Dashati 17
Pavamāna Soma’s purified flow as the energizing offering that draws the gods to the rite
Soma Pavamāna
Bright forward-driving exhilarating (mandin) and invitational (devavīti)
These are Pavamāna-type ṛks commonly transmitted under Soma’s seer-collection; precise Rigvedic author-attribution for 4.9.17.03 needs source confirmation from the underlying Ṛgveda pada/anuvāka mapping.
本组颂歌以“pavasva（流淌并自净）”开启：苏摩·帕瓦玛那经由滤器（pavitra）澄清，显现明净光辉（śukra），成为最甘甜、最振奋的祭饮。其清澈汁流依祭次定向奉献，先召因陀罗与伐由为清晨受饮之主；并以“devavīti／阿耆尼”的召神框架推动歌唱与供献，如战车疾驰般催迫前行，从而“赢得／引来”诸神临格，使祭主获得vāja（力量与奖赏）。
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It praises Soma as he is filtered (pavamāna), becoming bright and sweetest, then directed as an invigorating offering that brings the gods to the sacrifice.
In Soma ritual order, portions of the purified Soma are offered to specific deities; Indra and Vāyu are prominent recipients, so the hymn marks Soma’s flow toward their share.
Devavīti is the ‘winning/bringing of the gods’—the rite and chant propel the offering so the deities come to attend and grant strength and success (vāja).