Sukta 75
Sukta 9.75
Soma-pavamāna seer tradition (Mandala 9)
Soma Pavamāna (with solar vastness imagery)
Jagatī (probable)
This short Pavamāna hymn praises Soma as he is purified and set in motion toward what is beloved and auspicious, gaining potency through sacred names and human ritual action. Soma is imagined with solar vastness—mounting the Sun’s expansive chariot—then entering golden vessels, shining with the Dawns, and finally empowering Indra to bestow abundance and well-being.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अभि प्रियाणि पवते चनोहितो नामानि यह्वो अधि येषु वर्धते । आ सूर्यस्य बृहतो बृहन्नधि रथं विष्वञ्चमरुहद्विचक्षणः ॥
सोम भगवान प्यारी चीज़ों की तरफ बह रहे हैं, खुशी के लिए रखे गए। उनके नाम बढ़ते रहते हैं। बड़े सूर्य की महानता पर, वो सब जगह फैलने वाली रथ पर चढ़ते हैं, जो सब देख सकता है।
Mantra 2
ऋतस्य जिह्वा पवते मधु प्रियं वक्ता पतिर्धियो अस्या अदाभ्यः । दधाति पुत्रः पित्रोरपीच्यं नाम तृतीयमधि रोचने दिवः ॥
सत्य की ज़ीभ बह रही है, जैसे शहद की तरह मीठी और प्यारी। यह सोच का मालिक है जो कभी गलती नहीं करता, जो इस बात को बोलता है। पुत्र अपने माँ-बाप का छुपा हुआ नाम आसमान की चमकने वाली जगह पे रख देता है, जो तीसरा है।
Mantra 3
अव द्युतानः कलशाँ अचिक्रदन्नृभिर्येमानः कोश आ हिरण्यये । अभीमृतस्य दोहना अनूषताधि त्रिपृष्ठ उषसो वि राजति ॥
वो नीचे चमकता है, बर्तन की तरफ आवाज़ करता है। लोग उसे सोना के बर्तन में ले जाते हैं। सत्य का दूध उसके लिए बजा है। वो तीन स्तंभों पे बैठा है, और सुबह की रोशनी में चमक रहा है।
Mantra 4
अद्रिभिः सुतो मतिभिश्चनोहितः प्ररोचयन्रोदसी मातरा शुचिः । रोमाण्यव्या समया वि धावति मधोर्धारा पिन्वमाना दिवेदिवे ॥
पत्थरों से निचोड़ा गया, लोगों की सोच से तैयार किया गया। यह साफ़ चीज़ दोनों माँ-बाप को चमकाती है। ऊन के बालों से सही समय में बहता है। शहद की धार दिन-भर फैलती रहती है।
Mantra 5
परि सोम प्र धन्वा स्वस्तये नृभिः पुनानो अभि वासयाशिरम् । ये ते मदा आहनसो विहायसस्तेभिरिन्द्रं चोदय दातवे मघम् ॥
हे सोम, चारों तरफ फैल जा, हमारे भले के लिए। लोग तुझे साफ़ कर रहे हैं, तू हमें आशीर्वाद दे। तेरी वो शक्तियाँ जो रास्ते के रुकावटें हटाती हैं, उनसे इंद्र को बड़ा देने के लिए बोलो।
Inside Sukta 75
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma begins his purifying course toward what is प्रिय (beloved/cherished), growing in power through sacred ‘names’ and mounting the Sun’s vast expanse as a discerning force.
- Development
The hymn shifts into vivid ritual movement: Soma shines downward, ‘calls’ to the jars, and is guided by the priests into the golden vessel; Ṛta’s ‘milkings’ resound to him as he takes his seat.
- Climax
Soma’s radiance blossoms with the Dawns—purification becomes cosmic illumination, linking rite, Ṛta, and sunrise-like expansion.
- Where it settles
The poet petitions Soma to stream for well-being, to wrap the people in blessing, and—through Soma’s ecstasies—to impel Indra to grant mighty abundance.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaSoma as ‘the Purifying’—the pressed juice that runs, shines, and is filtered, crying to the vessels, entering the golden jar, and radiating with the Dawns; he expands into the Sun’s vastness and rides an all-pervading chariot as a discerning power.
- Cosmic functionHe mediates between earth and heaven by transforming raw offering into luminous vitality, sustaining Ṛta (cosmic order) and invigorating the gods—especially Indra—for victorious action and generous giving.
- Inner significanceThe clarified flow of consciousness: purification of desire and speech into inspired clarity, joy (mada), and expansive discernment that awakens inner ‘dawn’ and empowers noble action.
The seer
- Soma-pavamāna seer tradition (Mandala 9)A collective priestly/seer tradition specializing in hymns to Soma in the act of purification (pavamāna), closely tied to the technical and mystical language of the Soma-pressing ritual.
Famous verses
ā sūryasya bṛhato bṛhann adhi ratham viṣvañcam aruhat vicakṣaṇaḥ
kośa ā hiraṇyaye … uṣaso vi rājati
indraṃ codaya dātave magham
Attributes of the deity
- Purifying flow (pavamāna)
- Solar vastness and radiance
- Discerning intelligence (vicakṣaṇa)
- Association with Ṛta (order/truth)
- Entering and filling the golden vessel
- Awakener allied with the Dawns (uṣas)
- Giver of ecstasy/rapture (mada)
- Energizer of Indra for bounty
Also by this seer
- Large portions of Mandala 9 (Pavamāna Soma hymns) attributed to multiple seer families and ritual lineages
- Development of Soma symbolism linking ritual filtration with cosmic order (Ṛta), dawn/solar imagery, and inspirited speech (nāman)
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma (savana) and mix/prepare according to rite
- Filter/purify through wool/strainers (pavitra), guiding the flow into vessels
- Collect in the kalasha (jars) and the golden vessel (hiraṇyaya kośa)
- Chant to ‘clothe’ the sacrificer/community in āśis (blessing, plenitude) and to stabilize Ṛta
- Offer clarified Soma into the fire and/or present to the gods, explicitly urging Indra toward generosity
Offerings
- Pressed Soma juice (purified)
- Libations to Agni and Indra (as contextually paired recipients)
- Accompaniments typical to Soma rites (e.g., ghee, ritual waters)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma while he is being purified (pavamāna), describing his shining flow into ritual vessels and his expansion into solar-like vastness, ending with a request for well-being and wealth.
These are the ritual containers for purified Soma. The imagery emphasizes that the offering becomes luminous and powerful as it is clarified and collected for the gods.
In Vedic ritual, Soma’s exhilaration (mada) strengthens Indra. The hymn asks Soma to spur Indra so that Indra grants “magha”—mighty abundance and generosity to the worshippers.
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