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Rig Veda · 783 of 1027
1.SING forth and laud with sacred song most active Pavamana, laud Indu who sees with thousand eyes.
2.Thee who hast thousand eyes to see, bearer of thousand burthens, they Have filtered through the fleecy cloth.
3.He, Pavamana, hath streamed through the fleece then: he runs into the jars, Finding his way to Indra’s heart.
4.That Indra may be bounteous, flow, most active Soma, for our weal: Bring genial seed with progeny.
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Why is Soma called Pavamana and described with a thousand eyes here?
The hymn calls Soma Pavamana—literally “the purifier” or “the one who flows”—and celebrates his cleansing movement: “He, Pavamana, hath streamed through the fleece” as Soma is pressed and filtered into the jars. The thousand eyes image gives that flowing agent an expansive, witnessing presence; it makes the drink an active, seeing force that reaches “Indra’s heart.”
This chapter treats Soma as life-giving and distributive: his streaming produces bounty and progeny, asking him to “flow…for our weal.” That emphasis on purification and libation links to other Rigveda hymns where Soma’s pressing and consecration bring power to gods and men, especially in hymns to Indra.
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