Rig Veda Sukta 72
Mandala 9Sukta 729 Mantras

Sukta 72

Sukta 9.72

Rishi

Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).

Chandas

Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).

Himne Soma Pavamāna ini memuji Soma yang telah disucikan ketika ia dibersihkan, diperah, dan dicurahkan bersama susu ke dalam bejana, lalu menjadi kuasa yang bercahaya dan membangkitkan ilham. Soma diraikan sebagai pembangkit ujaran dan fikiran, pembaharu kehidupan di singgasana Ṛta (tatanan kosmik), serta pemberi kekayaan yang melimpah dan kesejahteraan kepada pemuja.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.72

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Soma PavamanaSoma Pavamāna

    Soma is the ‘tawny’ (hari/piśaṅga) draught cleansed through the filter, mingled with milk, and poured into the kalaśa; he is a kavi (seer-poet) whose flowing inspires vāc (speech) and matī (thought).

Mantras

Mantra 1

हरिं मृजन्त्यरुषो न युज्यते सं धेनुभिः कलशे सोमो अज्यते । उद्वाचमीरयति हिन्वते मती पुरुष्टुतस्य कति चित्परिप्रियः ॥

Mereka menyucikan yang keemasan; laksana kuda merah-emas ia dipasangkan pada kerja. Dengan aliran susu ia dicurahkan ke dalam kendi; Soma disapukan (diurapi) ke dalam bejananya yang menjadi. Ia mengangkat sabda dan menggerakkan fikiran; bagi yang banyak dipuji, ia menjadi dalam pelbagai cara kekasih yang paling dekat.

Mantra 2

साकं वदन्ति बहवो मनीषिण इन्द्रस्य सोमं जठरे यदादुहुः । यदी मृजन्ति सुगभस्तयो नरः सनीळाभिर्दशभिः काम्यं मधु ॥

Bersama-sama banyak resi berkata tentang Soma milik Indra apabila mereka memerahnya ke dalam perut (bejana batin). Apabila para lelaki yang kuat tangannya memurnikannya dengan sepuluh saudari yang tinggal dalam satu rumah, madu yang didambakan—kemanisan nikmat—terbentuk dan disediakan untuk santapan jiwa.

Mantra 3

अरममाणो अत्येति गा अभि सूर्यस्य प्रियं दुहितुस्तिरो रवम् । अन्वस्मै जोषमभरद्विनंगृसः सं द्वयीभिः स्वसृभिः क्षेति जामिभिः ॥

Tidak mengenal lelah, ia melampaui menuju lembu-lembu (sinar-sinar), ke tempat kesayangan Surya, melampaui laungan Puteri pemerah susu. Mengikutinya, sang pemegang yang membongkok membawakan baginya kesukaan; dan ia tinggal bersatu dengan dua kuasa-saudari, yang sekaum dan seasal.

Mantra 4

नृधूतो अद्रिषुतो बर्हिषि प्रियः पतिर्गवां प्रदिव इन्दुॠत्वियः । पुरंधिवान्मनुषो यज्ञसाधनः शुचिर्धिया पवते सोम इन्द्र ते ॥

Disucikan oleh manusia dan diperah oleh batu, Indu yang dikasihi mengalir di atas barhis, hamparan suci; tuan bagi sinar-sinar (gavām), bergerak di langit yang luas, layak bagi upacara. Penuh kelimpahan, melayani manusia sebagai penyempurna yajña, murni dengan dhī (fikiran bercahaya), Soma mengalir untukmu, wahai Indra.

Mantra 5

नृबाहुभ्यां चोदितो धारया सुतोऽनुष्वधं पवते सोम इन्द्र ते । आप्राः क्रतून्त्समजैरध्वरे मतीर्वेर्न द्रुषच्चम्वोरासदद्धरिः ॥

Didorong oleh lengan-lengan manusia, dan dizahirkan dalam arus, Soma yang diperah mengalir menurut hukum kenikmatannya sendiri bagimu, wahai Indra. Engkau telah memenuhi dan memasangkan kekuatan-kekuatan kehendak (kratu) dalam yajña; laksana burung ke tempat hinggapnya, yang keemasan (hari) datang duduk di atas mangkuk-mangkuk.

Mantra 6

अंशुं दुहन्ति स्तनयन्तमक्षितं कविं कवयोऽपसो मनीषिणः । समी गावो मतयो यन्ति संयत ऋतस्य योना सदने पुनर्भुवः ॥

Mereka memerah sinar terang (aṃśu) yang bergemuruh dan tidak susut—para ṛṣi, mahir dalam kerja dan kaya budi. Bersama-sama sinar-sinar cahaya dan gerak-gerak fikiran melangkah, terikat dalam keselarasan, menuju rahim Ṛta (Kebenaran-Kosmik), ke tempat duduk tempat “menjadi” diperbaharui semula.

Mantra 7

नाभा पृथिव्या धरुणो महो दिवोऽपामूर्मौ सिन्धुष्वन्तरुक्षितः । इन्द्रस्य वज्रो वृषभो विभूवसुः सोमो हृदे पवते चारु मत्सरः ॥

Sebagai pusat bumi, sebagai penopang teguh langit yang agung, ditempatkan dalam gelombang air, dalam sungai-sungai—Soma dicurahkan. Halilintar Indra, banteng kekuatan, luas dalam kekayaan—kegembiraan suci yang indah itu mengalir, dimurnikan, di dalam hati.

