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Mandala IX

HYMN XII. Soma Pavamana.

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Pour the Soma drops to Indra, rich and sweet, in sacrifice.

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Like mother cows to their calves, the sages call out to Indra, Calling him to drink the Soma juice.

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In the stream’s wave, Soma dwells, distilling joy, in his seat, Resting on a wild cow’s hide.

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Far-sighted Soma, Sage and Seer, worshipped at the heart of heaven, In the center of the straining cloth of wool.

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Indu holds Soma close within the jars, on the purifying sieve.

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Indu sends a voice high up to the realms of the air, Shaking the vase that drops with mead.

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The Tree that sings its praises without end yields heavenly milk Among our hymns, urging generations on.

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The Wise One, with the Sage’s stream, urged by Soma to move on, To the dear places in the sky.

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O Pavamana, grant us wealth bright with a thousand lights, yes. O Indu, give us swift aid.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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