Rig Veda Sukta 72
Mandala 9Sukta 729 Mantras

Sukta 72

Sukta 9.72

Rishi

Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).

Devata

Soma Pavamāna.

Chandas

Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).

このソーマ・パヴァマーナ讃歌は、浄められたソーマを讃える。ソーマは濾され、搾られ、乳とともに器に注がれて、そこで光り輝く霊感の力となる。ソーマは言葉と思考を呼び覚ます者、Ṛta(宇宙秩序)の座において生命を新たにする者として称えられ、また祭祀者に豊かな富と安寧を授ける者とされる。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.72

Mantras

Mantra 1

हरिं मृजन्त्यरुषो न युज्यते सं धेनुभिः कलशे सोमो अज्यते । उद्वाचमीरयति हिन्वते मती पुरुष्टुतस्य कति चित्परिप्रियः ॥

人々はその金褐の者を清める;赤金の駿馬のように、彼は業へと繋がれる。乳の流れとともに壺へ注がれ、ソーマはその生成の器に塗られ満たされる。彼は言葉を高く掲げ、思いを駆り立てる;多く讃えられる者にとって、彼はさまざまに親愛なる者となる。

Mantra 2

साकं वदन्ति बहवो मनीषिण इन्द्रस्य सोमं जठरे यदादुहुः । यदी मृजन्ति सुगभस्तयो नरः सनीळाभिर्दशभिः काम्यं मधु ॥

多くの思索の賢者たちは声を合わせて語る――彼らがインドラのソーマを腹の器へ搾り入れるとき。強き手の男たちが、同じ住まいにある十人の姉妹によってそれを清めるなら、望まれる甘露の蜜は整い、魂の享受のために備わる。

Mantra 3

अरममाणो अत्येति गा अभि सूर्यस्य प्रियं दुहितुस्तिरो रवम् । अन्वस्मै जोषमभरद्विनंगृसः सं द्वयीभिः स्वसृभिः क्षेति जामिभिः ॥

彼は倦むことなく、牛ら――光の牝牛――を越えて、太陽の愛しき座へと進み、乳を搾る娘の叫びをも越えてゆく。彼に従い、屈して掴む者は彼に歓喜をもたらす。彼は二人の姉妹の力、同族の者たちと結ばれて住まう。

Mantra 4

नृधूतो अद्रिषुतो बर्हिषि प्रियः पतिर्गवां प्रदिव इन्दुॠत्वियः । पुरंधिवान्मनुषो यज्ञसाधनः शुचिर्धिया पवते सोम इन्द्र ते ॥

人々により浄められ、石により搾られて、愛しきインドゥはバルヒス(聖なる敷座)に流れゆく。光の群れの主、広き天を行き、祭儀にふさわしき(ṛtvij)もの。満ち足りて、人のために供犠を成就する者として、清らかな思惟(dhī)により浄く、ソーマは汝のために流れ出づ、インドラよ。

Mantra 5

नृबाहुभ्यां चोदितो धारया सुतोऽनुष्वधं पवते सोम इन्द्र ते । आप्राः क्रतून्त्समजैरध्वरे मतीर्वेर्न द्रुषच्चम्वोरासदद्धरिः ॥

人の腕に促され、流れの中に搾り出されて、ソーマは自らの歓喜の法に従い、汝のために流れる、インドラよ。汝は祭儀において諸々の意志の力(クラトゥ)を満たし、また軛して整えた。鳥が憩いの処へ帰るように、黄褐の者は鉢(チャムー)に来て坐した。

Mantra 6

अंशुं दुहन्ति स्तनयन्तमक्षितं कविं कवयोऽपसो मनीषिणः । समी गावो मतयो यन्ति संयत ऋतस्य योना सदने पुनर्भुवः ॥

彼らはその輝く光条を搾り取る——轟きつつ尽きぬものを。業に巧みで洞察に富む詩仙たちが。光の牛群(光線)と思想のうねりとは、調えられて共に進み、リタ(真理・秩序)の胎へ、生成がふたたび新たに生まれる座へと至る。

Mantra 7

नाभा पृथिव्या धरुणो महो दिवोऽपामूर्मौ सिन्धुष्वन्तरुक्षितः । इन्द्रस्य वज्रो वृषभो विभूवसुः सोमो हृदे पवते चारु मत्सरः ॥

大地の臍として、偉大なる天の堅き支えとして、水の波のうちに、川々のあいだに据えられて—ソーマは注がれる。インドラの金剛、力の牡牛、富を広く具える者;麗しき恍惚は心のうちで清められつつ流れる。

Mantra 8

स तू पवस्व परि पार्थिवं रजः स्तोत्रे शिक्षन्नाधून्वते च सुक्रतो । मा नो निर्भाग्वसुनः सादनस्पृशो रयिं पिशङ्गं बहुलं वसीमहि ॥

されば汝は流れよ、地の界(パールティヴィヤ)をめぐりつつ。善き意志の者よ、われらの讃歌を、また労して揺り動かす者をも教え導け。富の分け前よりわれらを断つな、豊饒の座に触れる者よ。われらは黄褐の、数多く満ちる豊かな財(ラーヤ)を得ん。

