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1. Soma, thou
art a splendid Steer, a Steer, O God, with steerlike sway:
Thou as a Steer ordainest laws.
2 Steer-strong
thy might is as a steer's, steerstrong thywood, steer-like thy drink
A Steer indeed, O Steer, art
thou.
3 Thou, Indu,
as a vigorous horse, hast neighed together steeds and kine:
Unbar for us the doors to wealth.
4 Out of
desire of cows and steeds and horses. potent Soma-drops,
Brilliant and swift, have been
effused.
5 They
purified in both the hands, made beautiful by holy men,
Flow onward to the fleecy
cloth.
6 These Soma
juices shall pour forth all treasures for the worshipper
From heaven and earth and
firmament.
7 The streams
of Pavamana, thine, Finder of all, have been effused,
Even as Surya's rays of light.
8 Making the light
that shines from heaven thou flowest on to every form
Soma, thou swellest like a sea.
9 Urged on
thou sendest out thy voice, O Pavamana; thou hast moved,
Like the God Surya, to the
sieve.
10 Indu,
Enlightener, Friend, hath been purified by the sages' hymns:
So starts the charioteer his
steed -
11 Thy
God-delighting wave which hath flowed to purifying seive,
Alighting in the home of Law.
12 Flow to our
sieve, a gladdening draught that hath most intercourse with Gods,
Indu, to Indra for his drink.
13 Flow onward
with a stream for food, made beautiful by sapient men:
Indu with sheen approach the
milk.
14 While thou
art cleansed, Song-Lover, bring comfort and vigour to the folk,
Poured, Tawny One! on milk and
curds.
15 Purified
for the feast of Gods, go thou to Indra's special place,
Resplendent, guided by the
strong.
16 Accelerated
by the hymn, the rapid drops of Soma juice
Have flowed, urged onward, to
the lake.
17 Easily have
the living drops, made beautiful, approached the lake,
Yea, to the place of sacrifice.
18 Compass
about, our faithful Friend, all our possessions with thy might:
Guard, hero like, our
sheltering home.
19 Loud neighs
the Courser Etasa, with singers, harnessed for the place,
Guided for travel to the lake.
20 What time
the Swift One resteth in the golden place of sacrifice,
He leaves the foolish far away.
21 The friends
have sung in unison, the prudent wish to sacrifice:
Down sink the unintelligent.
22 For Indra
girt by Maruts, flow, thou Indu, very rich in sweets,
To sit in place of sacrifice.
23 Controlling
priests and sages skilled in holy song adorn thee well:
The living make thee beautiful.
24 Aryaman,
Mitra, Varuna drink Pavamana's juice, yea, thine:
O Sage, the Maruts drink
thereof.
25 O Soma,
Indu, thou while thou art purified urgest onward speech.
Thousandfold, with the lore of
hymns.
26 Yea, Soma,
Indu, while thou art purified do thou bring to us
Speech thousandfold that longs
for war.
27 O Indu,
Much-invoked, while thou art purifying, as the Friend.
Of these men enter thou the
lake.
28 Bright are
these Somas blent with milk, with light that flashes brilliantly. And form that
utters loud acclaim.
29 Led by his
drivers, and sent forth, the Strong Steed hath come nigh for spoil,
Like warriors when they stand
arrayed.
30 Specially,
Soma, coming as a Sage from heaven to prosper us,
Flow like the Sun for us to
see.
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