Dashati 5
Soma Pavamāna’s ordered purification and forward flow through the pavitra for divine enjoyment and ritual success
Soma Pavamāna
Bright propulsive and exultant—celebrating the swift ‘undeviating’ flow of the purified Soma
R̥ṣi attribution is not provided in the input; precise identification requires concordance with the Rigvedic sources for these mantras and their assigned seer families.
Soma is pressed (suta) filtered through the woollen strainer (pavitra) then directed into grahas for offering to multiple deities; the verses accompany and sacralize this movement.
Mantras
Mantra 1
परि प्र धन्वेन्द्राय सोम स्वादुर्मित्राय पूष्णे भगाय
Flow forth, Soma, sweet (to the taste), circulating (through the fleece), for Indra; (flow) for Mitra, for Pūṣan, for Bhaga.
Mantra 2
पर्यू षु प्र धन्व वाजसातये परि वृत्राणि सक्षणिः द्विषस्तरध्या ऋणया न ईरसे
Flow forth, wholly, Soma, for the attainment of the prize; encompassing (and breaking) the obstructions, (overcoming) the haters; for us thou movest, to be crossed over (by thy aid).
Mantra 3
पवस्व सोम महान्त्समुद्रः पिता देवानां विश्वाभि धाम
Purify thyself, Soma, (vast as) the mighty ocean, the father of the gods, encompassing all their abodes.
Mantra 4
पवस्व सोम महे दक्षायाश्वो न निक्तो वाजी धनाय
Purify thyself, Soma, for mighty power; like a horse well-washed, a winner of the prize, (flow) for wealth.
Mantra 5
इन्दुः पविष्ट चारुर्मदायापामुपस्थे कविर्भगाय
The bright Soma, entered (the strainer), fair, (flows) for exhilaration; in the lap of the waters, the wise (Soma goes) for Bhaga.
Mantra 6
अनु हि त्वा सुतं सोम मदामसि महे समर्यराज्ये वाजां अभि पवमान प्र गाहसे
For, following thee, Soma, when pressed, we exult; for great (dominion) and for the winning of prizes, O purifying (Soma), thou advancest and enterest (the rite).
Mantra 7
क ईं व्यक्ता नरः सनीडा रुद्रस्य मर्या अथ स्वश्वाः
Who are those manifest heroes, of one seat, the youthful followers of Rudra, and possessed of good steeds?
Mantra 8
अग्ने तमद्याश्वं न स्तोमैः क्रतुं न भद्रं हृदिस्पृशम् ऋध्यामा त ओहैः
Agni, thee to-day, as (men urge) a steed, with praises; (thee) as beneficent power, heart-touching; may we prosper by thy invocations.
Mantra 9
आविर्मर्या आ वाजं वाजिनो अग्मं देवस्य सवितुः सवम् स्वर्गां अर्वन्तो जयत
Manifest, O vigorous (ones), the prize the prize-winners have attained; (by) the impulsion of the god Savitṛ, heaven-leading; as steeds, win ye (the victory).
Mantra 10
पवस्व सोम द्युम्नी सुधारो महां अवीनामनुपूर्व्यः
Purify thyself, Soma, splendid, of fair-flowing stream, great, undeviating, proceeding in due order (through the appointed purifiers) for the sacrifice.
Frequently Asked Questions
It celebrates Soma as he is pressed and purified through the strainer, then made fit to enter the ritual vessels and be offered in proper sequence, bringing splendor and success.
They indicate the intended divine recipients of the purified Soma: Indra for strength, Mitra for harmony and order, Pūṣan for guidance and nourishment, and Bhaga for rightful share and prosperity.
It points to Soma’s correct ritual progression—pressing, filtering, entering the vessels, and being offered—so that the sacrifice proceeds according to the established sequence.