Rig Veda Sukta 7
Mandala 9Sukta 77 Mantras

Sukta 7

Sukta 9.7

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この短いパヴァマーナ・ソーマ讃歌は、ソーマの滴が定められたṛta(宇宙の正序)の道を進み、濾し器を通って浄められるにつれて光り輝くさまを讃える。ソーマは意識ある黄褐色の力として描かれ、浄化の後に「座に就く」。歌い手の霊感に満ちた思惟は奉仕の心で彼へと向かう。さらに讃歌は、富・甘味・名声・尽きぬ宝を伴う一致した勝利を祈る言葉へと広がり、その成就は天と地に支えられる。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.7

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Soma PavamanaSoma Pavamāna (purifying Soma as a conscious power)

    Soma is praised as the purifying (pavamāna) stream, golden/tawny (hari), sweet (madhu), radiant, and ritually ‘set in motion’ as drops that run the path of Ṛta through the woolen filter.

Mantras

Mantra 1

असृग्रमिन्दवः पथा धर्मन्नृतस्य सुश्रियः । विदाना अस्य योजनम् ॥

ソーマ(Soma)の滴りは道へと発ち、Ṛtaの法(dharma)に据えられて、輝く美のうちに進む。彼らは、彼が我らの内において結び合わせ、軛してゆくその結合(yojanam)をよく知っている。

Mantra 4

परि यत्काव्या कविर्नृम्णा वसानो अर्षति । स्वर्वाजी सिषासति ॥

詩聖(kavi)が威力(nṛmṇā)をまとい、詩人の霊感によって四方をめぐり流れゆくとき、彼は—太陽界(svar)と充溢を勝ち得る者として—諸力を制し、完成へと導こうと欲する。

Mantra 5

पवमानो अभि स्पृधो विशो राजेव सीदति । यदीमृण्वन्ति वेधसः ॥

自らを浄めつつ、彼は諸々の競いを越え、諸民を越えて、王のごとく座す――智ある造り手たち(ヴェーダサḥ)が彼を駆り立て、内において立ち上がらせるとき。

Mantra 6

अव्यो वारे परि प्रियो हरिर्वनेषु सीदति । रेभो वनुष्यते मती ॥

羊毛の濾しを通って、愛しき黄褐の者(hari)はめぐりゆき、「森々」に座す;霊感の歌い手の思い(mati)は彼を慕い、彼に仕える。

Mantra 7

स वायुमिन्द्रमश्विना साकं मदेन गच्छति । रणा यो अस्य धर्मभिः ॥

彼は歓喜の酔いとともに、ヴァーユ(Vāyu)へ、インドラ(Indra)へ、そしてアシュヴィン双神(Aśvinā)とともに進む;自らの働きの法(dharma)によって、戦いの歓びとなる者――内なる争いに勝利する。

Mantra 8

आ मित्रावरुणा भगं मध्वः पवन्त ऊर्मयः । विदाना अस्य शक्मभिः ॥

甘露の波は流れ来たり、ミトラ=ヴァルナへ、またバガへと向かう。彼の成就の力を知り、効ある働きの威力をあらわす。

Mantra 9

अस्मभ्यं रोदसी रयिं मध्वो वाजस्य सातये । श्रवो वसूनि सं जितम् ॥

われらのために、天と地(ローダシー)よ、甘露の富をともに勝ち取り、充溢を征するための勝利を得よ。さらに、光り輝く名声と、一つに集められた真の宝をわれらに勝ち取れ。

Inside Sukta 7

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma-drops set forth on the path, founded in Ṛta, shining with beauty and purposeful ‘yoking’ (RV 9.7.1).

  2. Development

    The hymn dwells on the visible ritual imagery of purification—Soma moving through the woolen filter and taking his seat—while the poet’s inspired thought turns to serve him (cf. RV 9.7.6).

  3. Climax

    A broad, communal prayer for the winning of sweetness-rich wealth, plenitude, and luminous fame, with Heaven-and-Earth invoked as cosmic supports (RV 9.7.9).

  4. Where it settles

    The praise resolves into confident petition: purified Soma, aligned with Ṛta, becomes the means of unified gain—treasures gathered together and victory secured for the worshippers.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaHe is simultaneously drink, deity, and inspirer, approached by the seer’s matī (vision-thought).
  • Cosmic functionMediator of vitality and illumination: he renews strength, sustains Ṛta (cosmic order), and carries offerings and inspiration between the human rite and the divine powers.
  • Inner significanceThe purified Soma signifies the clarified mind and awakened delight—thought strained of turbulence, made luminous, and yoked inwardly (yojanam) to a higher order of truth.

Famous verses

pathā dharmann ṛtasya
Verse 9.7.1Sets the governing vision of the hymn: Soma’s movement is not random but ‘on the path’ of Ṛta, radiant, and inwardly yoked—linking ritual action to cosmic order and inner discipline.Read verse 9.7.1 →
avyo vāre pari
Verse 9.7.6Gives the classic Pavamāna image of filtration through sheep’s wool and Soma’s ‘seating’ after purification, while highlighting the seer’s matī (inspired thought) as an act of service.Read verse 9.7.6 →
अस्मभ्यं रोदसी रयिं मध्वो वाजस्य सातये । श्रवो वसूनि सं जितम् ॥
Verse 9.7.9Expresses the hymn’s practical fruit (phala): a prayer for riches of delight, victory in plenitude, fame, and consolidated treasures—showing how Soma-praise culminates in communal wellbeing.Read verse 9.7.9 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Purifying flow (pavamāna)
  • Aligned with Ṛta (cosmic law)
  • Sweetness/delight (madhu)
  • Radiance/beauty (śrī, suśri)
  • Tawny-golden energy (hari)
  • Inspires hymn and vision (matī)
  • Bestows wealth, fame, and plenitude (rayi, śravas, vāja)

Also by this seer

  • Part of the broader Soma Pavamāna corpus of Mandala 9 (praise of Soma in motion through the filter)
  • Associated with the ritual-poetic tradition that supplies stotras for Soma pressing (savana) and consecration of Soma as ‘king’ (rājan)

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma stalks to release the juice (soma-rasa).
  • Mix/prepare with water (and customary adjuncts per śrauta practice).
  • Filter the flowing Soma through sheep’s wool (āvya vāra) to purify and brighten it.
  • Collect the clarified Soma in vessels; seat/establish it for offering.
  • Offer libations of Soma to the deities with recitation/chant of Pavamāna verses.
  • Conclude with petitions for prosperity, victory, and enduring fame for the sacrificer and community.

Offerings

  • Purified Soma juice (pavamāna soma)
  • Libations to the fire and invited deities (as per the pressing rite)

Frequently Asked Questions

It is Soma in the act of purification—the pressed juice flowing and being strained, praised as a living, conscious power that becomes radiant and fit for offering.

Because Soma is ritually filtered through a woolen strainer; the image also suggests inner clarification—thought and life-energy becoming clean, bright, and steady.

Along with praise of his purification, it asks for prosperity and strength: sweet riches, victory in plenitude, good fame, and true treasures gathered in unity for the worshippers.

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