Rig Veda Sukta 110
Mandala 9Sukta 11012 Mantras

Sukta 110

Sukta 9.110

Rishi

Pavam01na Soma hymn tradition (RV 9.110; specific r63i not supplied here)

Devata

Soma Pavam01na

这首《流净苏摩》(Pavamāna Soma)赞颂苏摩在滤器中“流淌”而净化,奋勇前行,为祭主赢得丰饶、名声与英雄般的力量。苏摩被祈请为征服之力:环绕并击破障碍(弗利陀罗 vṛtra),使敬拜者越过憎敌与债累,驱逐外来的敌对势力与内在的仇敌。此颂既具仪式目的——增益榨苏摩与奉献之效——亦具护持之意,祈求胜利、净化与无畏的精勇。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.110

Mantras

Mantra 1

पर्यू षु प्र धन्व वाजसातये परि वृत्राणि सक्षणिः । द्विषस्तरध्या ऋणया न ईयसे ॥

你环行四方,奋进向前,为赢得丰盈之胜利;包围诸障碍,你有力能制服之。你为我等越过憎敌,渡过债累与亏损而行。

Mantra 2

अनु हि त्वा सुतं सोम मदामसि महे समर्यराज्ये । वाजाँ अभि पवमान प्र गाहसे ॥

确然,随你——被榨取的苏摩——我等入于狂喜,为那伟大的战斗王权。噢,净流者(Pavamāna),你向前跃入诸力之丰盈。

Mantra 3

अजीजनो हि पवमान सूर्यं विधारे शक्मना पयः । गोजीरया रंहमाणः पुरंध्या ॥

确然是你,噗婆摩那(Pavamāna,净化者)啊,生出了太阳;为着广阔的承载,你以威力安置了滋养的乳汁(páyas)。以牛之驱策而疾驰,你携圆满而来,成就一切所当成就者。

Mantra 4

अजीजनो अमृत मर्त्येष्वाँ ऋतस्य धर्मन्नमृतस्य चारुणः । सदासरो वाजमच्छा सनिष्यदत् ॥

你在凡人之中生起不死者,安立ṛta(Rita,宇宙正序)之法则——那不死之美妙行进。常流不息者啊,你趋向丰盈(vāja),求其稳固的获得。

Mantra 5

अभ्यभि हि श्रवसा ततर्दिथोत्सं न कं चिज्जनपानमक्षितम् । शर्याभिर्न भरमाणो गभस्त्योः ॥

你一次又一次以那启示之听闻的威力穿透涌出,如同泉源——为众人饮用而不竭。你并非被箭矢所驱载;你被承载在双手中——那承载你光芒之手。

Mantra 6

आदीं के चित्पश्यमानास आप्यं वसुरुचो दिव्या अभ्यनूषत । वारं न देवः सविता व्यूर्णुते ॥

于是,有些人看见那内在的丰藏——具光辉宝藏的天界诸神——便赞颂他。正如神萨维特里(Savitṛ)揭开帷幕,这位神也揭去遮覆,显露那隐藏的光明。

Mantra 7

त्वे सोम प्रथमा वृक्तबर्हिषो महे वाजाय श्रवसे धियं दधुः । स त्वं नो वीर वीर्याय चोदय ॥

在你之中,哦苏摩(Soma),最初的祭献者——铺陈祭草(barhis)者——为伟大的丰盈与启示之闻名安置其意念。故而,哦英雄,请驱策我们,趋向英雄之力。

Mantra 8

दिवः पीयूषं पूर्व्यं यदुक्थ्यं महो गाहाद्दिव आ निरधुक्षत । इन्द्रमभि जायमानं समस्वरन् ॥

他们自天穹汲取那古老的甘露——堪受颂歌者——从天之广大深渊中挤取而出;当因陀罗(Indra)在我们之中诞生之时,诸力汇聚,同声共鸣以作肯定。

Mantra 9

अध यदिमे पवमान रोदसी इमा च विश्वा भुवनाभि मज्मना । यूथे न निष्ठा वृषभो वि तिष्ठसे ॥

于是,噢帕瓦玛那(Pavamāna),当你以伟力包容这两界(天与地)以及这一切诸有(bhūvana)之时,你如群中之雄牛立于前导,稳固安住,威能显现。

Mantra 10

सोमः पुनानो अव्यये वारे शिशुर्न क्रीळन्पवमानो अक्षाः । सहस्रधारः शतवाज इन्दुः ॥

苏摩(Soma)自净于不坏的滤网(avyaya vāra)中,如嬉戏之童般流行其道;这因杜(Indu)成千流之势,具百般丰盛之力。

Mantra 11

एष पुनानो मधुमाँ ऋतावेन्द्रायेन्दुः पवते स्वादुरूर्मिः । वाजसनिर्वरिवोविद्वयोधाः ॥

这因杜(Indu)自净,蜜润丰盈,知晓ṛta(正法/正序),为因陀罗(Indra)而流,波涛甘美;他赢得诸般力之丰盛,开辟广阔之境,并支撑诸生命之力。

Mantra 12

स पवस्व सहमानः पृतन्यून्त्सेधन्रक्षांस्यप दुर्गहाणि । स्वायुधः सासह्वान्त्सोम शत्रून् ॥

愿你奔流,苏摩(Soma),以胜势压倒来犯者;驱逐诸般扭曲之力,扫除那难以攫取的险阻。以你自有、本然的武威,苏摩啊,制伏内在的仇敌。

Inside Sukta 110

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma is urged to move all around and surge forward for victory and plenitude, encircling and mastering obstacles.

