Containing 58 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
अ॒स्य प्रे॒षा हे॒मना॑ पू॒यमा॑नो दे॒वो दे॒वेभिः॒ सम॑पृक्त॒ रस॑म् सु॒तः प॒वित्रं॒ पर्ये॑ति॒ रेभ॑न्मि॒तेव॒ सद्म॑ पशु॒मान्ति॒ होता॑
"MADE pure by this man's urgent zeal and impulse the God hath to the Gods his juice imparted. He goes, effused and singing, to the filter, like priest to measured seats supplied with cattle."
भ॒द्रा वस्त्रा॑ सम॒न्या॒३॒॑ वसा॑नो म॒हान्क॒विर्नि॒वच॑नानि॒ शंस॑न् आ व॑च्यस्व च॒म्वोः॑ पू॒यमा॑नो विचक्ष॒णो जागृ॑विर्दे॒ववी॑तौ
"Robed in fair raiment meet to wear in battle, a mighty Sage pronouncing invocations. Roll onward to the beakers as they cleanse thee, far-seeing at the feast of Gods, and watchful."
समु॑ प्रि॒यो मृ॑ज्यते॒ सानो॒ अव्ये॑ य॒शस्त॑रो य॒शसां॒ क्षैतो॑ अ॒स्मे अ॒भि स्व॑र॒ धन्वा॑ पू॒यमा॑नो यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"Dear, he is brightened on the fleecy summit, a Prince among us, nobler than the noble. Roar out as thou art purified, run forward. Do ye preserve us evermore with blessings."
प्र गा॑यता॒भ्य॑र्चाम दे॒वान्त्सोमं॑ हिनोत मह॒ते धना॑य स्वा॒दुः प॑वाते॒ अति॒ वार॒मव्य॒मा सी॑दाति क॒लशं॑ देव॒युर्नः॑
"Let us sing praises to the Gods: sing loudly, send ye the Soma forth for mighty riches. Let him flow, sweetly-flavoured, through the filter, and let our pious one rest in the pitcher."
इन्दु॑र्दे॒वाना॒मुप॑ स॒ख्यमा॒यन्त्स॒हस्र॑धारः पवते॒ मदा॑य नृभिः॒ स्तवा॑नो॒ अनु॒ धाम॒ पूर्व॒मग॒न्निन्द्रं॑ मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय
"Winning the friendship of the Deities, Indu flows in a thousand streams to make them joyful. Praised by the men after the ancient statute, he hath come nigh, for our great bliss, to Indra."
स्तो॒त्रे रा॒ये हरि॑रर्षा पुना॒न इन्द्रं॒ मदो॑ गच्छतु ते॒ भरा॑य दे॒वैर्या॑हि स॒रथं॒ राधो॒ अच्छा॑ यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"Flow, Gold-hued, cleansing thee, to enrich the singer: let thy juice go to Indra to support him. Come nigh, together with the Gods, for bounty. Do ye preserve us evermore with blessings."
प्र काव्य॑मु॒शने॑व ब्रुवा॒णो दे॒वो दे॒वानां॒ जनि॑मा विवक्ति महि॑व्रतः॒ शुचि॑बन्धुः पाव॒कः प॒दा व॑रा॒हो अ॒भ्ये॑ति॒ रेभ॑न्
"The God declares the Deities' generations, like Uṣanâ, proclaiming lofty wisdom. With brilliant kin, far-ruling, sanctifying, the Boar advances, singing, to the places."
प्र हं॒सास॑स्तृ॒पलं॑ म॒न्युमच्छा॒मादस्तं॒ वृष॑गणा अयासुः आ॒ङ्गू॒ष्यं१॒॑ पव॑मानं॒ सखा॑यो दु॒र्मर्षं॑ सा॒कं प्र व॑दन्ति वा॒णम्
"The Swans, the Vr̥ishagaṇas from anear us have brought their restless spirit to our dwelling. Friends come to Pavamâna meet for praises, and sound in concert their resistless music."
स रं॑हत उरुगा॒यस्य॑ जू॒तिं वृथा॒ क्रीळ॑न्तं मिमते॒ न गावः॑ प॒री॒ण॒सं कृ॑णुते ति॒ग्मशृ॑ङ्गो॒ दिवा॒ हरि॒र्ददृ॑शे॒ नक्त॑मृ॒ज्रः
"He follows the Wide-strider's rapid movement: cows low, as 'twere, to him who sports at pleasure. He with the sharpened horns brings forth abundance: the Silvery shines by night, by day the Golden."
इन्दु॑र्वा॒जी प॑वते॒ गोन्यो॑घा॒ इन्द्रे॒ सोमः॒ सह॒ इन्व॒न्मदा॑य हन्ति॒ रक्षो॒ बाध॑ते॒ पर्यरा॑ती॒र्वरि॑वः कृ॒ण्वन्वृ॒जन॑स्य॒ राजा॑
"Strong Indu, bathed in milk, flows on for Indra, Soma exciting strength, to make him joyful. He quells malignities and slays the demons, the King of mighty power who brings us comfort."
