Rigveda 9.21

HYMN XXI. SOMA PAVAMANA. · ७ काश्यपोऽसितो देवलो वा । पवमान: सोम: । गायत्री ।

9.21.1

ए॒ते धा॑व॒न्तीन्द॑व॒: सोमा॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ घृष्व॑यः | म॒त्स॒रास॑: स्व॒र्विद॑: ||

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9.21.1

ए॒ते धा॑व॒न्तीन्द॑व॒: सोमा॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ घृष्व॑यः | म॒त्स॒रास॑: स्व॒र्विद॑: ||

To Indra flow these running drops, these Somas frolicsome in mood. Exhilarating, finding light;

9.21.2

प्र॒वृ॒ण्वन्तो॑ अभि॒युज॒: सुष्व॑ये वरिवो॒विद॑: | स्व॒यं स्तो॒त्रे व॑य॒स्कृत॑: ||

Driving off foes, bestowing room upon the presser, willingly Bringing their praiser vitalforce.

9.21.3

वृथा॒ क्रीळ॑न्त॒ इन्द॑वः स॒धस्थ॑म॒भ्येक॒मित् | सिन्धो॑रू॒र्मा व्य॑क्षरन् ||

Lightly disporting them, the drops flow to one common reservoir, And fall into the river's wave.

9.21.4

ए॒ते विश्वा॑नि॒ वार्या॒ पव॑मानास आशत | हि॒ता न सप्त॑यो॒ रथे॑ ||

These Pavamanas have obtained all blessings much to be desired, Like coursers harnessed to a car.

9.21.5

आस्मि॑न्पि॒शङ्ग॑मिन्दवो॒ दधा॑ता वे॒नमा॒दिशे॑ | यो अ॒स्मभ्य॒मरा॑वा ||

With view to us, O Soma-drops, bestow his manifold desire On him who yet hath given us naught.

9.21.6

ऋ॒भुर्न रथ्यं॒ नवं॒ दधा॑ता॒ केत॑मा॒दिशे॑ | शु॒क्राः प॑वध्व॒मर्ण॑सा ||

Bring us our wish with this design, as a wright brings his new-wrought wheel: Flow pure and shining with the stream.

9.21.7

ए॒त उ॒ त्ये अ॑वीवश॒न्काष्ठां॑ वा॒जिनो॑ अक्रत | स॒तः प्रासा॑विषुर्म॒तिम् ||

These drops have cried with resonant voice: like swift steeds they have run the course, And roused the good man's hymn to life.