1.91.1
त्वं सो॑म॒ प्र चि॑कितो मनी॒षा त्वं रजि॑ष्ठ॒मनु॑ नेषि॒ पन्था॑म् |
तव॒ प्रणी॑ती पि॒तरो॑ न इन्दो दे॒वेषु॒ रत्न॑मभजन्त॒ धीरा॑: ||
Thou, Soma, art preeminent for wisdom; along the straightest path thou art our leader. Our wise forefathers by thy guidance, Indu, dealt out among the Gods their share of treasure.
You, Soma, are foremost in wise insight; you lead us on the straightest path. By your guidance, O Indu, our wise fathers shared treasure among the gods.
Soma as manīṣā and rajiṣṭha patha is ṛta's guide. Pitaraḥ under Soma's praṇīti distributing ratna among Devas links ancestral yajña to cosmic reciprocity—Soma as axis of paramparā wisdom.
Seek clarity that walks the straight path. Ancestral ethics of fair sharing still orient modern stewardship of resources.
1.91.2
त्वं सो॑म॒ क्रतु॑भिः सु॒क्रतु॑र्भू॒स्त्वं दक्षै॑: सु॒दक्षो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दाः |
त्वं वृषा॑ वृष॒त्वेभि॑र्महि॒त्वा द्यु॒म्नेभि॑र्द्यु॒म्न्य॑भवो नृ॒चक्षा॑: ||
Thou by thine insight art most wise, O Soma, strong by thine energies and all possessing, Mighty art thou by all thy powers and greatness, by glories art thou glorious, guide of mortals.
By insight you are most wise, O Soma; by energies all-possessing and strong; mighty by powers and greatness; glorious by glories; guide of mortals.
Sukratu, sudakṣa, viśvavedas, vṛṣan, dyumnya, nṛcakṣas—Soma as complete tejas: wisdom, skill, omniscience-of-domain, virility, glory, and human guidance.
Integrate insight, capability, and human-facing guidance; brilliance without people-sense fails leadership.
1.91.3
राज्ञो॒ नु ते॒ वरु॑णस्य व्र॒तानि॑ बृ॒हद् ग॑भी॒रं तव॑ सोम॒ धाम॑ |
शुचि॒ष्ट्वम॑सि प्रि॒यो न मि॒त्रो द॒क्षाय्यो॑ अर्य॒मेवा॑सि सोम ||
Thine are King Varuṇa's eternal statutes, lofty and deep, O Soma, is thy glory. All-pure art thou like Mitra the beloved, adorable, like Aryaman, O Soma.
Yours are King Varuṇa's eternal vows; lofty and deep is your domain, O Soma. You are pure like beloved Mitra, adorable like Aryaman.
Soma shares Varuṇa's vratāni and Mitra-Aryaman purity—plant-deity elevated to Āditya moral stature. Dhāman bṛhad gabhīram: his glory is both height and depth.
Align vitality with ethical statutes and trustworthy relating—energy without vows becomes addiction.
1.91.4
या ते॒ धामा॑नि दि॒वि या पृ॑थि॒व्यां या पर्व॑ते॒ष्वोष॑धीष्व॒प्सु |
तेभि॑र्नो॒ विश्वै॑: सु॒मना॒ अहे॑ळ॒न् राज॑न्त्सोम॒ प्रति॑ ह॒व्या गृ॑भाय ||
With all thy glories on the earth, in heaven, on mountains, in the plants, and in the waters,— With all of these, well-pleased and not in anger, accept, O royal Soma, our oblations.
With all your glories in heaven, on earth, on mountains, in herbs and waters—well-pleased and without anger, O royal Soma, accept our offerings.
Soma's ubiquity in dyaus, pṛthivī, parvata, oṣadhi, āpas is panentheism of rasa. Aheḷan (without wrath) acceptance models gracious deity-response to havis.
Honor the sacred in ecosystems at every scale; offer work without toxic reactivity when receiving feedback.
1.91.5
त्वं सो॑मासि॒ सत्प॑ति॒स्त्वं राजो॒त वृ॑त्र॒हा |
त्वं भ॒द्रो अ॑सि॒ क्रतु॑: ||
Thou, Soma, art the Lord of heroes, King, yea, Vṛtra-slayer thou: Thou art auspicious energy.
You, Soma, are lord of heroes, king, and Vṛtra-slayer; you are auspicious sacred will.
Satpati, rājan, vṛtrahan, bhadra kratu—Soma shares Indra's epithets: the pressed juice fuels the battle against obstruction. Auspicious kratu is wholesome purposeful energy.
