Flow onto Indra and Soma, carefully poured out; may illness stay far away, along with the demons.
O Pavamana, urge us forward in battle, you are the vigor of the gods, the beloved drink.
Smite our enemies who cheer with your elixir; Indra, drink the Soma, and scatter our foes.
Uninjured, best Cheerer, you flow, you, yourself, are Indra’s finest food.
Many wise men sing your praises, hailing you as Sovereign of this world.
Wondrous with a hundred streams, sung in a thousand songs, Indu pours out for Indra his delicious mead.
Win us land and waters, flow hitherward; Soma, make broad way for us.
Roaring within the beaker, you are anointed with milk; you pass through the fleece filter all at once.
Carefully cleansed and adorned like a prize horse, O Soma, you have flowed down into Indra’s throat.
Flow onward, sweet of flavor for the heavenly race, for Indra, whose name is easily invoked:
Sweet for Mitra, Varuṇa, and Vāyu, rich in mead, inviolable for Bṛhaspati.
Ten rapid fingers deck the Courser in the jar; holy singers send their voices forth with hymns.
The filtering juices hasten to their praise, the drops that bring joy find their way to Indra’s heart.
While you are purified, pour on us hero strength, great, far-reaching shelter, spacious pasture.
Let no oppression master this holy work; may we, O Indu, gain all opulence through you.
The Steer who sees afar has risen above the sky; the Sage caused the lights of heaven to shine.
The King passes through the filter with a roar; they drain the milk of heaven from him who looks upon men.
High in the vault of heaven, ceaseless, honey-tongued, the Loving Ones drain out the mountain-haunting Steer—
The drop that grew great in waters, mead-rich in the lake, in the stream’s wave, and in the cleansing sieve.
The Loving Ones besought with many voices the Eagle who had flown away to heaven.
Hymns kiss the Youngling worthy of praise, resting on earth, the Bird of golden color.
High to heaven’s vault has the Gandharva risen, beholding all his varied forms and figures.
His ray shines abroad with gleaming splendor; pure