Rig Veda Book 9: Hymn 97

अभि चन्द्रा भर्तवे नो हिरण्याभ्यश्वान रथिनो देव सोम || अभी नो अर्ष दिव्या वसून्यभि विश्वा पार्थिवा पूयमानः | अभि येन दरविणमश्नवामाभ्यर्षेयं जमदग्निवन्नः || अया पवा पवस्वैना वसूनि मांश्चत्व इन्दो सरसि पर धन्व | बरध्नश्चिदत्र वातो न जातः पुरुमेधश्चित तकवे नरं दात || उत न एना पवया पवस्वाधि शरुते शरवाय्यस्य तीर्थे | षष्टिं सहस्रा नैगुतो वसूनि वर्क्षं न पक्वं धूनवद रणाय || महीमे अस्य वर्षनाम शूषे मांश्चत्वे वा पर्शने वा वधत्रे | अस्वापयन निगुतः सनेहयच्चापामित्रानपाचितो अचेतः || सं तरी पवित्रा विततान्येष्यन्वेकं धावसि पूयमानः | असि भगो असि दात्रस्य दातासि मघवा मघवद्भ्य इन्दो || एष विश्ववित पवते मनीषी सोमो विश्वस्य भुवनस्य राजा | दरप्सानीरयन विदथेष्विन्दुर्वि वारमव्यं समयाति याति || इन्दुं रिहन्ति महिषा अदब्धाः पदे रेभन्ति कवयो न गर्ध्राः | हिन्वन्ति धीरा दशभिः कषिपाभिः समञ्जते रूपमपां रसेन || तवया वयं पवमानेन सोम भरे कर्तं वि चिनुयाम शश्वत | तन नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्तामदितिः सिन्धुः पर्थिवीुत दयौः || asya preṣā hemanā pūyamāno devo devebhiḥ samapṛkta rasam | sutaḥ pavitraṃ paryeti rebhan miteva sadma paśumānti hotā || bhadrā vastrā samanyā vasāno mahān kavirnivacanāni śaṃsan | ā vacyasva camvoḥ pūyamāno vicakṣaṇo jāghṛvirdevavītau || samu priyo mṛjyate sāno avye yaśastaro yaśasāṃ kṣaito asme | abhi svara dhanvā pūyamāno yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ || pra ghāyatābhyarcāma devān somaṃ hinota mahate dhanāya | svāduḥ pavāte ati vāramavyamā sīdāti kalaśaṃ devayurnaḥ || indurdevānāmupa sakhyamāyan sahasradhāraḥ pavate madāya |

indurdevānāmupa sakhyamāyan sahasradhāraḥ pavate madāya | nṛbhiḥ stavāno anu dhāma pūrvamaghannindraṃ mahate saubhaghāya || stotre rāye harirarṣā punāna indraṃ mado ghachatu te bharāya | devairyāhi sarathaṃ rādho achā yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ || pra kāvyamuśaneva bruvāṇo devo devānāṃ janimā vivakti | mahivrataḥ śucibandhuḥ pāvakaḥ padā varāho abhyeti rebhan || pra haṃsāsastṛpalaṃ manyumachāmādastaṃ vṛṣaghaṇā ayāsuḥ | āṅghūṣyaṃ pavamānaṃ sakhāyo durmarṣaṃ sākaṃ pravadanti vāṇam || sa raṃhata urughāyasya jūtiṃ vṛthā krīḷantaṃ mimate na ghāvaḥ | parīṇasaṃ kṛṇute tighmaśṛṅgho divā harirdadṛśe naktaṃ ṛjraḥ || indurvājī pavate ghonyoghā indre somaḥ saha invan madāya | hanti rakṣo bādhate paryarātīrvarivaḥ kṛṇvan vṛjanasya rājā || adha dhārayā madhvā pṛcānastiro roma pavate adridughdhaḥ | indurindrasya sakhyaṃ juṣāṇo devo devasya matsaro madāya || abhi priyāṇi pavate punāno devo devān svena rasena pṛñcan | indurdharmāṇy ṛtuthā vasāno daśa kṣipo avyata sāno avye || vṛṣā śoṇo abhikanikradad ghā nadayanneti pṛthivīmuta dyām | indrasyeva vaghnurā śṛṇva ājau pracetayannarṣati vācamemām || rasāyyaḥ payasā pinvamāna īrayanneṣi madhumantamaṃśum | pavamānaḥ santanimeṣi kṛṇvannindrāya soma pariṣicyamānaḥ || evā pavasva madiro madāyodaghrābhasya namayan vadhasnaiḥ | pari varṇaṃ bharamāṇo ruśantaṃ ghavyurno arṣa pari soma siktaḥ || juṣṭvī na indo supathā sughānyurau pavasva varivāṃsi kṛṇvan |

