Sama Veda

FIRST PART

BOOK VI

Chapter II

Decade IV Soma Pavamana

1

For Indra flow, thou Soma, on, as most inspiring drink, exceeding rich in sweets.
Great, most celestial, gladdening drink!

2

Make high and splendid glory shine hitherward, Lord of food, God, on the friend of Gods:
Unclose the cask of middle air!

3

Press ye and pour him, like a steed, laud-worthy, speeding through the region and the flood,
Who swims in water, dwells in wood!

4

Him, even this Steer who milks the heavens, him with a thousand streams, distilling rapturous joy,
Him who brings all things excellent.

5

Effused is he who brings good things, who brings us store of' wealth and sweet refreshing food,
Soma who brings us quiet homes.

6

For, verily, Pavamana, thou, divine! endued with brightest splendour calling all
Creatures to immortality.

7

Effused, he floweth in a stream, best rapture-giver, in the longwool of the sheep,
Sporting, as 'twere the waters' wave.

8

He who from out the rocky cavern with his might took forth the red-refulgent cows--
Thou drewest to thyself the stall of kine and steeds: burst it,
brave Lord, like one in mail; yea, burst it, O brave Lord, like one in mail!