Rig Veda

Mandal - 9 (Part - 9)

HYMN 18 Soma Pavamana

1

THOU, Soma, dweller on the hills, effused, hast flowed into the sieve,:
All-bounteous art thou in carouse.

2

Thou art a sacred Bard, a Sage; the meath is offipring of thy sap:
All-bountcous art thou in carouse.

3

All Deities of one accord have come that they may drink of thee:
All-bounteous art thou in carouse.

4

He who containeth in his hands all treasures much to be desired:
All-bounteous art thou in carouse.

5

Who milketh out this mighty Pair, the Earth and Heaven, like mother kine
All-bounteous art thou in carouse.

6

Who in a moment mightily floweth around these two world-halvcs:
All-bounteous art thou in carouse.

7

The Strong One, being purified, hath in the pitchers cried aloud:
All-bounteous art thou in carouse.