Mandala 9

Sukta 56: Ten Maidens Call to Soma

Rishi: अवत्सारः काश्यपः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री

4 verses · 56 of 114

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Ten Maidens Call to Soma

Avatsara Kashyapa's fourth gayatri sukta. Swift Soma flows through the filter toward great rita, striking the rakshasas, seeking the Devas. When he runs to win strength, a hundred busy streams flow and enter into friendship with Indra. Ten maidens have called to him as a girl calls her beloved, and he is groomed to win. Sweet for Indra and Vishnu, let Indu stream round, and guard the men who praise him from distress.

56.1

परि॒ सोम॑ ऋ॒तं बृ॒हदा॒शुः प॒वित्रे॑ अर्षति ।
वि॒घ्नन्रक्षां॑सि देव॒युः

pari soma ṛtaṃ bṛhadāśuḥ pavitre arṣati |
vighnanrakṣāṃsi devayuḥ

56.2

यत्सोमो॒ वाज॒मर्ष॑ति श॒तं धारा॑ अप॒स्युव॑ः ।
इन्द्र॑स्य स॒ख्यमा॑वि॒शन्

yatsomo vājamarṣati śataṃ dhārā apasyuvaḥ |
indrasya sakhyamāviśan

56.3

अ॒भि त्वा॒ योष॑णो॒ दश॑ जा॒रं न क॒न्या॑नूषत ।
मृ॒ज्यसे॑ सोम सा॒तये॑

abhi tvā yoṣaṇo daśa jāraṃ na kanyānūṣata |
mṛjyase soma sātaye

56.4

त्वमिन्द्रा॑य॒ विष्ण॑वे स्वा॒दुरि॑न्दो॒ परि॑ स्रव ।
नॄन्स्तो॒तॄन्पा॒ह्यंह॑सः

tvamindrāya viṣṇave svādurindo pari srava |
nṝnstotṝnpāhyaṃhasaḥ

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