Dashati 11
Pavamāna Soma’s purifying flow as a bestower of treasure, strength, and ordered abundance
Soma Pavamāna
Bright driving and expansive—suited to the surging ‘flow’ imagery of Pavamāna
R̥ṣi attribution is not fixed from the provided inputs; the selections reflect a mixed thematic cluster typical of Sāmavedic arrangement (pavamāna core with allied Aindra/Āpas verses).
Soma-yāga: chants accompanying the purified Soma as it is pressed filtered and directed into vessels for offering and distribution.
Mantras
Mantra 1
अभि त्रिपृष्ठं वृषणं वयोधामाङ्गोषिणमवावशंत वाणीः वना वसानो वरुणो न सिन्धूर्वि रत्नधा दयते वार्याणि
Unto the three-backed, the vigorous, the abode of vital power, the voices have caused (praise) to resound; clothed with wood, like Varuṇa, a river (in his flow), treasure-bestowing, he apportions excellent desirable things.
Mantra 2
शूरग्रामः सर्ववीरः सहावान्जेता पवस्व सनिता धनानि तिग्मायुधः क्षिप्रधन्वा समत्स्वषाढः साह्वान्पृतनासु शत्रून्
A host of heroes, all-heroic, puissant, victorious—do thou purify thyself; winner of riches: sharp-weaponed, swift-bowed, unconquered in battles, overcoming enemies in conflicts.
Mantra 3
उरुगव्यूतिरभयानि कृण्वन्त्समीचीने आ पवस्वा पुरन्धी अपः सिषासन्नुषसः स्वा3र्गाः सं चिक्रदो महो अस्मभ्यं वाजान्
Of ample course, producing securities, flow hither in purification, O bounteous (Soma); directing the waters, (bringing) heavenly dawns; resounding mightily, (bestow) upon us prizes of strength.
Frequently Asked Questions
It celebrates Soma as he is purified and set in right flow, and it asks that this sanctified power return to the sacrificer as wealth, strength, and protective authority (kṣatra).
In Sāmavedic ritual reading it points to Soma’s threefold ritual context—especially the repeated pressings/chant structures—highlighting his strength and completeness in the sacrifice.
The flowing waters and rain imagery mirror the soma-stream: both move, gather, and settle into a receptacle (garta/vessels), expressing purification, containment, and abundance in ritual form.