1.  With sweetest, most intoxicating [steady] stream [of sounds]
    become pure, O Soma,
    extracted for Indra to drink.

2.  Shattering defenses, drawing to himself all [deva-s], 
    [he goes] towards the womb hewn with metal;
    using wood he approaches the meeting place.

3.  Excelling at imparting mental space,
    at being generous, at repressing Vṛtra-s,
    bring over the accomplishment of munificent [deva-s'] desires!
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4.  With the aid of the herb bring by flowing
    an arousal of mighty deva-s,
    [to give us] the rush of vigour and an auditory impression.

5.  Towards thee we gravitate.
    This is indeed [our] every-day quest, O Indu!
    In thee, [are] our desires¹.
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6.  For thee² sun's daughter³ distills
    flowing around Soma with the sieve
    time and time again, without an interruption.

7.  It is him whom they, subtle young maidens,
    ten sisters capture at the contest
    in the upper heaven.

8.  Him, indeed, the unmarried ones impel
    [when] they blow the bellows.
    This contained sweet drink⁴ consists of three components.

9.  For this one⁵ not-to-be-killed cows⁶ mix
    the newborn [with milk⁷], 
    Soma for Indra to drink.

10. Here, in raptures of this [drink],
    Indra destroys all Vṛtra-s,
    and he, an agent of change, expresses his generosity with gifts.

1.  Passing through the filter with haste,
    become pure, O Soma, arousing deva-s!
    [Being a] bull, O Indu, go into Indra!

2.  Sneak here! [Thou are a] great delight, a bull,
    O Indu, most illuminating.
    Thou shall settle into this womb, [thou,] who has the strength to confer [the treasure].
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3.  Enthusiastic [men] drew out the cherished sweet drink
    with a stream of pressed out [juice]:
    the skillful one should have wrapped himself into the waters.

4.  Along with mighty waters,
    rivers bring by flowing thee¹, the great, ---
    when thou clothe thyself with milk.

5.  The sea cleanses itself in the waters. 
    The pillar, the support of the Heaven,
    Soma in the filter attracts us.

6.  The pale green-yellow bull has called out, 
    perceived as a great patron.
    With the sun he shines.
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7.  They², restless, vigorously polish chants,
    for thee, O Indu.
    With those [chants] thou ready thyself to exhilarate.

8.  Such thee, good at creating wide space,
    we approach for a thrill-inducing rapture; 
    thy flooding streams have the sufficiency.

9.  For us, O Indu, become pure
    with a stream of honey
    attracting Indra as a storm-cloud full of rain [does].

10. O Indu, thou bestow cows, thou bestow male offsprings,
    horses and the very rush of vigour. 
    Thou are the peerless soul of the fire offering.

1.  This immortal deva, 
    as if carried by wings, 
    soars to alight into wooden vessels¹.

2.  This deva, made ready with a rod,
    dashes past the declivities,
    becoming pure, not-to-be-distrusted.
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3.  This deva is becoming pure
    together with admirers who seek ṛta.
    The pale green-yellow one is being cleansed to obtain the rush of vigour.

4.  This one, becoming pure, 
    intends to gain [for us] everything desirable
    like an agent of change who goes [into action] with warriors.

5.  This deva desires a chariot;
    becoming pure he does [us] a favour.
    Clearly, he makes a sound resembling speech.
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6.  This deva extolled by inwardly excited ones,
    plunges into the waters.
    bestowing gifts onto him who is worshiping.

7.  With a stream [of sounds] this one² dashes
    towards the Heaven across regions
    becoming pure, calling out.

8.  This one³ came gliding from the Heaven
    across regions non-extracted.
    Becoming pure, [it is] proceeding well on its way.
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9.  This deva is extracted for deva-s
    by means of an ancient birthing⁴; 
    he, enchanting, flows quickly through the filter. 

10. This one⁵ emerged having many spheres of influence,
    bringing into existence refreshing libations.
    Extracted, he becomes purified with a stream [of sounds].

1.  ``Bestow , O Soma'' and thou, who is becoming pure,
    win [for us] a mighty auditory impression.
    Thus make us better!

2.  Gain [for us] the light, gain [for us] svar
    and everything auspicious, O Soma! 
    Thus make us better!
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3.  Bestow mental power and resourcefulness,
    ward off frailties.
    Thus make us better!

4.  Purifiers, purify Soma
    for Indra to drink!
    Thus make us better!

5.  Through thy resourcefulness and with thy side-effects
    make us partake thee in the sun¹. 
    Thus make us better!

6.  Through thy resourcefulness and with thy side-effects
    we shall behold the sun for a long time. 
    Thus make us better!
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7.  O well-armed Soma,
    bring by flowing twice-swollen treasure².
    Thus make us better!

8.  Thou, never budging, victorious in battles,
    bring by flowing the treasure. 
    Thus make us better!

9.  They had strengthened thee with fire offerings,
    O becoming pure in the receptacle!
    Thus make us better!
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10. O Indu, in different ways convey to us 
    the treasure of horses, that is an all-pervading life-force.
    Thus make us better!

1.  The protector¹ is ignited in every way;
    he² [who is] becoming pure shines forth;
    gratifying [is] calling out bull.

2.  An offspring³ of slender [stems],
    becoming full-bodied on the mountain peak, flows
    through the middle region, ever-shining.
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3.  He, who is to be implored, who is becoming pure,
    the treasure, shines forth, having the power to illuminate
    with streams of honey, with vigour.

4.  First, becoming pure pale green-yellow,
    is strewing vigorously the sacrificial grass.
    The deva is being moved [to be] among deva-s.

5.  By means of spread out [in the body drops of Soma extract] he⁴ springs far upwards,
    towards celestial golden gates
    that, together with him⁵ who is becoming pure, are highly praised.

6.  Two⁶ strong, mighty, having diversified appearances,
    appearing to the eye as the night and the dawn,
    he who is becoming pure impregnates.
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7.  I summon both deva-s who guide men ---
    two divine envokers of deva-s.
    He who is becoming pure [and] Indra the bull [are these].

8.  Three devī-s of intricate form,---
    Bʰāratī of him who is becoming pure,
    Sarasvatī and mighty Īḷā ---
    shall come to this our fire offering.

9.  I invite Tvaṣṭṛ who appears among precursors ---
    a herdsman who is riding in front;
    Indu, Indra the bull [will follow];
    pale green-yellow who is becoming pure [is] the sovereign who grants offsprings.

10. O becoming pure,
    smear with stream of honey Vanaspati⁷
    who is of thousand shoots, verdant,
    irradiating, abounding in gold.

11. O all-deva-s! Come to his, who is becoming pure,
    svāhā--consecration.
    [May] Vāyu, Bṛhaspati, Sūrya,
    Agni, Indra [come] as companions.

1.  Become pure by means of a pleasantly sounding stream,
    O Soma, impregnating, attracting deva-s.
    By means of sheep's wool [become pure, thou,] attracting us. 

2.  [To mix] that exhilarating wine,
    O Indu, saying thus ``Indra,'' trickle
    towards those coursers¹ who possess the rush of vigour.

3.  [To mix] that unequaled wine,
    thou, being extracted, flow into the filter
    [to bring] the rush of vigour [and] an auditory impression.
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4.  One after another drops of Soma ran
    [speeding]² like waters gliding down a slope.
    Purifying themselves they reached Indra.

5.  Whom ten maidens³ rub as an impetuous courser,
    [who then is] dallying in a wooden [cup],
    [who then goes] beyond [the strainer of] sheep's wool,

6.  him, impregnating sap [that is then mixed] with milk
    [to bestow] an exhilaration, to arouse deva-s,
    [him, now] extracted, pour forth as the prize!
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7.  The deva, extracted, purifies himself for deva Indra
    with a stream [of sounds]
    when juice of this one overflows.