Channel peak energy into clearing blockages—procrastination, fear, clutter—with auspicious intent.
1.91.6
त्वं च॑ सोम नो॒ वशो॑ जी॒वातुं॒ न म॑रामहे |
प्रि॒यस्तो॑त्रो॒ वन॒स्पति॑: ||
And, Soma, let it be thy wish that we may live and may not die: Praise-loving Lord of plants art thou.
Soma, will that we may live and not die; you are the praise-loving lord of plants.
Jīvātu / mā marāmahe—Soma as amṛta-adjacent life-wish. Vanaspati priyastotra: the plant-king loves stuti—bhakti awakens botanical deity.
Choose life-affirming practices and praise what nourishes; resist cultures of burnout and cynicism.
1.91.7
त्वं सो॑म म॒हे भगं॒ त्वं यून॑ ऋताय॒ते |
दक्षं॑ दधासि जी॒वसे॑ ||
To him who keeps the law, both old and young, thou givest happiness, And energy that he may live.
To the law-keeper, old or young, you give fortune and the skill-energy to live.
Ṛtāyate—young or mature—receives bhaga and dakṣa for jīvasa. Soma democratizes vitality across ages for dharma-keepers.
Competence and well-being available across career stages when ethics stay intact.
1.91.8
त्वं न॑: सोम वि॒श्वतो॒ रक्षा॑ राजन्नघाय॒तः |
न रि॑ष्ये॒त् त्वाव॑त॒: सखा॑ ||
Guard us, King Soma, on all sides from him who threatens us: never let The friend of one like thee be harmed.
Guard us on every side, King Soma, from the harm-wisher; let the friend of one like you never be hurt.
Rākṣā viśvataḥ from aghāyatu; sakha of Soma is protected—divine friendship as shield. Kingship here is protective sovereignty of rasa.
Protect trusted relationships and communities from predatory harm; loyalty as security practice.
1.91.9
सोम॒ यास्ते॑ मयो॒भुव॑ ऊ॒तय॒: सन्ति॑ दा॒शुषे॑ |
ताभि॑र्नोऽवि॒ता भ॑व ||
With those delightful aids which thou hast, Soma, for the worshipper,— Even with those protect thou us.
With those delight-giving aids you have for the giver, O Soma—with those protect us.
Mayobhuva ūtayaḥ for the dāśuṣ—protective helps that also gladden. Protection need not be grim.
Support systems should protect and delight—psychological safety with warmth, not cold compliance.
1.91.10
इ॒मं य॒ज्ञमि॒दं वचो॑ जुजुषा॒ण उ॒पाग॑हि |
सोम॒ त्वं नो॑ वृ॒धे भ॑व ||
Accepting this our sacrifice and this our praise, O Soma, come, And be thou nigh to prosper us.
Accepting this sacrifice and this word, O Soma, come; be near for our growth.
Yajña and vacas accepted; nearness for vṛdha—proximity of deity as growth condition. Āgahi is intimate approach.
Invite nourishing influences near enough to change you; distant admiration does not grow skill.
1.91.11
सोम॑ गी॒र्भिष्ट्वा॑ व॒यं व॒र्धया॑मो वचो॒विद॑: |
सु॒मृ॒ळी॒को न॒ आ वि॑श ||
Well-skilled in speech we magnify thee, Soma, with our sacred songs: Come thou to us, most gracious One.
Skilled in speech, we magnify you with songs, O Soma; enter us, most gracious one.
Vacovidah stuti and sumṛḷīka ā viśa—graceful entry into the devotee. Soma-āveśa as benevolent indwelling of clarity and joy.
Use precise language to invite better states—journaling, mantra, or team narrative that welcomes grace.
1.91.12
ग॒य॒स्फानो॑ अमीव॒हा व॑सु॒वित् पु॑ष्टि॒वर्ध॑नः |
सु॒मि॒त्रः सो॑म नो भव ||
Enricher, healer of disease, wealth-finder, prospering our store, Be, Soma, a good Friend to us.
Enricher, disease-slayer, wealth-finder, growth-increaser—be a good friend to us, O Soma.
Gayasphāna, amīvahā, vasuvit, puṣṭivardhana, sumitra—Soma as healer-economist-friend. Ayurvedic seed: plant-deity against disease (amīva).
Friendship with what heals, enriches sustainably, and grows capacity—curate habits as 'good friends.'
