CHAPTER II

I Soma Pavamana

1. Guard of all being, generating creatures, loud roared the sea as highest law commanded.

Strong in the filter, on the fleecy summit, pressed from the stone, Soma hath waxen mighty.

2. Make Vayu glad, for furtherance and bounty: cheer Varuna and Mitra, as they cleanse thee!

Gladden the Gods, gladden the host of Maruts: make Heaven and Earth rejoice, O God, O Soma!

3. Soma, the mighty, when, the water's offspring, he chose the Gods, performed that great achievement.

He, Pavamana, granted strength to Indra: he, Indu, generated strength in Surya.