8.  He, the very breath of a [fire] offering,
    exuding eagerly, purifies himself;
    extracted, he harbors ancient prophetic inspiration.

9.  He, purifying himself, attracting Indra,
    O the most exhilarating one,
    has covertly procured for himself the wine to arouse [deva-s] --- chants.

1.  Drops of Soma discharge along the path;
    [they are] diffusing much light in the prop of ṛta,
    finding affinity of this one¹.

2.  The precursor of honey [flows] forth with a [steady] stream [of sounds];
    he plunges into potent waters;
    the offering among offerings, he is to be extolled the most.

3.  Forth, from the exciter [of speech], the precursor of speech ---
    the bull has called out in the wooden [cup] ---
    [flows] towards the abode, [he,] genuine, proceeding on his path.

4.  When the poet², clothing himself in manhood,
    flows around by means of poetry,
    [he,] the spirited steed, intends to gain sva`r. 
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5.  He³ who is becoming pure [dominates] over rivals;
    he sits like a tribal king
    when they, enthusiastic [worshipers], move him upwards.

6.  The dear one [is poured⁴] out into the sieve of sheep's wool,
    [then he,] pale green-yellow, settles into wooden [cups].
    By means of a mental gesture the murmuring one becomes eager to win.

7.  He approaches Vāyu, Indra, Aśvin-s
    with the wine, with the delight 
    that is of his nature.

8.  Waves of the sweet drink flow pure
    towards Mitra, Varuṇa, Bʰaga,
    finding [the way] with the powers of this one⁵.

9.  For us, O two Rodas-es, procure
    the treasure of the sweet drink, of the rush of vigour,
    win [for us] an auditory impression and riches.

1.  These Soma [drops] distill the cherished object
    of Indra's ardent desire,
    [they are] increasing his virility.

2.  Purifying self, settled into bowls,
    they approach Vāyu and Aśvin-s;
    may they give us manly vigour!

3.  Purifying thyself, O Soma, 
    for the accomplishment of Indra's desire,
    incite the heart to dwell in the womb of ṛta.
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4.  Ten mercurial ones¹ rub thee,
    seven dʰīti-s urge [thee] on.
    Inspired ones rejoiced over [thee].

5.  For deva-s, for [their] exhilaration
    we make thee clothed in milk, 
    thee, the joy that sheds beyond the fleece.

6.  Purifying himself, he, in the goblets,
    pale green-yellow, mild,
    wrapped himself with raiments coming from cows.
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7.  By flowing pure bring us bountiful [gifts]!
    Repel from us all conflicts!
    O Indu, be absorbed into [thy] companion².

8.  Pour out the rain from the Heaven,
    a power to illuminate from the Earth upwards.
    Thou set up for us, O Soma, overwhelming strength in battles.

9.  [May we partake] of thee, who guides men,
    [who is] imbibed by Indra, [thee who] finds sva`r,
    may we partake of children and of the refreshing drink!

1.  The poet¹, whose designs are full of insight, 
    placed between two grand-daughters, becoming extracted,
    assumes successively forms of energies favoured by the Heaven.

2.  Onward, to the abode² worthy of admiration!
    Frequented for the sake of free-from-malice creature, 
    flow together with the most satisfying arousal.
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3.  He, a son born gleaming, 
    them, two mothers, born too, caused to shine,
    he, great ---- them great, strengthened by ṛta.

4.  He, impelled by the seven dʰīti-s, 
    has urged on free-from-malice flowing waters
    that had strengthened the only one³ who is able to penetrate.

5.  They⁴, in order to delight in the present concentrated [extract of Soma plant],
    deposited [this] young --- Indu ---
    into thy, O Indra, sphere of action.
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6.  He⁵ who conveys, who is immortal,
    observes the seven [rivers] --- he, who funnels.
    Set up, he made devī-s⁶ satisfied.
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7.  In our practices, O man, 
    mental obscurations that are to be overcome ---
    them, O purifying one, fend off, O Soma!

8.  Now, make the paths
    for a new, the newest, poem straight.
    As before, make luminous the pleasures.

9.  May thou, who is becoming pure, grant [me], like a hero would,
    a mighty auditory impression, a cow, a horse!
    Bestow the strength of resolve, gain [for me] sva`r.

1.  Soma juices, rattling like chariots, 
    proceed in stages for the sake of the treasure
    like coursers seeking fame.

2.  Impelled like chariots, 
    they darted into two hands
    bearing [that treasure] as [a reward] of doers.

3.  Soma juices are enhanced by milk
    like kings are by competencies
    like a fire offering is by the seven mediators.
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4.  Being extracted with a rising chant for an exhilaration,
    the drops, [when] extracted, flow quickly, 
    in a stream.

5.  Having pervaded [the station] of Vivasvat,
    producing [a sense of] well-being at dawn,
    they who vivify¹ stretch fine interstices [of the filter].

6.  Customary singers [of eulogies],
    agitated to grasp the bull,
    reach the doors of mental gestures.

7.  The seven siblings --- envokers of deva-s ---
    remain in concord
    [thus] preserving the track of the one.

8.  In [this] junction he seized our center,
    like an eye is seized in the presence of the sun;
    he yielded a poet's offspring.

9.  He who vivifies observes with [this] eye
    prepared in secret by ``them who seek ways to proceed'' step
    towards [forms of energy²] favoured by the Heaven.

1.  Sing ye to this one, O men, 
    to him who is becoming pure, to Indu ---
    he desires to make an offering to deva-s.

2.  Atʰarvan-s dilute with honey thy juice
    heavenly to the deva¹,
    attracting deva-s.

3.  He [says] to us, ``Become pure!
    Well-being to [this] cow, well-being to [this] man, well-being to [this] courser!''
    [We say to him,] ``O King, well-being to herbs!''

4.  Sing ye a song to Soma,
    to him who is indeed tenacious, self-strong, 
    who gives chance to move upwards, who touches the Heaven.
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5.  Cleanse the Soma [juice], pressed out
    by the hand-moved stones,
    hasten the honey into the nectar².

6.  Ye approach with reverence,
    mix [Soma juice] with coagulated milk,
    place Indu into Indra!
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7.  Slaying those who are not supporting or protecting³,
    [thou ---] disengaging, become pure, O Soma, bless [this] cow
    acting in accordance to [our] wish for the sake of deva-s.

8.  For Indra to drink, O Soma, 
    for [our] exhilaration thou are spread around.
    Concentrated in the mind, [thou are] the ruler of the mind.

9.  Soma, thou who is becoming pure,
    grant to us together with Indra, our companion, 
    the potency, the treasure, O Indu!

1.  Soma drops, for Indra most sweet,
    have effused,
    extracted in the seat of ṛta.

2.  Inspired ones welcome Indra
    for a draught of Soma
    as cows [encourage] a calf.
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3.  Oozing exhilaration, he resides in [that] seat;
    piling up pulsations when in the wave of Sindʰu
    Soma gets attached to the third stage of the speech.

4.  Perceptible¹ in the navel of the Heaven
    he becomes stronger in woolen sieve,
    [he,] Soma, who is a skillful poet.

5.  What Soma² is in goblets,
    what is placed inside the filter,
    that one Indu³ embraced.

6.  Indu pours out speech
    above the apex of the sea⁴
    animating overflowing with sweetness subtle body.
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7.  Always lauded Vanaspati⁵ 
    who yields nectar in the depths of dʰī-s
    [is] stimulating generations of men.

8.  Soma⁶ flows stimulating [Indu⁷]
    towards favorite steps of the Heaven,
    gifted with insight by poet's stream [of sounds].

9.  O becoming pure, cause 
    the treasure of thousand-fold vital power
    to keep itself in us, O Indu, near at hand.

1.  Soma, purifying himself, discharging in thousand streams,
    being beyond the woolen [sieve], [goes] towards the place
    where Vāyu and Indra come out.
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2.  Start singing [hymns] ye, who seek a favour,
    to him who is becoming pure, who is stirred,
    who exudes to arouse deva-s.

