Rig Veda Sukta 65
Mandala 9Sukta 6529 Mantras

Sukta 65

Sukta 9.65

Rishi

Ascribed to Soma Pavamāna seers (Mandala 9).

Devata

Soma Pavamāna.

Chandas

Likely Jagatī (not metrically verified from input).

这首《净化者苏摩》(Pavamāna Soma)赞歌礼赞苏摩在被榨取、滤净而焕发光辉时的活流——他被颂为具王者威能、往来诸界并在人的心识中确立灵感澄明的力量。诗句反复描绘苏摩的“亲族”(榨石、诸水与净化之流)催促他前行,使其净化的流注为祭主与共同体赐予rayi(丰盈)、护佑与提升。

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.65

Mantras

Mantra 1

हिन्वन्ति सूरमुस्रयः स्वसारो जामयस्पतिम् । महामिन्दुं महीयुवः ॥

明耀者——他的姊妹与同族——催策那强者,驱使他们的主;他们颂扬伟大的因度(Indu),那广大之喜悦,使之统御并提升全体存在。

Mantra 2

पवमान रुचारुचा देवो देवेभ्यस्परि । विश्वा वसून्या विश ॥

噢,帕瓦玛那(Pavamāna)苏摩(Soma),以多面之光辉灿然,自净之流中显现;作为神而行于诸神之间——携一切财富、诸般力量与光明,进入我们之中。

Mantra 3

आ पवमान सुष्टुतिं वृष्टिं देवेभ्यो दुवः । इषे पवस्व संयतम् ॥

来吧,帕瓦玛那(Pavamāna)苏摩(Soma),携来端美之颂与为诸神而降的成就之雨;为我们汇聚而正向的增长冲力(iṣ)而自净、流淌。

Mantra 4

वृषा ह्यसि भानुना द्युमन्तं त्वा हवामहे । पवमान स्वाध्यः ॥

你确是公牛,以你的光辉之光束;我们呼唤你——那光耀者。噢自净的苏摩(Soma),凭你自身的内在证悟之力而强盛。

Mantra 5

आ पवस्व सुवीर्यं मन्दमानः स्वायुध । इहो ष्विन्दवा गहि ॥

请向我们净流而来,带来圆满的英雄之力;在你的行进中欢欣,以你自身的威能为甲胄——噢因度(Indu),确然来此,入于我们生成之域。

Mantra 6

यदद्भिः परिषिच्यसे मृज्यमानो गभस्त्योः । द्रुणा सधस्थमश्नुषे ॥

当你被诸水环洒,并在两手中被洗净之时,你便抵达坚固的座处——那安定的根基,喜悦得以安住其中。

Mantra 7

प्र सोमाय व्यश्ववत्पवमानाय गायत । महे सहस्रचक्षसे ॥

向苏摩(Soma)——自净者、奔流的帕瓦玛那(Pavamāna)——歌唱吧;以如万马疾驰之颂。献与那伟大者、具千眼者,广见于内在诸界。

Mantra 8

यस्य वर्णं मधुश्चुतं हरिं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः । इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥

