Rig Veda Sukta 13
Mandala 9Sukta 139 Mantras

Sukta 13

Sukta 9.13

Devata

Soma Pavamāna (with explicit linkage to Vāyu and Indra as recipients).

Chandas

Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class line length; requires syllable count verification.

Этот гимн Павамана Соме восхваляет самоочищающийся Сому, который, устремляясь через шерстяное сито «тысячью потоков», становится пригодным для богов. Особенно подчёркивается, что его прояснённая сущность — приготовленное возлияние для Ваю и Индры; просят, чтобы текущие силы Инду принесли обильное богатство, героическую мощь и поражение враждебных сил. Гимн завершается тем, что Сома утверждается в «лоне Ṛta», устанавливая чистоту, правильный порядок и светозарное видение.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.13

Mantras

Mantra 1

सोमः पुनानो अर्षति सहस्रधारो अत्यविः । वायोरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥

Сома, очищаясь, струится тысячью потоков, проходя за пределы шерстяного сита; он идёт к приготовленному месту — к жертвенному пространству Ваю и Индры в нас.

Mantra 2

पवमानमवस्यवो विप्रमभि प्र गायत । सुष्वाणं देववीतये ॥

О ищущие дара, воспойте к очищающемуся Соме — вдохновенному; выжатый, он приходит к божественному принятию, дабы боги вошли и вкусили в нас.

Mantra 3

पवन्ते वाजसातये सोमाः सहस्रपाजसः । गृणाना देववीतये ॥

Очищаются потоки Сомы ради завоевания полноты силы; тысячекратны в своей мощи, они текут, воспеваемые, к божественному принятию.

Mantra 4

उत नो वाजसातये पवस्व बृहतीरिषः । द्युमदिन्दो सुवीर्यम् ॥

И для нас, ради завоевания полноты, очистись в великие порывы силы; о Инду, принеси сияющую мощь и благородную героическую силу.

Mantra 5

ते नः सहस्रिणं रयिं पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् । सुवाना देवास इन्दवः ॥

Да очистят нам эти Инду — боги в своём деянии, прекрасно изречённые — тысячекратное богатство, и да принесут нам благородную силу героя (сувирья).

Mantra 6

अत्या हियाना न हेतृभिरसृग्रं वाजसातये । वि वारमव्यमाशवः ॥

Как быстрые кони, мчащиеся вперёд, не понукаемые стрекалами, они хлынули ради обретения изобилия; рвущиеся вперёд широко раскинули шерстяной фильтр, открывая путь очищенной сладости.

Mantra 7

वाश्रा अर्षन्तीन्दवोऽभि वत्सं न धेनवः । दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः ॥

Светлые капли Сомы текут, Инду, — как мычащие коровы к телёнку; они утверждаются и держатся в двух ладонях, находя твёрдую опору в хватке приношения и ищущего.

Mantra 8

जुष्ट इन्द्राय मत्सरः पवमान कनिक्रदत् । विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥

Угодный Индре, бодрящий Сома — о Павамана — в упоении громко взывает; отрази прочь все ненависти, всех враждующих, что противятся возрастанию света в нас.

Mantra 9

अपघ्नन्तो अराव्णः पवमानाः स्वर्दृशः । योनावृतस्य सीदत ॥

Очищаясь, поражая враждебные и кривые силы, потоки Сомы, зрящие солнечный мир (свар), восседают в лоне Ṛta — Истины-Порядка.

Inside Sukta 13

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma begins as an impetuous, thousand-streamed current, purifying himself as he rushes beyond the woolen filter toward the prepared divine seat.

  2. Development

    The hymn shifts from vivid ritual imagery (flowing, straining, preparation) to the boon-request: may the purified Indu-powers bring abundant wealth and noble heroic strength.

  3. Climax

    Soma’s purified force becomes openly militant and luminous—he smites hostile/crooked powers and attains ‘sun-seeing’ clarity.

