Ṛgveda · Sūkta 9.12

9.12.1

सोमा॑ असृग्र॒मिन्द॑वः सु॒ता ऋ॒तस्य॒ साद॑ने ।
इन्द्रा॑य॒ मधु॑मत्तमाः ॥

The Soma drops, poured out at the seat of cosmic order, sweetest with honey, flowed for Indra.

अ॒भि विप्रा॑ अनूषत॒ गावो॑ व॒त्सं न मा॒तरः॑ ।
इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ॥

As mother cows low toward their calf, the inspired poets sang out to Indra for the drinking of Soma.

म॒द॒च्युत्क्षे॑ति॒ साद॑ने॒ सिन्धो॑रू॒र्मा वि॑प॒श्चित् ।
सोमो॑ गौ॒री अधि॑ श्रि॒तः ॥

The intoxicating Soma stirs in its seat; on the wave of the Sindhu the wise Soma rests upon the bright cow.

दि॒वो नाभा॑ विचक्ष॒णो अव्यो॒ वारे॑ महीयते ।
सोमो॒ यः सु॒क्रतुः॑ क॒विः ॥

At the navel of heaven, all-seeing, Soma is exalted in the sheep's-wool filter: Soma, the wise and skilled poet.

यः सोमः॑ क॒लशे॒ष्वाँ अ॒न्तः प॒वित्र॒ आहि॑तः ।
तमिन्दुः॒ परि॑ षस्वजे ॥

Soma, set within the vats and the filter, that very Soma the bright drop embraces all around.

प्र वाच॒मिन्दु॑रिष्यति समु॒द्रस्याधि॑ वि॒ष्टपि॑ ।
जिन्व॒न्कोशं॑ मधु॒श्चुत॑म् ॥

The bright drop sends its voice forth, over the expanse of the ocean, quickening the honey-dripping vessel.

नित्य॑स्तोत्रो॒ वन॒स्पति॑र्धी॒नाम॒न्तः स॑ब॒र्दुघः॑ ।
हि॒न्वा॒नो मानु॑षा यु॒गा ॥

Ever-praised, lord of the plant-world Soma, who pours out milk within the streams, setting the ages of mankind in motion.

अ॒भि प्रि॒या दि॒वस्प॒दा सोमो॑ हिन्वा॒नो अ॑र्षति ।
विप्र॑स्य॒ धार॑या क॒विः ॥

Impelled toward the dear paths of heaven, Soma flows onward, by the stream of the inspired seer, Soma the poet.

आ प॑वमान धारय र॒यिं स॒हस्र॑वर्चसम् ।
अ॒स्मे इ॑न्दो स्वा॒भुव॑म् ॥

O purifying Soma, bring forth here wealth of a thousand splendors; for us, O Indu, bestow self-grown prosperity.