Rig Veda Sukta 5
Mandala 9Sukta 511 Mantras

Sukta 5

Sukta 9.5

Himne Soma Pavamāna ini memuji Soma yang menyucikan dirinya sendiri ketika ia dinyalakan menjadi cahaya dan kekuatan, bergerak melalui proses penyucian serta membangkitkan tenaga-tenaga hayat. Ia menampilkan Soma sebagai daya perkasa yang memberi kenikmatan, yang penzahirannya bersilih ganti seperti Malam dan Fajar; dan ia memuncak dengan mengundang rombongan para dewa ke persembahan Soma yang diperkasakan oleh seruan svāhā.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.5

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Soma PavamanaSoma Pavamāna

    Soma in his ‘pavamāna’ aspect is the pressed and flowing sacred draught, envisioned as luminous, roaring, bull-strong, and self-purifying as he runs through the filter, becoming fit for the gods.

Mantras

Mantra 1

समिद्धो विश्वतस्पतिः पवमानो वि राजति । प्रीणन्वृषा कनिक्रदत् ॥

Tersulut hingga menyala sepenuhnya, Sang Penguasa yang memegang keseluruhan yang beraneka sisi bersinar—Soma yang menyucikan diri; bersuka, menambah nikmat batin, Sang Kuasa-Banteng berseru nyaring, membangunkan tenaga-tenaga.

Mantra 2

तनूनपात्पवमानः शृङ्गे शिशानो अर्षति । अन्तरिक्षेण रारजत् ॥

Soma yang menyucikan diri, Tanūnapāt—“Putera Tubuh”—menerjah ke hadapan, menajamkan daya bertanduknya; ia bergerak di antarikṣa dan menjadikannya menyala dengan cahayanya.

Mantra 3

ईळेन्यः पवमानो रयिर्वि राजति द्युमान् । मधोर्धाराभिरोजसा ॥

Layak didambakan, Soma yang menyucikan diri bersinar sebagai rayi—kelimpahan wujud—penuh dyman, minda yang bercahaya; dengan aliran-aliran madu ia menzahirkan diri dengan daya.

Mantra 4

बर्हिः प्राचीनमोजसा पवमानः स्तृणन्हरिः । देवेषु देव ईयते ॥

Soma yang menyucikan diri menghamparkan barhis yang purba dengan kekuatannya; kuda hijau-keemasan, pembawa tenaga, dihamparkan; sang dewa bergerak menuju para dewa—menuju kuasa-kuasa luhur di dalam.

Mantra 5

उदातैर्जिहते बृहद्द्वारो देवीर्हिरण्ययीः । पवमानेन सुष्टुताः ॥

Dengan nyanyian yang ditinggikan, pintu-pintu yang luas—Dewi-dewi bercahaya keemasan—terbuka luas; dipuji sebaiknya bersama Soma yang memurnikan diri, mereka menyingkapkan laluan bagi pendakian.

Mantra 6

सुशिल्पे बृहती मही पवमानो वृषण्यति । नक्तोषासा न दर्शते ॥

Dalam Yang Luas yang terukir indah dan Bumi yang agung dari kewujudan, Soma yang memurnikan diri menjadi gagah dalam daya-lembunya; ia kelihatan seperti Malam dan Fajar—menzahirkan diri dalam irama silih berganti antara gelap dan terang.

Mantra 7

उभा देवा नृचक्षसा होतारा दैव्या हुवे । पवमान इन्द्रो वृषा ॥

Aku menyeru dua Hotar ilahi, yang melihat seperti manusia dan berkhidmat bagi perjalanan insan; dalam Soma yang memurnikan diri berdiri Indra Sang Lembu Jantan—kuasa kemenangan di dalam.

Mantra 8

भारती पवमानस्य सरस्वतीळा मही । इमं नो यज्ञमा गमन्तिस्रो देवीः सुपेशसः ॥

Bhāratī bagi Soma yang menyucikan, Sarasvatī, dan Iḷā Yang Maha—tiga dewi yang elok rupanya—datanglah kepada yajña kami; semoga kuasa-kuasa ujaran ilham dan pembentukan yang benar ini hadir dalam diri kami.

Mantra 9

त्वष्टारमग्रजां गोपां पुरोयावानमा हुवे । इन्दुरिन्द्रो वृषा हरिः पवमानः प्रजापतिः ॥

Aku menyeru Tvaṣṭṛ, yang sulung, sang penjaga—penggembala dan pemimpin di hadapan. Kerana Indu yang bercahaya—yang menyucikan dirinya—ialah Indra Sang Banteng, Hari yang keemasan, dan Prajāpati, tuan penciptaan dalam diri kami.

