HYMN XI Soma Pavamana. – Rig Veda – Book 9
उपास्मै गायता नरः पवमानायेन्दवे |
अभि देवां इयक्षते ||
अभि ते मधुना पयो ऽथर्वाणो अशिश्रयुः |
देवं देवाय देवयु ||
स नः पवस्व शं गवे शं जनाय शम अर्वते |
शं राजन्न ओषधीभ्यः ||
बभ्रवे नु सवतवसे ऽरुणाय दिविस्प्र्शे |
सोमाय गाथम अर्चत ||
हस्तच्युतेभिर अद्रिभिः सुतं सोमम पुनीतन |
मधाव आ धावता मधु ||
नमसेद उप सीदत दध्नेद अभि शरीणीतन |
इन्दुम इन्द्रे दधातन ||
अमित्रहा विचर्षणिः पवस्व सोम शं गवे |
देवेभ्यो अनुकामक्र्त ||
इन्द्राय सोम पातवे मदाय परि षिच्यसे |
मनश्चिन मनसस पतिः ||
पवमान सुवीर्यं रयिं सोम रिरीहि नः |
इन्दव इन्द्रेण नो युजा ||
upāsmai ghāyatā naraḥ pavamānāyendave |
abhi devāṃ iyakṣate ||
abhi te madhunā payo ‘tharvāṇo aśiśrayuḥ |
devaṃ devāya devayu ||
sa naḥ pavasva śaṃ ghave śaṃ janāya śam arvate |
śaṃ rājann oṣadhībhyaḥ ||
babhrave nu svatavase ‘ruṇāya divispṛśe |
somāya ghātham arcata ||
hastacyutebhir adribhiḥ sutaṃ somam punītana |
madhāv ā dhāvatā madhu ||
namased upa sīdata dadhned abhi śrīṇītana |
indum indre dadhātana ||
amitrahā vicarṣaṇiḥ pavasva soma śaṃ ghave |
devebhyo anukāmakṛt ||
indrāya soma pātave madāya pari ṣicyase |
manaścin manasas patiḥ ||
pavamāna suvīryaṃ rayiṃ soma rirīhi naḥ |
indav indreṇa no yujā ||
English Translation
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
1. SING forth to Indu, O ye men, to him who is purified,
Fain to pay worship to the Gods.
2 Together with thy pleasant juice the Atharvans have commingled milk,
Divine, devoted to the God.
3 Bring, by thy flowing, weal to kine, weal to the people, weal to steeds.
Weal, O thou King, to growing plants
4 Sing a praise-song to Soma brown of hue, of independent might.
The Red, who reaches up to heaven.
5 Purify Soma when effused with stones which bands move rapidly,
And pour the sweet milk in the meath.
6 With humble homage draw ye nigh; blend the libation with the curds:
To Indra offer Indu up.
7 Soma, foe-que chief o’er men, doing the will of pour forth
Prosperity upon our kine.
8 Heart-knower, Sovran of the heart, thou art effused, O Soma, that Indra may drink thee and rejoice.
9 O Soma Pavamana, give us riches and heroic strength,—
Indu! with. Indra for ally.