Sukta 34
Sukta 9.34
Soma Pavamāna (Indu, the purified Soma)
这首简短的帕瓦玛那赞歌颂扬苏摩：当他被榨取、净化并被引导成稳定的流流时，凭其内在之力冲破一切阻碍。诗歌把外在的滤净仪式与内在的灵感相连：苏摩成为净拭者（mārjya），并唤起因陀罗的英雄狂喜；而诸赞歌本身也如乳牛的哞鸣般，倾流归向他。
Mantras
Mantra 1
प्र सुवानो धारया तनेन्दुर्हिन्वानो अर्षति । रुजद्दृळ्हा व्योजसा ॥
被榨出而前行，因度（Indu，苏摩）以不断之流倾注；被催动而奔涌——凭其威力，击碎坚固的阻碍。
Mantra 2
सुत इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः । सोमो अर्षति विष्णवे ॥
苏摩既已榨出，流向因陀罗，流向伐由，流向伐楼那，流向马鲁特众，亦流向毗湿奴。
Mantra 3
वृषाणं वृषभिर्यतं सुन्वन्ति सोममद्रिभिः । दुहन्ति शक्मना पयः ॥
那雄强者，被雄强者所驱策；人们以石榨压苏摩，并以巧艺挤取那滋养之乳汁。
Mantra 4
भुवत्त्रितस्य मर्ज्यो भुवदिन्द्राय मत्सरः । सं रूपैरज्यते हरिः ॥
他成为特利塔之净化者；他成为因陀罗之激荡的狂喜。那金黄者以诸形相被涂抹、被合成。
Mantra 5
अभीमृतस्य विष्टपं दुहते पृश्निमातरः । चारु प्रियतमं हविः ॥
向着他——通往ṛta（宇宙正法、真序）那广阔的座处——斑点者之母们挤出那美丽、最可爱的祭供（havis）。
Mantra 6
समेनमह्रुता इमा गिरो अर्षन्ति सस्रुतः । धेनूर्वाश्रो अवीवशत् ॥
以同一的趋向、无可阻遏，这些颂歌（giras）奔流而去，连绵不绝；灵感的乳牛哞鸣——唤醒（听觉的）内在聆听。
Inside Sukta 34
How it unfolds
- Where it opens
Soma is pressed forth and begins to stream in an unbroken current, propelled onward with inherent force.
- Development
His rushing purification is described as a power that breaks rigid resistances; the rite is framed as both cleansing and empowerment.
- Climax
Soma becomes Trita’s purifier and Indra’s exhilaration—taking on ‘forms’ for divine work and inner energizing.
- Where it settles
The hymn ends by identifying the ceaseless flow of hymns themselves toward Soma, like a lowing milk-cow of inspiration that awakens hearing and receptivity.
The deity: Soma Pavamāna
- In the VedaIndu is the pressed and purified Soma who runs as a bright, tawny stream through the filter, invigorating gods and seers; he is ‘anointed with forms’ and becomes a purifier and an exhilarant. He is portrayed as forceful, rushing, and world-clearing—able to shatter what is rigid and obstructive.
- Cosmic functionMediator of vitality between heaven and earth: the sacrificial essence that strengthens Indra and the gods, renews cosmic order through purification, and carries offerings and praise into effective power.
- Inner significanceThe clarified current of consciousness: purification of mind and speech, a surge of courage and clarity that breaks inner inertia, and the awakening of inspired utterance (Vāc-like flow) from within.
The seer
- Anonymous (traditionally: Pavamāna Soma hymnist)Voicing the Soma-pressing and purification mystique where the physical flow of Soma mirrors the flow of inspired speech (giraḥ) and awakened power (ojas).
Famous verses
प्र सुवानो धारया तनेन्दुर्हिन्वानो अर्षति । रुजद्दृळ्हा व्योजसा ॥भुवत्त्रितस्य मर्ज्यो भुवदिन्द्राय मत्सरः । सं रूपैरज्यते हरिः ॥समेनमह्रुता इमा गिरो अर्षन्ति सस्रुतः । धेनूर्वाश्रो अवीवशत् ॥Attributes of the deity
- Purified (pavamāna)
- Flowing in a continuous stream (dhārā)
- Forceful, obstacle-breaking (ojas; rujad dṛḻhā)
- Invigorator of Indra (matsara)
- Purifier/cleanser (mārjya)
- Tawny/golden (hari)
- Source and attractor of inspired speech (giraḥ)
Also by this seer
- Associated broadly with Mandala 9 (Soma Pavamāna corpus), where multiple hymns are attributed to diverse seer-families; this particular sukta is transmitted without a stable rishi-name in some listings.
The rite, step by step
- Press Soma-stalks and express the juice (savana).
- Let Soma run in a continuous stream through the wool/grass filter (pavitra), symbolically ‘purifying’ it.
- Collect the clarified Soma; ‘anoint’/prepare it for offering (ajyate) and mix as required by the rite.
- Offer Soma portions to the deities—prominently Indra—seeking strength, victory, and removal of obstacles.
- Recite/chant praise as the parallel ‘stream’ of speech, aligning inner intention with the purified flow.
Offerings
- Pressed Soma juice (Indu)
- Libations to Indra and associated deities
- Accompanying oblations as prescribed in Soma rites (e.g., ghee in adjacent fire offerings, depending on the śrauta context)
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is pressed and purified, flowing in a steady stream. The hymn highlights Soma’s power to remove obstacles and to energize the gods—especially Indra.
Indra is mentioned because purified Soma is the classic source of Indra’s exhilaration and strength. Trita appears as a figure connected with Soma’s cleansing power, emphasizing purification as a sacred function.
It suggests that prayer and inspired speech also ‘stream’ toward Soma, just like the purified juice. In simple terms: when Soma is purified, the mind and voice become clearer and more inspired.
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