其色泽滴蜜而流,金褐辉煌;人以榨石(adri)催迫之。此因杜(Indu)被推进,献与因陀罗(Indra)饮用。

Mantra 9

तस्य ते वाजिनो वयं विश्वा धनानि जिग्युषः । सखित्वमा वृणीमहे ॥

因此,噢胜获丰饶者,我们这些欲征服一切财宝的人,选择与你为友;我们愿取此友谊、此同盟。

Mantra 10

वृषा पवस्व धारया मरुत्वते च मत्सरः । विश्वा दधान ओजसा ॥

雄牛啊,汝当以奔流之 धार自净;为具马鲁特(Marut)之力者而欢腾。以汝威力承持万有,以强力在我等之中安立诸能。

Mantra 11

तं त्वा धर्तारमोण्योः पवमान स्वर्दृशम् । हिन्वे वाजेषु वाजिनम् ॥

汝——自净者苏摩(Soma)——我等驱策:为两器之内的持载者,为见光明诸界者。我等在丰盈之争战中催动汝,噢赢得vāja(胜力、战利)者。

Mantra 13

आ न इन्दो महीमिषं पवस्व विश्वदर्शतः । अस्मभ्यं सोम गातुवित् ॥

噢因度(Indu)啊,向我等流来,携来广大之滋养;噢显现万美之苏摩(Soma)啊,为我等成为知晓并寻得正当行路之者。

Mantra 14

आ कलशा अनूषतेन्दो धाराभिरोजसा । एन्द्रस्य पीतये विश ॥

诸杯盏以有力的流注呼唤你前来,噢因度(Indu,苏摩);为因陀罗的饮啜而进入——使我们内在的神力得以充盈于澄明的喜悦。

Mantra 15

यस्य ते मद्यं रसं तीव्रं दुहन्त्यद्रिभिः । स पवस्वाभिमातिहा ॥

你那令人沉醉的精髓,锐利而强烈,被榨石挤乳而出;愿你自净,成为我们之中诛灭敌对势力者。

Mantra 16

राजा मेधाभिरीयते पवमानो मनावधि । अन्तरिक्षेण यातवे ॥

王者——自净的苏摩——以启悟的明辨而前行;他安坐于心识之上,并穿行于中界,为行旅于空际。

Mantra 17

आ न इन्दो शतग्विनं गवां पोषं स्वश्व्यम् । वहा भगत्तिमूतये ॥

来吧,因度(Indu)啊,到我们这里来,携来百倍的增益——群牛(光之牛)的滋养,与丰盛的善马之力;为我们的扶助,载来那分配的福乐(Bhaga)。

Mantra 18

आ नः सोम सहो जुवो रूपं न वर्चसे भर । सुष्वाणो देववीतये ॥

带给我们吧,苏摩(Soma)啊,力量与迅疾的冲势,形相如为光辉;你轰鸣而行,为了诸神在我们之内的赢得与享受(devavīti)。

Mantra 19

अर्षा सोम द्युमत्तमोऽभि द्रोणानि रोरुवत् । सीदञ्छ्येनो न योनिमा ॥

流淌吧,苏摩啊,最具光耀者;在榨槽之上呼号轰鸣。像隼鸟归巢般安坐,进入你的居所——归入那稳固的座处。

Mantra 20

अप्सा इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः । सोमो अर्षति विष्णवे ॥

苏摩在诸水中奔流:为因陀罗,为伐由,为伐楼那,为马鲁特众神;亦为毗湿奴而流。

Mantra 21

इषं तोकाय नो दधदस्मभ्यं सोम विश्वतः । आ पवस्व सहस्रिणम् ॥

赐予我们子嗣以滋养之力——也赐予我们,从四方而来;苏摩啊,向我们净化而来,携带千倍的丰盈。

Mantra 22

ये सोमासः परावति ये अर्वावति सुन्विरे । ये वादः शर्यणावति ॥

凡在远方所榨取的诸苏摩,凡在近处所榨取的诸苏摩,凡在沙利亚那伐特之地的诸苏摩——愿这一切苏摩之流汇为一献。

Mantra 23

य आर्जीकेषु कृत्वसु ये मध्ये पस्त्यानाम् । ये वा जनेषु पञ्चसु ॥

凡在阿尔吉迦(ārjīka)诸光明之域、于正意之行中运作者;凡立于我等存在之居处诸层的中央者;又凡行于五重族类(pañca-jana)之间者——愿彼等作为内在的助佑者,临在于我等。

Mantra 24

ते नो वृष्टिं दिवस्परि पवन्तामा सुवीर्यम् । सुवाना देवास इन्दवः ॥

愿那些因榨取而神圣的滴流(因陀婆,Indavaḥ),为我等净化自天外而来的甘霖;愿其带来真英雄力(suvīrya),灵魂得胜的能量之来临。

Mantra 25

पवते हर्यतो हरिर्गृणानो जमदग्निना । हिन्वानो गोरधि त्वचि ॥

他净化而行——金色所驱、光辉者(Hari),为那在求道者中觉醒的火意(Agní)所赞颂;他被催策前进,于牛皮之上、于皮覆之上,以释出所隐藏的光。

Mantra 26

प्र शुक्रासो वयोजुवो हिन्वानासो न सप्तयः । श्रीणाना अप्सु मृञ्जत ॥

光辉者向前奔涌,挟生命之劲速,被催发如七骏;与诸水相和相融,洗濯而整肃,使我等存在之流得以澄明。

Mantra 27

तं त्वा सुतेष्वाभुवो हिन्विरे देवतातये । स पवस्वानया रुचा ॥

这苏摩啊,在榨取的供献中,强力者为使神性在我等之内成就而催动你;故当以此光辉自净,以此照耀的引导而澄明。

Mantra 28

आ ते दक्षं मयोभुवं वह्निमद्या वृणीमहे । पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥

今日我等为己择取你那带来喜悦的明辨之力,你那炽燃的载运之火;受护而众所渴慕者——愿临至我等。

Mantra 29

आ मन्द्रमा वरेण्यमा विप्रमा मनीषिणम् । पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥

