Ṛgveda · Sūkta 9.7

9.7.1

असृ॑ग्र॒मिन्द॑वः प॒था धर्म॑न्नृ॒तस्य॑ सु॒श्रियः॑ ।
वि॒दा॒ना अ॑स्य॒ योज॑नम् ॥

Drops of Soma flowed out, radiant along the path of the cosmic law (ṛta); they know his course well.

प्र धारा॒ मध्वो॑ अग्रि॒यो म॒हीर॒पो वि गा॑हते ।
ह॒विर्ह॒विष्षु॒ वन्द्यः॑ ॥

The foremost stream of the sweet Soma plunges into the vast waters; among oblations it is the praiseworthy offering.

प्र यु॒जो वा॒चो अ॑ग्रि॒यो वृषाव॑ चक्रद॒द्वने॑ ।
सद्मा॒भि स॒त्यो अ॑ध्व॒रः ॥

The foremost bull of the yoked speech roared down in the forest; the true sacrifice moves toward its seat.

परि॒ यत्काव्या॑ क॒विर्नृ॒म्णा वसा॑नो॒ अर्ष॑ति ।
स्व॑र्वा॒जी सि॑षासति ॥

When the seer circles his poetic works, clothed in manly strength, he rushes on; the vigorous one wishes to win the light of heaven.

पव॑मानो अ॒भि स्पृधो॒ विशो॒ राजे॑व सीदति ।
यदी॑मृ॒ण्वन्ति॑ वे॒धसः॑ ॥

Flowing, Soma sits like a king over rivals and peoples, when the wise poets praise him.

अव्यो॒ वारे॒ परि॑ प्रि॒यो हरि॒र्वने॑षु सीदति ।
रे॒भो व॑नुष्यते म॒ती ॥

In the sheep's-wool strainer the dear tawny Soma sits in the woods; the swift Rebha is praised with song.

स वा॒युमिन्द्र॑म॒श्विना॑ सा॒कं मदे॑न गच्छति ।
रणा॒ यो अ॑स्य॒ धर्म॑भिः ॥

Soma, by its ordinances, goes together with joyful exhilaration to Vāyu, Indra and the two Aśvins.

आ मि॒त्रावरु॑णा॒ भगं॒ मध्वः॑ पवन्त ऊ॒र्मयः॑ ।
वि॒दा॒ना अ॑स्य॒ शक्म॑भिः ॥

The waves of Soma flow toward Mitra and Varuṇa, bringing good fortune; knowing well his mighty works, they purify themselves.

अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ रोदसी र॒यिं मध्वो॒ वाज॑स्य सा॒तये॑ ।
श्रवो॒ वसू॑नि॒ सं जि॑तम् ॥

O Rodasī, grant us wealth for winning the sweetness and strength of Soma; win for us fame and treasures together.