Sukta 54
Sukta 9.54
Soma Pavamāna
یہ مختصر پاومانا منتر سوم کو تصفی کے فعل میں ہی سراہتا ہے، جو روشن اور قدیم طاقت ہے جس کا دودھ جوہر نہ تھک ہاتھوں سے نکالا جاتا ہے اور دیوتاؤں کے لیے موزوں بنایا جاتا ہے۔ سوم کو سورج کی طرح تمام جہانوں سے بالا تر کھڑا ہوا بیان کیا گیا ہے، روشن نظم قائم کرتے ہوئے، اور اس سے درخواست کی گئی ہے کہ وہ دیوتاؤں کی خوشی کے لیے بہے، روشن گائوں سے طاقت اور فراوانی لاتے ہوئے۔
Mantras
Mantra 1
अस्य प्रत्नामनु द्युतं शुक्रं दुदुह्रे अह्रयः । पयः सहस्रसामृषिम् ॥
اس کی قدیم چمک کے پیچھے، نہ تھکنے والوں نے چمکتی دودھ نکالا: وہ رشی جو ہزار گانوں والا ہے۔
Mantra 2
अयं सूर्य इवोपदृगयं सरांसि धावति । सप्त प्रवत आ दिवम् ॥
یہ سورج کی طرح اپنے قریب دیکھنے میں، دھاراؤں میں دوڑتا ہے؛ سات ڈھلوانوں سے آسمان کی طرف چڑھتا ہے۔
Mantra 3
अयं विश्वानि तिष्ठति पुनानो भुवनोपरि । सोमो देवो न सूर्यः ॥
یہ سوم پاک کرتا ہوا تمام دنیاؤں سے اوپر کھڑا ہے؛ ایک دیوتا سورج کی طرح۔
Mantra 4
परि णो देववीतये वाजाँ अर्षसि गोमतः । पुनान इन्दविन्द्रयुः ॥
دیوتاؤں کے آنند کے لیے ہمارے گرد بہہ، روشن ریوڑوں سے بج کی دھارےں؛ پاک کرتا ہوا اِندو، اندر کی خواہش رکھتا ہوا۔
Inside Sukta 54
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma’s ancient, shining nature is invoked; the tireless agents ‘milk out’ his bright essence as a seerly power of abundant song.
- Development
The hymn elevates Soma from ritual substance to cosmic principle—purifying, luminous, and establishing himself in the heights above the worlds.
- Climax
Soma is declared godlike the Sun, standing over all realms—an image of supreme clarity and ordering light.
- Where it settles
A direct prayer asks Soma to flow around for the gods’ enjoyment, bringing vāja (force/achievement) and gomad abundance, as the purifying Indu who seeks Indra.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaSoma as the self-purifying, shining draught (Indu) that is pressed, filtered through wool, and offered to the gods; he is luminous, life-giving, and compared to solar brilliance.
- Cosmic functionMediator of divine vitality: he purifies and invigorates gods and humans, supports ṛta (cosmic order), and becomes a radiant power that ‘stands above the worlds’ through his clarified essence.
- Inner significanceThe clarified mind/inner nectar: the refining of consciousness through discipline and truth, yielding a clear, luminous essence that energizes will (Indra) and awakens insight (solar clarity).
The seer
- An unknown seer (Anukta/Anonymous Ṛṣi)Representative of the Soma-Pavamāna liturgical tradition in Mandala 9, where many hymns are transmitted without a specific named author and are tied to the ritual of Soma purification.
Famous verses
अस्य प्रत्नामनु द्युतं शुक्रं दुदुह्रे अह्रयः । पयः सहस्रसामृषिम् ॥somo devo na sūryaḥ
punāna indav indrayuḥ
Attributes of the deity
- Purifying (pavamāna)
- Luminous/bright (śukra)
- Life-giving essence (payaḥ)
- Uplifting and world-supporting
- Indra-inspiring (indrayuḥ)
- Solar-like radiance and stability
Also by this seer
- Part of the broader Mandala 9 Pavamāna corpus attributed collectively to Soma-pressing priestly lineages (Soma-pavamāna stotras)
- Associated with the ritual-poetic style of Soma hymns focusing on filtration, brightness, and Indra’s exhilaration
The rite, step by step
- Pressing of Soma (extraction of juice) and mixing/clarifying according to the rite
- Filtration through the pavamāna filter (wool/strainer), with recitation of Pavamāna verses
- Collecting the purified Soma in vessels for divine enjoyment (devavīti)
- Offering (libation) to principal recipients—especially Indra and allied deities—followed by distribution per ritual rule
Offerings
- Purified Soma juice (Indu/Soma)
- Ghee/milk admixtures as prescribed in Soma rites
- Oblations accompanying Soma offerings (as part of the Soma-yajña sequence)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma while he is being purified through the filter, describing him as bright, ancient, and sunlike, and asks him to bring strength and abundance for the gods and worshippers.
Because purified Soma is portrayed as a power of clear light and order, standing above the worlds and illuminating the whole realm of existence, like the Sun does.
It refers to Soma being filtered and clarified in the ritual, and also suggests an inner meaning: the refining of mind and life-force into a clear, luminous essence.
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