3.  Becoming pure to bestow the rush of vigour,
    Soma drops, creating thousand footholds,
    [are] extolled to arouse deva-s.
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4.  To bestow upon us the rush of vigour,
    distill abundant libations,
    O Indu, [and] lucid manly vigour.

5.  May these effusing divine drops
    strengthen for us
    the thousand-fold potent treasure.
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6.  Rushing like coursers spurred by riders,
    they emit through the woolen sieve
    to bestow the rush of vigour.

7.  [As if] lowing, the drops flow forth ---
    as cows towards the calf
    [they] darted into two hands.
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8.  Frequented [with a mental gesture¹],
    exhilarating to Indra, O becoming pure, [thou are] calling out.
    Repel all conflicts!

9.  Repelling those² that hold back [the flow],
    becoming pure [drops are] sva`r-seeing.
    Ye sit in the womb of ṛta!

1.  He, who is gifted with insight, rushes, 
    attached to the wave of Sindʰu,
    and bears much desired battle song.

2.  When along with a chant
    five seeking activity, rich with associations swarms¹
    complement [him who] has the strength to confer [the treasure],

3.  then, through the mouth-drying sap of this one,
    all-deva-s have become exhilarated.
    When he is dressed with milk,

4.  freeing himself, he disperses,
    abandoning slender shafts.
    Then he meets [his] companion²

5.  who [together] with daughters³ of Vivasvat,
    as a beautiful youth, adorns himself,
    as if making milk a shining garment.

6.  He moves cross-ways passing two rests
    with a barely perceptible sound,
    [then] he gives rise to a sound which is to look for.
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7.  Mercurial ones came together,
    making the master of libations free from impurities
    seizing the bases of him who possesses the rush of vigour.

8.  So as to encompass everything celestial and earthly
    [that is] beneficent, O Soma,
    journey [to a place where Indra,] attracting us[, comes out]⁴.

1.  This one moves by means of a barely perceptible dʰī.
    An agent of change, he goes by means of quick chariots
    to a place where Indra comes out.

2.  This one often effects a dʰī
    for the mighty horde of deva-s ---
    wherever the immortals dwell.

3.  This one, impelled, is guided
    along enhancing [it] path within ---
    if incessant ones focus [him].

4.  This one, violently shaking horns¹, sharpens [them],
    [just as] a bull of a herd 
    who obtained manhood --- vigorously.

5.  This one, who possesses the rush of vigour, 
    spreads through enhancing [him] having radiance filaments²
    becoming the ruler of rivers.
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6.  This one, moving beyond beneficial,
    dense, having sections [crushed stalks] 
    goes down into soft ones³.

7.  Agitated ones⁴ rub off into wooden vessels
    this one who is to be cleansed ---
    him, who procreated potent libations.
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8.  Ten mercurial ones rub off this one,
    the seven dʰīti-s [prepare]
    [him], well-armed, most intoxicating.

1.  Pressers [send] thy streams¹ forth between two protectors² ---
    an elixir for a mirthful exhilaration.
    Like [a herd] let loose [from a stable], the flickering one rushes along.

2.  By means of understanding we follow the charioteer of mental power ---
    who clothes himself with waters using an herb, who bestows cows --- 
    [as he goes] through fine interstices [in the strainer].

3.  Cast Soma [sap], non-watery [but] in water most excellent,
    into the filter, purify [it]
    for Indra to drink!

4.  Using an imprint of mental concentration of him who purifies himself
    Soma³ flows forth in the filter.
    Through [that one's] understanding he has settled in the meeting place.

5.  Along with [worshipers'] signs of reverence towards thee,
    Soma drops poured forth --- [towards thee,] O Indra,
    acting for the sake of a great prize.
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6.  He who purifies himself,
    flowing towards everything radiant,
    like an agent of change he stays among cows⁴.

7.  Swelled as [much as] the summit of the Heaven,
    the stream of pressed out [Soma] effortlessly flows in the filter
    towards enthusiastic [worshipers].

8.  Thou, O Soma, purifying self, are continually [evoking]
    piling up pulsations [speech⁵] in agitated [worshipers];
    thou permeate the woolen sieve.

1.  Like rivers through a canyon,
    repressing Vṛtra-s, incessant, rushing 
    Soma juices have poured forth.

2.  Like rains towards earth, 
    effused Soma drops 
    trickled towards Indra. 

3.  Overflowing exhilarating wine ---
    Soma flows through the filter
    shattering defenses, attracting deva-s.

4.  He dashes into goblets, he is poured out into the filter;
    during a fire offerings
    he grows more potent together with recited verses.
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5.  Beyond the three luminous spheres, O Soma,
    thou shine, as if ascending the sky [sun],
    Thou shall animate [us] as if casting a sunlight [upon us].

6.  At the commencement of the offering, 
    inwardly excited singers [of eulogies] hailed [Indra] 
    inducing a vision¹ of [what is] dear.

7.  Such thou --- possessing the rush of vigour ---
    inspired men , seeking a favour,
    make free from impurities with dʰī-s for the thrill of being in presence of the divine. 

8.  Trickle along a stream of honey ---
    thou used to reach the confluence pungent,
    [thou,] esteemed to be drunk for [promoting a vision of]² ṛta.

1.  Soma, residing in the mountains, pressed out in a quantity ---
    in the filter thou shall move quickly; 
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.

2.  Thou [are] gifted with insight, thou [are] wise ---
    sweet, begotten from an herb;
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.

3.  All deva-s, being companions,
    obtained a draught of thee;
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.
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4.  Who placed all that is beneficial and desirable ---
    between [my] two hands...
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.

5.  Who milks these two mighty Rodas-es ---
    as if they were mothers...
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.

6.  Who together with rushes of vigour flows
    all over both Rodas-es at the same time ---
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.

7.  He, in goblets mouth-drying,
    purifying self, called out;
    during the rapture thou confer wholeness.

1.  What, O Soma, is distinguished, worthy of praise,
    [what is] beneficial, [be it] celestial [or] earthly ---
    may he, who is purifying self, bring that to us.

2.  Since ye two are protectors of sva`r 
    [you,] O Soma, and Indra, lords of cows,
    may you, capable [of it], make [our] dʰī-s fleshed out¹.
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3.  Purifying self bull among agitated [worshipers]
    crackles on the sacrificial grass;
    being pale green-yellow he settled into the womb.

4.  Dʰīti-s resounded over the semen of him²
    who is like a bull,
    [they,] mothers of a darling son³.

5.  Has he⁴, who is becoming pure, given an embryo
    to those⁵ who are being impregnated,
    who milk the translucent juice?
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6.  Attempt [to make] closer those [stations] that stand far,
    impress fear onto rivals⁶
    so that thou, O becoming pure, would find the treasure.

7.  O Soma, overcome enemy's lack of virility,
    lack of fervor, lack of mental and bodily energy,
    be he⁷ far away or near.

1.  To arouse deva-s he who is gifted with insight flows forth
    through woolen threads
    having overcame all rivals¹.

2.  He, who is becoming pure, surely has the power [to invoke] for [his] invokers
    the rush of vigour [that is] rich in cows,
    [that is] leading to a thousand different things.
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3.  Thou examine everything using imprints of mental concentration,
    thou purify thyself with a mental gesture. 
    As such, O Soma, find for us an auditory impression.

4.  Carry for munificent [sacrificers] abundant
    esteemed [power to illuminate]² --- the lasting treasure,
    bring a libation to singers of hymns.
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5.  Thou, like a virtuous king, O Soma,
    entered [our] chants,
    [thou,] purifying self, O wondrous bearer [of the treasure]!