Mantra 8

स तू पवस्व परि पार्थिवं रजः स्तोत्रे शिक्षन्नाधून्वते च सुक्रतो । मा नो निर्भाग्वसुनः सादनस्पृशो रयिं पिशङ्गं बहुलं वसीमहि ॥

Maka engkau pun mengalirlah, mengitari rajah (ruang) yang bersifat bumi; ajarilah nyanyian puji kami dan dia yang berusaha, wahai yang berkehendak baik lagi berdaya. Janganlah engkau memutus kami daripada harta, wahai yang menyentuh tempat duduk kelimpahan; semoga kami memiliki rayi yang kuning kemerahan, beraneka, kelimpahan wujud.

Mantra 9

आ तू न इन्दो शतदात्वश्व्यं सहस्रदातु पशुमद्धिरण्यवत् । उप मास्व बृहती रेवतीरिषोऽधि स्तोत्रस्य पवमान नो गहि ॥

Datanglah kepada kami, wahai Indu, membawa ratusan kurnia—kekuatan kuda—membawa ribuan kurnia, kaya dengan ternakan dan sinar keemasan. Dekatkanlah kepada kami dorongan-dorongan (iṣaḥ) yang luas dan makmur; wahai Pavamāna, datanglah kepada nyanyian puji kami dan duduklah di atasnya.

Inside Sukta 72

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    The hymn opens with the vivid ritual image of Soma being cleansed and poured with milk into the jar, likened to a tawny steed yoked to its work.

  2. Development

    It expands Soma’s identity from ritual liquid to inspired power: he raises speech, impels thought, and is ‘milked’ by seers as an inexhaustible, thunderous beam; all movements converge toward the womb of Ṛta.

  3. Climax

    Soma’s flow is invoked to circle and pervade the earthly realm while educating the hymn and empowering the worker—granting access to the ‘seats of abundance’ without deprivation.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn settles into a protective petition: do not cut us off from treasure; may we possess tawny, manifold plenitude—wealth, fullness, and renewed becoming.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaHe is linked with thunder-like power, inexhaustibility, and the ‘womb of Ṛta’ where renewal occurs.
  • Cosmic functionHe mediates between earthly offering and divine plenitude—purifying, energizing, and sustaining the gods and the cosmic order while bestowing rayi (wealth/abundance) and vitality on the sacrificer.
  • Inner significanceAs purified consciousness, Soma symbolizes the clarified mind-force that awakens inspired speech, concentrates thought, and renews the seeker by aligning inner life with Ṛta (truth/order).

The seer

  • Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Pavamāna-ṛṣis of Mandala 9)Mandala 9 is a specialized collection devoted to Soma’s purification (pavamāna), composed by multiple seer-families; the ‘rishi’ is often transmitted as a liturgical tradition rather than a single named author.

Famous verses

ud vācam īrayati (he lifts up the word)
Verse 9.72.1Sets the core ritual and mystical frame: Soma is cleansed, poured into the kalaśa with milk, and described as the awakener of speech and thought—linking rite to inspiration.Read verse 9.72.1 →
ṛtasya yonā (womb of Ṛta)
Verse 9.72.6Highlights Soma as an inexhaustible, thunderous ‘beam’ milked by seers; the imagery culminates in movement toward the ‘womb of Ṛta’ and renewal (punar-bhuvaḥ).Read verse 9.72.6 →
स तू पवस्व परि पार्थिवं रजः स्तोत्रे शिक्षन्नाधून्वते च सुक्रतो । मा नो निर्भाग्वसुनः सादनस्पृशो रयिं पिशङ्गं बहुलं वसीमहि ॥
Verse 9.72.8A direct, practical invocation: Soma is asked to flow around the earthly realm, not to deprive the worshipper of wealth, and to grant abundant tawny plenitude.Read verse 9.72.8 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Purifying flow (pavamāna)
  • Tawny/golden radiance
  • Inspiration of speech and thought
  • Kavi (seer-like intelligence)
  • Milk-mingled sweetness
  • Bestower of wealth and fullness (rayi, vasu)
  • Linked to Ṛta and renewal (punar-bhuvaḥ)

Also by this seer

  • Numerous Soma Pavamāna hymns across Rig Veda Mandala 9 (Soma Pavitra cycle)
  • Liturgical shaping of Soma-pressing praise used in Soma-yajña contexts

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma (or prepare Soma substitute in later practice) and express the juice
  • Filter/cleanse through the pavitra (wool/strainer), ‘cleansing the tawny one’
  • Mix with milk streams (dhenubhiḥ) and pour into the kalaśa (collecting vessel)
  • Chant stotras/śastras while Soma ‘flows around the earthly realm’ and is offered
  • Make libations to the deities; conclude with prayers for wealth, protection, and continuity of Ṛta-aligned life

Offerings

  • Purified Soma juice (pavamāna)
  • Milk/curds mixed with Soma
  • Ghee and accompanying oblations as part of the Soma rite

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he is purified through the filter and poured into the vessel with milk, and it asks him to inspire the worshipper and grant abundance.

In Vedic symbolism, purified Soma is not only a ritual drink; he is also the power that awakens inspired speech (vāc) and sets the mind’s insight (matī) in motion.

It refers to the source or seat of cosmic truth and order (Ṛta), where life and right becoming are renewed; the hymn says Soma leads energies and thoughts toward that renewing center.

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