Mandala 9

Sukta 28: Held by Ten Sisters, He Lit the Sun

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

6 verses · 28 of 114

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Held by Ten Sisters, He Lit the Sun

Priyamedha Angirasa praises Pavamana Soma in gayatri, verse after verse opening with eṣa, 'this one'. This steed, set going by men, all-knowing lord of mind, runs through the sheep's fleece. Pressed for the Devas, he has flowed in the filter, entering every abode. The deathless Deva shines in his seat, slayer of obstructions, most eager for the Devas. The roaring bull, held by ten sisters, runs to the wooden vessels. Pavamana, seeing all, knowing every abode, has made the sun shine. The mighty, undeceivable Soma flows, purified, the Devas' helper and slayer of the one who speaks evil.

28.1

ए॒ष वा॒जी हि॒तो नृभि॑र्विश्व॒विन्मन॑स॒स्पति॑ः ।
अव्यो॒ वारं॒ वि धा॑वति

eṣa vājī hito nṛbhirviśvavinmanasaspatiḥ |
avyo vāraṃ vi dhāvati

28.2

ए॒ष प॒वित्रे॑ अक्षर॒त्सोमो॑ दे॒वेभ्य॑ः सु॒तः ।
विश्वा॒ धामा॑न्यावि॒शन्

eṣa pavitre akṣaratsomo devebhyaḥ sutaḥ |
viśvā dhāmānyāviśan

28.3

ए॒ष दे॒वः शु॑भाय॒तेऽधि॒ योना॒वम॑र्त्यः ।
वृ॒त्र॒हा दे॑व॒वीत॑मः

eṣa devaḥ śubhāyate'dhi yonāvamartyaḥ |
vṛtrahā devavītamaḥ

28.4

ए॒ष वृषा॒ कनि॑क्रदद्द॒शभि॑र्जा॒मिभि॑र्य॒तः ।
अ॒भि द्रोणा॑नि धावति

eṣa vṛṣā kanikradaddaśabhirjāmibhiryataḥ |
abhi droṇāni dhāvati