Book 9 >> HYMN 104 - Soma Pavamana



सखाय आ नि शीदत पुनानाय पर गायत |
शिशुं न यज्ञैः परि भूषत शरिये
English:- . SIT down, O friends, and sing aloud to him who purifies himself:
Deck him for glory, like a child, with holy rites.

समी वत्सं न मात्र्भिः सर्जता गयसाधनम |
देवाव्यम्मदमभि दविशवसम
English:- Unite him bringing household wealth, even as a calf, with mother kine,
Him who hath double strength, the God, delighting juice.

पुनाता दक्षसाधनं यथा शर्धाय वीतये |
यथा मित्राय वरुणाय शन्तमः
English:- Purify him who gives us power, that he, most Blessed One, may be
A banquet for the Troop, Mitra, and Varuṇa.

अस्मभ्यं तवा वसुविदमभि वाणीरनूषत |
गोभिष टे वर्णमभि वासयामसि
English:- Voices have sung aloud to thee as finderout of wealth for us:
We clothe the hue thou wearest with a robe of milk.

स नो मदानां पत इन्दो देवप्सरा असि |
सखेव सख्ये गातुवित्तमो भव
English:- Thou, Indu, art the food of Gods, O Sovran of all gladdening drinks:
As Friend for friend, be thou best finder of success.

सनेमि कर्ध्यस्मदा रक्षसं कं चिदत्रिणम |
अपादेवं दवयुमंहो युयोधि नः
English:- Drive utterly away from us each demon, each voracious fiend,
The godless and the false: keep sorrow far away.