also an inner state of doubt or split intention that weakens concentration; Soma is invoked to push that away.
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