  2. Development

    The hymn expands Soma’s role: he carries the worshipper beyond haters and diminishment, inspires the sacrificial thought of the first offerers, and is asked to propel the community toward heroic power and renown.

  3. Climax

    Soma is invoked as a conquering force who actively drives away rakṣas and the hard-to-seize hindrances, overpowering enemies by his own native might.

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn closes in protective assurance: Soma’s purified flow becomes a weaponed safeguard, securing triumph over both external adversaries and inner foes.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaSoma is praised as the pressed and filtered (pavamāna) sacred draught, bright, swift, and victorious, moving through the woolen sieve to become fit for the gods. He is addressed as a hero who overcomes obstructers, protects from hostile beings (rakṣas), and grants strength, wealth, and inspired hearing.
  • Cosmic functionAs the purified essence, Soma mediates between human offering and divine power—revitalizing the gods, sustaining ṛta (right order) through consecrated sacrifice, and empowering victory and increase in the world.
  • Inner significanceSoma Pavamāna symbolizes clarified consciousness: the mind’s nectar when purified through discipline and truth, enabling one to cross inner ‘debts’ (limitations), defeat hostile impulses, and awaken heroic energy (vīrya).

The seer

  • Pavamāna Soma hymn tradition (anonymous/collective seer)Book 9 is a specialized anthology of Soma Pavamāna hymns, often transmitted through priestly lineages where individual author names are not always preserved; the ‘seer’ is effectively the Soma-poet tradition focused on the flowing, purified Soma.

Famous verses

पर्यू षु प्र धन्व वाजसातये परि वृत्राणि सक्षणिः । द्विषस्तरध्या ऋणया न ईयसे ॥
Verse 9.110.1Sets the hymn’s keynote: Soma’s all-encompassing forward motion that wins vāja, masters vṛtra-like obstructions, and carries the worshipper beyond hatred and ‘debts’ (limitations).Read verse 9.110.1 →
त्वे सोम प्रथमा वृक्तबर्हिषो महे वाजाय श्रवसे धियं दधुः । स त्वं नो वीर वीर्याय चोदय ॥
Verse 9.110.7Connects Soma with the primordial sacrificers and the establishment of inspired intention (dhī) for great strength and fame; includes the direct prayer to be urged toward vīrya (heroic power).Read verse 9.110.7 →
स पवस्व सहमानः पृतन्यून्त्सेधन्रक्षांस्यप दुर्गहाणि । स्वायुधः सासह्वान्त्सोम शत्रून् ॥
Verse 9.110.12Protective culmination: Soma as conqueror who repels rakṣas and elusive obstacles, overpowering enemies with inherent power—an explicit inner-and-outer victory formula.Read verse 9.110.12 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Purifying flow through the filter (pavamāna)
  • Bestower of vāja (strength/plenitude) and śravas (fame/inspired hearing)
  • Obstacle-breaker (vṛtra-han/obstruction-overcomer)
  • Protector against rakṣas and hostile forces
  • Warrior-like, urging heroic power (vīrya)
  • Swift, encompassing, and forward-driving energy

Also by this seer

  • Numerous Pavamāna (filtered Soma) hymns across Rig Veda Mandala 9 attributed broadly to Soma-poets/ritual families rather than a single identifiable rishi
  • Liturgical shaping of Soma imagery: purification, victory over Vṛtra/obstacles, bestowal of vāja (strength/plenitude) and śravas (renown)

The rite, step by step

  • Press Soma stalks (or ritual Soma substitute in later practice) to express the juice
  • Mix and cleanse with water; guide the flow through the woolen filter (pavitra)
  • Recite/chant Pavamāna verses as Soma ‘runs’ and brightens
  • Collect the purified Soma in vessels; prepare libations
  • Offer Soma to the deities (notably Indra and others) with accompanying śastra/stotra and fire offerings
  • Conclude with petitions for protection, victory, and increase for patron and community

Offerings

  • Purified Soma juice (primary)
  • Water used in cleansing/flow
  • Ghee and ancillary oblations into Agni (contextual to Soma rite)

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Soma as he is purified (pavamāna) through the filter and asks him to bring strength, abundance, and victory while removing obstacles and hostility.

In Vedic language, obstacles include both outer opposition (rivals, harm) and inner hindrances (fear, weakness, confusion). Soma is asked to overcome both.

It is suited to Soma pressing and filtration: it is recited while Soma flows through the pavitra (filter) and is prepared for offering, strengthening the rite’s protective and invigorating power.

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