Mandala 9

Sukta 27: The Head of Heaven Shines With Surya

Rishi: नृमेध आङ्गिरसः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

6 verses · 27 of 114

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The Head of Heaven Shines With Surya

Nrimedha Angirasa sings of Pavamana Soma in gayatri, each verse beginning with eṣa, 'this one'. This praised poet is driven into the filter, purifying and striking away the hostile. He is poured for Indra and Vayu, the winner of the sunlit sky, giver of skill. Pressed, the bull and head of heaven is led by men, the all-knowing Soma in the wooden vessels. Seeking cows and gold, the drop that wins everything, unconquered, has roared. With Surya he strives in heaven, the joy that gladdens in the filter. The mighty tawny bull has rushed through the mid-air, the purified drop going to Indra.

27.1

ए॒ष क॒विर॒भिष्टु॑तः प॒वित्रे॒ अधि॑ तोशते ।
पु॒ना॒नो घ्नन्नप॒ स्रिध॑ः

eṣa kavirabhiṣṭutaḥ pavitre adhi tośate |
punāno ghnannapa sridhaḥ

27.2

ए॒ष इन्द्रा॑य वा॒यवे॑ स्व॒र्जित्परि॑ षिच्यते ।
प॒वित्रे॑ दक्ष॒साध॑नः

eṣa indrāya vāyave svarjitpari ṣicyate |
pavitre dakṣasādhanaḥ

27.3

ए॒ष नृभि॒र्वि नी॑यते दि॒वो मू॒र्धा वृषा॑ सु॒तः ।
सोमो॒ वने॑षु विश्व॒वित्

eṣa nṛbhirvi nīyate divo mūrdhā vṛṣā sutaḥ |
somo vaneṣu viśvavit

27.4

ए॒ष ग॒व्युर॑चिक्रद॒त्पव॑मानो हिरण्य॒युः ।
इन्दु॑ः सत्रा॒जिदस्तृ॑तः

eṣa gavyuracikradatpavamāno hiraṇyayuḥ |
induḥ satrājidastṛtaḥ