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1. POUR
hitherward, O Soma, wealth in thousands and heroic strength,
And keep renown secure for us.
2 Thou makest
food and vigour swell for Indra, best of gladdeners!
Within the cups thou seatest
thee.
3 For Indra
and for Visnu poured, Soma hath flowed into the jar:
May Vayu find it rich in
sweets.
4 These Somas
swift and brown of hue, in stream of solemn sacrifice
Have flowed through twisted
obstacles,
5 Performing
every noble work, active, augmenting Indra's strength,
Driving away the godless ones.
6 Brown
Soma-drops, effused that seek Indra, to their appropriate place
Flow through the region
hitherward.
7 Flow onward
with that stream of thine wherewith thou gavest Surya light,
Urging on waters good to men.
8 He,
Pavamana, high o'er man yoked the Sun's courser Etasa
To travel through the realm of
air.
9 And those ten
Coursers, tawny-hued, he harnessed that the Sun might come
Indu, he said, is Indra's self.
10 Hence,
singers, pour the gladdeningjuice to Vayu and to Indra, pour
The drops upon the fleecy
cloth.
11 O Soma
Pavamana, find wealth for us not to be assailed,
Wealth which the foeman may not
win.
12 Send riches
hither with thy stream in thousands, both of steeds and kine,
Send spoil of war and high
renown.
13 Soma the God,
expressed with stones, like Surya, floweth on his way,
Pouring the juice within the
jar.
14 These
brilliant drops have poured for us, in stream of solemn sacrifice,
Worshipful laws and strength in
kine.
15 Over the cleansing
sieve have flowed the Somas, blent with curdled milk,
Effused for Indra
Thunder-armed.
16 Soma, do
thou most rich in sweets, a gladdening drink most dear to Gods,
Flow to the sieve to bring us
wealth.
17 For Indra,
living men adorn the Tawny Courser in the streams, Indu, the giver of delight.
18 Pour for
us, Soma, wealth in gold, in horses and heroic sons,
Bring hither strength in herds
of kine.
19 For Indra
pour ye on the fleece him very sweet to taste, who longs.
For battle as it were in war.
20 The
singers, seeking help, adorn the Sage who must be decked with songs:
Loud bellowing the Steer comes
on,
21 The singers
with their thoughts and hymns have, in the stream of sacrifice,
Caused Soma, active Steer, to
roar.
22 God,
working with mankind, flow on; to Indra go thy gladdening juice:
To Vayu mount as Law commands
23 O Soma,
Pavamana, thou pourest out wealth that brings renown:
Enter the lake, as one we love.
24 Soma thou
flowest chasing foes and bringing wisdom and delight:
Drive off the folk who love not
Gods.
25 The
Pavamanas have been poured, the brilliant drops of Soma juice,
For holy lore of every kind.
26 The
Pavamanas have been shed, the beautiful swift Soma-drops,
Driving all enemies afar.
27 From,
heaven, from out the firmament, hath Pavamana been effused
Upon the summit of the earth.
28 O Soma,
Indu, very wise, drive, being purified, with thy stream
All foes, all Raksasas away.
29 Driving the
Raksasas afar, O Soma, bellowing, pour for us
Most excellent and splendid
strength.
30 Soma, do
thou secure for us the treasures of the earih and heaven,
Indu, all boons to be desired.
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