6.  He is a bearer most excellent in water;
    being cleansed between hands
    Soma settles into bowls.
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7.  Generous as a playful warrior,
    thou move, O Soma, towards the filter,
    imparting to him who sings a hymn manly vigour.

1.  These for Indra thrill-inducing
    Soma drops permeate [the filter], 
    [they are] exhilarating, finding sva`r.

2.  Warding off assailants, finding mental space for a Soma presser,
    they effect on their own for him who sings a hymn
    mental and bodily vigour.

3.  Freely playing around, the drops oozed
    into the wave of Sindʰu
    towards one and the same confluence.

4.  These [drops], becoming pure, obtain ---
    like coursers harnessed to a chariot ---
    everything desirable. 

5.  Into this one, who is not [yet] bestowing [gifts] upon us,
    would you, O drops, instill
    a flame-like longing to aim at [bestowing the treasure¹]!

6.  Like a smith [creates] a new chariot wheel,
    would ye create [in him] the intention to aim at [it]!
    Would ye, translucent, distill yourselves with this stream!

7.  These very [drops] have caused [him] to desire;
    they, possessing the rush of vigour, have made the racetrack [for the inner Soma];
    from the present [hymn] they brought forth a mental gesture.

1.  These Soma [drops], quick like chariots,
    go forth, possessing the rush of vigour,
    gushing; squeezed out, they hastened on.

2.  These [drops are] playing around freely --- 
    like great winds, like rains from a storm cloud,
    like flickering flames of fire.

3.  These Soma [drops], purified, piling up pulsations,
    mixed with coagulated milk,
    pervaded [our] dʰī-s by means of trembling¹.

4.  These [drops] made free from impurities, imperishable,
    [though] were racing have not became weary,
    are seeking pathways through a region [of thoughts] to sacrifice.
------

5.  These [drops], spreading to bases of the two Rodas-es,
    penetrated [our thoughts].
    This² indeed is the ultimate region.

6.  Along the thread, stretching in the highest degree,
    they reached the heights.
    This [station³] is to be higher still.
------

7.  Thou, O Soma, shall keep away from niggards
    the gem, [raiments] coming from cows ---
    thou caused to resound⁴ [this] stretched thread.

1.  Soma [drops] have poured forth, speeding, 
    with a [steady] stream of sweet wine
    towards all poems [to be recited here].

2.  Ancient, lively
    they have advanced along a fresh track
    so as to beget in the delight the sun.

3.  O becoming pure, bring here to us 
    from a non-worshiping one the spoils of him who is rising upwards,
    make libations grant [us] offsprings.
------

4.  Lively Soma [drops] become pure 
    for the sake of exhilarating wine
    for the sake of overflowing with sweetness subtle body.

5.  Soma flows, strong enough to confer [the treasure];
    having placed the essence agreeable to Indra [into the goblet]¹
    [it is] a mighty protector from curses.

6.  For Indra, O Soma, purify thyself, 
    for deva-s, [being] a feature of drinking parties;
    O Indu, thou wish to procure [for us] the rush of vigour!
------

7.  Having drunk of it, of [these] intoxicating fluids,
    Indra, having slayed Vṛtra-s without opposition,
    will slay them again.

1.  Becoming pure Soma drops
    have darted forth,
    mixing into water to cleanse themselves.

2.  Cows¹ came up in haste
    like waters going down a slope. 
    Purifying self, they² reached Indra.

3.  Dart forward, O becoming pure one! 
    O Soma, for Indra to drink
    thou are controlled, guided by men [to the place where thou meet Indra].

4.  Exhilarating men, O Soma, thou become pure for him³
    who overpowers those⁴ who draw [the mind] to themselves
    [thou] who is a revelry that bestows.

5.  O Indu, when pressed out by stones,
    thou run all over the filter
    [thou,] quite abundant for the abode of Indra.

6.  Become pure by means of [recited] verses,
    O best slayer of Vṛtra-s!
    [Thou are] a revelry gleaming, purifying, wondrous.

7.  Gleaming, purifying is called Soma of pressed out sweet drink,
    he who arouses deva-s,
    a destroyer of dangerous malevolence.

1.  Enhancing mental power, become pure
    for deva-s, for a draught, O enchanting one!
    [Thou are] a wine for Marut-s and Vāyu.

2.  O thou who is becoming pure, impelled by a dʰī [to flow] towards the womb,
    [thou are] calling out.
    As is [thy] habit, pervade Vāyu!
------

3.  Together with deva-s the bull arrays himself ---
    he who is gifted with insight, favoured above the womb,
    a slayer of Vṛtra-s who is the best at arousing deva-s.

4.  Entering every form [of mental activity],
    he, who purifies himself, who is delighted in,
    goes wherever immortals dwell.

5.  Giving existence to chants, tempered Soma becomes pure
    assisted by the agitated ones;
    [then] he, whose designs are full of insight, goes towards Indra.
------

6.  Here become pure, O most intoxicating one, 
    [flow] towards the filter with a [steady] stream [of sounds], O gifted with insight,
    to dwell in the womb of an illuminating hymn.

1.  Him, who possesses the rush of vigour,
    inwardly excited [men] made in the lap of Aditi
    free from impurities with barely perceptible dʰī.

2.  Him, cows¹ hailed;
    [him,] inexhaustible, discharging in thousand streams,
    [him,] Indu who bears [the rush of vigour] as far as the Heaven,

3.  him, [who is] enthusiastic, they have cast by the strength of [their] resolve ---
    him, who is becoming pure, [to go] above the Heaven,
    him, who is strong enough to confer [the treasure], who is substratum of numerous [phenomena].

4.  Him they have cast by means of a dʰī between two curved bars² --- 
    co-dweller of Vivasvat,
    him who is a worthy of trust master of speech.
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5.  Him siblings impel with stones³ above the summit
    [him,] enchanting [the mind], 
    delighted-in, having many forms.

6.  Such thee enthusiastic [worshipers] impel,
    O becoming pure, [thee,] strengthened by a chant,
    O Indu, exhilarating for Indra!

1.  This one, who is gifted with insight, who is extolled,
    amasses above the filter,
    purifying self, repelling errors.

2.  This one, for Indra and Vāyu
    winning sva`r, is spread around,
    in the filter, [he is] enhancing the mental power.

3.  This one, guided by men, 
    the head of the Heaven, the bull ---
    extracted Soma in wooden [cups] [is] finding everything.

4.  This one, attracting cows, called out,
    he, who is becoming pure, attracting gold;
    Indu is always victorious [when] undiluted.

5.  This one races with the Sun, 
    becoming pure in the Heaven;
    in the filter [he is] an exhilarating wine.

6.  This one, mouth-drying, 
    rushed into the middle region --- the bull, pale green-yellow one,
    purifying self Indu [rushed] towards Indra.

1.  This one, possessing the rush of vigour, impelled by men,
    finding everything, the ruler of the mind,
    permeates the woolen sieve.

2.  This one trickled through the filter ---
    Soma, extracted for deva-s, 
    entering all abodes.
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3.  This one, a deva, arrays himself above the womb,
    imperishable Vṛtra-slayer
    who is the best at arousing deva-s.

4.  This one, a bellowing bull,
    controlled by ten siblings¹, 
    runs towards wooden vessels.
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5.  This one made the Sun bright,
    he who is becoming pure, 
    disengaging all stations, finding everything.

6.  This one, mouth-drying, worthy of trust
    purifying self Soma flows,
    he who arouses deva-s, a destroyer of dangerous malevolence.

1.  Streams of this one have flown forth strongly ---
    [streams] of impregnating, pressed out [sap of Soma plant],
    of [him who is] seeking to assume a form agreeable to deva-s.

2.  Enthusiastic singers [of eulogies] rub off the steed
    extolling with a chant [him] ---
    an emerging light to be praised.
------

3.  For thee, who is purifying self, O Soma, 
    they[, inner defenses¹,] are easy to overcome, O one whose benefits are manifest!
    Strengthen worthy of a hymn sea!

