Rig Veda Sukta 98
Mandala 9Sukta 9812 Mantras

Sukta 98

Sukta 9.98

Devata

Soma Pavamāna (Indu)

ບົດສວດມັນປາວາມານະໂສມນີ້ສັນລະເສີນອິນທູໃນຂະນະທີ່ພຣະອົງຖືກຊຳລະຜ່ອນຜ່ານນ້ຳແລະຕົວກອງຂົ່ວ, ອະທິຖານໃຫ້ພຣະອົງໄຫຼໄປສູ່ຜູ້ຂັບຮ້ອນດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ, ພະລັງ, ແລະໄຊຊະນະ. ເມື່ອສາຍນ້ຳທີ່ຈະແຈ້ງຂອງໂສມລຸກຂຶ້ນ, ພຣະອົງຖືກປາກົດເປັນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວຢ່າງປິຕີຍິນດີພ້ອມກັບທຸກພຣະເຈົ້າ, ໃຫ້ພະລັງແກ່ຜູ້ບູຊາຍະລາດແລະເປີດທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສແຫ່ງຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນ. ບົດສວດຈົບລົງດ້ວຍຄວາມປາຖະຫນາຮ່ວມກັນຂອງຮືຕີແລະພວງເພື່ອນທີ່ຈະຕິດຕາມການນຳພາທີ່ສະຫວ່າງສະຫັກຂອງໂສມແລະຮັກສາຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງແລະຄວາມຈະເລີນຮຸ່ງເຮືອນທີ່ຍືນຍົງ.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.98

Mantras

Mantra 1

अभि नो वाजसातमं रयिमर्ष पुरुस्पृहम् । इन्दो सहस्रभर्णसं तुविद्युम्नं विभ्वासहम् ॥

ໄຫຼມາຫາພວກເຮົາ, ໂອ ອີນດູ, ຊັບສົມບັດອັນເປັນຜົນງານແຫ່ງພະລັງທີ່ຮັ່ງມີທີ່ສຸດ, ໄຫຼມາຫາພວກເຮົາຊົງແສງທີ່ປາຖະຫນາຫຼາຍ: ຄວາມສົມບູນທີ່ມີພັນສ່ວນ, ກວ້າງໃຫຍ່ໃນພະລັງອັນສະຫວ່າງສະຫວັດ, ສາມາດເອົາຊະນະທຸກການຕໍ່ຕ້ານ.

Mantra 2

परि ष्य सुवानो अव्ययं रथे न वर्माव्यत । इन्दुरभि द्रुणा हितो हियानो धाराभिरक्षाः ॥

ໃນຂະນະຖືກບີບອອກ, ພະອົງຫຸ້ມຕົວເອງໃນຜ້າຂົນສັດຄືກັບເກົ່າເສັ້ນບົນລົດສາກ; ອີນດູ, ວາງໄວ້ເທິງຖັງໄມ້, ຟ້າວຟ່ອນ ແລະ ໄຫຼອອກມາໃນກະແສນ້ຳຂອງພະອົງ.

Mantra 3

परि ष्य सुवानो अक्षा इन्दुरव्ये मदच्युतः । धारा य ऊर्ध्वो अध्वरे भ्राजा नैति गव्ययुः ॥

ຖືກບີບອອກ, ອີນດູໄຫຼຜ່ານຜ້າຂົນສັດ, ຄວາມສະເຫນລາບາດຂອງພະອົງບໍ່ຫົດໄຫຼ. ກະແສທີ່ລຸກຂຶ້ນເທິງໃນພິທີກຳນັ້ນໄປຄືກັບຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງສະຫວັດ, ຊອກຫາຝູງງົວອັນສະຫວ່າງສະຫວັດເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ.

Mantra 4

स हि त्वं देव शश्वते वसु मर्ताय दाशुषे । इन्दो सहस्रिणं रयिं शतात्मानं विवाससि ॥

ທ່ານເປັນຜູ້ປະທານໃຫ້ຊີວິດຜູ້ຖວາຍບູຊາ ຊັກຊາທີ່ບໍ່ຕົກບໍ່ທອດ: ຄວາມສົມບູຊາພັນເທົ່າ ຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຮ້ອຍພະລັງ, ທ່ານເຮັດໃຫ້ຜູ້ນັ້ນຢູ່ໃນຄວາມກວ້າງຂວາງ ແລະ ສຸກສຸຂະພາບ.

Mantra 5

वयं ते अस्य वृत्रहन्वसो वस्वः पुरुस्पृहः । नि नेदिष्ठतमा इषः स्याम सुम्नस्याध्रिगो ॥

ພວກເຮົາປາຖະຫນາຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຫຼາຍຢ່າງຂອງທ່ານ ຜູ້ທີ່ປາບປາມຜູ້ປິດບັງ: ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາຢູ່ໃກ້ທີ່ສຸດກັບກະແສພະລັງ; ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາເປັນຜູ້ຖືພະຄຸນຂອງທ່ານ ທີ່ບໍ່ຂາດຕົວ.

