UttarārcikaPrapathaka 9Dashati 173 Mantras

Dashati 17

Pavamāna Soma’s purified flow as the energizing offering that draws the gods to the rite

Deity

Soma Pavamāna

Melodic Character

Bright forward-driving exhilarating (mandin) and invitational (devavīti)

Rishi Family

These are Pavamāna-type ṛks commonly transmitted under Soma’s seer-collection; precise Rigvedic author-attribution for 4.9.17.03 needs source confirmation from the underlying Ṛgveda pada/anuvāka mapping.

本群は「pavasva（流れつつ自ら清めよ）」の命令で始まり、ソーマ・パヴァマーナが濾し器（pavitra）を通って澄み、光り輝く清浄（śukra）として現れ、最も甘く最も昂揚させる供物となることを歌う。清められた汁は祭次に従って定められ、まずインドラとヴァーユが早朝の主要な受飲者として招かれる。さらにdevavīti／アグニの枠組みが、戦車のように前へと駆り立てる歌と供献によって諸神を祭儀へ「勝ち取り／連れ来」し、祭主にvāja（力・戦利）をもたらす。

Mantras

Mantra 1

पवस्व सोम मन्दयन्निन्द्राय मधुमत्तमः

ソーマ（Soma）よ、浄めの濾し器を通って流れよ。流れゆきつつ歓喜を起こし、インドラ（Indra）のために——最も蜜のごとく甘きものよ。

Saman: Pavamāna Sāman (general class); specific tune name not supplied in input

Mantra 2

ते सुतासो विपश्चितः शुक्रा वायुमसृक्षत

搾り出されたソーマの汁は、慧みて清らかに輝き、ヴァーユ（Vāyu）へと流れ出た。

Saman: Pavamāna Sāman (general class); specific tune name not supplied in input

Mantra 3

असृग्रं देववीतये वाजयन्तो रथा इव

それらは神々を迎え得るためにそれを駆り立て、賞を求めて、戦車が終点へと駆られるように進ませた。

Saman: Rathantara (probable Agneya usage; exact assignment varies by śākhā)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main idea of this dashati?

It praises Soma as he is filtered (pavamāna), becoming bright and sweetest, then directed as an invigorating offering that brings the gods to the sacrifice.

Why are Indra and Vāyu mentioned along with Soma?

In Soma ritual order, portions of the purified Soma are offered to specific deities; Indra and Vāyu are prominent recipients, so the hymn marks Soma’s flow toward their share.

What does ‘devavīti’ mean here?

Devavīti is the ‘winning/bringing of the gods’—the rite and chant propel the offering so the deities come to attend and grant strength and success (vāja).