Mantra 9

आ तू न इन्दो शतदात्वश्व्यं सहस्रदातु पशुमद्धिरण्यवत् । उप मास्व बृहती रेवतीरिषोऽधि स्तोत्रस्य पवमान नो गहि ॥

インドゥよ、われらのもとへ来たれ、百の贈り物—駿馬の力—を携えて。千の贈り物を携え、群畜に富み、黄金の輝きを帯びて。広大にして富み栄える衝動(イシャ)をわれらに近づけよ。パヴァマーナよ、われらの讃歌に来たりて、その上に座せ。

Inside Sukta 72

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The hymn opens with the vivid ritual image of Soma being cleansed and poured with milk into the jar, likened to a tawny steed yoked to its work.

  2. Development

    It expands Soma’s identity from ritual liquid to inspired power: he raises speech, impels thought, and is ‘milked’ by seers as an inexhaustible, thunderous beam; all movements converge toward the womb of Ṛta.

  3. Climax

    Soma’s flow is invoked to circle and pervade the earthly realm while educating the hymn and empowering the worker—granting access to the ‘seats of abundance’ without deprivation.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn settles into a protective petition: do not cut us off from treasure; may we possess tawny, manifold plenitude—wealth, fullness, and renewed becoming.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaSoma is the ‘tawny’ (hari/piśaṅga) draught cleansed through the filter, mingled with milk, and poured into the kalaśa; he is a kavi (seer-poet) whose flowing inspires vāc (speech) and matī (thought). He is linked with thunder-like power, inexhaustibility, and the ‘womb of Ṛta’ where renewal occurs.
  • Cosmic functionHe mediates between earthly offering and divine plenitude—purifying, energizing, and sustaining the gods and the cosmic order while bestowing rayi (wealth/abundance) and vitality on the sacrificer.
  • Inner significanceAs purified consciousness, Soma symbolizes the clarified mind-force that awakens inspired speech, concentrates thought, and renews the seeker by aligning inner life with Ṛta (truth/order).

The seer

  • Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Pavamāna-ṛṣis of Mandala 9)Mandala 9 is a specialized collection devoted to Soma’s purification (pavamāna), composed by multiple seer-families; the ‘rishi’ is often transmitted as a liturgical tradition rather than a single named author.

Famous verses

ud vācam īrayati (he lifts up the word)
Verse 9.72.1Sets the core ritual and mystical frame: Soma is cleansed, poured into the kalaśa with milk, and described as the awakener of speech and thought—linking rite to inspiration.Read verse 9.72.1 →
ṛtasya yonā (womb of Ṛta)
Verse 9.72.6Highlights Soma as an inexhaustible, thunderous ‘beam’ milked by seers; the imagery culminates in movement toward the ‘womb of Ṛta’ and renewal (punar-bhuvaḥ).Read verse 9.72.6 →
स तू पवस्व परि पार्थिवं रजः स्तोत्रे शिक्षन्नाधून्वते च सुक्रतो । मा नो निर्भाग्वसुनः सादनस्पृशो रयिं पिशङ्गं बहुलं वसीमहि ॥
Verse 9.72.8A direct, practical invocation: Soma is asked to flow around the earthly realm, not to deprive the worshipper of wealth, and to grant abundant tawny plenitude.Read verse 9.72.8 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Purifying flow (pavamāna)
  • Tawny/golden radiance
  • Inspiration of speech and thought
  • Kavi (seer-like intelligence)
  • Milk-mingled sweetness
  • Bestower of wealth and fullness (rayi, vasu)
  • Linked to Ṛta and renewal (punar-bhuvaḥ)

Also by this seer

  • Numerous Soma Pavamāna hymns across Rig Veda Mandala 9 (Soma Pavitra cycle)
  • Liturgical shaping of Soma-pressing praise used in Soma-yajña contexts

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma (or prepare Soma substitute in later practice) and express the juice
  • Filter/cleanse through the pavitra (wool/strainer), ‘cleansing the tawny one’
  • Mix with milk streams (dhenubhiḥ) and pour into the kalaśa (collecting vessel)
  • Chant stotras/śastras while Soma ‘flows around the earthly realm’ and is offered
  • Make libations to the deities; conclude with prayers for wealth, protection, and continuity of Ṛta-aligned life

Offerings

  • Purified Soma juice (pavamāna)
  • Milk/curds mixed with Soma
  • Ghee and accompanying oblations as part of the Soma rite

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he is purified through the filter and poured into the vessel with milk, and it asks him to inspire the worshipper and grant abundance.

In Vedic symbolism, purified Soma is not only a ritual drink; he is also the power that awakens inspired speech (vāc) and sets the mind’s insight (matī) in motion.

It refers to the source or seat of cosmic truth and order (Ṛta), where life and right becoming are renewed; the hymn says Soma leads energies and thoughts toward that renewing center.

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