Mandala 9

Sukta 31: Winds and Rivers Flow for Soma

Rishi: गोतमो राहूगणः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

6 verses · 31 of 114

What happens in this chapter

Winds and Rivers Flow for Soma

Gotama Rahugana sings to Soma Pavamana in gayatri. The pressed drops go forward, wise and purifying, and bring wealth that awakens the mind. Soma is asked to stand over heaven and earth as the one who swells splendour and rules over strength. For him the winds blow and the rivers run. The cows yield ghee and milk that never fails for the tawny one on the highest ridge. Let manly vigour gather into him from every side. The rishi closes by seeking the friendship of this well-armed lord of the world.

31.1

प्र सोमा॑सः स्वा॒ध्य१॒॑ः पव॑मानासो अक्रमुः ।
र॒यिं कृ॑ण्वन्ति॒ चेत॑नम्

pra somāsaḥ svādhyaḥ pavamānāso akramuḥ |
rayiṃ kṛṇvanti cetanam

31.2

दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्या अधि॒ भवे॑न्दो द्युम्न॒वर्ध॑नः ।
भवा॒ वाजा॑नां॒ पति॑ः

divaspṛthivyā adhi bhavendo dyumnavardhanaḥ |
bhavā vājānāṃ patiḥ

31.3

तुभ्यं॒ वाता॑ अभि॒प्रिय॒स्तुभ्य॑मर्षन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वः ।
सोम॒ वर्ध॑न्ति ते॒ मह॑ः

tubhyaṃ vātā abhipriyastubhyamarṣanti sindhavaḥ |
soma vardhanti te mahaḥ

31.4

आ प्या॑यस्व॒ समे॑तु ते वि॒श्वत॑ः सोम॒ वृष्ण्य॑म् ।
भवा॒ वाज॑स्य संग॒थे

ā pyāyasva sametu te viśvataḥ soma vṛṣṇyam |
bhavā vājasya saṃgathe