Sukta 95
Sukta 9.95
This short Pavamāna Soma hymn praises the tawny Soma as he is released, purified, and clothed in a radiant “cleansing robe” within the wooden pressing-vessel and filter. The poet depicts inspired thoughts and prayers rushing to Soma like water-waves, and asks the purifying Indu to expand sacred speech and insight. The hymn culminates in a joint aspiration for prosperity with Indra and for mastery of true heroic strength born of Soma’s purification.
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
कनिक्रन्ति हरिरा सृज्यमानः सीदन्वनस्य जठरे पुनानः । नृभिर्यतः कृणुते निर्णिजं गा अतो मतीर्जनयत स्वधाभिः ॥
पीला रंग वाला सोम गरता हुआ बहता है और साफ होता है। वो लकड़ी के बर्तन के पेट में बैठता है। जब लोग उसे दबाते हैं, वो चमकदार हो जाता है। उससे अच्छी अच्छी बातें निकलती हैं।
Mantra 2
हरिः सृजानः पथ्यामृतस्येयर्ति वाचमरितेव नावम् । देवो देवानां गुह्यानि नामाविष्कृणोति बर्हिषि प्रवाचे ॥
पीला सोम बहता है और सही रास्ता बनाता है। वो शब्द को आगे बढ़ाता है जैसे कोई नाव चलाता है। देवता लोगों के छुपे हुए नाम को वो जगह दिखाता है जहाँ पूजा होती है।
Mantra 3
अपामिवेदूर्मयस्तर्तुराणाः प्र मनीषा ईरते सोममच्छ । नमस्यन्तीरुप च यन्ति सं चा च विशन्त्युशतीरुशन्तम् ॥
पानी की लहरों की तरह, लोगों की इच्छाएं सोम के पास भागती हैं। वो उसकी इबादत करते हैं, पास आते हैं, मिलते हैं। वो उसमें घुल जाते हैं क्योंकि वो भी उनकी इच्छा रखता है।
Mantra 4
तं मर्मृजानं महिषं न सानावंशुं दुहन्त्युक्षणं गिरिष्ठाम् । तं वावशानं मतयः सचन्ते त्रितो बिभर्ति वरुणं समुद्रे ॥
सोम को साफ किया जा रहा है, जैसे कोई बड़ा बैल पहाड़ पर खड़ा हो। लोग उससे दूध निकालते हैं, वो चमकता हुआ पौधा है, पहाड़ पर खड़ा है। उसकी इच्छा से भक्ति जुड़ती है। त्रित समुंदर में वरुण को ले जाता है।
Mantra 5
इष्यन्वाचमुपवक्तेव होतुः पुनान इन्दो वि ष्या मनीषाम् । इन्द्रश्च यत्क्षयथः सौभगाय सुवीर्यस्य पतयः स्याम ॥
सोम शब्द की इच्छा रखता है, जैसे कोई पूजा में मदद करता है। हे सोम, तू अपनी शक्ति फैला। तू और इंद्र दोनों हमारे भले के लिए हैं। हम भी ताकतवाले बन जाएं।
Inside Sukta 95
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma Hari is released and begins his purifying course, settling into the wooden vessel and assuming a radiant cleansing garment.
- Development
From the human work of pressing/cleansing arises brightness and the birth of inspired thoughts; the hymn links ritual purification with the generation of dhī/manīṣā.
- Climax
Inspirations surge toward Soma like rushing water-waves, gathering and entering him in reverent desire.
- Where it settles
The poet asks Soma to expand sacred speech and insight; with Indra abiding for good fortune, the hymn ends in a prayer for mastery of true heroic strength.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaHe is addressed as a living, radiant flow that attracts prayers and inspirations and empowers speech.
- Cosmic functionMediator of vitality and illumination: Soma’s purified flow strengthens the gods (especially Indra), renews life-force, and supports ṛta by energizing sacrifice and the inspired mind that sustains it.
- Inner significanceThe ‘purifying Soma’ symbolizes the refining of consciousness—raw impulse and sensation are filtered into clarity, luminous insight, and truthful speech. As manīṣā and vāc are ‘spread out,’ inner inspiration becomes articulate prayer and effective intention.
Famous verses
कनिक्रन्ति हरिरा सृज्यमानः सीदन्वनस्य जठरे पुनानः । नृभिर्यतः कृणुते निर्णिजं गा अतो मतीर्जनयत स्वधाभिः ॥अपामिवेदूर्मयस्तर्तुराणाः प्र मनीषा ईरते सोममच्छ । नमस्यन्तीरुप च यन्ति सं चा च विशन्त्युशतीरुशन्तम् ॥इष्यन्वाचमुपवक्तेव होतुः पुनान इन्दो वि ष्या मनीषाम् । इन्द्रश्च यत्क्षयथः सौभगाय सुवीर्यस्य पतयः स्याम ॥Attributes of the deity
- Purifying (pavamāna, punāna)
- Tawny/golden (hari)
- Murmuring/flowing presence
- Radiant ‘cleansing robe’ (nirṇij)
- Generative of inspiration (matī, manīṣā)
- Allied with Indra for strength and victory
Also by this seer
- Part of the Pavamāna Soma tradition of Maṇḍala 9 (hymns used in Soma pressing and filtration).
- The imagery and diction align with other Soma hymns that emphasize purification (punāna), radiant clothing (nirṇij), and the birth of inspired thought (matī/manīṣā).
The rite, step by step
- Prepare the pressing space and wooden vessels; ready the filter (pavitra) and collecting cups.
- Press Soma; release the juice so it ‘murmurs as it is let go’ (imagery of RV 9.95.1).
- Filter/purify the juice; envision Soma taking on a bright cleansing ‘robe’ (nirṇij).
- Recite to invite inspirations and prayers to converge upon Soma (RV 9.95.3).
- Offer the purified Soma to the gods, especially Indra, seeking prosperity and heroic power (RV 9.95.5).
Offerings
- Purified Soma juice (Indu)
- Associated oblations customary to Soma rites (e.g., ghee and accompanying offerings as per śrauta procedure)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma in his purified (pavamāna) form during the Soma ritual—how he is released, filtered, becomes radiant, and gives rise to inspired thoughts and sacred speech.
It shows how prayers and insights surge toward Soma with force and devotion, as if the mind’s inspirations naturally flow into the purified Soma current.
Soma is Indra’s empowering drink in Vedic ritual. The hymn asks that Soma and Indra together bring good fortune and grant ‘heroic power’ (strength, victory, capability) to the worshippers.
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