Mandala 9

Sukta 32: Trita's Maidens Drive the Tawny Drop

Rishi: श्यावाश्व आत्रेयः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

6 verses · 32 of 114

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Trita's Maidens Drive the Tawny Drop

Shyavashva Atreya offers six gayatri verses to Soma Pavamana. The drops that release joy have gone forth at the rite, for the fame of the generous patrons. The maidens of Trita urge the tawny Indu with the pressing stones so that Indra may drink. Like a swan calling its flock, Soma stirs every worshipper's thought, and like a racehorse he is anointed with milk. He runs like a hunted deer to sit in the seat of rita, and the cows low to him as a maiden to her beloved. The rishi asks bright glory for the patrons and for himself, with gain, wisdom and renown.

32.1

प्र सोमा॑सो मद॒च्युत॒ः श्रव॑से नो म॒घोन॑ः ।
सु॒ता वि॒दथे॑ अक्रमुः

pra somāso madacyutaḥ śravase no maghonaḥ |
sutā vidathe akramuḥ

32.2

आदीं॑ त्रि॒तस्य॒ योष॑णो॒ हरिं॑ हिन्व॒न्त्यद्रि॑भिः ।
इन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य पी॒तये॑

ādīṃ tritasya yoṣaṇo hariṃ hinvantyadribhiḥ |
indumindrāya pītaye

32.3

आदीं॑ हं॒सो यथा॑ ग॒णं विश्व॑स्यावीवशन्म॒तिम् ।
अत्यो॒ न गोभि॑रज्यते

ādīṃ haṃso yathā gaṇaṃ viśvasyāvīvaśanmatim |
atyo na gobhirajyate

32.4

उ॒भे सो॑माव॒चाक॑शन्मृ॒गो न त॒क्तो अ॑र्षसि ।
सीद॑न्नृ॒तस्य॒ योनि॒मा

ubhe somāvacākaśanmṛgo na takto arṣasi |
sīdannṛtasya yonimā