Ṛgveda · Sūkta 9.15

9.15.1

ए॒ष धि॒या या॒त्यण्व्या॒ शूरो॒ रथे॑भिरा॒शुभिः॑ ।
गच्छ॒न्निन्द्र॑स्य निष्कृ॒तम् ॥

This Soma moves with the speed of thought, with heroic chariots and swift steeds, going toward Indra's strainer.

ए॒ष पु॒रू धि॑यायते बृह॒ते दे॒वता॑तये ।
यत्रा॒मृता॑स॒ आस॑ते ॥

This Soma is meditated upon in many ways, for the great one's divine favour, where the immortals sit.

ए॒ष हि॒तो वि नी॑यते अ॒न्तः शु॒भ्राव॑ता प॒था ।
यदी॑ तु॒ञ्जन्ति॒ भूर्ण॑यः ॥

This beloved Soma is led within by the bright path, when the rays urge him on.

ए॒ष शृङ्गा॑णि॒ दोधु॑व॒च्शिशी॑ते यू॒थ्यो॑ वृषा॑ ।
नृ॒म्णा दधा॑न॒ ओज॑सा ॥

This Soma shakes his horns, the herd's leader bull, bearing strength, shining with his vigour.

ए॒ष रु॒क्मिभि॑रीयते वा॒जी शु॒भ्रेभि॑र॒ंशुभिः॑ ।
पतिः॒ सिन्धू॑नां॒ भव॑न् ॥

This Soma is driven on, strong, with golden ornaments and bright rays, becoming lord of the rivers.

ए॒ष वसू॑नि पिब्द॒ना परु॑षा ययि॒वाँ अति॑ ।
अव॒ शादे॑षु गच्छति ॥

This Soma, having drunk the treasures and won by hard strength, goes down into the seats.

ए॒तं मृ॑जन्ति॒ मर्ज्य॒मुप॒ द्रोणे॑ष्वा॒यवः॑ ।
प्र॒च॒क्रा॒णं म॒हीरिषः॑ ॥

The worshippers cleanse that Soma, the one to be purified, in the troughs; he produces great nourishing drinks.

ए॒तमु॒ त्यं दश॒ क्षिपो॑ मृ॒जन्ति॑ स॒प्त धी॒तयः॑ ।
स्वा॒यु॒धं म॒दिन्त॑मम् ॥

Indeed, that Soma is cleansed by ten fingers and seven thoughtful hymns; he has good strength and is most exhilarating.