
Sukta 9.59
Soma Pavamāna
This short Pavamāna Soma hymn invokes Soma as he is purified through the filter, celebrated as an all-conquering power who wins vitality, abundance, and joy for the sacrificer. It asks Soma to bring a progeny-rich treasure, to help the worshipper cross all hardships, and to seat his inspired, poetic intelligence within the rite and within the inner altar of consciousness.
Mantra 1
पवस्व गोजिदश्वजिद्विश्वजित्सोम रण्यजित् । प्रजावद्रत्नमा भर ॥
Purify yourself, O Soma—winner of rays (cows), winner of life-force (horses), winner of the whole being; winner of delight: bring to us the treasure that is rich in progeny (creative increase).
Mantra 2
पवस्वाद्भ्यो अदाभ्यः पवस्वौषधीभ्यः । पवस्व धिषणाभ्यः ॥
Purify yourself from the invincible waters; purify yourself from the plants: purify yourself from the inspirings (the dhī-powers) within us.
Mantra 3
त्वं सोम पवमानो विश्वानि दुरिता तर । कविः सीद नि बर्हिषि ॥
You, O Soma, becoming purified, cross beyond all difficult passages; as the seer-power, sit down upon the sacred seat within us.
Mantra 4
पवमान स्वर्विदो जायमानोऽभवो महान् । इन्दो विश्वाँ अभीदसि ॥
O purifying one, finder of the Sun-world, being born you have become vast; O Indu, you press upon and master all (forces) from every side.
The deity is Soma Pavamāna—Soma as the pressed juice being purified through the filter, praised as a shining, victorious power.
It asks Soma to bring a ‘treasure rich in progeny’ (prajāvat ratna)—prosperity that supports growth, creativity, and continuity of life.
Beyond ritual protection, it suggests purified consciousness helping a person pass through inner difficulties—confusion, fear, and obstacles—toward clarity and luminous awareness (svaḥ).
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