Rig Veda Sukta 60
Mandala 9Sukta 604 Mantras

Sukta 60

Sukta 9.60

Devata

Soma Pavamāna (Indu)

Chandas

Gāyatrī (explicitly invoked; the verse is a gāyatrī-style invocation though full metrical verification is not provided here)

अयं संक्षिप्तः पवमानसूक्तः गायत्र्या सोमस्य स्तुतिं कर्तुं गायकेभ्यः आह्वानं करोति। अत्र इन्दुः दीप्तः बहुनेत्रः सर्वदर्शी च शक्तिरिव स्तूयते। सोमस्य यज्ञगतिं च अनुवर्तते—सः पवित्रान् अतिक्रम्य वेगेन कलशेषु प्रविशति—तस्य च शुद्धः प्रवाहः इन्द्रस्य अन्तःप्रमोदं बलं च सम्बध्नाति। अन्ते प्रार्थ्यते यत् सोमः शान्त्यै पवेत, प्रजावत् रेतः—जननसमृद्धिदं सृजनशीलं तेजः—आवहतु।

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he purifies (Pavamāna), describing his flow through the filters into the jars and praying that this purified essence strengthen and delight Indra.

The first verse calls the singers to chant with the Gāyatrī, signaling the intended metrical/chanting mode and framing the praise as a focused, luminous invocation for Soma’s purification.

Ritually it means the offered Soma becomes Indra’s drink and power; symbolically it means purified delight and clarity enter the force of will, producing strength, peace, and creative prosperity.

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