  4. Where it settles

    The currents finally ‘take their seat in the womb of Ṛta,’ closing on establishment in truth-order and the secure fruition of purification.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaSoma is the pressed and flowing sacred drink, here celebrated specifically as pavamāna—“self-purifying”—as it streams through the sheep’s-wool filter (avi) in many currents and becomes the refined oblation. The hymn depicts Soma as luminous, forceful, and truth-seated, driving away crooked/hostile powers and taking his place in the realm of Ṛta.
  • Cosmic functionSoma mediates between earth and heaven: extracted from the plant, clarified through ritual order, and offered so that the gods—especially Vāyu (breath/wind) and Indra (victorious power)—are strengthened to uphold cosmic stability and victory.
  • Inner significancePsychologically, Soma Pavamāna signifies the mind-life (prāṇa and thought) being clarified: impulses are strained of turbulence, energy becomes lucid, and the purified current settles into truth (ṛta), enabling ‘sun-seeing’ (svardṛś) consciousness.

The seer

  • Anukramaṇī attribution requiredThis sukta’s seer is not identifiable from the supplied data; in Mandala 9 many hymns are attributed to Soma-pavamāna seers from multiple families, and the precise r̥ṣi must be verified from the Sarvānukramaṇī for RV 9.13.1.

Famous verses

sahasradhāro atyaviḥ
Verse 9.13.1Sets the core Pavamāna image: Soma self-purifying in thousand currents, passing the woolen strainer, and becoming the prepared offering-space for Vāyu and Indra.Read verse 9.13.1 →
sahasriṇaṃ rayim
Verse 9.13.5Central benediction: the ‘Indu’ powers are asked to purify for the sacrificer a thousandfold plenitude (rayi) and to bring suvīrya—noble, victorious vigor.Read verse 9.13.5 →
yonau ṛtasya
Verse 9.13.9Doctrinal culmination: purified Soma-currents that ‘behold the sun-world’ destroy hostile forces and settle in the ‘womb of Ṛta,’ linking ritual purification to cosmic truth-order.Read verse 9.13.9 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Self-purifying (pavamāna)
  • Thousand-streamed abundance (sahasradhāra)
  • Passes beyond the woolen filter (atyaviḥ)
  • Prepared oblation-seat for Vāyu and Indra (vāyor indrasya niṣkṛtam)
  • Bestower of wealth and heroic power (rayi, suvīrya)
  • Destroyer of hostile/crooked forces (apaghnan arāvṇaḥ)
  • Truth-seated, Ṛta-womb abiding (yonau ṛtasya)
  • Luminous, ‘sun-world seeing’ (svardṛśaḥ)

Also by this seer

  • Attribution cannot be responsibly listed without Anukramaṇī confirmation for RV 9.13.

The rite, step by step

  • Soma is pressed/extracted (savana) and mixed as required with water for flow.
  • The juice is poured through the woolen strainer (avi/pavitra), repeatedly purified as it streams.
  • The clarified Soma is collected in the vessel and ‘prepared’ as niṣkṛta—fit/appointed for divine reception.
  • Invocations are made to Soma Pavamāna while directing the offering intention toward Vāyu and Indra.
  • Libations are offered into the fire or presented according to Soma-rite procedure, accompanied by requests for rayi (plenty) and suvīrya (heroic vigor).
  • Concluding aspiration: the purified currents ‘sit’ in Ṛta—stability, right order, and victory over hostile forces are affirmed.

Offerings

  • Pressed Soma juice (Soma-rasa)
  • Water for washing/flowing in purification
  • Optional accompaniments per rite (e.g., milk/curds in some traditions)

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he is purified through the ritual strainer, then offered as a refined oblation—especially for Vāyu and Indra—while asking for wealth, strength, and protection.

Because Pavamāna Soma is defined by the act of purification: the juice is strained through wool so it becomes clear, potent, and ritually fit for offering.

It means the purified Soma settles into Ṛta—truth and right order—symbolizing that purification leads to clarity, harmony, and the defeat of crooked or hostile forces.

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