Mandala 9

Sukta 60: Sing Him in Gayatri, Thousand-Eyed

Rishi: अवत्सारः काश्यपः · Devata: पवमानः सोमः · Metre: गायत्री, ३ पुरउष्णिक्

4 verses · 60 of 114

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Sing Him in Gayatri, Thousand-Eyed

Avatsara Kashyapa's eighth sukta, in gayatri with one puraushnih verse, calls the singers: sing to Pavamana in gayatri, to far-seeing Indu with a thousand eyes. The priests purify him, thousand-eyed and bearing a thousand loads, through the fleece. Pavamana has streamed over the fleece and runs toward the kalashas, entering Indra's heart. For Indra's bounty Soma is asked to flow with blessing and bring seed rich in offspring.

60.1

प्र गा॑य॒त्रेण॑ गायत॒ पव॑मानं॒ विच॑र्षणिम् ।
इन्दुं॑ स॒हस्र॑चक्षसम्

pra gāyatreṇa gāyata pavamānaṃ vicarṣaṇim |
induṃ sahasracakṣasam

60.2

तं त्वा॑ स॒हस्र॑चक्षस॒मथो॑ स॒हस्र॑भर्णसम् ।
अति॒ वार॑मपाविषुः

taṃ tvā sahasracakṣasamatho sahasrabharṇasam |
ati vāramapāviṣuḥ

60.3

अति॒ वारा॒न्पव॑मानो असिष्यदत्क॒लशाँ॑ अ॒भि धा॑वति ।
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ हार्द्या॑वि॒शन्

ati vārānpavamāno asiṣyadatkalaśām̐ abhi dhāvati |
indrasya hārdyāviśan

60.4

इन्द्र॑स्य सोम॒ राध॑से॒ शं प॑वस्व विचर्षणे ।
प्र॒जाव॒द्रेत॒ आ भ॑र

indrasya soma rādhase śaṃ pavasva vicarṣaṇe |
prajāvadreta ā bhara

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