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Mandala IX

HYMN X. Soma Pavamana.

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LIKE race cars roaring forward, like horses eager for fame, Have Soma drops flowed forth for wealth.

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Forth have they rushed from clasped hands, like racing chariots urged to speed, Like joyful songs of singing men.

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The Somas adorn themselves with milk, like kings adorned with praise, And with seven priests, the sacrifice.

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Pressed for the sweet draught, the drops flow forth abundantly with song, The Soma juices in a stream.

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Winning Vivasvan’s glory and producing Dawn’s light, the Suns Pass through the openings of the cloth.

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The singing men of olden times open the doors of sacred songs— Men, for the mighty to receive.

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Combined in close fellowship sit the seven priests, the brotherhood, Filling the place of the One.

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He grants us kinship with the gods, and with the Sun unites our gaze: The Sage’s offspring has appeared.

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The Sun with his dear eye beholds that quarter of the sky which priests Have placed within the sacred cell.

Source: Sacred Texts Archive
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