Mandala 9

Sukta 23: The Ancients Stepped a New Path

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

7 verses · 23 of 114

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The Ancients Stepped a New Path

Kashyapa Asita or Devala praises Pavamana Soma in gayatri. The swift Somas are released with a stream of honey's joy, toward all poetic wisdom. The ancient ones have stepped onto a newer path and brought forth the sun to shine. Pavamana is asked to bring the house of the enemy who will not give, and to make food rich in offspring. The Somas flow toward the honey-dripping cask. Soma, the upholder, bearing Indra's own strength, flows as protector against curses. He flows for Indra, a companion in joy for the Devas, wishing to win strength. Taking his joys, Indra struck down the obstructions unopposed, and strikes them still.

23.1

सोमा॑ असृग्रमा॒शवो॒ मधो॒र्मद॑स्य॒ धार॑या ।
अ॒भि विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑

somā asṛgramāśavo madhormadasya dhārayā |
abhi viśvāni kāvyā

23.2

अनु॑ प्र॒त्नास॑ आ॒यव॑ः प॒दं नवी॑यो अक्रमुः ।
रु॒चे ज॑नन्त॒ सूर्य॑म्

anu pratnāsa āyavaḥ padaṃ navīyo akramuḥ |
ruce jananta sūryam

23.3

आ प॑वमान नो भरा॒र्यो अदा॑शुषो॒ गय॑म् ।
कृ॒धि प्र॒जाव॑ती॒रिष॑ः

ā pavamāna no bharāryo adāśuṣo gayam |
kṛdhi prajāvatīriṣaḥ

23.4

अ॒भि सोमा॑स आ॒यव॒ः पव॑न्ते॒ मद्यं॒ मद॑म् ।
अ॒भि कोशं॑ मधु॒श्चुत॑म्

abhi somāsa āyavaḥ pavante madyaṃ madam |
abhi kośaṃ madhuścutam