Rig Veda Sukta 38
Mandala 9Sukta 386 Mantras

Sukta 38

Sukta 9.38

Rishi

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Devata

Soma Pavamāna

Chandas

Undetermined here

この短いパヴァマーナ讃歌は、搾られ浄められるソーマを讃える。彼は力ある牡牛の戦車のごとく前へ奔流し、豊穣と力へと向かう。詩句は、ソーマが迅速に人間の領域へ入り、そして「愛しき胎」—彼が落ち着き定まる場所—へ親しく近づき、そこで供物として捧げられ飲まれるにふさわしくなることを語る。その目的は、浄化の流れを聖化し、儀礼の中へソーマの鼓舞し生命を支える力を招き入れることにある。

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.38

Mantras

Mantra 1

एष उ स्य वृषा रथोऽव्यो वारेभिरर्षति । गच्छन्वाजं सहस्रिणम् ॥

これぞまさしく、あの強き牡牛—戦車。朽ちぬ覆いをまとい、流れ進み、千重なる力の豊饒(ヴァージャ)へと向かう。

Mantra 2

एतं त्रितस्य योषणो हरिं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः । इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥

トリタ(Trita)のこの黄褐のものを、乙女たちは搾り石によって駆り立てる――インドラ(Indra)が飲むための、輝く滴(インドゥ Indu、ソーマ)。

Mantra 3

एतं त्यं हरितो दश मर्मृज्यन्ते अपस्युवः । याभिर्मदाय शुम्भते ॥

まさにこの者を、十の黄褐の駿馬が磨き清める――働きに熱心な者たちによって;それらによって彼は飾られ、力の恍惚(マダ)へと輝く。

Mantra 4

एष स्य मानुषीष्वा श्येनो न विक्षु सीदति । गच्छञ्जारो न योषितम् ॥

このソーマ(Soma)はまことに、人々の諸族の中に、氏族のただ中の隼のように坐し定まる。彼は進む、愛する女へ向かう恋人のように――迅く、親しく、避けがたく。

Mantra 5

एष स्य मद्यो रसोऽव चष्टे दिवः शिशुः । य इन्दुर्वारमाविशत् ॥

これぞ彼の蜜なるラサ(rasa)、天の幼子、ここ下界に見ゆるもの――囲い(ヴァーラ)へと入りし、輝ける滴(インドゥ)である。

Mantra 6

एष स्य पीतये सुतो हरिरर्षति धर्णसिः । क्रन्दन्योनिमभि प्रियम् ॥

この搾り出されたソーマ(Soma)は、黄褐にして流れ走り、飲まれんがために進み、支え堅し。叫びつつ、その愛しき胎(ヨーニ)――みずからの愛しき顕現の座へと急ぐ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma while he is being pressed and purified, describing his swift streaming through the filter and his arrival into the vessel where he becomes fit for offering and drinking.

The falcon image conveys speed and decisive arrival among the clans, while the lover image conveys intimacy and inevitability—Soma is drawn to his proper seat and to those who welcome him in the rite.

It refers to Soma’s rightful settling place after purification—both the ritual vessel/seat of collection and, symbolically, the stable ground where refined power becomes fully present and usable.

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