Rig Veda Sukta 56
Mandala 9Sukta 564 Mantras

Sukta 56

Sukta 9.56

Devata

Soma Pavamāna (purifying Soma)

Este breve hino a Pavamāna louva Soma quando ele irrompe através do filtro purificador (pavitra), alinhando-se com a vasta Ordem cósmica (ṛtam bṛhat) e despedaçando as forças obstrutivas (rakṣas/vighna). Também evoca a imagem clássica: Soma é purificado pelas «dez donzelas» (os dedos/as correntes da preparação), para que se torne doce e digno de Indra e de Viṣṇu. O hino termina com uma prece de proteção: que o Soma purificado guarde os cantores do pecado e da aflição.

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he is purified through the ritual filter, becomes aligned with cosmic truth (ṛta), destroys obstructive forces, and then protects the worshippers.

They are a poetic image for the agents of purification—often understood as the ten fingers involved in pressing/straining, or the flowing streams that cleanse and guide Soma.

Because purified Soma is offered to empower the gods; the verse asks Soma to be sweet for Indra and Viṣṇu and to protect the singers from aṃhas (harm, distress, or moral fault).

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