Sukta 7
Sukta 9.7
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This short Pavamāna Soma hymn celebrates the Soma-drops as they set forth on the ordained path of Ṛta, becoming radiant as they are purified through the filter. It portrays Soma as a conscious, tawny power that “takes its seat” after purification, while the singer’s inspired thought turns toward him in service. The hymn also widens into a prayer for unified victory—riches, sweetness, fame, and lasting treasures—supported by Heaven and Earth.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
असृग्रमिन्दवः पथा धर्मन्नृतस्य सुश्रियः । विदाना अस्य योजनम् ॥
सोम की बूंदें रास्ते पर निकली हैं। यह रास्ता सीधा और सही है, और चमकदार भी। सोम जानता है कि उसको कैसे जोड़ना है, अंदर के अंदर।
Mantra 4
परि यत्काव्या कविर्नृम्णा वसानो अर्षति । स्वर्वाजी सिषासति ॥
जब रिशि ताकत पहन के घूमता है, तो उसके पास कविता की ताकत होती है। वो चारों तरफ फैलता है। वो सूरज की दुनिया जीतना चाहता है। वो सब ताकत को अपने कंट्रोल में लाना चाहता है।
Mantra 5
पवमानो अभि स्पृधो विशो राजेव सीदति । यदीमृण्वन्ति वेधसः ॥
सोम अपने आप को साफ कर रहा है। फिर वो लड़ाई-झगड़े के ऊपर बैठता है, जैसे राजा लोगों के ऊपर बैठता है। यह तब होता है जब ज्ञानी लोग उसे चलाते हैं और उठाते हैं।
Mantra 6
अव्यो वारे परि प्रियो हरिर्वनेषु सीदति । रेभो वनुष्यते मती ॥
भेड़ के ऊन के थ्रू, वो प्यारा पीला रंग वाला सोम घूमता है। वो जंगल में बैठता है। जो लोग गाना गाते हैं, उनका मन उसकी तरफ खिंचा जाता है और वो उसकी सेवा करते हैं।
Mantra 7
स वायुमिन्द्रमश्विना साकं मदेन गच्छति । रणा यो अस्य धर्मभिः ॥
वो खुशी से वायु के पास जाता है। इंद्र के पास भी जाता है, अश्विन भाइयों के पास भी। यह वो इंसान है जो अपने धरम के हिसाब से जीता है। अंदर की लड़ाई जीत के खुश होता है।
Mantra 8
आ मित्रावरुणा भगं मध्वः पवन्त ऊर्मयः । विदाना अस्य शक्मभिः ॥
मीठी लहरें मित्र-वरुण के पास जाती हैं। भगवान के पास भी जाती हैं। यह लहरें जानती हैं कि उसकी ताकत क्या है। वो सबको सही रिश्ते देती हैं और खुशी का हिस्सा देती हैं।
Mantra 9
अस्मभ्यं रोदसी रयिं मध्वो वाजस्य सातये । श्रवो वसूनि सं जितम् ॥
आसमान और धरती, तुम हमारे लिए धन कमाओ। मीठी चीज़ें लाओ ताकि हमारा जीत पूरा हो। हमें अच्छी बदहाई दो और सच्चे खज़ाने एक साथ लाओ।
Inside Sukta 7
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma-drops set forth on the path, founded in Ṛta, shining with beauty and purposeful ‘yoking’ (RV 9.7.1).
- Development
The hymn dwells on the visible ritual imagery of purification—Soma moving through the woolen filter and taking his seat—while the poet’s inspired thought turns to serve him (cf. RV 9.7.6).
- Climax
A broad, communal prayer for the winning of sweetness-rich wealth, plenitude, and luminous fame, with Heaven-and-Earth invoked as cosmic supports (RV 9.7.9).
- Where it settles
The praise resolves into confident petition: purified Soma, aligned with Ṛta, becomes the means of unified gain—treasures gathered together and victory secured for the worshippers.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaHe is simultaneously drink, deity, and inspirer, approached by the seer’s matī (vision-thought).
- Cosmic functionMediator of vitality and illumination: he renews strength, sustains Ṛta (cosmic order), and carries offerings and inspiration between the human rite and the divine powers.
- Inner significanceThe purified Soma signifies the clarified mind and awakened delight—thought strained of turbulence, made luminous, and yoked inwardly (yojanam) to a higher order of truth.
Famous verses
pathā dharmann ṛtasya
avyo vāre pari
अस्मभ्यं रोदसी रयिं मध्वो वाजस्य सातये । श्रवो वसूनि सं जितम् ॥Attributes of the deity
- Purifying flow (pavamāna)
- Aligned with Ṛta (cosmic law)
- Sweetness/delight (madhu)
- Radiance/beauty (śrī, suśri)
- Tawny-golden energy (hari)
- Inspires hymn and vision (matī)
- Bestows wealth, fame, and plenitude (rayi, śravas, vāja)
Also by this seer
- Part of the broader Soma Pavamāna corpus of Mandala 9 (praise of Soma in motion through the filter)
- Associated with the ritual-poetic tradition that supplies stotras for Soma pressing (savana) and consecration of Soma as ‘king’ (rājan)
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma stalks to release the juice (soma-rasa).
- Mix/prepare with water (and customary adjuncts per śrauta practice).
- Filter the flowing Soma through sheep’s wool (āvya vāra) to purify and brighten it.
- Collect the clarified Soma in vessels; seat/establish it for offering.
- Offer libations of Soma to the deities with recitation/chant of Pavamāna verses.
- Conclude with petitions for prosperity, victory, and enduring fame for the sacrificer and community.
Offerings
- Purified Soma juice (pavamāna soma)
- Libations to the fire and invited deities (as per the pressing rite)
Frequently Asked Questions
It is Soma in the act of purification—the pressed juice flowing and being strained, praised as a living, conscious power that becomes radiant and fit for offering.
Because Soma is ritually filtered through a woolen strainer; the image also suggests inner clarification—thought and life-energy becoming clean, bright, and steady.
Along with praise of his purification, it asks for prosperity and strength: sweet riches, victory in plenitude, good fame, and true treasures gathered in unity for the worshippers.
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