Sukta 34
Sukta 9.34
Soma Pavamāna (Indu, the purified Soma)
Himne Pavamāna yang ringkas ini memuji Soma ketika ia diperah, dimurnikan, dan dibiarkan mengalir dalam arus yang mantap, menembusi segala rintangan dengan daya semula jadinya. Ia mengaitkan upacara luar penapisan dengan ilham batin: Soma menjadi penyuci (mārjya) dan pembangkit ekstasi kepahlawanan Indra, sementara puji-pujian sendiri mengalir kepadanya seperti lenguhan lembu susu.
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र सुवानो धारया तनेन्दुर्हिन्वानो अर्षति । रुजद्दृळ्हा व्योजसा ॥
Diperas keluar, Indu (Soma) mengalir dalam arus yang tidak terputus; didorong ke hadapan, ia mengalir—dengan dayanya ia meremukkan segala rintangan yang keras.
Mantra 2
सुत इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः । सोमो अर्षति विष्णवे ॥
Setelah diperah, Soma mengalir kepada Indra, kepada Vāyu, kepada Varuṇa, kepada para Marut, dan kepada Viṣṇu.
Mantra 3
वृषाणं वृषभिर्यतं सुन्वन्ति सोममद्रिभिः । दुहन्ति शक्मना पयः ॥
Yang perkasa—didorong oleh yang perkasa—mereka memerah Soma dengan batu-batu; dengan kemahiran mereka memerah sari yang menyuburkan, manis dan kuat di batin.
Mantra 4
भुवत्त्रितस्य मर्ज्यो भुवदिन्द्राय मत्सरः । सं रूपैरज्यते हरिः ॥
Ia menjadi penyuci Trita; ia menjadi ekstasi yang membangkitkan bagi Indra. Yang keemasan itu diurapi, dan dihimpunkan dengan rupa-rupa—mengambil bentuk bagi kerja para dewa di dalam diri kita.
Mantra 5
अभीमृतस्य विष्टपं दुहते पृश्निमातरः । चारु प्रियतमं हविः ॥
Menuju-Nya, ke singgahsana luas Ṛta, para ibu bagi yang bertompok memerah keluar persembahan yang indah, paling dikasihi—havis yang menggembirakan, yang menegakkan alam yang benar dalam diri kami.
Mantra 6
समेनमह्रुता इमा गिरो अर्षन्ति सस्रुतः । धेनूर्वाश्रो अवीवशत् ॥
Kepada-Nya—tidak dipanggil namun mengikat—ucapan-ucapan ini mengalir dalam aliran yang berterusan; lembu perah ilham melenguh, membangkitkan pendengaran batin kepada arus Soma.
Inside Sukta 34
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma is pressed forth and begins to stream in an unbroken current, propelled onward with inherent force.
- Development
His rushing purification is described as a power that breaks rigid resistances; the rite is framed as both cleansing and empowerment.
- Climax
Soma becomes Trita’s purifier and Indra’s exhilaration—taking on ‘forms’ for divine work and inner energizing.
- Where it settles
The hymn ends by identifying the ceaseless flow of hymns themselves toward Soma, like a lowing milk-cow of inspiration that awakens hearing and receptivity.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaIndu is the pressed and purified Soma who runs as a bright, tawny stream through the filter, invigorating gods and seers; he is ‘anointed with forms’ and becomes a purifier and an exhilarant. He is portrayed as forceful, rushing, and world-clearing—able to shatter what is rigid and obstructive.
- Cosmic functionMediator of vitality between heaven and earth: the sacrificial essence that strengthens Indra and the gods, renews cosmic order through purification, and carries offerings and praise into effective power.
- Inner significanceThe clarified current of consciousness: purification of mind and speech, a surge of courage and clarity that breaks inner inertia, and the awakening of inspired utterance (Vāc-like flow) from within.
The seer
- Anonymous (traditionally: Pavamāna Soma hymnist)Voicing the Soma-pressing and purification mystique where the physical flow of Soma mirrors the flow of inspired speech (giraḥ) and awakened power (ojas).
Famous verses
प्र सुवानो धारया तनेन्दुर्हिन्वानो अर्षति । रुजद्दृळ्हा व्योजसा ॥भुवत्त्रितस्य मर्ज्यो भुवदिन्द्राय मत्सरः । सं रूपैरज्यते हरिः ॥समेनमह्रुता इमा गिरो अर्षन्ति सस्रुतः । धेनूर्वाश्रो अवीवशत् ॥Attributes of the deity
- Purified (pavamāna)
- Flowing in a continuous stream (dhārā)
- Forceful, obstacle-breaking (ojas; rujad dṛḻhā)
- Invigorator of Indra (matsara)
- Purifier/cleanser (mārjya)
- Tawny/golden (hari)
- Source and attractor of inspired speech (giraḥ)
Also by this seer
- Associated broadly with Mandala 9 (Soma Pavamāna corpus), where multiple hymns are attributed to diverse seer-families; this particular sukta is transmitted without a stable rishi-name in some listings.
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma-stalks and express the juice (savana).
- Let Soma run in a continuous stream through the wool/grass filter (pavitra), symbolically ‘purifying’ it.
- Collect the clarified Soma; ‘anoint’/prepare it for offering (ajyate) and mix as required by the rite.
- Offer Soma portions to the deities—prominently Indra—seeking strength, victory, and removal of obstacles.
- Recite/chant praise as the parallel ‘stream’ of speech, aligning inner intention with the purified flow.
Offerings
- Pressed Soma juice (Indu)
- Libations to Indra and associated deities
- Accompanying oblations as prescribed in Soma rites (e.g., ghee in adjacent fire offerings, depending on the śrauta context)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is pressed and purified, flowing in a steady stream. The hymn highlights Soma’s power to remove obstacles and to energize the gods—especially Indra.
Indra is mentioned because purified Soma is the classic source of Indra’s exhilaration and strength. Trita appears as a figure connected with Soma’s cleansing power, emphasizing purification as a sacred function.
It suggests that prayer and inspired speech also ‘stream’ toward Soma, just like the purified juice. In simple terms: when Soma is purified, the mind and voice become clearer and more inspired.
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