Rigveda 9.6

9.6.1

म॒न्द्रया॑ सोम॒ धार॑या॒ वृषा॑ पवस्व देव॒युः | अव्यो॒ वारे॑ष्वस्म॒युः ||

SOMA, flow on with pleasant stream, a Bull devoted to the Gods, Our Friend, unto the woollen sieve.

9.6.2

अ॒भि त्यं मद्यं॒ मद॒मिन्द॒विन्द्र॒ इति॑ क्षर | अ॒भि वा॒जिनो॒ अर्व॑तः ||

Pour hitherward, as Indra's Self, Indu, that gladdening stream of thine, And send us coursers full of strength.

9.6.3

अ॒भि त्यं पू॒र्व्यं मदं॑ सुवा॒नो अ॑र्ष प॒वित्र॒ आ | अ॒भि वाज॑मु॒त श्रव॑: ||

Flow to the filter hitherward, pouring that ancient gladdening juice, Streaming forth power and high renown.

9.6.4

अनु॑ द्र॒प्सास॒ इन्द॑व॒ आपो॒ न प्र॒वता॑सरन् | पु॒ना॒ना इन्द्र॑माशत ||

Hither the sparkling drops have flowed, like waters down a steep descent They have reached Indra purified.

9.6.5

यमत्य॑मिव वा॒जिनं॑ मृ॒जन्ति॒ योष॑णो॒ दश॑ | वने॒ क्रीळ॑न्त॒मत्य॑विम् ||

Whom, having passed the filter, ten dames cleanse, as ’twere a vigorous steed, While he disports him in the wood,—

9.6.6

तं गोभि॒र्वृष॑णं॒ रसं॒ मदा॑य दे॒ववी॑तये | सु॒तं भरा॑य॒ सं सृ॑ज ||

The steer-strong juice with milk pour forth, for feast and service of the Gods, To him who bears away the draught.

9.6.7

दे॒वो दे॒वाय॒ धार॒येन्द्रा॑य पवते सु॒तः | पयो॒ यद॑स्य पी॒पय॑त् ||

Effused, the God flows onward with his stream to Indra, to the God, So that his milk may strengthen him.

9.6.8

आ॒त्मा य॒ज्ञस्य॒ रंह्या॑ सुष्वा॒णः प॑वते सु॒तः | प्र॒त्नं नि पा॑ति॒ काव्य॑म् ||

Soul of the sacrifice, the juice effused flows quickly on: he keeps His ancient wisdom of a Sage.

9.6.9

ए॒वा पु॑ना॒न इ॑न्द्र॒युर्मदं॑ मदिष्ठ वी॒तये॑ | गुहा॑ चिद्दधिषे॒ गिर॑: ||

So pouring forth, as Indra's Friend, strong drink, best Gladdener! for the feast, Thou, even in secret, storest hymns.