Sukta 13
Sukta 9.13
Soma Pavamāna (with explicit linkage to Vāyu and Indra as recipients).
Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class line length; requires syllable count verification.
ຄຳສັງກິດປາວາມານະ ໂສມະ ນີ້ ສະຫນອງພະອົງໂສມະຜູ້ຊຳລະລ້າງຕົນເອງ ຂະນະທີ່ພະອົງໄຫຼຜ່ານຕົວກອງຂົນຊັບ ໃນ "ລຳນ້ຳພັນສາຍ" ເຮັດໃຫ້ເໝາະສົມແກ່ພະເຈົ້າ. ມັນໂດຍສະເພາະນຳສະເໜີປະຈຸບັນທີ່ບໍລິສຸດຂອງໂສມະ ເປັນບູຊາທີ່ກະກຽມໄວ້ສຳລັບພະວາຍຸ ແລະ ພະອິນທະ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພະອິນທຸ ຜູ້ໄຫຼລຸ້ນ ນຳພາຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຢ່າງອຸດົມສົມບູນ, ພະລັງວິລະຊົງ, ແລະ ໄຊຊະນະເໜືອກຳລັງສັດຕູ. ຄຳສັງກິດສິ້ນສຸດລົງໃນການສະຖາປະນາຂອງໂສມະ ໃນ "ຄັງຄຳຂອງອາດຕາ" ສ້າງຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ, ຄວາມສະຫງົບທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ, ແລະ ວິໄສທັດທີ່ສະຫວ່າງ.
Mantras
Mantra 1
सोमः पुनानो अर्षति सहस्रधारो अत्यविः । वायोरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥
ໂຊມະ, ຊຳລະຕົວເອງ, ໄຫຼໃນກະແສນ້ຳພັນທາງ, ໄຫຼຜ່ານຕົວກັ່ນຕອງຂົນຝ້າຍ, ພຣະອົງໄປສູ່ບ່ອນນັ່ງທີ່ກະກຽມແລ້ວແລະບ່ອນຖວາຍຂອງວາຍູແລະອິນທຣະຢູ່ໃນຕົວເຮົາ.
Mantra 2
पवमानमवस्यवो विप्रमभि प्र गायत । सुष्वाणं देववीतये ॥
ຜູ້ທີ່ສະແຫວງການອວຍພອນ, ຈົ່ງຮ້ອງຂັບຕໍ່ໂຊມະຜູ້ຊຳລະບໍລິສຸດ, ຜູ້ຖືກດົນໃຈ, ຖືກຄັດເອົາແລ້ວ, ພຣະອົງມາເພື່ອການຮັບເອົາຢ່າງຊົມຊື່ນຂອງເທບະທັມ, ເພື່ອພະລັງສັກສີຈະໄດ້ເຂົ້າມາແລະຮັບໃຊ້ຢູ່ໃນຕົວເຮົາ.
Mantra 3
पवन्ते वाजसातये सोमाः सहस्रपाजसः । गृणाना देववीतये ॥
ກະແສໂຊມະຊຳລະຕົວເອງເພື່ອຊະນະຄວາມສົມບູນຂອງພະລັງ, ເຂົາເຈົ້າເຂັ້ມແຂງເປັນພັນໃນພະລັງງານ, ໄຫຼໄປໃນຂະນະທີ່ຖືກສັນລະເສີນ, ເພື່ອການມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມຢ່າງຊົມຊື່ນຂອງເທບະທັມຢູ່ໃນຕົວເຮົາ.
Mantra 4
उत नो वाजसातये पवस्व बृहतीरिषः । द्युमदिन्दो सुवीर्यम् ॥
ແລະເພື່ອພວກເຮົາ, ເພື່ອຊະນະຄວາມສົມບູນ, ຈົ່ງຊຳລະຕົວເອງໃຫ້ກາຍເປັນການຊຸກຍູ້ພະລັງງານອັນໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງ, ອີ້ ອິນທູ, ຈົ່ງນຳພະລັງອັນສະຫວ່າງແລະຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງຂອງວີລະບຸລູດອັນສູງສົ່ງມາໃນຕົວເຮົາ.
Mantra 5
ते नः सहस्रिणं रयिं पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् । सुवाना देवास इन्दवः ॥
ຂໍໃຫ້ພະລັງອິນທູເຫຼົ່ານີ້, ທີ່ເປັນເທບະທັມໃນການເຮັດວຽກ, ທີ່ຖືກສະແດງອອກຢ່າງດີ, ຊຳລະຄວາມສົມບູນພັນເທົ່າໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ, ນຳເອົາຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງຂອງວີລະບຸລູດອັນສູງສົ່ງມາໃນທາດແທ້ຂອງເຮົາ.
Mantra 6
अत्या हियाना न हेतृभिरसृग्रं वाजसातये । वि वारमव्यमाशवः ॥
ຄືກັບມ້າໄວທີ່ຟ້າວວາດໜ້າ, ບໍ່ຖືກຂັບເຄື່ອນດ້ວຍໄມ້ຕີ, ເຂົາເຈົ້າໄຫຼອອກມາເພື່ອຊະນະຄວາມສົມບູນ, ຜູ້ກະຕື່ນຂັນໄດ້ກາດຕັດຕົວກັ່ນຕອງຂົນຝ້າຍໃຫ້ກວ້າງຂວາງ, ເປີດທາງສຳລັບຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈທີ່ຈະແຈ້ງ.