1.91.13
सोम॑ रार॒न्धि नो॑ हृ॒दि गावो॒ न यव॑से॒ष्वा |
मर्य॑ इव॒ स्व ओ॒क्ये॑ ||
Soma, be happy in our heart, as milch-kine in the grassy meads, As a young man in his own house.
Delight in our heart, O Soma, as cows in grassy pastures, as a young man in his own home.
Hṛdi rārandhi with similes of cattle-in-yavasa and marya-in-okya—Soma at home in the heart. Intimate rasa, not foreign intoxication alone.
Cultivate inner states where calm vitality feels at home—neither exile nor agitation.
1.91.14
यः सो॑म स॒ख्ये तव॑ रा॒रण॑द् देव॒ मर्त्य॑: |
तं दक्ष॑: सचते क॒विः ||
O Soma, God, the mortal man who in thy friendship hath delight, Him doth the mighty Sage befriend.
O Soma, god, the mortal who delights in your friendship—him the mighty sage-power befriends.
Sakhyam with Soma attracts dakṣa kavi—wisdom befriends the friend of Soma. Divine friendship inducts into seer-competence.
Joyful alliance with clarifying practices attracts mentors and insight; grim duty alone rarely does.
1.91.15
उ॒रु॒ष्या णो॑ अ॒भिश॑स्ते॒: सोम॒ नि पा॒ह्यंह॑सः |
सखा॑ सु॒शेव॑ एधि नः ||
Save us from slanderous reproach, keep us., O Soma, from distress: Be unto us a gracious Friend.
Save us from slanderous attack; protect us from distress, O Soma; be a kindly friend to us.
Abhiśasti and aṃhas—verbal violence and tight distress—opposed by Soma's suśeva sakha. Reputation and psychic pressure both need divine friendship.
Guard mental health against smear culture and chronic stress; choose kind accountability over cruelty.
1.91.16
आ प्या॑यस्व॒ समे॑तु ते वि॒श्वत॑: सोम॒ वृष्ण्य॑म् |
भवा॒ वाज॑स्य संग॒थे ||
Soma, wax great. From every side may vigorous powers unite in thee: Be in the gathering-place of strength.
Wax great, O Soma; from every side may virile powers gather in you; be at the meeting-place of strength.
Ā pyāyasva—classical Soma swelling mantra. Vṛṣṇya from viśvataḥ meeting in vāja-saṅgatha: concentrated potency. Used in ritual as growth of the deity and the devotee's ojas.
Consolidate energies—sleep, nutrition, focus, allies—into one gathering place rather than leaking attention everywhere.
1.91.17
आ प्या॑यस्व मदिन्तम॒ सोम॒ विश्वे॑भिरं॒शुभि॑: |
भवा॑ नः सु॒श्रव॑स्तम॒: सखा॑ वृ॒धे ||
Wax, O most gladdening Soma, great through all thy rays of light, and be A Friend of most illustrious fame to prosper us.
Wax great through all your light-rays, most intoxicating Soma, and be our most famed friend for growth.
Madintama with aṃśu rays—Soma as luminous intoxication (divine joy, not mere alcohol). Suśravastama sakha for vṛdha.
Grow through many small bright inputs; seek friends whose reputation is growth-enabling.
1.91.18
सं ते॒ पयां॑सि॒ समु॑ यन्तु॒ वाजा॒: सं वृष्ण्या॑न्यभिमाति॒षाह॑: |
आ॒प्याय॑मानो अ॒मृता॑य सोम दि॒वि श्रवां॑स्युत्त॒मानि॑ धिष्व ||
In thee be juicy nutriments united, and powers and mighty foe-subduing vigour, Waxing to immortality, O Soma: win highest glories for thyself in heaven.
In you let nourishments, powers, and foe-subduing vigors unite; waxing for immortality, O Soma, set the highest glories in heaven.
Payāṃsi, vājāḥ, vṛṣṇyāni abhimātiṣāhaḥ unite toward amṛta; uttama śravas in dyaus—Soma's self-glory serving cosmic immortality. Goal is amṛtatva, not mere stimulation.
Unify nutrition, capability, and boundary-strength toward lasting contribution—legacy over spike highs.
1.91.19
या ते॒ धामा॑नि ह॒विषा॒ यज॑न्ति॒ ता ते॒ विश्वा॑ परि॒भूर॑स्तु य॒ज्ञम् |
ग॒य॒स्फान॑: प्र॒तर॑णः सु॒वीरो ऽवी॑रहा॒ प्र च॑रा सोम॒ दुर्या॑न् ||
Such of thy glories as with poured oblations men honour, may they all invest our worship. Wealth-giver, furtherer with troops of heroes, sparing the brave, come, Soma, to our houses.
