Ṛgveda · Sūkta 9.22

9.22.1

ए॒ते सोमा॑स आ॒शवो॒ रथा॑ इव॒ प्र वा॒जिनः॑ ।
सर्गाः॑ सृ॒ष्टा अ॑हेषत ॥

These swift Soma streams rush forward like racing chariots; the released currents have rushed onward.

ए॒ते वाता॑ इवो॒रवः॑ प॒र्जन्य॑स्येव वृ॒ष्टयः॑ ।
अ॒ग्नेरि॑व भ्र॒मा वृथा॑ ॥

These Soma streams are like wide winds and like Parjanya's showers; like sparks of Agni they flash forth effortlessly.

ए॒ते पू॒ता वि॑प॒श्चितः॒ सोमा॑सो॒ दध्या॑शिरः ।
वि॒पा व्या॑नशु॒र्धियः॑ ॥

These purified, wise Soma juices, with Dadhyañc's horse-head, have reached the thoughts through speech.

ए॒ते मृ॒ष्टा अम॑र्त्याः ससृ॒वांसो॒ न श॑श्रमुः ।
इय॑क्षन्तः प॒थो रजः॑ ॥

These cleansed, immortal Soma streams do not tire as they flow; desiring to cross the path and the sky-realm, they shine.

ए॒ते पृ॒ष्ठानि॒ रोद॑सोर्विप्र॒यन्तो॒ व्या॑नशुः ।
उ॒तेदमु॑त्त॒मं रजः॑ ॥

These Soma streams advance and reach the heights of Heaven and Earth; and they attain this highest light-realm.

तन्तुं॑ तन्वा॒नमु॑त्त॒ममनु॑ प्र॒वत॑ आशत ।
उ॒तेदमु॑त्त॒माय्य॑म् ॥

Weaving the highest thread, they reached along the currents; and they also gained this supreme light.

त्वं सो॑म प॒णिभ्य॒~आ वसु॒ गव्या॑नि धारयः ।
त॒तं तन्तु॑मचिक्रदः ॥

O Soma, you brought back wealth and cattle-treasure from the Paṇis and set them in place; you stirred the stretched thread.