Rig Veda Sukta 24
Mandala 9Sukta 245 Mantras

Sukta 24

Sukta 9.24

บทสวดปวะมานะสั้น ๆ นี้สรรเสริญโสมเมื่อเขาพุ่งไปผ่านสายน้ำและตะแกรงกรอง ชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์และเหมาะแก่พิธีกรรม บทสวดวอนให้โสมผู้บริสุทธิ์ทำให้มนุษย์ชื่นบานและมีกำลัง ให้ชัยแก่หมู่ชน และขับไล่วาจาอันเป็นศัตรูและความมืดด้วยแก่นสารอันสว่างไสว หวานชื่น และคั้นแล้วของเขา

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.24

In this hymn

Addressed to

  • Soma PavamanaSoma Pavamāna

    Soma is the pressed, sweet draught that ‘purifies itself’ (pavamāna) as it streams through waters and filters, becoming bright (śuci), purifying (pāvaka), and fit for the gods.

Mantras

Mantra 1

प्र सोमासो अधन्विषुः पवमानास इन्दवः । श्रीणाना अप्सु मृञ्जत ॥

หยดโสมาทั้งหลายพุ่งออกไปข้างหน้า—อินทุผู้ชำระให้บริสุทธิ์; มันทั้งหลายเติมเต็มตนเอง แล้วชำระตนเองในสายน้ำทั้งปวง.

Mantra 2

अभि गावो अधन्विषुरापो न प्रवता यतीः । पुनाना इन्द्रमाशत ॥

โคแห่งรัศมีทั้งหลายหลั่งไหลเข้าหาพระองค์ ดุจสายน้ำไหลลงตามลาดเขา; เมื่อชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์แล้ว ก็ไปถึงอินทรา.

Mantra 4

त्वं सोम नृमादनः पवस्व चर्षणीसहे । सस्निर्यो अनुमाद्यः ॥

ท่านโสมะ (Soma) คือผู้ยังมนุษย์ให้รื่นเริง; จงชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์และไหลไปเถิด ผู้พิชิตเพื่อหมู่ชน. ท่านคือผู้ชนะผู้ตามหลังความปีติ (mada) นำดวงจิตให้ยิ่งทวีความยินดี.

Mantra 5

इन्दो यदद्रिभिः सुतः पवित्रं परिधावसि । अरमिन्द्रस्य धाम्ने ॥

โอ้ อินทุ (Indu) เมื่อท่านถูกหินคั้น ท่านก็วิ่งวนรอบตะแกรงกรอง; ท่านจึงพร้อมและเหมาะสมสำหรับที่พำนักของอินทรา (Indra).

Mantra 7

शुचिः पावक उच्यते सोमः सुतस्य मध्वः । देवावीरघशंसहा ॥

โสมะ (Soma) ถูกขานว่า ‘บริสุทธิ์’ และ ‘ผู้ชำระให้ผ่องใสดุจเปลวไฟ’—คือความหวานที่ถูกคั้นออกมา. เป็นวีรบุรุษเพื่อเหล่าเทพ ผู้ทำลายโทษแห่งวาจาร้าย.

Inside Sukta 24

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma-drops surge forth as purifiers, filling themselves and cleansing in the waters.

  2. Development

    The hymn emphasizes Soma’s strengthening and gladdening power for humans and his victorious support of the peoples.

  3. Climax

    Soma is acclaimed as pure and blazing-clear, a divine hero who destroys ill-speaking darkness and protects the divine vitality.

  4. Where it settles

    The praise settles into assurance that the purified Soma, by his sweetness and brightness, makes the rite effective and the community strengthened.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • Cosmic functionHe mediates between human and divine realms by carrying offerings and inspiration to the gods, invigorating Indra and the deities, and restoring order by dispelling hostile forces.
  • Inner significanceSoma symbolizes clarified consciousness: the mind’s energies purified through discipline, becoming luminous, bliss-giving, and capable of true speech and right action.

Famous verses

प्र सोमासो अधन्विषुः पवमानास इन्दवः । श्रीणाना अप्सु मृञ्जत ॥
Verse 9.24.1Sets the core Pavamāna image: Soma’s swift flow and self-cleansing in the waters, establishing ritual and inner symbolism of purification.Read verse 9.24.1 →
त्वं सोम नृमादनः पवस्व चर्षणीसहे । सस्निर्यो अनुमाद्यः ॥
Verse 9.24.4Highlights Soma as nṛmādana (‘gladdener of man’) and a conquering aid for the peoples—linking purification with joy, strength, and collective victory.Read verse 9.24.4 →
शुचिः पावक उच्यते सोमः सुतस्य मध्वः । देवावीरघशंसहा ॥
Verse 9.24.7A vivid epithet cluster—śuci, pāvaka—portrays Soma as luminous protector and destroyer of harmful speech, a key ethical-spiritual note in Soma praise.Read verse 9.24.7 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Self-purifying (pavamāna)
  • Sweet, pressed essence (madhu, suta)
  • Luminous and cleansing (śuci, pāvaka)
  • Giver of joy and ecstasy (māda)
  • Protector of the divine life; slayer of harmful/ill-speaking forces

Also by this seer

  • Rig Veda Mandala 9 (Pavamāna Soma tradition; multiple hymns transmitted in a shared ritual-chanting milieu)

The rite, step by step

  • Press the Soma plant and express the juice (savana).
  • Mix/guide the flow with water so it ‘cleanses itself in the waters’.
  • Filter through wool/strainers (pavitra) while chanting the Pavamāna verses.
  • Collect the clarified Soma; prepare portions for offering and for ritual distribution.
  • Offer Soma into the fire and/or present to the gods (especially Indra) with accompanying recitations.

Offerings

  • Pressed Soma juice (soma-rasa)
  • Water used in purification
  • Oblations of Soma to the gods (often with ghee in the broader rite)

Frequently Asked Questions

Soma Pavamāna—the pressed Soma juice as it flows and purifies itself through water and the ritual filter.

It means “self-purifying”: Soma is described as cleansing and clarifying himself as he streams through the waters and the strainer.

Purified Soma brings clarity and joy, strengthens people, supports the rite, and drives away harmful darkness and ill-speaking forces.

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