Mantra 10

वनस्पतिं पवमान मध्वा समङ्ग्धि धारया । सहस्रवल्शं हरितं भ्राजमानं हिरण्ययम् ॥

Wahai Soma yang menyucikan diri, sapulah Vanaspati, Penguasa rimba, dengan aliran kemanisan madu; dia yang bertunas seribu, keemasan-kekuningan, bercahaya, berkilau laksana emas.

Mantra 11

विश्वे देवाः स्वाहाकृतिं पवमानस्या गत । वायुर्बृहस्पतिः सूर्योऽग्निरिन्द्रः सजोषसः ॥

Biarlah sekalian Dewa datang kepada persembahan yang dibentuk oleh seruan batin “svāhā” daripada Soma yang menyucikan. Vāyu, Bṛhaspati, Sūrya, Agni, dan Indra—moga kuasa-kuasa ini tiba seia-sekata, selaras dalam kerja mereka di dalam diri kami.

Inside Sukta 5

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma is presented as kindled and sovereignly radiant—‘the lord of the many-sided totality’—shining forth as he purifies himself.

  2. Development

    His power grows in the vastness of being; he is depicted as bull-strong, delight-increasing, and perceptible in rhythmic alternations like Night and Dawn.

  3. Climax

    The hymn reaches a liturgical peak by shaping the offering with svāhā and summoning the divine host to the purified Soma.

  4. Where it settles

    It closes in concord: major deities (Vāyu, Bṛhaspati, Sūrya, Agni, Indra, and the All-Gods) are asked to arrive harmonized, completing the sacrificial intention.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaHe is praised as a lordly power that shines out, gladdens, and energizes, and whose clarified flow supports divine and cosmic order.
  • Cosmic functionHe mediates between humans and gods through the offering, invigorates the deities (especially Indra), and sustains ṛta by transforming raw potency into clarified, life-giving essence.
  • Inner significanceThe hymn reads Soma as purified consciousness and clarified delight (ānanda) that, when ‘strained’ through discipline and truth, becomes a radiant force awakening speech, will, and vital energies in harmonious rhythm (like Night-and-Dawn).

Famous verses

समिद्धो विश्वतस्पतिः पवमानो वि राजति । प्रीणन्वृषा कनिक्रदत् ॥
Verse 9.5.1Establishes Soma Pavamāna’s central identity: kindled, lordly, radiant, and awakening energies with a ‘bull-power’ cry—an archetypal opening for the hymn’s tone and purpose.Read verse 9.5.1 →
सुशिल्पे बृहती मही पवमानो वृषण्यति । नक्तोषासा न दर्शते ॥
Verse 9.5.6Links Soma’s manifestation to cosmic rhythm (Night-and-Dawn), expressing how purified power becomes ‘seen’ through alternation—an important Vedic motif for revelation and ordered becoming.Read verse 9.5.6 →
svāhākṛtim
Verse 9.5.11Liturgical culmination: the svāhā-shaped offering draws in the All-Gods, explicitly naming key deities and emphasizing unified, coordinated divine action around Soma.Read verse 9.5.11 →

Attributes of the deity

  • self-purifying (pavamāna)
  • luminous and kingly radiance
  • bull-force/virility (vृषन्)
  • roaring/awakening power (kanikradat)
  • delight-giving and invigorating
  • ritually central as the pressed-and-strained offering
  • harmonizer who draws multiple deities in accord

Also by this seer

  • Soma Pavamāna hymns in Mandala 9 are broadly linked to multiple priestly families and ritual specialists; precise additional attributions for this specific sukta require recension-based cross-reference.

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma (savana) and mix/prepare according to rite.
  • Strain/purify the juice through the filter (pavitra), reciting Pavamāna verses.
  • Collect the clarified Soma in vessels; praise Soma as radiant and bull-strong.
  • Offer Soma with svāhā into the ritual sequence, inviting the gods to partake.
  • Conclude with an invocation for the deities to come ‘in one accord’ to the offering.

Offerings

  • Pressed Soma juice (clarified through the filter)
  • Svāhā-accompanied oblations
  • Associated offerings customary in Soma rites (e.g., ghee/clarified butter as part of the broader yajña context)

Frequently Asked Questions

Soma Pavamāna is Soma in the act of self-purification—pressed, flowing, and clarified through the filter—praised as a radiant power that energizes gods and humans.

It sanctifies and celebrates the Soma flow during purification and offering, portraying Soma as increasing inner delight and strength, and inviting the gods to come to the oblation.

Night-and-Dawn symbolize rhythmic alternation—hidden and revealed. The hymn uses this image to show how Soma’s purified power becomes perceptible in ordered cycles of obscurity and light.

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