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THE SAMA VEDA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER II I Soma Pavamana 1. The God declares the deities' generations, like Usana, proclaiming lofty wisdom. With brilliant kin far-ruling, sanctifying, the wild boar, singing with his foot, advances. 2. The swans, the Vrishagnas from anear us, restless, have brought their clamour to our dwelling-- Friends come to Pavamana, meet for praises-and sound in concert their resistless music. 3. He takes the swiftness of the great Far strider: cows low as, 'twere to him who sports at pleasure. He with the sharpened horns brings forth abundance: the silvery shines by night, by day the golden. 4. Like cars that thunder on their way, like coursers eager for renown, Have Soma drops flowed forth for wealth. 5. Forth have they rushed from holding hands, like chariots that are urged to speed, Like joyful songs of singing-men. 6. The Somas deck themselves with milk as kings are graced with eulogies, And, with seven priests, the sacrifice. 7. Pressed for the gladdening draught the drops flow forth abundantly with song, Flow with the stream of savoury juice. 8. Winning Vivasvan's glory and speeding the light of Dawn, the suns, Pass through the openings of the cloth. 9. The singing-men of ancient time open the doors of sacred songs-- The men who bring the mighty One. 10. In close society have come the priests, the sevenfold brotherhood, Filling the station of the One. 11. He makes us kin with Gods, he joins the Sun, for seeing, with mine eye; I milk the Sage's offspring forth. 12. The Sun beholdeth with his eye the heaven's dear quarter which the priests Have set within the sacred cell. II Soma Pavamana 1. Forth on their way the glorious drops have flowed for maintenance of Law, Knowing what suits this worshipper. 2. Down in the mighty waters sinks the stream of Meath, most excellent, Oblation best of all in worth. 3. About the holy place the Steer, true, guileless, noblest, hath sent forth, Continuous voices in the wood. 4. When the Sage, purging manly deeds and lofty wisdom flows, around, 5. When purified, he sits enthroned as King over the warring clans. What time the sages speed him on. 6. Most dear, gold-coloured, in the fleece he sinks, and settles in the wood: The singer is besieged with song. 7. He goes to Indra, Vayu, and the Asvins with the rapturous joy, To whomsoe'er his power delights. 8. The waves of pleasant Soma flow to Bhaga, Mitra, Varuna, Well knowing, through his mighty powers. 9. Gain for us, O ye Heaven and Earth, riches of Meath to win us strength: Gain for us treasures and renown. 67
THE SAMA VEDA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. We choose to-day that chariot-steed of thine, the strong, that brings us bliss, The guardian, the desire of all; 11. The excellent, the gladdener, the Sage with heart that understands. The guardian, the desire of all; 12. Who for ourselves, O thou most wise, is wealth and fair intelligence, The guardian, the desire of all. III Agni 1. Agni Vaisvanara, born in course of Order, the messenger of earth, the head of heaven, The Sage, the Sovran, guest of men, our vessel fit for their mouth, the Gods have generated. 2. To thee, immortal! when to life thou springest all the Gods sing for joy as to their infant. They by thy mental powers were made immortal, Vaisvdnara when thou shonest from thy parents. 3. Him have they praised, mid-point of sacrifices, great cistern of libations, seat of riches. Vaisvanara, conveyer of oblations, ensign of worship, have the Gods engendered. IV Mitra-Varuna 1. Sing forth unto your Varuna and Mitra with a song inspired: They, mighty Lords, are lofty law. 2. Full springs of fatness, sovran Kings, Mitra and Varuna, the twain, Gods glorified among the Gods, 3. So help ye us to riches, great celestial and terrestrial wealth! Vast is your sway among the Gods. V Indra 1. O Indra marvellously bright, come, these libations long for thee, Thus by firie fingers purified! 2. Urged by the holy singer, sped by song, come nigb, O Indra, to The sacrificing suppliant's pravers! 3. Approach, O Indra, basting thee, Lord of bay horses, to our prayers: In our libation t ake delight! VI Indra-Agni 1. Glorify him who compasses all forests with his glowing Dame, And leaves them blackened by his tongue. 2. He who gains Indra's grace by fire enkindled, finds as easy way Over the floods to splendid wealth. 3. Give us, ye twain, swift steeds to bring Indra and Agni, and bestow Abundant food with wealth on us. VII Soma Pavamana. 1. Indu hath started forth for Indra's settled place, and slights not,. as a friend, the promise of his friend. Soma comes onward like a youth with youthful maids, and gains the beaker by a course of hundred 68
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