4.  Winning everything beneficial, become pure, O Soma,
    with a [steady] stream [of sounds],
    drive away aversions all together.
------

5.  Guard us well from the envious one,
    from ordinary babble,
    wherever we liberate ourselves from an imposed constraint.

6.  Here, O Indu, distill
    [this] earthly, celestial treasure;
    with a [steady] stream [of sounds] bring the lucid fervor.

1.  Streams of this¹, of the mouth-drying one,
    flow freely through the filter;
    he who purifies himself pours out the speech. 

2.  Indu, stimulating, 
    made free from impurities by pressers, [is] calling out;
    he gives rise to a speech sound enjoyed by Indra.
------

3.  For us, O Soma, distill with a stream [of water]
    [that] fervor [which is] overpowering men,
    [that is] virile, much desired.

4.  Becoming pure Soma [flowing] with a stream [of water]
    rushed forth beyond [the filter]
    to alight into wooden vessels.
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5.  Into waters they impel thee with stones,
    [thee,] the sweetest, pale green-yellow,
    O Indu, for Indra to drink.

6.  Press out, ye, the sweetest Soma 
    for thunderbolt-wielding Indra,
    [that is] agreeable, [that is] exhilarating for the defiant one².

1.  Soma [juices], becoming pure, 
    possessing of good insight, proceed in stages,
    create a perceptible treasure.

2.  Augment, O Indu, the brilliance of Heaven
    [everywhere] above the Earth;
    be the master of surges of vigour!

3.  For thee the winds are soothing,
    for thee the rivers flow;
    O Soma, they augment thy might.
------

4.  Swell here! May thy, O Soma, virility
    come in every way!
    Be in the center of the rush of vigour.

5.  For thee, O tenacious one, the cows have milked
    inexhaustible, ghee-like juice 
    at the most abundant¹ summit.

6.  O Indu, we long for a compatibility² with him³ who is well-armed,
    with him who is real⁴ for thy⁵ sake,
    O protector of [this] place of existence!

1.  Soma juices, oozing exhilaration
    for the sake of our munificent [friend]'s auditory impression,
    extracted, proceeded in teaching [us].

2.  Then maidens of Trita impel with stones
    the pale green-yellow Indu ---
    for Indra to drink.
------

3.  Then, as a goose [makes] a flock in formation [cry out],
    he¹ caused everyone's mental gesture to resound;
    like a courser he is smeared with milk.

4.  Illuminating both Rodas-es,
    rushing along like a deer, O Soma, thou flow
    taking seat in the womb of ṛta!

5.  Cows² hailed [him]
    as a maiden her dear wooer ---
    he came as if to an arranged race.

6.  Grant us who are liberal [at fire offerings]
    lucid, esteemed [manly vigour]³;
    to me --- [grant] effective strength of resolve and an auditory impression.

1.  Soma drops, piling up pulsations,
    move like waves of waters,
    like buffaloes [moving] towards thickets.

2.  Towards wooden vessels [they] --- tenacious, translucent [drops]
    accompanied by a stream of ṛta ---
    have trickled towards rich in cows¹ rush of vigour.
------

3.  Extracted for Indra, Vāyu,
    Varuṇa, Marut-s,
    Soma [drops] flow for Viṣṇu.

4.  Three utterances arise,
    cows mete out milk,
    the enchanting one proceeds, calling out.

5.  Restless mothers of ṛta hailed
    the unfolding [utterances];
    they rub the newborn of the Heaven.
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6.  O Soma, distill for us in every way
    four seas of the treasure
    that leads to a thousand different things.

1.  Being continually effused with a stream [of ṛta]¹,
    Indu, stimulating, flows,
    having vigorously shattered firm [barriers].

2.  Extracted for Indra, Vāyu,
    Varuṇa, Marut-s
    Soma flows for Viṣṇu.
------

3.  They press out with stones
    the bull controlled by bulls --- Soma;
    using [their] strength they milk out the juice.

4.  So that he will be cleansed by Trita,
    so that he will be exhilarating to Indra,
    he, pale green-yellow, is adorned with [various] forms.
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5.  For the ultimate in the coherence²
    they³, whose mother is Pṛśni, milk
    the dearest, agreeable, oblation.

6.  These faultless, streaming chants
    flow together towards him.
    He, roaring, caused the milch-cows to resound.

1.  Become pure for us with a [steady] stream [of sounds], O becoming pure,
    by which [stream] thou might find for us 
    the light --- the ample treasure.

2.  O Indu, swayer of the sea,
    become pure, thou, shaking everything with vigour,
    thou, who bears us the treasure!

3.  With thee, with the hero, O heroic one,
    we are against those who assail us,
    trickle for our sake the desirable [treasure].

4.  Indu pours forth the rush of vigour ---
    the sage, striving for and obtaining [for us] the rush of vigour,
    making known [his] spheres of action [and] weapons.

5.  Him, who causes speech to flow, who purifies himself, 
    we clothe with chants,--- 
    Soma, the ruler of men's words,

6.  in whose realm every man has preserved [his health] ---
    [in the realm] of overseer of [life-]support,
    of him who purifies himself, of him whose benefits are manifest.

1.  Like a chariot-horse he¹ was let loose into the filter;
    [then] pressed into the two bowls,
    he who possesses the rush of vigour advanced into the furrow.

2.  He² who conveys, O Soma, [is] keeping [us] awake.
    Become pure, arousing deva-s, [flow] beyond [the filter],
    towards overflowing with sweetness subtle body.

3.  Such thou, O peerless one, O becoming pure, 
    make stars shine for us,
    stimulate us [to obtain] mental power and skill!
------

4.  Arraying himself with the help of those who seek ṛta,
    rubbed off between two hands,
    he becomes pure in the woolen sieve.

5.  May he, Soma, distill for him who is worshiping
    everything beneficial, [be it] celestial, earthly,
    or belonging to the middle region.

6.  O Soma, thou rise up [towards] the base of the Heaven, 
    attracting horses, seeking [raiments] coming from cows,
    attracting heroes, O master of the power to change!

1.  He, Soma, extracted for a draught,
    flows, impregnating, through the filter,
    [he,] shattering defenses, attracting deva-s.

2.  He, pale green-yellow, is conspicuous in the filter;
    strong enough to confer [the treasure],
    calling out, he flows towards the womb.

3.  He¹, possessing the rush of vigour,
    permeates, becoming pure, the luminous spheres of the Heaven.
    [He²,] who is shattering defenses, [permeates] the the woolen sieve.
------

4.  Above the summit of Trita
    he³, who is becoming pure, together with siblings
    made the Sun bright.

5.  He, a slayer of Vṛtra-s, a bull,
    extracted, finding mental space, and worthy of trust,
    [he,] Soma, speeds as if to a battle.

6.  He⁴, a deva, [is] animated by him⁵ who is gifted with insight;
    Indu runs towards wooden vessels
    for Indra [he runs] amply.

1.  This one, a bull, a chariot, 
    flows through threads of sheep's wool,
    setting out for the rush of vigour that leads to a thousand different things.
------

2.  This one, the enchanting one, 
    maidens of Trita impel with stones ---
    Indu for Indra to drink.

3.  This one ten mares make free from impurities,
    [they,] restless, with which he arrays himself
    to exhilarate [Indra].

4.  In homesteads of humans this one¹ takes a seat ---
    like a hawk in [his nest] ---
    approaching [it] like a wooer a woman.
------

5.  This one is an exhilarating sap;
    the newborn² of Heaven looks down ---
    who [is] Indu --- he entered the hairsieve.

6.  This one, pale green-yellow, extracted for a draught, 
    strong enough to confer [the treasure], calling out,
    flows towards the cherished womb.

1.  Being quick, O one of mighty mental gestures, flow around
    through [thy] favorite abode
    wherein, they say, deva-s are.

