Mandala 8

Sukta 82: Drink the Soma the falcon brought

Rishi: कुसीदी काण्वः · Devata: इन्द्रः · Metre: गायत्री

9 verses · 82 of 103

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Drink the Soma the falcon brought

Kusidi Kanva calls Indra, slayer of Vritra, to run here from far and near to the offering of honeyed Soma. The pressings are sharp and gladdening; drink boldly, as is your way. The Soma has been pressed with stones and blended with milk for your delight. Hear my call and take your fill of the Soma mixed with milk. Three closing verses share a refrain, drink of it, you are its lord: the Soma in the cups and bowls, the Soma seen in the bowls like the moon in the waters, the Soma the falcon carried in his claws across the regions, unhindered.

82.1

आ प्र द्र॑व परा॒वतो॑ऽर्वा॒वत॑श्च वृत्रहन् ।
मध्व॒ः प्रति॒ प्रभ॑र्मणि

ā pra drava parāvato'rvāvataśca vṛtrahan |
madhvaḥ prati prabharmaṇi

82.2

ती॒व्राः सोमा॑स॒ आ ग॑हि सु॒तासो॑ मादयि॒ष्णव॑ः ।
पिबा॑ द॒धृग्यथो॑चि॒षे

tīvrāḥ somāsa ā gahi sutāso mādayiṣṇavaḥ |
pibā dadhṛgyathociṣe

82.3

इ॒षा म॑न्द॒स्वादु॒ तेऽरं॒ वरा॑य म॒न्यवे॑ ।
भुव॑त्त इन्द्र॒ शं हृ॒दे

iṣā mandasvādu te'raṃ varāya manyave |
bhuvatta indra śaṃ hṛde

82.4

आ त्व॑शत्र॒वा ग॑हि॒ न्यु१॒॑क्थानि॑ च हूयसे ।
उ॒प॒मे रो॑च॒ने दि॒वः

ā tvaśatravā gahi nyukthāni ca hūyase |
upame rocane divaḥ