Sukta 52
Sukta 9.52
Ten krótki hymn Pavamāna Soma wzywa świeżo wyciśnięty Somę, by popłynął do filtra (pavitra), lśniący i niosący bogactwo, oraz by otoczył czcicieli starożytnym dobrobytem i siłą. Przedstawia również Somę jako niezachwianego w swojej hojności i jako obrońcę, który „strąca” gwałtownego napastnika, kończąc się modlitwą o stokrotną lub tysiąckrotną pomoc i wzrost rayi (obfitości).
In this hymn
Addressed to
Mantras
Mantra 1
परि द्युक्षः सनद्रयिर्भरद्वाजं नो अन्धसा । सुवानो अर्ष पवित्र आ ॥
Otocz nas swym blaskiem, o Somo, niosąc pradawne bogactwo; swoją wyciśniętą istotą przynieś nam obfitość siły; będąc wyrażony, spływaj do filtra.
Mantra 2
तव प्रत्नेभिरध्वभिरव्यो वारे परि प्रियः । सहस्रधारो यात्तना ॥
Wzdłuż swych pradawnych ścieżek, o umiłowany, poruszasz się wokół wełnianego sita; o tysiącu strumieni, podążaj własnym torem bytu.
Mantra 3
चरुर्न यस्तमीङ्खयेन्दो न दानमीङ्खय । वधैर्वधस्नवीङ्खय ॥
Jak dobrze przyrządzona ofiara, ktokolwiek chciałby nim wstrząsnąć, o Indu, nie może wstrząsnąć twoim daniem; swoimi uderzeniami powal napastnika.
Mantra 4
नि शुष्ममिन्दवेषां पुरुहूत जनानाम् । यो अस्माँ आदिदेशति ॥
Powal, o Indu, siłę tych ludów, o często przyzywany, którzy chcieliby nas wskazać ku szkodzie i wydawać przeciwko nam rozkazy.
Mantra 5
शतं न इन्द ऊतिभिः सहस्रं वा शुचीनाम् । पवस्व मंहयद्रयिः ॥
O Indu, bądź dla nas stokrotny w swych pomocach, lub tysiąckrotny, o czysty; oczyszczaj się, pomnażając w nas bogactwo pełni.
Inside Sukta 52
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma is invoked to encircle the worshippers with shining protection and to bring ‘ancient wealth’ and vāja while flowing to the filter.
- Development
The hymn emphasizes Soma’s unstoppable, purified movement and his steadfast generosity—no one can ‘shake’ or diminish his gift.
- Climax
Soma is asked to ‘shake down’ the violent striker—turning aggression back and establishing safety alongside abundance.
- Where it settles
A final prayer asks Soma’s multiplied helps (hundredfold or thousandfold) and a swelling increase of rayi through continued purification.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- Cosmic functionMediator of vitality and inspiration: Soma’s purified flow empowers gods and humans, sustains cosmic order through sacrificial circulation, and drives away hostility through protective potency.
- Inner significanceThe clarified mind/nectar of consciousness: as Soma is filtered, so awareness is refined—yielding clarity, courage, generous power, and inner abundance.
The seer
- Anonym (R̥gvedic Soma-Pavamāna tradition)This sukta is transmitted without a specific seer-name; such anonymity is common in parts of Mandala 9 where the liturgical Soma-flow hymns are preserved as a priestly corpus rather than as individual family compositions.
Famous verses
pavitra ā
चरुर्न यस्तमीङ्खयेन्दो न दानमीङ्खय । वधैर्वधस्नवीङ्खय ॥śataṃ na inda ūtibhiḥ
Attributes of the deity
- Pavamāna (self-purifying, flowing to the filter)
- Śuci (pure, bright)
- Dātā (generous giver of boons)
- Vājabhṛt (bringer of strength/force)
- Rakṣohā/abhaya-kṛt (protector, dispeller of harm)
Also by this seer
- Participation (as part of the anonymous/collective transmission) in the Mandala 9 Pavamāna collection used for Soma purification and offering.
- Preservation of refrain-like liturgical diction centered on ‘pavasva’ (purify/flow) and ‘pavitra’ (the filter).
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma (savana) and collect the expressed juice (andhas).
- Cause Soma to flow/stream toward the straining cloth or wool filter (pavitra).
- Recite the hymn as Soma is purified and made ‘śuci’ (bright/pure).
- Offer the purified Soma as libation, seeking vāja (strength) and rayi (abundance) and protection from aggressors.
- Conclude with a request for multiplied aids (hundredfold/thousandfold) and flourishing prosperity.
Offerings
- Pressed Soma juice (andhas)
- Libations of purified Soma
- Associated oblations customary to Soma rites (e.g., ghee and ritual waters, as contextually applicable)
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks Soma, freshly pressed, to flow to the filter (pavitra), become pure and shining, and bring strength (vāja) and wealth (rayi) to the worshippers.
It presents Soma as a protector: no one can reduce his gift, and his power can repel or subdue violent harm directed at the sacrificers.
It is a poetic way of asking for greatly multiplied support—many forms of aid, prosperity, and inner fullness arising from Soma’s purification and blessing.
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