स सु॒तः पी॒तये॒ वृषा॒ सोम॑ः प॒वित्रे॑ अर्षति ।
वि॒घ्नन्रक्षां॑सि देव॒युः
sa sutaḥ pītaye vṛṣā somaḥ pavitre arṣati |
vighnanrakṣāṃsi devayuḥ
Mandala 9
Sukta 37: Slayer of Rakshasas on the Filter
Rishi: रहूगण आङ्गिरसः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री
6 verses · 37 of 114
What happens in this chapter
Slayer of Rakshasas on the Filter
Rahugana Angirasa sings in gayatri, each verse opening with sa, 'he'. The bull Soma, pressed for Indra's draught, flows onto the filter, striking down rakshasas as he goes toward the Devas. Far-seeing and tawny, he runs roaring to his seat. The swift Pavamana races across the bright realms of heaven, through the woollen fleece. On Trita's height he made the sun shine together with his kin. Pressed, the slayer of Vritra, never deceived, has found open space and run to the prize. Sent by the poet, the deva Indu runs into the wooden vessels for Indra with his bounty.
स प॒वित्रे॑ विचक्ष॒णो हरि॑रर्षति धर्ण॒सिः ।
अ॒भि योनिं॒ कनि॑क्रदत्
sa pavitre vicakṣaṇo harirarṣati dharṇasiḥ |
abhi yoniṃ kanikradat
स वा॒जी रो॑च॒ना दि॒वः पव॑मानो॒ वि धा॑वति ।
र॒क्षो॒हा वार॑म॒व्यय॑म्
sa vājī rocanā divaḥ pavamāno vi dhāvati |
rakṣohā vāramavyayam
स त्रि॒तस्याधि॒ सान॑वि॒ पव॑मानो अरोचयत् ।
जा॒मिभि॒ः सूर्यं॑ स॒ह
sa tritasyādhi sānavi pavamāno arocayat |
jāmibhiḥ sūryaṃ saha
स वृ॑त्र॒हा वृषा॑ सु॒तो व॑रिवो॒विददा॑भ्यः ।
सोमो॒ वाज॑मिवासरत्
sa vṛtrahā vṛṣā suto varivovidadābhyaḥ |
somo vājamivāsarat
स दे॒वः क॒विने॑षि॒तो॒३॒॑ऽभि द्रोणा॑नि धावति ।
इन्दु॒रिन्द्रा॑य मं॒हना॑
sa devaḥ kavineṣito'bhi droṇāni dhāvati |
indurindrāya maṃhanā
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