Rig Veda 9.61.13: Mandala 9, Sukta 61, Mantra 13
Sukta 9.61
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within the Pavamāna Soma corpus (RV 9) to Soma-pavamāna seers; specific ṛṣi for 9.61 is transmitted in Anukramaṇī traditions (commonly within the Kaśyapa/others pavamāna attributions), but not recoverable from the provided input alone.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna; gods as agents of preparation
Chandas: Jagatī (typical for many RV 9 stanzas; exact meter should be verified against pada syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपो षु जातमप्तुरं गोभिर्भङ्गं परिष्कृतम् । इन्दुं देवा अयासिषुः ॥
Transliteration
upó ṣu jātám aptúraṃ góbhir bhaṅgáṃ páriṣkṛtam | índuṃ devā́ ayāsiṣuḥ ||
Translation
Close indeed to the birth, the swift-working (Soma), purified and fashioned by the rays of Light, the gods have brought forward the shining drop for our journey of the sacrifice.
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