May all those glories men honor with poured offerings invest our worship; wealth-giver, furtherer with heroes, non-destroyer of the brave—come to our doorways.
Dhāmāni surrounding yajña; gayasphāna, suvīra, avīrahā—Soma enters duryāṇi (household doors) as protector of the courageous. Domestic blessing of the plant-king.
Bring excellence home: let workplace virtues protect household courage and hospitality.
1.91.20
सोमो॑ धे॒नुं सोमो॒ अर्व॑न्तमा॒शुं सोमो॑ वी॒रं क॑र्म॒ण्यं॑ ददाति |
सा॒द॒न्यं॑ विद॒थ्यं॑ स॒भेयं॑ पितृ॒श्रव॑णं॒ यो ददा॑शदस्मै ||
To him who worships Soma gives the milch-cow, a fleet steed and a man of active knowledge, Skilled in home duties, meet for holy synod, for council meet, a glory to his father.
Soma gives the milch-cow, the swift steed, and the capable hero—fit for home, assembly, and council, a glory to his father—to the one who offers to him.
Dhenu, arvant, karmaṇya vīra who is sādanya, vidathya, sabheya, pitṛśravaṇa—Soma gifts complete social excellence: economy, mobility, and civic-ritual manhood that honors pitṛs.
Invest in people who can thrive at home, in teams, and in public deliberation—full-spectrum competence.
1.91.21
अषा॑ह्लं यु॒त्सु पृत॑नासु॒ पप्रिं॑ स्व॒र्षाम॒प्सां वृ॒जन॑स्य गो॒पाम् |
भ॒रे॒षु॒जां सु॑क्षि॒तिं सु॒श्रव॑सं॒ जय॑न्तं॒ त्वामनु॑ मदेम सोम ||
Invincible in fight, saver in battles, guard of our camp, winner of light and water, Born amid hymns, well-housed, exceeding famous, victor, in thee will we rejoice, O Soma.
Invincible in fights, filler of armies, winner of sunlight and waters, camp-guardian, hymn-born, well-homed, famous victor—in you we rejoice, O Soma.
Aṣāḷha, pṛtanāsu papri, svarṣā, apsā, vṛjanasya gopā—Soma as strategic and luminous guardian. Bhareṣujā: born in the press of battle-hymn. Rejoicing (anumadema) seals bhakti.
Celebrate resilient systems that protect commons (light, water, community) under pressure.
1.91.22
त्वमि॒मा ओष॑धीः सोम॒ विश्वा॒स्त्वम॒पो अ॑जनय॒स्त्वं गाः |
त्वमा त॑तन्थो॒र्व १ न्तरि॑क्षं॒ त्वं ज्योति॑षा॒ वि तमो॑ ववर्थ ||
These herbs, these milch-kine, and these running waters, all these, O Soma, thou hast generated. The spacious firmament hast thou expanded, and with the light thou hast dispelled the darkness.
These herbs, these waters, these cattle—all these you generated, O Soma; you stretched the wide mid-air and with light dispelled the darkness.
Soma as generator of oṣadhi, āpas, gāḥ, expander of antarikṣa, and jyotiṣ-dispeller of tamas—cosmogonic plant-deity. Creation through rasa and light.
Remember living systems as generative: biodiversity, hydrology, atmosphere, and illumination against ignorance.
1.91.23
दे॒वेन॑ नो॒ मन॑सा देव सोम रा॒यो भा॒गं स॑हसावन्न॒भि यु॑ध्य |
मा त्वा त॑न॒दीशि॑षे वी॒र्य॑स्यो॒भये॑भ्य॒: प्र चि॑कित्सा॒ गवि॑ष्टौ ||
Do thou, God Soma, with thy Godlike spirit, victorious, win for us a share of riches. Let none prevent thee: thou art Lord of valour. Provide for both sides in the fray for booty.
With godlike mind, victorious Soma, fight for our share of wealth; none can bar you—you are lord of valor; discern for both sides in the quest for cattle.
Devena manasā, rāyo bhāgam, vīryasya īśe, ubhayebhyaḥ in gaviṣṭi—Soma as fair warrior-discerner. Even in contest, citta remains divine and just.
Compete for resources with clear mind and fairness to stakeholders; valor without discernment becomes plunder.