Rig Veda Sukta 56
Mandala 9Sukta 564 Mantras

Sukta 56

Sukta 9.56

Devata

Soma Pavamāna (purifying Soma)

この短いパヴァマーナ讃歌は、ソーマが濾し器(pavitra)を奔り抜け、広大なる宇宙の秩序(ṛtam bṛhat)に合致し、妨げる力(rakṣas/vighna)を打ち砕くさまを讃える。さらに、ソーマが「十人の乙女」(指や調製の流れ)によって清められ、甘美となってインドラとヴィシュヌにふさわしいものとなるという古典的な比喩が描かれる。結びは守護の祈りであり、清められたソーマが歌い手たちを罪と苦難から守るよう願う。

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.56

Mantras

Mantra 1

परि सोम ऋतं बृहदाशुः पवित्रे अर्षति । विघ्नन्रक्षांसि देवयुः ॥

ソーマ(Soma)は迅く、広大なる真理(ṛtáṃ bṛhát)のまわりをめぐり、浄めの濾し器(pavitra)を通って流れる。障りの力と守護の魔を打ち砕きつつ――彼は神を求むる者(devayú)なれば。

Mantra 2

यत्सोमो वाजमर्षति शतं धारा अपस्युवः । इन्द्रस्य सख्यमाविशन् ॥

ソーマ(Soma)が力の充溢(vāja)へと流れ向かうとき、その百の働く流れはインドラ(Indra)の友誼へと入りゆく。

Mantra 3

अभि त्वा योषणो दश जारं न कन्यानूषत । मृज्यसे सोम सातये ॥

歓喜の十人の乙女たちは、恋人に寄るように汝へと押し寄せる。ソーマ(Soma)よ、真の獲得の勝利のために汝は清められる。

Mantra 4

त्वमिन्द्राय विष्णवे स्वादुरिन्दो परि स्रव । नॄन्त्स्तोतॄन्पाह्यंहसः ॥

インドゥ(Indu)よ、インドラ(Indra)とヴィシュヌ(Viṣṇu)のために甘美にめぐり流れよ。われらの人々、讃歌の歌い手を、苦難と罪過(aṃhas)から守れ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he is purified through the ritual filter, becomes aligned with cosmic truth (ṛta), destroys obstructive forces, and then protects the worshippers.

They are a poetic image for the agents of purification—often understood as the ten fingers involved in pressing/straining, or the flowing streams that cleanse and guide Soma.

Because purified Soma is offered to empower the gods; the verse asks Soma to be sweet for Indra and Viṣṇu and to protect the singers from aṃhas (harm, distress, or moral fault).

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