Mandala 9

Sukta 11: Sing to Soma, Mix Him With Curds

Rishi: कश्यपोऽसितो देवलो वा · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

9 verses · 11 of 114

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Sing to Soma, Mix Him With Curds

Kashyapa Asita or Devala calls the men to sing to Pavamana Soma in gayatri. The Atharvans have blended his juice with honey and milk. Soma is asked to flow with welfare for cow, man and horse, and for the plants. Praise is offered to the brown, self-strong, ruddy one who touches heaven. The priests are told to purify the Soma pressed with hand-held stones, to pour honey into honey, to approach with reverence, to mix him with curds, and to set the drop in Indra. Soma, slayer of foes and lord of mind, is poured for Indra's joy and asked for wealth in heroes, with Indra as ally.

11.1

उपा॑स्मै गायता नर॒ः पव॑माना॒येन्द॑वे ।
अ॒भि दे॒वाँ इय॑क्षते

upāsmai gāyatā naraḥ pavamānāyendave |
abhi devām̐ iyakṣate

11.2

अ॒भि ते॒ मधु॑ना॒ पयोऽथ॑र्वाणो अशिश्रयुः ।
दे॒वं दे॒वाय॑ देव॒यु

abhi te madhunā payo'tharvāṇo aśiśrayuḥ |
devaṃ devāya devayu

11.3

स न॑ः पवस्व॒ शं गवे॒ शं जना॑य॒ शमर्व॑ते ।
शं रा॑ज॒न्नोष॑धीभ्यः

sa naḥ pavasva śaṃ gave śaṃ janāya śamarvate |
śaṃ rājannoṣadhībhyaḥ

11.4

ब॒भ्रवे॒ नु स्वत॑वसेऽरु॒णाय॑ दिवि॒स्पृशे॑ ।
सोमा॑य गा॒थम॑र्चत

babhrave nu svatavase'ruṇāya divispṛśe |
somāya gāthamarcata