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Rig Veda 9.103: To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised

by The Rishis of the Rig Veda c. 1500–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)

Religion

To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised:
Bring meed, as 'twere, to one who makes thee glad with hymns.

Blended with milk and curds he flows on through the long wool of the sheep.
The Gold-hued, purified, makes him three seats for rest.

On through the long wool of the sheep to the meath-dropping vat he flows:
The Rsis' sevenfold quire hath sung aloud to him.

Shared by all Gods, Infallible, the Leader of our holy hymns,
Golden-hued Soma, being cleansed, hath reached the bowls.

After thy Godlike qualities, associate with Indra, go,
As a Priest purified by priests, Immortal One.

Like a car-horse who shows his strength, a God effused for Deities.
The penetrating Pavamana flows along.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.103: To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/824/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.103: To Soma who is purified as ordering Priest the song is raised.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/824/.

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