2.  Making ready what is not [yet] manifested,
    making libations for [the divine] race continuous,
    pour the rain from the Heaven!
------

3.  Pressed out, he moves through the filter,
    having obtained the luminance with vigour,
    manifesting self by making [impressions in the mind appear] brighter.

4.  It is he who [poured rain] from the Heaven,
    [who,] moving rapidly in filter,
    oozed into the wave of Sindʰu.
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5.  Extracted [Soma] procures [words for a hymn]
    [whether] from afar or from near at hand;
    honey is emitted for Indra.

6.  United, they [, words of a hymn,] hailed the enchanting one;
    they impel [him] with the stones.
    [Ye, words,] sit in the womb of ṛta!

1.  Purifying self, he overcomes all inhibitions, [he,] disengaging;
    They, [sacrificers,] array the inspired one¹
    with [their] dʰīti-s.

2.  He who gives a chance to move upwards rose up to the womb
    so that he, the bull, would go towards Indra! 
    Extracted, he alights onto a firm seat.

3.  Now, O Indu, [bring] to us a great treasure;
    in every way distill for us, O Soma,
    [this] leading to a thousand different things [treasure].
------

4.  O becoming pure Soma, bring hither, O Indu, all illuminating powers,
    so that thou can find [for us]
    libations leading to a thousand different things.

5.  Such --- purifying self --- bring us a treasure,
    a manly vigour for him who sings a hymn.
    Make longer the chants of an invoker!
------

6.  Purifying self, O Indu, bring hither, O Soma,
    the twice-swollen² treasure³;
    O bull, O Indu, [bring] for us [the emerging light]⁴ that is worthy of praise.

1.  They¹, incessant like cows²,
    impetuous nimble proceed in stages
    warding off the dark veil.

2.  Having overcome the unconstrained impulse to suffer want,
    we imagine an easy path
    past the difficult-to-cross bridge.

3.  The sound of him, who is fiery, who is becoming pure,
    is heard as if it's raining;
    lightnings spread through the Heaven.
------

4.  Distill a potent libation!
    [Thou are] rich in cows, O Indu, in gold,
    in horses, in the rush of vigour [when] pressed out.

5.  Such thou, become pure, O disengaging one,
    fill two mighty Rodas-es
    as the dawn [fills Heaven and Earth] with the rays of the sun.

6.  [Thou protect³] us all around, O Soma,
    with the stream that shelters
    betake thyself like the sap⁴ --- to the extreme.

1.  Causing luminous spheres of the Heaven to emerge,
    [when] in the waters --- causing a sun to emerge,
    the enchanting one [is] clothing himself in waters and milk.

2.  This one, a deva, [churned¹] for deva-s 
    with a preceding manic thought,
    [when] extracted, becomes pure with a [steady] stream [of sounds].
------

3.  For him² who is growing, who can become overpowering,
    Soma juices creating thousand footholds become pure
    to bestow the rush of vigour.

4.  Milking the ancient juice,
    he is spread around in the filter;
    calling out, he procured [us] deva-s.
------

5.  Soma, purifying self, flows
    for the sake of everything desirable,
    for the sake of strengthened by ṛta deva-s.

6.  O Soma, [distill] for us rich in cows, rich in heroes, 
    rich in horses, possessing the rush of vigour [treasure³] [thou,] pressed out;
    distill abundant libations!

1.  Who is like a courser, [who] with milk is
    made free from impurities for an exhilaration, [who is] delighted-in,
    him we shape with chants.

2.  All our chants, seeking a favour,
    array first of all him,
    Indu, for Indra to drink.

3.  Purifying self, delighted-in Soma moves
    configured by chants
    of inspired Medʰyātitʰi,

4.  Would thou, O becoming pure, find the treasure
    [that is] for us, O Soma, abundant,
    [that is] of a thousand-fold vital powers, O Indu!
------

5.  When Indu, attracting deva-s,
    has oozed beyond the filter,
    he neighs like a courser spurred by the rush of vigour.

6.  Become pure to bestow the rush of vigour,
    to augment recitations of him who is internally stirred.
    O Soma, impart the potency!

1.  Thou flow for us, O Indu, 
    as if carrying a wave for a great expansion [of the mental space].
    [Thou flow] effortlessly towards deva-s.

2.  Frequented with a mental gesture, impelled with a dʰī,
    Soma hastens on into distant places,
    gifted with insight by poet's stream [of sounds].

3.  This one among deva-s [is] keeping [us] awake.
    Extracted, Soma goes through the filter;
    he moves, disengaging.

4.  Thou, do become pure for us! [Thou, who is] evoking the rush of vigour,
    effecting a pleasant, proceeding on its path [sacrifice]!
    He¹, who possesses the sacred grass², desires to procure [thee].

5.  May he for our well-being and vitality ---
    [he,] whose heroes are poets, who is always strengthening [us] ---
    Soma --- spread among deva-s.

6.  To grant us riches today, he [is] the best guide on the path to understanding
    knowing the way to understanding.
    Gain [for us] the rush of vigour and a mighty auditory impression!

1.  Thou, who guides men, become pure to arouse deva-s,
    to exhilarate, O Indu,
    for Indra to drink!
------

2.  Such thou, flow for the sake of our embassy [to Indra] ---
    thou amass for Indra ---
    [arouse] deva-s rather than participants [of this fire offering].

3.  We smear thee, who gives a chance to move upwards,
    with milk¹ to exhilarate [Indra];
    reveal to us for the sake of wealth [celestial golden]² gates!
------

4.  Having advanced beyond the filter 
    as [a courser runs past the finish] pole on a racing track,
    Indu, possessing the rush of vigour, alights among deva-s.
------

5.  The participants [of the sacrifice] intone [Soma]³;
    shouts of joy welcomed Indu
    [who] passed through the filter and is dallying in a wooden cup.

6.  Become pure with that stream⁴
    with which thou, once drunk, make manifest the manly vigour,
    O Indu, for him who sings a hymn.

1.  Like able steeds,
    they poured forth to arouse deva-s,
    oozing, [they, who were] grown on a rock.

2.  Embellished¹, like a maiden having paternal [wealth],
    the drops of Soma juice
    released vāyu².

3.  These drops of Soma juice, 
    rich in delights, extracted into a bowl,
    strengthen Indra through [our ritual] actions.
------

4.  Come running, O skillful [worshipers],
    seize the two [ingredients]: the translucent, [and] the agitating [one],
    [then] mix the exhilarating [drink] with milk.
------

5.  Such [thou], become pure, O winning the prize, 
    bringer of a great favour!
    O Soma, [thou will] find for us an unimpeded way.

6.  Ten mercurial ones make free from impurities this one,
    who is to be cleansed, who is becoming pure,
    who is an exhilarating wine for Indra.

1.  Thus through the right action, 
    Soma, [though] already abundant, has increased [further];
    rejoicing [Indra] becomes aroused [as a bull].

2.  They¹ pay attention to his² done and not-yet-done actions
    that crush the impulses to suffer want,
    and he, daring, takes vengeance on those [impulses that have] transgressed.
------

3.  Then, may Soma become an essence agreeable to Indra ---
    a thunderbolt, bestowing a thousand [gifts],
    when he causes a verse of this one³ to be born.
------

4.  He⁴ who is gifted with insight 
    endeavors on his own to obtain for an inspired [poet] a gift in him⁵ who distributes,
    if [the poet] were to make [his] dʰī-s free from impurities.

5.  The two⁶ strove to procure treasures [for us]
    as [one strives to procure] horses during battles;
    thou⁷ are among the prizes of victorious ones.

1.  Such thee, bringing manly powers
    from the mighty Heaven into confluences¹, 
    we approach through the right action ---

2.  [thee,] whose daring is unplugged, [who is] worthy of a hymn, 
    [who,] having extensive and important sphere of action, [is] intoxicating,
    capable of shattering a hundred strongholds.