Mantra 7
वाश्रा अर्षन्तीन्दवोऽभि वत्सं न धेनवः । दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः ॥
ໝາກໂຊມະອັນສະຫວ່າງໄຫຼ, ຄືກັບງົວທີ່ຮ້ອງມາຫາລູກງົວ, ເຂົາເຈົ້າຕັ້ງມັນຮັກສາໄວ້ໃນສອງມື, ຊອກຫາບ່ອນຍຶດໝັ້ນໃນການຖືການຖວາຍແລະຜູ້ສະແຫວງຫາ.
Mantra 8
जुष्ट इन्द्राय मत्सरः पवमान कनिक्रदत् । विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥
ໄດ້ຮັບການຍອມຮັບໂດຍອົງອິນທຣະ, ໂສມະທີ່ປຸກລະດົນໂອ ປາວະມານະ ຮ້ອງອອກດ້ວຍຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີ; ຂ້າທຸກຄວາມເປັນປະປາ, ທຸກກຳລັງທີ່ຕໍ່ຕ້ານການເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂອງແສງສະຫວ່າງພາຍໃນພວກເຮົາ.
Mantra 9
अपघ्नन्तो अराव्णः पवमानाः स्वर्दृशः । योनावृतस्य सीदत ॥
ໂດຍກຳລັງຊຳລະຕົນເອງ, ທຳລາຍກຳລັງທີ່ເປັນປະປາ ແລະ ບໍ່ຊື່ທາງ, ກະແສໂສມະທີ່ເຫັນໂລກແຫ່ງດວງຕາເວັນ ໄດ້ນັ່ງປະທັບໃນຄະລອງຂອງຣຕະ, ຄວາມຈິງ ແລະ ລະບຽບທີ່ສູງສົດ.
Inside Sukta 13
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma begins as an impetuous, thousand-streamed current, purifying himself as he rushes beyond the woolen filter toward the prepared divine seat.
- Development
The hymn shifts from vivid ritual imagery (flowing, straining, preparation) to the boon-request: may the purified Indu-powers bring abundant wealth and noble heroic strength.
- Climax
Soma’s purified force becomes openly militant and luminous—he smites hostile/crooked powers and attains ‘sun-seeing’ clarity.
- Where it settles
The currents finally ‘take their seat in the womb of Ṛta,’ closing on establishment in truth-order and the secure fruition of purification.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaSoma is the pressed and flowing sacred drink, here celebrated specifically as pavamāna—“self-purifying”—as it streams through the sheep’s-wool filter (avi) in many currents and becomes the refined oblation. The hymn depicts Soma as luminous, forceful, and truth-seated, driving away crooked/hostile powers and taking his place in the realm of Ṛta.
- Cosmic functionSoma mediates between earth and heaven: extracted from the plant, clarified through ritual order, and offered so that the gods—especially Vāyu (breath/wind) and Indra (victorious power)—are strengthened to uphold cosmic stability and victory.
- Inner significancePsychologically, Soma Pavamāna signifies the mind-life (prāṇa and thought) being clarified: impulses are strained of turbulence, energy becomes lucid, and the purified current settles into truth (ṛta), enabling ‘sun-seeing’ (svardṛś) consciousness.
The seer
- Anukramaṇī attribution requiredThis sukta’s seer is not identifiable from the supplied data; in Mandala 9 many hymns are attributed to Soma-pavamāna seers from multiple families, and the precise r̥ṣi must be verified from the Sarvānukramaṇī for RV 9.13.1.
Famous verses
sahasradhāro atyaviḥ
sahasriṇaṃ rayim
yonau ṛtasya
Attributes of the deity
- Self-purifying (pavamāna)
- Thousand-streamed abundance (sahasradhāra)
- Passes beyond the woolen filter (atyaviḥ)
- Prepared oblation-seat for Vāyu and Indra (vāyor indrasya niṣkṛtam)
- Bestower of wealth and heroic power (rayi, suvīrya)
- Destroyer of hostile/crooked forces (apaghnan arāvṇaḥ)
- Truth-seated, Ṛta-womb abiding (yonau ṛtasya)
- Luminous, ‘sun-world seeing’ (svardṛśaḥ)
Also by this seer
- Attribution cannot be responsibly listed without Anukramaṇī confirmation for RV 9.13.
The rite, step by step
- Soma is pressed/extracted (savana) and mixed as required with water for flow.
- The juice is poured through the woolen strainer (avi/pavitra), repeatedly purified as it streams.
- The clarified Soma is collected in the vessel and ‘prepared’ as niṣkṛta—fit/appointed for divine reception.
- Invocations are made to Soma Pavamāna while directing the offering intention toward Vāyu and Indra.
- Libations are offered into the fire or presented according to Soma-rite procedure, accompanied by requests for rayi (plenty) and suvīrya (heroic vigor).
- Concluding aspiration: the purified currents ‘sit’ in Ṛta—stability, right order, and victory over hostile forces are affirmed.
Offerings
- Pressed Soma juice (Soma-rasa)
- Water for washing/flowing in purification
- Optional accompaniments per rite (e.g., milk/curds in some traditions)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is purified through the ritual strainer, then offered as a refined oblation—especially for Vāyu and Indra—while asking for wealth, strength, and protection.
Because Pavamāna Soma is defined by the act of purification: the juice is strained through wool so it becomes clear, potent, and ritually fit for offering.
It means the purified Soma settles into Ṛta—truth and right order—symbolizing that purification leads to clarity, harmony, and the defeat of crooked or hostile forces.
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