请把那令人沉醉的、最可拣择者带到我们这里;请把那受灵感的圣见者、善于思惟的智者带到我们这里——那被守护的、众人渴慕的,请来临于我们。

Mantra 30

आ रयिमा सुचेतुनमा सुक्रतो तनूष्वा । पान्तमा पुरुस्पृहम् ॥

请把丰饶(rayi)带到我们这里;请把清明觉醒的识知带到我们这里。噢,具正志之力者,请把它带入我们的身躯——那被守护的、众人渴慕的,请来临于我们。

Inside Sukta 65

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    Soma is urged forward by his ‘sisters and kin’—the bright agencies of pressing and purification—while the great Indu is magnified.

  2. Development

    Soma’s passage through the filter is described as a royal advance: he becomes radiant, takes seat in the mind, and moves through the midspace, linking human rite and cosmic movement.

  3. Climax

    Soma appears as rājā endowed with medhā, establishing inspired discernment and power to traverse and unite the worlds (earth–antarikṣa–heaven).

  4. Where it settles

    The hymn turns toward boon: Soma is asked to bring rayi and clear-awakened consciousness into our bodies—protected, desirable, and sustaining.

The deity: Soma Pavamāna

  • In the VedaSoma is praised as Indu (the bright drop), a kingly, self-purifying power that rushes through the woolen filter, becomes luminous, and is received by the gods as a strengthening draught.
  • Cosmic functionMediator between earth, midspace, and heaven: Soma’s purified flow energizes the gods, sustains ṛta (cosmic order), and fertilizes abundance and victory for the sacrificer.
  • Inner significanceThe refining of consciousness: raw impulse and desire are ‘pressed’ and ‘filtered’ into clarified awareness (sucetunā), steady discernment (medhā), and an uplifted life-force that can ‘rule’ the being.

The seer

  • Soma Pavamāna seers (Pavamāna-sūkta tradition of Mandala 9)Collective/anonymous seer-voices of Book 9 devoted to Soma’s purification (pavamāna), where the ritual process is simultaneously cosmic and inner-psychological.

Famous verses

mahām indum
Verse 9.65.1Sets the signature Pavamāna image: Soma driven onward by his ‘sisters/kin’ (pressing and purifying agencies) and magnified as the great Indu who uplifts the whole being.Read verse 9.65.1 →
rājā ... pavamānaḥ
Verse 9.65.16Names Soma as rājā and links purification to cognition: he advances with medhā and ‘sits upon the mind,’ expressing the hymn’s inner-psychological reading alongside the ritual.Read verse 9.65.16 →
ā rayim ā
Verse 9.65.30A direct boon-request summarizing the practical aim: rayi (plenitude) and sucetunā (clear consciousness) are invoked to enter and guard the embodied life of the worshipper.Read verse 9.65.30 →

Attributes of the deity

  • pavamāna (self-purifying)
  • indu (bright drop)
  • rājā (kingly power)
  • medhā-dātṛ (giver of inspired intelligence)
  • rayi-dātṛ (giver of plenitude/wealth)
  • protector and invigorator
  • swift-flowing, luminous, exhilarating

Also by this seer

  • Mandala 9 Pavamāna hymns (Soma hymns used in Soma-yajña liturgy)
  • Core imagery for later Soma theology: kingly Soma, purifier through the filter, bestower of wealth and inspired thought (medhā)

The rite, step by step

  • Soma is pressed (abhisava) and the flow is invited and praised as a living ‘king’.
  • The juice is mixed with water/milk as appropriate and guided toward purification.
  • Straining through the woolen filter (pavitra): the hymn aligns speech with the cleansing flow.
  • Libations are prepared for deities (especially Indra and the gods) and offered with recitation.
  • Participants receive blessing: strength, protection, medhā (inspired thought), and rayi (plenitude).

Offerings

  • Purified Soma libation
  • Water used in washing/purifying the Soma
  • Optional admixtures per rite (milk/curds, depending on tradition)

Frequently Asked Questions

Soma Pavamāna—the Soma juice as it is pressed and purified, praised as a radiant, kingly power that strengthens gods and people.

In the ritual, Soma is strained through a filter to become fit for offering; the hymn also uses this as a symbol of inner cleansing—turning raw energy into clear awareness and discernment.

It asks for rayi (plenitude/abundance), sucetunā (clear-awakened consciousness), protection, and an uplifted, well-ordered life-force established in the body and mind.

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