juṣṭvī na indo supathā sughānyurau pavasva varivāṃsi kṛṇvan | ghaneva viṣvagh duritāni vighnannadhi ṣṇunā dhanva sāno avye || vṛṣṭiṃ no arṣa divyāṃ jighatnumiḷāvatīṃ śaṃghayīṃ jīradānum | stukeva vītā dhanvā vicinvan bandhūnrimānavarānindo vāyūn || ghranthiṃ na vi ṣya ghrathitaṃ punāna ṛjuṃ ca ghātuṃ vṛjinaṃ ca soma | atyo na krado harirā sṛjāno maryo deva dhanva pastyāvān || juṣṭo madāya devatāta indo pari ṣṇunā dhanva sāno avye | sahasradhāraḥ surabhiradabdhaḥ pari srava vājasātau nṛṣahye || araśmāno ye.arathā ayuktā atyāso na sasṛjānāsa ājau | ete śukrāso dhanvanti somā devāsastānupa yātā pibadhyai || evā na indo abhi devavītiṃ pari srava nabho arṇaścamūṣu | somo asmabhyaṃ kāmyaṃ bṛhantaṃ rayiṃ dadātu vīravantamughram || takṣad yadī manaso venato vāgh jyeṣṭhasya vā dharmaṇi kṣoranīke | ādīmāyan varamā vāvaśānā juṣṭaṃ patiṃ kalaśe ghāva indum || pra dānudo divyo dānupinva ṛtaṃ ṛtāya pavate sumedhāḥ | dharmā bhuvad vṛjanyasya rājā pra raśmibhirdaśabhirbhāri bhūma || pavitrebhiḥ pavamāno nṛcakṣā rājā devānāmuta martyānām | dvitā bhuvad rayipatī rayīṇāṃ ṛtaṃ bharat subhṛtaṃ cārvinduḥ || arvāniva śravase sātimachendrasya vāyorabhi vītimarṣa | sa naḥ sahasrā bṛhatīriṣo dā bhavā soma draviṇovit punānaḥ || devāvyo naḥ pariṣicyamānāḥ kṣayaṃ suvīraṃ dhanvantu somāḥ | āyajyavaḥ sumatiṃ viśvavārā hotāro na diviyajo mandratamāḥ || evā deva devatāte pavasva mahe soma psarase devapānaḥ | mahaścid dhi ṣmasi hitāḥ samarye kṛdhi suṣṭhāne rodasī punānaḥ ||

mahaścid dhi ṣmasi hitāḥ samarye kṛdhi suṣṭhāne rodasī punānaḥ || aśvo no krado vṛṣabhiryujānaḥ siṃho na bhīmo manaso javīyān | arvācīnaiḥ pathibhirye rajiṣṭhā ā pavasva saumanasaṃ na indo || śataṃ dhārā devajātā asṛghran sahasramenāḥ kavayo mṛjanti | indo sanitraṃ diva ā pavasva puraetāsi mahato dhanasya || divo na sarghā asasṛghramahnāṃ rājā na mitraṃ pra minātidhīraḥ | piturna putraḥ kratubhiryatāna ā pavasva viśeasyā ajītim || pra te dhārā madhumatīrasṛghran vārān yat pūto atyeṣyavyān | pavamāna pavase dhāma ghonāṃ jajñānaḥ sūryamapinvo arkaiḥ || kanikradadanu panthāṃ ṛtasya śukro vi bhāsyamṛtasya dhāma | sa indrāya pavase matsaravān hinvāno vācaṃ matibhiḥ kavīnām || divyaḥ suparṇo.ava cakṣi soma pinvan dhārāḥ karmaṇā devavītau | endo viśa kalaśaṃ somadhānaṃ krandannihi sūryasyopa raśmim || tisro vāca īrayati pra vahnirtasya dhītiṃ brahmaṇo manīṣām | ghāvo yanti ghopatiṃ pṛchamānāḥ somaṃ yanti matayo vāvaśānāḥ || somaṃ ghāvo dhenavo vāvaśānāḥ somaṃ viprā matibhiḥ pṛchamānāḥ | somaḥ sutaḥ pūyate ajyamānaḥ some arkāstriṣṭubhiḥ saṃ navante || evā naḥ soma pariṣicyamāna ā pavasva pūyamānaḥ svasti | indramā viśa bṛhatā raveṇa vardhayā vācaṃ janayā purandhim || ā jāghṛvirvipra ṛtā matīnāṃ somaḥ punāno asadaccamūṣu | sapanti yaṃ mithunāso nikāmā adhvaryavo rathirāsaḥ suhastāḥ || sa punāna upa sūre na dhātobhe aprā rodasī vi ṣa āvaḥ | priyā cid yasya priyasāsa ūtī sa tū dhanaṃ kāriṇena pra yaṃsat ||

