Mandala 9

Sukta 43: Soma Adorned by Medhyatithi's Songs

Rishi: मेध्यातिथिः काण्वः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

6 verses · 43 of 114

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Soma Adorned by Medhyatithi's Songs

Medhyatithi Kanva's second gayatri sukta names the rishi himself in the third verse. Soma, groomed like a steed and dressed with milk for joy, is clothed by the singers with their songs. All the songs that seek his help adorn Indu, in the old way, for Indra to drink. Purified, the lovely Soma goes forth, adorned by the hymns of the sage Medhyatithi. He is asked to find splendid wealth of a thousand lustres. Like a racing horse, Indu neighs on the filter as he streams toward the Devas. The rishi asks strong sons and growth for the praising singer.

43.1

यो अत्य॑ इव मृ॒ज्यते॒ गोभि॒र्मदा॑य हर्य॒तः ।
तं गी॒र्भिर्वा॑सयामसि

yo atya iva mṛjyate gobhirmadāya haryataḥ |
taṃ gīrbhirvāsayāmasi

43.2

तं नो॒ विश्वा॑ अव॒स्युवो॒ गिर॑ः शुम्भन्ति पू॒र्वथा॑ ।
इन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य पी॒तये॑

taṃ no viśvā avasyuvo giraḥ śumbhanti pūrvathā |
indumindrāya pītaye

43.3

पु॒ना॒नो या॑ति हर्य॒तः सोमो॑ गी॒र्भिः परि॑ष्कृतः ।
विप्र॑स्य॒ मेध्या॑तिथेः

punāno yāti haryataḥ somo gīrbhiḥ pariṣkṛtaḥ |
viprasya medhyātitheḥ

43.4

पव॑मान वि॒दा र॒यिम॒स्मभ्यं॑ सोम सु॒श्रिय॑म् ।
इन्दो॑ स॒हस्र॑वर्चसम्

pavamāna vidā rayimasmabhyaṃ soma suśriyam |
indo sahasravarcasam