Dashati 1
Pavamāna Soma’s flowing power that energizes and perfects the sacrifice
Soma Pavamāna
Exultant and propulsive with a sense of streaming movement and ritual urgency
Given as ‘unspecified’ in the input; this dashati reflects the broader RV Pavamāna hymn tradition rather than a single clearly identified ṛṣi in the provided data.
Primarily aligned with Soma-pressing and purification (pavamāna) recitations where the flowing Soma is praised as it is prepared for offering.
Mantras
Mantra 1
आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश्चर्षणीनाम् सङ्क्रन्दनो ऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतं सेना अजयत्साकमिन्द्रः
Swift, whetting his might, terrible as a bull, crusher of the crusher, agitator of the hosts, shouting in onset, unblinking, the sole hero—Indra at once conquered a hundred armies.
Mantra 2
पावकवर्चाः शुक्रवर्चा अनूनवर्चा उदियर्षि भानुना पुत्रो मातरा विचरन्नुपावसि पृणक्षि रोदसी उभे
Of purifying, of brilliant, of undiminished splendour, thou risest aloft with radiance; as the son, moving between thy two mothers, thou abidest near, and thou fillest both worlds.
Mantra 3
ऊर्जो नपाज्जातवेदः सुशस्तिभिर्मन्दस्व धीतिभिर्हितः त्वे इषः सं दधुर्भूरिवर्पसश्चित्रोतयो वामजाताः
Offspring of nourishment, Jātavedas, be exhilarated by fitting praises, established by devout thoughts; for thee they have duly set the offerings of food: abundant in splendour, manifold in succour, auspiciously born.
Mantra 4
इरज्यन्नग्ने प्रथयस्व जन्तुभिरस्मे रायो अमर्त्य स दर्शतस्य वपुषो वि राजसि पृणक्षि दर्शतं क्रतुम्
Shining, Agni, spread thyself among men; grant unto us riches, O immortal: thou, of lovely form, art resplendent, and thou fillest (perfectest) the fair rite.
Mantra 5
इष्कर्त्तारमध्वरस्य प्रचेतसं क्षयन्तं राधसो महः रातिं वामस्य सुभगां महीमिषं दधासि सानसिं रयिम्
Thou appointest (for us) the wise producer of the oblation of the sacrifice, abiding in abundant wealth; thou bestowest the auspicious gift of desirable good, great nourishment, and prosperity to be won.
Mantra 6
ऋतावानं महिषं विश्वदर्शतमग्निं सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जनाः श्रुत्कर्णं सप्रथस्तमं त्वा गिरा दैव्यं मानुषा युगा
Men have set Agni foremost for favour, the mighty, the universally visible, possessed of ṛta; him of attentive ear, most widely diffused, (they praise) with hymn, divine and human, through the ages.
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises the purified Soma as it flows from pressing, presenting Soma as the power that readies the gods’ portion and makes the sacrifice succeed.
Indra is invoked as Somapā—the foremost drinker of Soma—so the offering yields strength and victory, while Agni is invoked to spread among worshippers and complete (perfect) the kratu, the sacrificial performance.
It fits the Soma service around pressing and purification: the singers (Udgātṛ team) chant to sacralize Soma’s flow, invite the key recipients, and secure the rite’s efficacy through Agni.