3.  For this reason he, who has beautiful wings and is unfailing,
    brought thee --- for the sake of the treasure², 
    [thee,] the king, O skillful one, from the Heaven:

4.  so that everyone would behold sva`r 
    which is occupying the middle position³ and crossing over regions;
    let the bird bring the guardian of ṛta.

5.  Now, he, stimulating the power over senses,
    reached the superior might,
    [he,] effecting assistance, disengaging.

1.  Distill for us hither the rain --- quickly,
    [send] a wave of waters from the Heaven ---
    abundant libations free from bewitching.

2.  Become pure with this stream 
    with which now [thou are] coming near the cows¹,
    [with which] people near our house [reveal themselves].

3.  Distill ghee with the stream,
    [thou, who] during fire offerings [is] the best at arousing deva-s!
    Distill for us hither the rain!

4.  For the sake of our vigour he permeates the woolen filter
    [moving] with a [steady] stream [of sounds]
    so that deva-s would surely hear.
------

5.  He who is becoming pure, streamed forth [through the filter],
    shattering defenses again and again,
    as of old, making luminous the pleasures.

1.  Thy impulses come up
    as the sound of a river wave;
    sharpen the purifying ability of sounds!
------

2.  During a pressing of thee,
    when thou move onto the woolen summit,
    three voices, attracting the fighting spirit, arise.

3.  All around in the woolen sieve
    they impel the favorite one with stones
    [him] who is becoming pure, who is overflowing with sweetness.
------

4.  Here become pure, O most intoxicating one, 
    [flow] towards the filter with a [steady] stream [of sounds], O gifted with insight,
    to dwell in the womb of an illuminating hymn.

5.  Such thou, become pure, O most intoxicating one, 
    at night anointing self with milk¹,
    O Indu, for Indra to drink.

1.  O seeking ways to proceed¹! Pour into the filter
    pressed out by stones Soma,
    purify [it] for Indra to drink!

2.  Press ye the sweetest Soma,
    the ultimate ambrosia of the Heaven
    for thunderbolt-wielding Indra.
------

3.  In this thy [ambrosia], O Indu,
    deva-s partake of the herb's honey,
    Marut-s --- of him who is becoming pure.

4.  Because thou, O Soma, [are] making [them²] stronger, 
    extracted for a simmering exhilaration
    to help him who sings the hymn, O bull,

5.  flow quickly, O clearly visible one, towards the filter,
    extracted with a stream [of water]
    [to bring] the rush of vigour and an auditory impression.

1.  May he¹, bestowing treasure, empowered by the Heaven,
    bring abundantly the rush of vigour to us using [this] herb;
    thou², being effused, flow quickly through the filter!
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2.  Through thy³ ancient leading to the goal pathways
    all around in the woolen sieve he, cherished, 
    discharging in thousand streams, shall move without an interruption.

3.  Shake that, which is like a pot, 
    O Indu, shake [it] as if it were a dispenser,
    shake by striking repeatedly, O wielding a striking weapon!

4.  [Shake off] the lack of fervor of these [men],
    O much invoked by [these] persons⁴,
    [thou] who would teach us.

5.  Distill for us a hundred, O Indu,
    with side-effects even a thousand
    of shining [gifts], thou, granting the treasure!

1.  Thy¹ impulses have risen,
    penetrating defense, O stone-wielder!
    Drive away those who repeatedly rival [thee].

2.  In this manner [thou are] overpowering --- by vigour;
    During an arranged chariot race
    I shall sing praise with a fearless heart.
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3.  Not to assail spheres of action of this one²,
    of him who is becoming pure, with a faulty dʰī,
    destroy [that] which fights against thee.

4.  They impel him, [who is] oozing exhilaration, 
    who enchants [the mind], who possesses the rush of vigour, into flowing waters,
    Indu, exhilarating to Indra.

1.  Near the ancient splendor of this one¹
    the shameless milked the translucent one ---
    the juice [that is] a sage bestowing thousand [gifts].

2.  This one is [an auspicious²] sight --- like the sun,
    this one dashes along the grooves³ 
    towards the seven heights, to the Heaven. 
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3.  This one abides, purifying self,
    above all places of existence,
    Soma [who is] like deva Sun.

4.  To arouse for us all deva-s,
    thou bring near by flowing rich in cows energies;
    purifying self, O Indu, [thou are] attracting Indra.

1.  Bit-by-bit¹, with the aid of the herb
    pour out for us, O Soma, every nourishment,
    and all blessings.

2.  O Indu, as thy is a song of praise,
    as thy is what was born from the herb,
    thou shall settle down on [thy] favorite sacrificial grass.

3.  And, finding cows, finding horses for us,
    become pure, O Soma, by means of the herb
    throughout quickly passing days.

4.  Who subdues but is not allowing himself to be subdued,
    [who,] kills an enemy just by attacking,
    [being] such --- become pure, O conquering thousand [enemies]!

1.  Soma, quick in the filter, by flowing around
    brings vast ṛta,
    [Soma, who is] shattering defenses, attracting deva-s.

2.  When Soma brings by flowing the rush of vigour,
    [and] a hundred of restless streams
    he is attaining compatibility with Indra.
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3.  Ten maidens shout towards thee
    like a girl [towards her] wooer;
    thou are being made free from impurities to bestow [the rush of vigour].

4.  Thou are palatable for Indra [and] Viṣṇu, O Indu! 
    Pour out [for us every nourishment, and all blessings]¹
    protect men, who sing the hymn, from anxiety.

1.  Thy uncommitted streams, as [rains] from the Heaven,
    go forth towards the rush of vigour 
    that leads to a thousand different things.

2.  For the sake of [our] favorite poems, 
    he flows, taking notice of all [difficulties¹], 
    enchanting, focusing [his] weapons.

3.  He, becoming free from impurities with [the help of] agitated [men],
    domestic [yet] virtuous like a king, 
    as if a hawk he sits in wooden [vessels].

4.  Such [thou], O Indu, becoming pure, 
    bring to us everything beneficial
    from the Heaven as well as from the Earth.

1.  May he cross over [the sea¹]! Possessing of delight, he runs,
    a stream pressed out of the herb.
    May he cross over [the sea]! Possessing of delight, he runs.
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2.  The morning light knows of beneficial things, 
    devī² [knows] desires of a mortal.
    May he cross over [the sea]! Possessing of delight, he runs.

3.  From deterioration [of riches] and from gaining much [riches]
    we obtained thousands [of anxieties³].
    May he cross over [the sea]! Possessing of delight, he runs.

4.  We obtain one after another
    thirty thousands [frustrations⁴] related to these two.
    May he cross over [the sea]! Possessing of delight, he runs.

1.  Become pure, [thou,] winning cows, winning horses,
    winning everything [beneficial¹], winning pleasure!
    O Soma, bring the gift that grants children.
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2.  Become pure for the waters, [thou,] worthy of trust;
    become pure for herbal [potions],
    become pure for efforts to visualize.

3.  O Soma, thou, becoming pure,
    overcame all difficulties!
    Gifted with insight, sit down on the sacrificial grass!

4.  O becoming pure one, thou shall find sva`r! 
    Being born, thou became mighty;
    O Indu, thou overpower all [enemies²].

1.  With a song in Gāyatrī metre¹
    you shall extol him who disengages, who is becoming pure,--- 
    having thousand forms Indu.

2.  Such thee --- having thousand forms, and,
    therefore thousandfold in thy effects
    they purify past the hair-sieve.

3.  He who is becoming pure oozed past the woolen sieves;
    he dashes towards goblets.
    Entering Indra's heart,

4.  O Soma, for the accomplishment of Indra's desire,
    distill well-being, O disengaging one, 
    bring the seed that grants children.

