Rig Veda Sukta 102
Mandala 9Sukta 1028 Mantras

Sukta 102

Sukta 9.102

Rishi

Traditional Soma Pavamāna seer-line (exact attribution varies by hymn index; commonly Bhṛgu/Angiras-related for Book 9 sequences)

Devata

Soma Pavamāna

Chandas

Jagatī (probable for opening of RV 9.102)

このソーマ・パヴァマーナ讃歌は、浄められたソーマを、増大し輝く力として讃える。それは「ṛta(宇宙秩序・正理)の光り輝く思念」を駆り立て、祭儀を前進させる。ソーマは愛され、遍在するものとして描かれ、同一の誓戒(vrata)のもとに神々を調和させ、さらに「天の囲い(囲い場)」を開いて、光と秩序を祭儀と世界へ解き放つ。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.102

Mantras

Mantra 1

क्राणा शिशुर्महीनां हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् । विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता ॥

成長する者、偉大なる者たちの子は、ṛta(宇宙の正序)の輝く思惟を駆り立てる。万有をめぐり包み、彼は愛しき者となる;そしてまた繰り返し、存在のうちに正序の歓びを打ち立てる。

Mantra 2

उप त्रितस्य पाष्योरभक्त यद्गुहा पदम् । यज्ञस्य सप्त धामभिरध प्रियम् ॥

彼はトリタ(Trita)の両側の近くに座を占める――洞窟に秘められた密なる座処のそこに。ついで祭祀の七つの住処/威力(dhāman)によって、行為のうちに愛しき者、歓喜となる。

Mantra 3

त्रीणि त्रितस्य धारया पृष्ठेष्वेरया रयिम् । मिमीते अस्य योजना वि सुक्रतुः ॥

その流れによって、彼はトリタ(Trita)の高みの富を駆り立てる――三重に。光明なる意志の者(sukratu)は、その結びと広がりを正しい秩序において測り定める。

Mantra 4

जज्ञानं सप्त मातरो वेधामशासत श्रिये । अयं ध्रुवो रयीणां चिकेत यत् ॥

彼が生まれるとき、七人の母たちは知者(vedhā)を栄光のための働きへと命じた。この者は、それを真実として悟るとき、諸々の富の揺るがぬ基盤となる。

Mantra 5

अस्य व्रते सजोषसो विश्वे देवासो अद्रुहः । स्पार्हा भवन्ति रन्तयो जुषन्त यत् ॥

彼の誓戒(vrata)のもとに、すべての神々は相和し、害意なく一つとなる。希いの歓喜は満ちひろがり、あの正しき秩序(ṛta)が立つとき、彼を嘉し受け入れる。

Mantra 6

यमी गर्भमृतावृधो दृशे चारुमजीजनन् । कविं मंहिष्ठमध्वरे पुरुस्पृहम् ॥

真理(ṛta)を増し育てる者たちは、彼を胎蔵の力として生み出した――見るに麗しく。祭儀(adhvara)において最も施し豊かな詩聖(kavi)、多くに慕われる者を。

Mantra 7

समीचीने अभि त्मना यह्वी ऋतस्य मातरा । तन्वाना यज्ञमानुषग्यदञ्जते ॥

真理(ṛta)の二人の大いなる母は、互いに向き合い、自らの力によって進む。人の道すじに沿って祭献(yajña)をひろげ、かの(神のはたらき)のためにそれを塗油し整える。

Mantra 8

क्रत्वा शुक्रेभिरक्षभिॠणोरप व्रजं दिवः । हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिं प्राध्वरे ॥

彼は意志の力により、輝く「眼」(光線)をもって天の囲いを開き、真理の光明なる思念を駆り立てて、祭儀の中を進ませる。

Inside Sukta 102

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma is introduced as a growing ‘child of the great ones’ who impels the radiant thought of Ṛta and becomes universally beloved.

  2. Development

    The hymn expands Soma’s role: his vrata brings the gods into harmony, and joy/rapture (ranti) arises as they consent to that established order.

  3. Climax

    Soma, by will and with bright ‘eyes,’ opens the heavenly enclosure (vrajaṃ divaḥ), releasing light/abundance while driving Ṛta’s brilliance forward in the sacrifice.

  4. Where it settles

    The movement settles into ritual efficacy: Soma’s inspired radiance is made to advance ‘in the adhvara,’ affirming purification as the means by which truth and power enter worship.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaSoma in the act of purification—flowing, clarified, and bright—praised as a child of the great ones, beloved of all, who drives forward Ṛta’s radiant thought and empowers the adhvara (sacrifice).
  • Cosmic functionMediator of order and vitality: he quickens Ṛta, strengthens the gods’ concord, and releases heavenly light/wealth (symbolized as opening the celestial pen).
  • Inner significanceThe clarified mind and inspired insight: when ‘filtered,’ consciousness becomes luminous, harmonized, and capable of carrying truth-intuition (ṛtasya dīdhiti) into action and worship.

The seer

  • Soma Pavamāna seer-line (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; Bhṛgu/Āṅgirasa-associated tradition)Bhṛgu / Āṅgirasa-related seer families (traditional Book 9 soma-lineages; exact gotra per Anukramaṇī varies) · Custodians of the Soma Pavamāna corpus—hymns centered on Soma’s purification (pavamāna), linking ritual filtration with cosmic Ṛta and inspired speech.

Famous verses

hinvann ṛtasya dīdhitim
Verse 9.102.1Sets the hymn’s keynote: Soma as the growing divine force who propels Ṛta’s luminous inspiration and becomes universally beloved.Read verse 9.102.1 →
asya vrate sajoṣaso viśve devāso adruhaḥ
Verse 9.102.5Highlights Soma’s unifying ‘vrata’: all gods become harmonious and non-hostile, and the joys of the rite mature and consent.Read verse 9.102.5 →
apa vrajaṃ divaḥ
Verse 9.102.8Presents the climactic image of revelation: Soma opens the ‘pen of heaven’ with bright eyes and advances Ṛta’s shining thought in the sacrifice.Read verse 9.102.8 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Purified/clarified flow (pavamāna)
  • Luminous ‘eyes’ (śukrāṇi akṣāṇi) and brilliance
  • Impeller of Ṛta’s shining thought (ṛtasya dīdhiti)
  • Beloved and all-encompassing presence
  • Unifier of the gods under one vrata (law of right working)
  • Opener/releaser of heavenly abundance (vrajaṃ divaḥ)

Also by this seer

  • Large portions of Rig Veda Mandala 9 (Soma Pavamāna hymns) across multiple seer indices
  • Transmission of soma-ritual poetics: imagery of filtering, brightness, and Ṛta-driven inspiration (dhī/dīdhiti)

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma (abhiṣava) and mix/prepare according to the rite
  • Filter through the strainer (pavitra), letting Soma ‘run’ purified
  • Recite/chant the pavamāna verses as the stream brightens and gathers
  • Offer libations to the fire and the gods, inviting concord and Ṛta
  • Conclude with distribution/consumption according to the soma sequence and priestly roles

Offerings

  • Purified Soma libations
  • Ghee and ancillary oblations as required by the soma session
  • Optional dakṣiṇā (fees/gifts) within the broader soma rite

Frequently Asked Questions

The deity is Soma Pavamāna—Soma as he is being purified and flowing through the filter during the soma ritual.

It means Soma energizes truth-aligned inspiration (ṛta) so that clear insight and right order become active in the mind and in the sacrifice.

It is a symbolic image for a heavenly enclosure holding light, abundance, or divine powers; Soma ‘opens’ it by his luminous force, releasing that wealth into the rite and the world.

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