Dashati 20
Pavamāna Soma as purifier and protector who grants prosperity and radiance
Soma (Pavamāna/Indu)
Bright forceful and auspicious—moving from enrichment to protection
Ṛṣi attribution is not provided here; identification requires Rigvedic concordance for the RV parallel of these Pavamāna verses and their family assignment.
Soma Pavamāna (Indu) dipuji sebagai pemurni dan pelindung: melalui aliran/penapis ‘lembu’ ia mengambil warna suci dan kilau yang jernih, lalu menjadi sahabat yang teguh dalam persahabatan. Ia menganugerahkan kemakmuran—lembu, kuda, zuriat, serta keberkesanan korban—dan dengan kuasa penolak bala menghalau yang tidak bertuhan, para pemangsa, serta menyingkirkan kejahatan dua-lapis dan segala penghalang upacara serta kehidupan.
Mantras
Mantra 1
गोमन्न इन्दो अश्ववत्सुतः सुदक्ष धनिव शुचिं च वर्णमधि गोषु धार्य
Gomān (kaya lembu), wahai Indu; mengurniakan kuda dan zuriat; sudakṣa (berdaya baik), makmur; sarungkan sinar sucimu, untuk diletakkan pada ‘lembu-lembu’—yakni penapis (goṣu) Soma.
Mantra 2
स नो हरीणां पत इन्दो देवप्सरस्तमः सखेव सख्ये नर्यो रुचे भव
Wahai Indu, jadilah untuk kami—tuan bagi kuda-kuda keemasan; yang paling unggul, paling ilahi; dan seperti sahabat dalam persahabatan, jadilah perkasa, demi sinar kemuliaan kami.
Mantra 3
सनेमि त्वमस्मदा अदेवं कं चिदत्रिणम् साह्वां इन्दो परि बाधो अप द्वयुम्
Teguh dalam laluanmu, wahai Indu, yang menewaskan—halau jauh daripada kami setiap pemangsa yang tanpa dewa; dan tolaklah kejahatan yang dua rupa.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he becomes purified and radiant, asking him to bring prosperity (cattle, horses, offspring) and to protect the sacrificer by driving away hostile, godless forces.
In this context, “goṣu” is commonly read (as in Sāyaṇa) as the ritual ‘cows’: the strainers/streams or filtering media on which Soma is placed and through which he becomes bright and pure.
The verses mention the “adeva” (one opposed to the gods/ritual) and an “atriṇa” (a devourer or harmful aggressor), and they ask Soma to repel “dvayum,” a twofold harm—often understood as combined worldly and ritual obstruction.