1.  Thus, along with arousal, pour out [for him¹]
    who during raptures, set off by thee, O Indu,
    has thrown down ninety nine

2.  strongholds in an instance 
    for so envisioning Divodāsa, [for him who has thrown down²] Śambara
    and then [helped³] this Turvaśa [and] Yadu,
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3.  [find] for us a horse, [thou] finding horses,
    [thou,] rich in cows, O Indu, rich in gold; 
    ooze libations leading to a thousand different things!

4.  We choose the compatibility⁴ with him --- 
    with thee who is becoming pure, 
    who makes the filter moist.
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5.  Which thy waves ooze over the filter
    with a [steady] stream [of sounds],
    with them grace us, O Soma!

6.  Such [thou], purifying self, 
    bring us the treasure --- a draught, rich in heroes!
    [Thou are] in charge everywhere, O Soma!
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7.  Ten mercurial ones⁵ make free from impurities
    this one whose mother is Sindʰu;
    he counts among sons of Aditi.

8.  Extracted, he moves in the filter 
    [to be] with Indra and Vāyu,
    [to be] with the rays of sun.
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9.  Such [thou] become pure for us, for Bʰága,
    for Vāyu, for Pūṣan; [thou are] rich in honey,
    agreeable to Mitra and to Varuṇa.

10. Thy birth from the herb is on high,
    thou abide in Heaven, on Earth; I received 
    [thy] formidable protection and powerful auditory impression.

11. We aim at all these human powers to illuminate
    wishing to obtain them
    from him who tends upwards⁶.

12. Such thou, for us, for Indra, for him who seeks to make an offering,
    for Varuṇa, for Marut-s,
    [thou,] finding mental space, pour out! 
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13. Closer [to him who is] of good nature, [who is] crossing waters, 
    [who is] configured with milk, [who is] breaking through, ---
    to Indu --- deva-s have moved.

14. Him indeed our chants shall strengthen 
    like cows [nurturing] a single calf,
    [him,] who gains Indra's heart.
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15. Bring to us by flowing well-being, O Soma,
    yield to a cow⁷ a swelling draught;
    strengthen worthy of a hymn sea!

16. He, who is becoming pure, engendered 
    vast belonging to all men light
    that is capturing attention like thunder from the sky.

17. Essence of him who is becoming pure, thine, O King,
    is intoxicating, [but] not stifling;
    it flows through the woolen sieve.
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18. O becoming pure, thy essence --- the mental power ---
    shines forth --- having the power to illuminate
    all-pervading light to behold sva`r.

19. Which intoxication, [caused by] thee, [is] to be preferred [to all others]
    by means of that herb become distilled,
    arousing deva-s, destroying malevolence.

20. Every day thou are striking an unfriendly Vṛtra
    giving [us] access to the rush of vigour,
    procuring [for us] cows and horses.
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21. Become well-mixed, tempered 
    with as-if-well-sheltering milk,
    taking seat hawk-like in the womb!

22. Such thou, become pure, [thou] who leads Indra
    to Vṛtra --- to slay
    [him] who concealed potent waters!

23. Very manly, may we win races, 
    O emitting abundantly Soma;
    purifying self, strengthen our chants!

24. Favored by thee, with thy protection,
    we might be procuring deadly (enemies).
    O Soma, be wakeful during [our] practices!

25. Brushing off inhibitions, he becomes pure;
    Soma, [brushing] off those⁸ that hold back [the flow],
    [is] going to a place where Indra comes out.

26. Bring us [a lot] of the abundant treasure!
    O becoming pure, ward off inhibitions,
    grant [us], O Indu, manly glory!

27. Not even a hundred pitfalls shall curtail thee, 
    [who is] imparting the accomplishment of [our] desires,
    when thou, purifying self, are in a fighting spirit.

28. Become pure, O Indu, impregnating, extracted!
    Make us esteemed among the people,
    repel everything hostile!
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29. When we are in tune⁹ with this one, [and] with thee,
    when thy, O Indu, power to illuminate [was] the greatest,
    we were able to overcome those who assailed us.

30. Which thy fearsome weapons
    are sharp [enough] to make one mischievous,
    [with those] protect us anyone's imposed constraint.

1.  These drops poured forth,
    quick through the filter
    [to bring] all blessings,

2.  often shattering obstacles,
    [and] continuously creating easy pathways for an offspring¹ 
    of him who possesses the rush of vigour --- for the courser.

3.  Creating mental space for a cow²,
    they, flowing, bring a beautiful hymn,
    a libation that brings to us coherence.
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4.  A stalk was pressed out into waters for an exhilaration,
    suitable [for making the wine], residing in the mountains;
    he, [Soma,] settled hawk-like into the womb.

5.  Desired by deva-s herb, enhancing [Soma substance],
    is pressed out, rinsed [out] by men in waters ---
    they season milk with [herb's] juices.

6.  Then, as riders [prepare] a horse [for a race],
    they arrayed [him to make] an ambrosia ---
    the mead's essence [to be enjoyed] during a drinking party.
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7.  Which thy, overflowing with sweetness streams, O Indu, 
    poured forth to help [us], 
    together with them thou settled into the filter.

8.  Such thou, flow through interstices in the wool ---
    for Indra to drink;
    taking seat in the womb, in wooden [goblets].

9.  Thou, O Indu, pour out,
    for Aṅgiras-es most sweet!
    [thou, who are] ghee-like juice that finds mental space.
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10. This one, disengaging, incited, 
    becoming pure, attends to
    a great alliance³, urging [it].

11. That one --- a bull, bearing strong sway ---
    [is] becoming pure, removing curses
    so that he may effect beneficial things for a worshiper!

12. Distill the treasure that leads to a thousand different things, 
    that is rich in cows, rich in horses,
    much desired [and] brightly radiant!

13. That one is spread around
    becoming free from impurities with [the help of] agitated [men],
    he, who is making large strides, whose designs are full of insights.

14. Having thousand side-effects and hundred gifts,
    regulating the region [of thoughts], gifted with insight,
    the wine becomes pure for Indra.
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15. Inhere Indu is engendered with a chant and praised;
    for Indra he is placed into the womb
    as a bird into a nest.

16. Becoming pure, extracted by men,
    Soma speeds as if to a battle
    to ably settle between bowls.

17. With the seven contemplations of the sages
    they join him to the chariot that has three bases
    and three seats --- [for him] to advance.

18. Him, O pressers, who carries away the prize, [who is] agile, 
    impel to advance for the sake of the rush of vigour, 
    [him] who enchants [the mind], who possesses the rush of vigour.
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19. Extracted, entering the goblet, 
    flowing towards everything that diffuses light,
    like an agent of change he stays among cows⁴.

20. Here they, O Indu, agitated [men], 
    milk the juice for an exhilaration;
    deva-s [milk] the nectar for deva-s.

21. Here, into the filter,
    they shall pour Soma --- for us the sweetest,
    for deva-s --- the one they listen to most readily.
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22. Those Soma [drops] have poured forth 
    being extolled to [impart] a mighty auditory impression;
    with a stream of the most intoxicating [drink⁵]

23. thou flow, purifying self, towards [raiments⁶] coming from cows, 
    towards manly powers --- to arouse [deva-s];
    always vigorous, pour out!

24. And [bring] to us rich in cows draughts; 
    bring by flowing all exulting embellishments [for our songs],
    [thou,] being extolled by Jamadagni.

25. Become pure, [thou, who is] a precursor of speech!
    O Soma, by means of various side-effects
    [flow] towards all poems [to be recited here]!

26. Thou, a precursor [of speech], stirring up sounds of speech
    [and] waters flowing into the sea,
    become pure, causing all to tremble!
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27. These places of existence, O gifted with insight,
    remained for thee, for [thy] power to increase, O Soma, 
    for thee the rivers flow.

28. Like rains from the Heaven
    thy uncommitted streams 
    move forth towards the translucent substratum⁷.
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