Mandala 3

Sukta 42: Soma with milk and barley for Indra

Rishi: गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः · Devata: इन्द्रः · Metre: गायत्री

9 verses · 42 of 62

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Soma with milk and barley for Indra

Nine gayatri verses of Vishvamitra calling Indra to Soma mixed with milk. Indra is asked to come with his bays to the pressed juice, pressed with stones and set on the barhis, for drinking it brings him satisfaction. The rishi's songs have gone to turn him toward the drink. Shatakratu is asked to take the pressed Somas into his belly. The singers know him as winner of wealth and bold in contests, and seek his favour. He is to drink Soma blended with milk and with barley, pressed by bulls. The Kushikas, seeking help, call the ancient Indra to drink.

42.1

उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ गवा॑शिरम् ।
हरि॑भ्यां॒ यस्ते॑ अस्म॒युः

upa naḥ sutamā gahi somamindra gavāśiram |
haribhyāṃ yaste asmayuḥ

42.2

तमि॑न्द्र॒ मद॒मा ग॑हि बर्हि॒ःष्ठां ग्राव॑भिः सु॒तम् ।
कु॒विन्न्व॑स्य तृ॒प्णव॑ः

tamindra madamā gahi barhiḥṣṭhāṃ grāvabhiḥ sutam |
kuvinnvasya tṛpṇavaḥ

42.3

इन्द्र॑मि॒त्था गिरो॒ ममाच्छा॑गुरिषि॒ता इ॒तः ।
आ॒वृते॒ सोम॑पीतये

indramitthā giro mamācchāguriṣitā itaḥ |
āvṛte somapītaye

42.4

इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॒ स्तोमै॑रि॒ह ह॑वामहे ।
उ॒क्थेभि॑ः कु॒विदा॒गम॑त्

indraṃ somasya pītaye stomairiha havāmahe |
ukthebhiḥ kuvidāgamat