अध॒ धार॑या॒ मध्वा॑ पृचा॒नस्ति॒रो रोम॑ पवते॒ अद्रि॑दुग्धः इन्दु॒रिन्द्र॑स्य स॒ख्यं जु॑षा॒णो दे॒वो दे॒वस्य॑ मत्स॒रो मदा॑य
"Then in a stream he flows, milked out with press-stones, mingled with sweetness, through the fleecy filter- Indu rejoicing in the love of Indra, the God who gladdens, for the God's enjoyment."
अ॒भि प्रि॒याणि॑ पवते पुना॒नो दे॒वो दे॒वान्त्स्वेन॒ रसे॑न पृ॒ञ्चन् इन्दु॒र्धर्मा॑ण्यृतु॒था वसा॑नो॒ दश॒ क्षिपो॑ अव्यत॒ सानो॒ अव्ये॑
"As he is purified he pours out treasures, a God bedewing Gods with his own juices. Indu hath, wearing qualities by seasons, on the raised fleece engaged, the ten swift fingers."
वृषा॒ शोणो॑ अभि॒कनि॑क्रद॒द्गा न॒दय॑न्नेति पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्याम् इन्द्र॑स्येव व॒ग्नुरा शृ॑ण्व आ॒जौ प्र॑चे॒तय॑न्नर्षति॒ वाच॒मेमाम्
"The Red Bull bellowing to the kine advances, causing the heavens and earth to roar and thunder. Well is he beard like Indra's shout in battle: letting this voice be known he hastens hither."
र॒साय्यः॒ पय॑सा॒ पिन्व॑मान ई॒रय॑न्नेषि॒ मधु॑मन्तमं॒शुम् पव॑मानः संत॒निमे॑षि कृ॒ण्वन्निन्द्रा॑य सोम परिषि॒च्यमा॑नः
"Swelling with milk, abounding in sweet flavours, urging the meath-rich plant thou goest onward. Raising a shout thou flowest as they cleanse thee, when thou, O Soma, art effused for Indra."
ए॒वा प॑वस्व मदि॒रो मदा॑योदग्रा॒भस्य॑ न॒मय॑न्वध॒स्नैः परि॒ वर्णं॒ भर॑माणो॒ रुश॑न्तं ग॒व्युर्नो॑ अर्ष॒ परि॑ सोम सि॒क्तः
"So flow thou on inspiriting, for rapture, aiming death-shafts at him who stays the waters, Flow to us wearing thy resplendent colour, effused and eager for the kine, O Soma."
जु॒ष्ट्वी न॑ इन्दो सु॒पथा॑ सु॒गान्यु॒रौ प॑वस्व॒ वरि॑वांसि कृ॒ण्वन् घ॒नेव॒ विष्व॑ग्दुरि॒तानि॑ वि॒घ्नन्नधि॒ ष्णुना॑ धन्व॒ सानो॒ अव्ये॑
"Pleased with us, Indu, send us as thou flowest good easy paths in ample space and comforts. Dispelling, as 'twere with a club, misfortunes, run o'er the height, run o'er the fleecy summit."
वृ॒ष्टिं नो॑ अर्ष दि॒व्यां जि॑ग॒त्नुमिळा॑वतीं शं॒गयीं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् स्तुके॑व वी॒ता ध॑न्वा विचि॒न्वन्बन्धूँ॑रि॒माँ अव॑राँ इन्दो वा॒यून्
"Pour on us rain celestial, quickly streaming, refreshing, fraught with health and ready bounty. Flow, Indu, send these Winds thy lower kinsmen, setting them free like locks of hair unbraided."
ग्र॒न्थिं न वि ष्य॑ ग्रथि॒तं पु॑ना॒न ऋ॒जुं च॑ गा॒तुं वृ॑जि॒नं च॑ सोम अत्यो॒ न क्र॑दो॒ हरि॒रा सृ॑जा॒नो मर्यो॑ देव धन्व प॒स्त्या॑वान्
"Part, like a knotted tangle, while they cleanse thee, O Soma, righteous and unrighteous conduct. Neigh like a tawny courser who is loosened, come like a youth, O God, a house-possessor."
जुष्टो॒ मदा॑य दे॒वता॑त इन्दो॒ परि॒ ष्णुना॑ धन्व॒ सानो॒ अव्ये॑ स॒हस्र॑धारः सुर॒भिरद॑ब्धः॒ परि॑ स्रव॒ वाज॑सातौ नृ॒षह्ये॑
"For the God's service, for delight, O Indu, run o'er the height, run o'ver the fleecy summit. With thousand streams, inviolate, sweet-scented, flow on for gain of strength that conquers heroes."
अ॒र॒श्मानो॒ ये॑ऽर॒था अयु॑क्ता॒ अत्या॑सो॒ न स॑सृजा॒नास॑ आ॒जौ ए॒ते शु॒क्रासो॑ धन्वन्ति॒ सोमा॒ देवा॑स॒स्ताँ उप॑ याता॒ पिब॑ध्यै
"Without a car, without a rein to guide them, unyoked, like coursers started in the contest, These brilliant drops of Soma juice run forward. Do ye, O Deities, come nigh to drink them."
