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Rig Veda · 228 of 1027

Mandala 2: HYMN XXXVII. Various Gods.

1.Enjoy thy fill of meath out of the Hotar’s cup: Adhvaryus he desires a full draught poured for him. Bring it him: seeking this he gives. Granter of Wealth, drink Soma with the Ṛtus from the Hotar’s cup.

2.He whom of old I called on, him I call on now. He is to be invoked; his name is He who Gives, Here brought by priests is Soma meath. Granter of Wealth, drink Soma with the Ṛtus from the Potar’s cup.

3.Fat may the horses be wherewith thou speedest on: Lord of the Wood, unharming, strengthen thou thyself. Drawing and seizing, Bold One, thou who grantest wealth, drink Soma with the Ṛtus from the Neṣṭar’s cup.

4.From Hotar’s cup and Potar’s he hath drunk and joyed: the proffered food hath pleased him from the Neṣṭar’s bowl. The fourth cup undisturbed, immortal, let him drink who giveth wealth, the cup of the wealth-giving God.

5.Yoke, O ye Twain, to-day your hero-bearing car, swift-moving hitherward: your loosing-place is here. Mix the oblations, then come hither with the meath, and drink the Soma, ye rich in abundant strength.

6.Agni, accept the fuel and our offered gift: accept the prayer of man, accept our eulogy, Do thou with all, with Ṛtu, O thou Excellent, fain, make the great Gods all fain taste the gift we bring.

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Why does the hymn repeat “drink Soma with the Ṛtus” to multiple gods and priests?

The hymn uses repetition—“drink Soma with the Ṛtus”—to map ritual action across priests, gods, and sacred vessels, making the offering communal and cyclical. It names Hotar, Potar, Neṣṭar, the car-bearers, and Agni to show each participant shares in the same sacramental draught and its Ṛtu-timed order.

This links the human liturgy to divine reception: priests pour and gods receive, the cups move in sequence, and the ritual rhythm ensures the gift is “pleased” and grants wealth. See Rig Veda Mandala 1 hymns, which likewise stage priests and gods sharing Soma to secure favor and cosmic order.

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