Sukta 114
Sukta 9.114
Kāśyapa is explicitly invoked in v.2; the hymn is traditionally connected with Kāśyapa-line seers in Anukramaṇī notices.
Soma Pavamāna (primary); Indra as recipient in refrain.
Jagatī (common in RV 9.114).
This short Pavamāna hymn praises Soma as he is purified and set in motion through his “stations,” asking that the rightly prepared Soma bring protection, right-mindedness, and prosperity to the sacrificers. It repeatedly directs the flowing Soma toward Indra, while invoking a sevenfold cosmic-ritual order (directions, priests, Ādityas) to guard the worshippers from hostility and defeat.
Mantras
Mantra 1
य इन्दोः पवमानस्यानु धामान्यक्रमीत् । तमाहुः सुप्रजा इति यस्ते सोमाविधन्मन इन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
जो इंसान सोम के साथ चलता है जब वो साफ हो रहा है, उसको लोग अच्छे बच्चों वाला कहते हैं। उसने सोम के लिए सही रास्ता ढूंढ लिया। हे इंद्र का सोम, हमारे पास आ कर बह।
Mantra 2
ऋषे मन्त्रकृतां स्तोमैः कश्यपोद्वर्धयन्गिरः । सोमं नमस्य राजानं यो जज्ञे वीरुधां पतिरिन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
ऋषि कश्यप सोम के लिए गाना गाते हैं और उसकी महिमा बढ़ाते हैं। सोम एक राजा है और पेड़-पौधों का मालिक है। हे इंद्र का सोम, हमारे पास आ कर बह।
Mantra 3
सप्त दिशो नानासूर्याः सप्त होतार ऋत्विजः । देवा आदित्या ये सप्त तेभिः सोमाभि रक्ष न इन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
सात दिशाएं हैं और उनमें बहुत सारे सूरज हैं। सात पंडित हैं जो पूजा करते हैं। सात आदित्य देवता हैं। सोम, इन सबसे हमें बचा। हे इंद्र का सोम, हमारे पास आ कर बह।
Mantra 4
यत्ते राजञ्छृतं हविस्तेन सोमाभि रक्ष नः । अरातीवा मा नस्तारीन्मो च नः किं चनाममदिन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
हे राजा सोम, तुम्हारी पूजा से हमें बचा। कोई बुरा इंसान हमारे पास न आए। कोई भी चीज़ हम पर हावी न हो। हे इंद्र का सोम, हमारे पास आ कर बह।
Inside Sukta 114
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
The hymn begins by honoring the one who understands Soma’s purified ‘stations’ and who finds the right formation of mind for Soma’s offering to Indra.
- Development
It expands from individual ritual-knowledge to a sevenfold cosmic-ritual framework—directions, priests, and Ādityas—asking Soma to guard the worshippers on every side.
- Climax
A concentrated protective appeal: by the perfected offering, Soma is urged to shield the sacrificers so that hostile intent cannot cross over and nothing can overpower them.
- Where it settles
Each movement resolves in the refrain directing Soma’s purified flow toward Indra—“Indrāyendo pari srava”—as the final seal of efficacy and protection.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaSoma is the pressed and purified (pavamāna) sacred draught, addressed as a king who flows, is clarified, and becomes fit for the gods—especially for Indra—while bestowing vitality, protection, and right intention.
- Cosmic functionHe mediates between human rite and divine power: as the purified current he strengthens Indra, sustains ṛta (order) through correct sacrifice, and radiates life-giving force across the worlds and directions.
- Inner significanceSoma signifies the clarified mind and inspired consciousness: when ‘purified,’ it becomes a steady, well-formed intention (manas) that protects from inner hostility, confusion, and weakness.
The seer
- Kāśyapa (Kāśyapa-line seer)Kāśyapa-gotra (Anukramaṇī association; Kāśyapa explicitly invoked in v.2 context) · A primordial Vedic seer associated with far-reaching vision, cosmic order, and the Ādityas; many traditions connect him with establishing lineages of insight and ritual correctness.
Famous verses
indrāyendo pari srava
सप्त दिशो नानासूर्याः सप्त होतार ऋत्विजः । देवा आदित्या ये सप्त तेभिः सोमाभि रक्ष न इन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥arātīvā mā nas tārīt
Attributes of the deity
- Pavamāna (self-purifying, clarified flow)
- Rājan (kingly potency and sovereignty)
- Protector and guardian (rakṣaṇa)
- Giver of right-mindedness and inspired thought
- Indra’s strength-provider (indra-pāna orientation)
- All-surrounding flow (pari srava)
Also by this seer
- Hymns and seer-attributions across the Rigveda linked to Kāśyapa or Kāśyapa-line descendants (Anukramaṇī notices)
- Later Vedic-Itihāsa-Purāṇic memory as a progenitor-rishi connected with the Ādityas and cosmic regulation
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma and express the juice (savana preparation)
- Purify/clarify through the filter (pavitra), establishing the ‘stations’ of the flow
- Recite/chant the Jagatī verses to consecrate the purified current
- Offer the clarified Soma to Indra (and by extension the gods aligned with protection, e.g., Ādityas)
- Conclude with protective petitions against hostility and overpowering forces
Offerings
- Clarified Soma juice (pavamāna soma)
- Prepared oblation/‘cooked/perfected’ offering (śṛtaṃ haviḥ) as named in the hymn’s idiom
- Accompanying libations customary to Soma offerings (water/milk admixture depending on rite)
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks the purified Soma to flow toward Indra and, through the power of the correctly prepared offering, to protect the worshippers, strengthen right intention, and bring well-being.
The “seven” imagery expresses total, all-sided protection and completeness—cosmically (directions), ritually (priests), and divinely (Ādityas)—so the sacrificer is guarded on every side.
It means “flow around and toward us/into us” in the ritual sense: Soma’s clarified stream is urged to circulate, consecrate, and then be directed to Indra as the empowering recipient.
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