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Rig Veda · 694 of 1027
Mandala 8: HYMN LXXIV. Aśvins.
1.To this mine invocation, O ye Aśvins, ye Nāsatyas, come, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
2.This laud of mine, ye Aśvins Twain, and this mine invitation hear, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
3.Here Kṛṣṇa is invoking you, O Aśvins, Lords of ample wealth. To drink the savoury Soma juice.
4.List, Heroes, to the singer’s call, the call of Kṛṣṇa lauding you, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
5.Chiefs, to the sage who sings your praise grant an inviolable home, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
6.Come to the worshipper’s abode, Aśvins, who here is lauding you, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
7.Yoke to the firmly jointed car the ass which draws you, Lords of wealth. To drink the savoury Soma juice.
8.Come hither, Aśvins, on your car of triple form with triple seat, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
9.O Aśvins, O Nāsatyas, now accept with favouring grace my songs, To drink the savoury Soma juice.
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Why does every line repeat "To drink the savoury Soma juice"?
The hymn frames the Aśvins’ arrival around the communal act of drinking Soma; the repeated line is a ritual refrain that keeps focus on that sacrament. Repetition here marks the song as an invitation and liturgical formula rather than a narrative report, binding each petition to the same sacred purpose.
The refrain also mimics oral performance practice in the Rig Veda, where fixed endings help singers and listeners hold the metre and the longing for divine presence. This use of refrain appears elsewhere in the Vedas; see Mandala 1 hymns where repeated cola lines secure ritual timing and devotional rhythm.
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