Mantra 6

द्विर्यं पञ्च स्वयशसं स्वसारो अद्रिसंहतम् । प्रियमिन्द्रस्य काम्यं प्रस्नापयन्त्यूर्मिणम् ॥

ສິບພະຍາດຜູ້ເປັນອ້າຍເອື້ອຍນ້ອງ ອາບພະອົງຜູ້ມີຄວາມສະຫງ່າຜ່ານເຈົ້າ ຜູ້ຖືກບີບດ້ວຍຫີນ, ພະອົງຜູ້ເປັນທີ່ຮັກ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ປາຖະຫນາຂອງອິນທະ; ພວກນາງຊັກຊາ ແລະ ເຮັດໃຫ້ຄື້ນພະລັງຂອງພະອົງຟົດຟື້ນ.

Mantra 7

परि त्यं हर्यतं हरिं बभ्रुं पुनन्ति वारेण । यो देवान्विश्वाँ इत्परि मदेन सह गच्छति ॥

ພວກນາງຊັກຊາທົ່ວພະອົງ ໂສມທີ່ເປັນທີ່ຮັກ ຜູ້ມີສີທອງ ດ້ວຍນ້ອງບໍລິສຸດ; ພະອົງຜູ້ໂດຍຄວາມດີໃຈຂອງພະອົງ ເຄື່ອນທົ່ວທຸກເທບະ ແລະ ໄປກັບພວກນັ້ນໃນຄວາມເປັນຫນຶ່ງດຽວ.

Mantra 8

अस्य वो ह्यवसा पान्तो दक्षसाधनम् । यः सूरिषु श्रवो बृहद्दधे स्वर्ण हर्यतः ॥

ດ້ວຍການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອຂອງພະອົງ ພະອົງເປັນຜູ້ປົກປ້ອງທ່ານ ເປັນຜູ້ສ້າງພະລັງທີ່ມີປະສິດທິພາບ; ພະອົງຜູ້ເປັນທີ່ຮັກ ຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງສະຫວ່າງ ສ້າງຄວາມສັກສີຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ໃນບັນດາຮິສີ, ຄືກັບຄວາມສະຫວ່າງຂອງສະຫວັນທີ່ມີດວງຕາເວັນ.

Mantra 9

स वां यज्ञेषु मानवी इन्दुर्जनिष्ट रोदसी । देवो देवी गिरिष्ठा अस्रेधन्तं तुविष्वणि ॥

ໂສມນັ້ນເກີດເພື່ອທ່ານໃນພິທີບູຊາຂອງມະນຸດ ທ້າວສະຫວັນ ແລະ ແຜ່ນດິນ; ເທບະຜູ້ຫນຶ່ງເພື່ອເທບະຜູ້ເປັນຍິງ ຜູ້ນັ່ງຢູ່ພູເຂົາ ຜູ້ບໍ່ລະອາດ ຜູ້ສຽງຮ້ອງດ້ວຍສຽງທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່.

Mantra 10

इन्द्राय सोम पातवे वृत्रघ्ने परि षिच्यसे । नरे च दक्षिणावते देवाय सदनासदे ॥

ເພື່ອອິນທະ ໂສມທີ່ຈະດື່ມ, ອິນທະຜູ້ປາບປາມຜູ້ປິດບັງ, ທ່ານຖືກຮົ່ວທົ່ວໄປ; ແລະ ເພື່ອເທບະຜູ້ເປັນວີລະຜູ້ຖືຂອງຂວັນທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ ເທບະຜູ້ນັ່ງໃນບັນລັງທີ່ຢູ່.

Mantra 11

ते प्रत्नासो व्युष्टिषु सोमाः पवित्रे अक्षरन् । अपप्रोथन्तः सनुतर्हुरश्चितः प्रातस्ताँ अप्रचेतसः ॥

ໂສມເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນໃນຍຸກບູຮານ ເມື່ອຮຸ່ງອອກຈາກຄວາມມືດ ໄຫຼຜ່ານສິ່ງບໍລິສຸດ; ຂັບໄລສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນສັດຕູ ພວກນັ້ນຂັບມັນລົງຈາກເທິງ, ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າ, ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນທີ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມຮັບຮູ້ທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ.

Mantra 12

तं सखायः पुरोरुचं यूयं वयं च सूरयः । अश्याम वाजगन्ध्यं सनेम वाजपस्त्यम् ॥

ຜູ້ນໍາຫນ້າຜູ້ສະຫວ່າງສະຫວ່າງນັ້ນ ທ້າວຫມູ່ເພື່ອນ, ທ່ານ ແລະ ພວກເຮົາຜູ້ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມສະຫວ່າງ, ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາບັນລຸພະອົງ; ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ກິ່ນຫອມຂອງຄວາມສົມບູຊາພະລັງ ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາຍຶດຄອງບ່ອນຢູ່ ແລະ ພື້ນຖານຂອງຄວາມສົມບູຊານັ້ນ.

