Mandala 9

Sukta 24: Bright and Purifying, Slayer of Ill Speech

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

7 verses · 24 of 114

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Bright and Purifying, Slayer of Ill Speech

Kashyapa Asita or Devala sings of the Pavamana drops in gayatri. The Somas have run forward and, mixing themselves, are groomed in the waters. The milk has run toward them like waters flowing downhill, and, purified, they have reached Indra. Soma runs for Indra's drinking, held and led by men. He is the gladdener of men, flowing for the one who conquers peoples. When pressed with the stones he runs around the filter, enough for Indra's seat. He is called bright and purifying, wondrous, the Devas' helper and slayer of the one who speaks evil.

24.1

प्र सोमा॑सो अधन्विषु॒ः पव॑मानास॒ इन्द॑वः ।
श्री॒णा॒ना अ॒प्सु मृ॑ञ्जत

pra somāso adhanviṣuḥ pavamānāsa indavaḥ |
śrīṇānā apsu mṛñjata

24.2

अ॒भि गावो॑ अधन्विषु॒रापो॒ न प्र॒वता॑ य॒तीः ।
पु॒ना॒ना इन्द्र॑माशत

abhi gāvo adhanviṣurāpo na pravatā yatīḥ |
punānā indramāśata

24.3

प्र प॑वमान धन्वसि॒ सोमेन्द्रा॑य॒ पात॑वे ।
नृभि॑र्य॒तो वि नी॑यसे

pra pavamāna dhanvasi somendrāya pātave |
nṛbhiryato vi nīyase

24.4

त्वं सो॑म नृ॒माद॑न॒ः पव॑स्व चर्षणी॒सहे॑ ।
सस्नि॒र्यो अ॑नु॒माद्य॑ः

tvaṃ soma nṛmādanaḥ pavasva carṣaṇīsahe |
sasniryo anumādyaḥ