priyā cid yasya priyasāsa ūtī sa tū dhanaṃ kāriṇena pra yaṃsat || sa vardhitā vardhanaḥ pūyamānaḥ somo mīḍhvānabhi no jyotiṣāvīt | yenā naḥ pūrve pitaraḥ padajñāḥ svarvido abhi ghā adrimuṣṇan || akrān samudraḥ prathame vidharmañ janayan prajā bhuvanasyarājā | vṛṣā pavitre adhi sāno avye bṛhat somo vāvṛdhe suvāna induḥ || mahat tat somo mahiṣaścakārāpāṃ yad gharbho.avṛṇīta devān | adadhādindre pavamāna ojo.ajanayat sūrye jyotirinduḥ || matsi vāyumiṣṭaye rādhase ca matsi mitrāvaruṇā pūyamānaḥ | matsi śardho mārutaṃ matsi devān matsi dyāvāpṛthivī deva soma || ṛjuḥ pavasva vṛjinasya hantāpāmīvāṃ bādhamāno mṛdhaśca | abhiśrīṇan payaḥ payasābhi ghonāmindrasya tvaṃ tava vayaṃ sakhāyaḥ || madhvaḥ sūdaṃ pavasva vasva utsaṃ vīraṃ ca na ā pavasvā bhaghaṃ ca | svadasvendrāya pavamāna indo rayiṃ ca na ā pavasvā samudrāt || somaḥ suto dhārayātyo na hitvā sindhurna nimnamabhi vājyakṣāḥ | ā yoniṃ vanyamasadat punānaḥ samindurghobhirasarat samadbhiḥ || eṣa sya te pavata indra somaścamūṣu dhīra uśate tavasvān | svarcakṣā rathiraḥ satyaśuṣmaḥ kāmo na yo devayatāmasarji || eṣa pratnena vayasā punānastiro varpāṃsi duhiturdadhānaḥ | vasānaḥ śarma trivarūthamapsu hoteva yāti samaneṣurebhan || nū nastvaṃ rathiro deva soma pari srava camvoḥ pūyamānaḥ | apsu svādiṣṭho madhumān ṛtāvā devo na yaḥ savitā satyamanmā || abhi vāyuṃ vītyarṣā ghṛṇāno.abhi mitrāvaruṇā pūyamānaḥ | abhī naraṃ dhījavanaṃ ratheṣṭhāmabhīndraṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vajrabāhum ||

abhi vastrā suvasanānyarṣābhi dhenūḥ sudughāḥ pūyamānaḥ | abhi candrā bhartave no hiraṇyābhyaśvān rathino deva soma || abhī no arṣa divyā vasūnyabhi viśvā pārthivā pūyamānaḥ | abhi yena draviṇamaśnavāmābhyarṣeyaṃ jamadaghnivannaḥ || ayā pavā pavasvainā vasūni māṃścatva indo sarasi pra dhanva | bradhnaścidatra vāto na jātaḥ purumedhaścit takave naraṃ dāt || uta na enā pavayā pavasvādhi śrute śravāyyasya tīrthe | ṣaṣṭiṃ sahasrā naighuto vasūni vṛkṣaṃ na pakvaṃ dhūnavad raṇāya || mahīme asya vṛṣanāma śūṣe māṃścatve vā pṛśane vā vadhatre | asvāpayan nighutaḥ snehayaccāpāmitrānapācito acetaḥ || saṃ trī pavitrā vitatānyeṣyanvekaṃ dhāvasi pūyamānaḥ | asi bhagho asi dātrasya dātāsi maghavā maghavadbhya indo || eṣa viśvavit pavate manīṣī somo viśvasya bhuvanasya rājā | drapsānīrayan vidatheṣvindurvi vāramavyaṃ samayāti yāti || induṃ rihanti mahiṣā adabdhāḥ pade rebhanti kavayo na ghṛdhrāḥ | hinvanti dhīrā daśabhiḥ kṣipābhiḥ samañjate rūpamapāṃ rasena || tvayā vayaṃ pavamānena soma bhare kṛtaṃ vi cinuyāma śaśvat | tan no mitro varuṇo māmahantāmaditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivīuta dyauḥ ||