ए॒वा न॑ इन्दो अ॒भि दे॒ववी॑तिं॒ परि॑ स्रव॒ नभो॒ अर्ण॑श्च॒मूषु॑ सोमो॑ अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ काम्यं॑ बृ॒हन्तं॑ र॒यिं द॑दातु वी॒रव॑न्तमु॒ग्रम्
"So for our banquet of the Gods, O Indu, pour down the rain of heaven into the vessels. May Soma grant us riches sought with longing, mighty, exceeding strong, with store of heroes."
तक्ष॒द्यदी॒ मन॑सो॒ वेन॑तो॒ वाग्ज्येष्ठ॑स्य वा॒ धर्म॑णि॒ क्षोरनी॑के आदी॑माय॒न्वर॒मा वा॑वशा॒ना जुष्टं॒ पतिं॑ क॒लशे॒ गाव॒ इन्दु॑म्
"What time the loving spirit's word had formed him Chief of all food, by statute of the Highest, Then loudly lowing came the cows to Indu, the chosen, well-loved Master in the beaker."
प्र दा॑नु॒दो दि॒व्यो दा॑नुपि॒न्व ऋ॒तमृ॒ताय॑ पवते सुमे॒धाः ध॒र्मा भु॑वद्वृज॒न्य॑स्य॒ राजा॒ प्र र॒श्मिभि॑र्द॒शभि॑र्भारि॒ भूम॑
"The Sage, Celestial, liberal, raining bounties, pours as he flows the Genuine for the Truthful. The King shall be effectual strength's upholder: he by the ten bright reins is mostly guided."
प॒वित्रे॑भिः॒ पव॑मानो नृ॒चक्षा॒ राजा॑ दे॒वाना॑मु॒त मर्त्या॑नाम् द्वि॒ता भु॑वद्रयि॒पती॑ रयी॒णामृ॒तं भ॑र॒त्सुभृ॑तं॒ चार्विन्दुः॑
"He who beholds mankind, made pure with filters, the King supreme of Deities and mortals, From days of old is Treasure-Lord of riches: he, Indu, cherishes fair well-kept Order."
अर्वाँ॑ इव॒ श्रव॑से सा॒तिमच्छेन्द्र॑स्य वा॒योर॒भि वी॒तिम॑र्ष स नः॑ स॒हस्रा॑ बृह॒तीरिषो॑ दा॒ भवा॑ सोम द्रविणो॒वित्पु॑ना॒नः
"Haste, like a steed, to vittory for glory, to Indra's and to Vâyu's entertainment. Give us food ample, thousandfold: be, Soma, the finder-out of riches when they cleanse thee."
दे॒वा॒व्यो॑ नः परिषि॒च्यमा॑नाः॒ क्षयं॑ सु॒वीरं॑ धन्वन्तु॒ सोमाः॑ आ॒य॒ज्यवः॑ सुम॒तिं वि॒श्ववा॑रा॒ होता॑रो॒ न दि॑वि॒यजो॑ म॒न्द्रत॑माः
"Effused by us let God-delighting Somas bring as they flow a home with noble heroes. Rich in all boons like priests acquiring favour, the worshippers of heaven, the best of Cheerers."
ए॒वा दे॑व दे॒वता॑ते पवस्व म॒हे सो॑म॒ प्सर॑से देव॒पानः॑ म॒हश्चि॒द्धि ष्मसि॑ हि॒ताः स॑म॒र्ये कृ॒धि सु॑ष्ठा॒ने रोद॑सी पुना॒नः
"So, God, for service of the Gods flow onward, flow, drink of Gods, for ample food, O Soma. For we go forth to war against the mighty make heaven and earth well stablished by thy cleansing."
अश्वो॒ न क्र॑दो॒ वृष॑भिर्युजा॒नः सिं॒हो न भी॒मो मन॑सो॒ जवी॑यान् अ॒र्वा॒चीनैः॑ प॒थिभि॒र्ये रजि॑ष्ठा॒ आ प॑वस्व सौमन॒सं न॑ इन्दो
"Thou, yoked by strong men, neighest like a courser, swifter than thought is, like an awful lion. By paths directed hitherward, the straightest, send thou us happiness, Indu, while they cleanse thee."
श॒तं धारा॑ दे॒वजा॑ता असृग्रन्त्स॒हस्र॑मेनाः क॒वयो॑ मृजन्ति इन्दो॑ स॒नित्रं॑ दि॒व आ प॑वस्व पुरए॒तासि॑ मह॒तो धन॑स्य
"Sprung from the Gods, a hundred streams, a thousand, have been effused: sages prepare and purge them. Bring us from heaven the means of winnning, Indu; thou art-forerunnner of abundant riches."
दि॒वो न सर्गा॑ अससृग्र॒मह्नां॒ राजा॒ न मि॒त्रं प्र मि॑नाति॒ धीरः॑ पि॒तुर्न पु॒त्रः क्रतु॑भिर्यता॒न आ प॑वस्व वि॒शे अ॒स्या अजी॑तिम्
"The streams of days, were poured as 'twere from heaven: the wise King doth not treat his friend unkindly. Like a son following his father's wishes, grant to this family success and safety."