Inside Sukta 98

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct invocation for Indu to flow toward the singers with the most winning wealth—abundant, thousand-bearing, and resistance-conquering power.

  2. Development

    The hymn dwells on Soma’s purification: the beloved tawny/golden Soma is cleansed with water, and his delighted ecstasy is portrayed as encompassing and accompanying all the gods.

  3. Climax

    Soma’s purified might is affirmed as vast luminous force that brings victory and plenitude, aligning the sacrificers with divine companionship and power.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn closes with a shared prayer of ‘friends’ and ‘illumined ones’ to attain the radiant-forerunner Soma and win the fragrance, home, and foundation of vāja (plenitude of force).

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaIndu is the pressed Soma-juice “purifying” (pavamāna) as it runs through the filter, tawny/golden-brown, radiant, exhilarating, and bountiful—bringing rayi (wealth), vāja (victorious force), and wide luminous power.
  • Cosmic functionMediates between human rite and divine realm: through purification and offering he invigorates the gods, sustains ṛta (right order), and releases prosperity, strength, and victorious momentum to the sacrificer.
  • Inner significanceThe clarified Soma symbolizes purified consciousness and inspired vitality—ecstasy disciplined by purification—so that inner power becomes luminous, focused, and capable of overcoming resistances.

The seer

  • Ascribed to a Soma-Pavamāna seer (Anukramaṇī tradition; specific name uncertain)Associated with the Ninth Maṇḍala’s Pavamāna corpus—hymns that poetically track Soma’s ritual purification and his role as inspirer, wealth-giver, and divine energizer.

Famous verses

अभि नो वाजसातमं रयिमर्ष पुरुस्पृहम् । इन्दो सहस्रभर्णसं तुविद्युम्नं विभ्वासहम् ॥
Verse 9.98.1Sets the hymn’s central petition: Soma’s purifying flow is asked to bring the richest, most victory-winning wealth—abundance and power that overcomes all resistances.Read verse 9.98.1 →
परि त्यं हर्यतं हरिं बभ्रुं पुनन्ति वारेण । यो देवान्विश्वाँ इत्परि मदेन सह गच्छति ॥
Verse 9.98.7Iconic purification image: Soma is cleansed all around with water, and his ecstatic power is said to move with and encompass all the gods—linking ritual process with cosmic communion.Read verse 9.98.7 →
तं सखायः पुरोरुचं यूयं वयं च सूरयः । अश्याम वाजगन्ध्यं सनेम वाजपस्त्यम् ॥
Verse 9.98.12Concluding communal aspiration: the companions seek the radiant-forerunner Soma and the enduring ‘home’ of plenitude—turning praise into a shared spiritual and material goal.Read verse 9.98.12 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Purifying flow (pavamāna)
  • Radiance/brightness (dyumna, puraḥruc)
  • Bestower of wealth and victorious force (rayi, vāja)
  • Exhilarating ecstasy (mada)
  • All-conquering energy (vibhvāsah)
  • Companion of the gods, moving in concord with them

Also by this seer

  • Part of the broader RV 9 Pavamāna collection traditionally linked to multiple seer-families (e.g., Kaṇva, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, etc.), where individual hymn attributions can vary by recension and anukramaṇī notes.
  • Contributes to the Soma-ritual theology: Soma as purified brilliance that strengthens Indra and the gods, and as the inner force of inspired speech (dhī).

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma (savana) and mix with water for purification.
  • Filter through wool/strainers (pavitra), letting the stream ‘flow forth’ as Pavamāna.
  • Collect the clarified Soma; accompany with chants praising his abundance, radiance, and victory-giving power.
  • Offer portions in the fire and/or to the gods (notably Indra and the All-Gods), invoking strength and prosperity for the sacrificer.
  • Conclude with communal aspiration: may the companions attain Soma’s radiant lead and secure the ‘home’ of plenitude.

Offerings

  • Pressed Soma-juice (Indu)
  • Purifying water used in cleansing the Soma
  • Ghee and ancillary oblations as part of the Soma-yajña context

Frequently Asked Questions

The deity is Soma Pavamāna (Indu)—Soma as the purified, flowing juice during the ritual filtering process.

As Soma is purified, he is asked to flow toward the worshippers with abundant wealth, victorious strength, and radiant power that removes obstacles and supports the gods.

Because the hymn is meant for the Soma-pressing rite: the poetry mirrors Soma’s real movement through water and filters, and also symbolizes inner purification leading to clarity and power.

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