sa sutaḥ pītaye vṛṣā somaḥ pavitre arṣati vighnan rakṣāṃsi devayuḥ
Soma, the Steer, effused for draught, flows to the purifying sieve, Slaying the fiends, loving the Gods.
Rig Veda
sa sutaḥ pītaye vṛṣā somaḥ pavitre arṣati vighnan rakṣāṃsi devayuḥ
Soma, the Steer, effused for draught, flows to the purifying sieve, Slaying the fiends, loving the Gods.
sa pavitre vicakṣaṇo harir arṣati dharṇasiḥ abhi yoniṃ kanikradat
Far-sighted, tawny-coloured, he flows to the sieve, intelligent, Bellowing, to his place of rest.
sa vājī rocanā divaḥ pavamāno vi dhāvati rakṣohā vāram avyayam
This vigorous Pavamana runs forth to the luminous realm of heaven, Fiend-slayer, through the fleecy sieve.
sa tritasyādhi sānavi pavamāno arocayat jāmibhiḥ sūryaṃ saha
This Payamana up above Trita's high ridge hath made the Sun, Together with the Sisters, shine.
sa vṛtrahā vṛṣā suto varivovid adābhyaḥ somo vājam ivāsarat
This Vritra-slaying Steer, effused, Soma room-giver, ne'er deceived, Hath gone, as 'twere, to win the spoil.
sa devaḥ kavineṣito 'bhi droṇāni dhāvati indur indrāya maṃhanā
Urged onward by the sage, the God speeds forward to the casks of wood, Indu to Indra willingly.