Dashati 20
UttarārcikaPrapathaka 7Dashati 203 Mantras

Dashati 20

Pavamāna Soma as purifier and protector who grants prosperity and radiance

Deity

Soma (Pavamāna/Indu)

Melodic Character

Bright forceful and auspicious—moving from enrichment to protection

Rishi Family

Ṛṣi attribution is not provided here; identification requires Rigvedic concordance for the RV parallel of these Pavamāna verses and their family assignment.

Soma Pavamāna, sang pemurni dan pelindung, dipanggil untuk mengenakan warna yang suci (śuci varṇa), memancarkan kilau yang teguh, menjadi sahabat setia dalam persahabatan (sakhye), serta menganugerahkan kemakmuran—sapi, kuda, keturunan, dan daya guna yajña. Ia dimurnikan melalui “sapi-sapi” (goṣu) sebagai penyaring/arus pemurni, lalu dengan kuasa apotropaiknya mengusir yang tanpa dewa (adeva), para pemangsa-perusak (atriṇa), menyingkirkan keburukan ganda (dvayum) dan rintangan ritual, demi melindungi hidup dan korban suci

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he becomes purified and radiant, asking him to bring prosperity (cattle, horses, offspring) and to protect the sacrificer by driving away hostile, godless forces.

In this context, “goṣu” is commonly read (as in Sāyaṇa) as the ritual ‘cows’: the strainers/streams or filtering media on which Soma is placed and through which he becomes bright and pure.

The verses mention the “adeva” (one opposed to the gods/ritual) and an “atriṇa” (a devourer or harmful aggressor), and they ask Soma to repel “dvayum,” a twofold harm—often understood as combined worldly and ritual obstruction.