Mandala 9

Sukta 21: Drops at Play on the River's Wave

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

7 verses · 21 of 114

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Drops at Play on the River's Wave

Kashyapa Asita or Devala praises the Pavamana drops in gayatri. These bold, gladdening Somas run to Indra, finders of the sunlit sky. They ward off assailants, find wide room for the presser, and themselves give vigour to the singer. Playing freely, the drops stream on the river's wave toward one seat. Like horses yoked to a chariot, they have reached every desirable thing. The drops are asked to set a tawny longing in the one who will not give, and, like the Ribhu fitting a new chariot part, to set a purpose. The racers have lowed, reached the goal, and quickened the singer's thought.

21.1

ए॒ते धा॑व॒न्तीन्द॑व॒ः सोमा॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ घृष्व॑यः ।
म॒त्स॒रास॑ः स्व॒र्विद॑ः

ete dhāvantīndavaḥ somā indrāya ghṛṣvayaḥ |
matsarāsaḥ svarvidaḥ

21.2

प्र॒वृ॒ण्वन्तो॑ अभि॒युज॒ः सुष्व॑ये वरिवो॒विद॑ः ।
स्व॒यं स्तो॒त्रे व॑य॒स्कृत॑ः

pravṛṇvanto abhiyujaḥ suṣvaye varivovidaḥ |
svayaṃ stotre vayaskṛtaḥ

21.3

वृथा॒ क्रीळ॑न्त॒ इन्द॑वः स॒धस्थ॑म॒भ्येक॒मित् ।
सिन्धो॑रू॒र्मा व्य॑क्षरन्

vṛthā krīḻanta indavaḥ sadhasthamabhyekamit |
sindhorūrmā vyakṣaran

21.4

ए॒ते विश्वा॑नि॒ वार्या॒ पव॑मानास आशत ।
हि॒ता न सप्त॑यो॒ रथे॑

ete viśvāni vāryā pavamānāsa āśata |
hitā na saptayo rathe