Mandala 9

Sukta 13: A Thousand Streams Seek Vayu and Indra

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

9 verses · 13 of 114

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A Thousand Streams Seek Vayu and Indra

Kashyapa Asita or Devala addresses Pavamana Soma in gayatri. Soma, purified, flows in a thousand streams past the fleece to the meeting place of Vayu and Indra. Seekers of help are urged to sing to the inspired Pavamana pressed for the Devas. Like racehorses spurred by their drivers the Somas are released across the sheep's fleece to win prizes, and the drops run lowing toward the vessel like cows to a calf, held in the two hands. Soma is asked for abundant food, brilliance and heroic strength, to drive away all who hate, and, beholding the sun, to sit in the womb of Rita.

13.1

सोम॑ः पुना॒नो अ॑र्षति स॒हस्र॑धारो॒ अत्य॑विः ।
वा॒योरिन्द्र॑स्य निष्कृ॒तम्

somaḥ punāno arṣati sahasradhāro atyaviḥ |
vāyorindrasya niṣkṛtam

13.2

पव॑मानमवस्यवो॒ विप्र॑म॒भि प्र गा॑यत ।
सु॒ष्वा॒णं दे॒ववी॑तये

pavamānamavasyavo vipramabhi pra gāyata |
suṣvāṇaṃ devavītaye

13.3

पव॑न्ते॒ वाज॑सातये॒ सोमा॑ः स॒हस्र॑पाजसः ।
गृ॒णा॒ना दे॒ववी॑तये

pavante vājasātaye somāḥ sahasrapājasaḥ |
gṛṇānā devavītaye

13.4

उ॒त नो॒ वाज॑सातये॒ पव॑स्व बृह॒तीरिष॑ः ।
द्यु॒मदि॑न्दो सु॒वीर्य॑म्

uta no vājasātaye pavasva bṛhatīriṣaḥ |
dyumadindo suvīryam