Sing with the Gayatri meter, O singers, praise the flowing one, the perceptive Soma, who has a thousand eyes.

This verse is a call to the singers to praise the flowing Soma, personified as 'Pavamana', the 'all-seeing one'. It emphasizes the divine essence of Soma, highlighting its thousand eyes, symbolizing its omnipresence and comprehensive knowledge. The act of singing is presented as a way to honor and invoke this powerful deity.

Meter: Gayatri

• A. प्र गायत्रेण गयत prá gāyatréṇa gāyata (8 syllables)
• B. पवमानं विचर्षणिम् pávamānam vícarṣaṇim (8 syllables)
• C. इन्दुं सहस्रचक्षसम् índum sahásracakṣasam (8 syllables)

You, Soma, with a thousand eyes and bearing a thousand, have been filtered through the strainer.

The verse addresses Soma directly, acknowledging its attributes of having a thousand eyes and being a bearer of a thousand things. It describes the process of Soma being filtered, likely through a woollen cloth, which is a ritualistic purification to extract its essence for divine offerings.

Meter: Gayatri

• A. तं त्वा सहस्रचक्षसम tám tvā sahásracakṣasam (8 syllables)
• B. अथो उ सहस्रभर्णसम् átha u sahásrabharṇasam (8 syllables)
• C. अति वारं अपाविषुः áti vā́ram apāviṣuḥ (8 syllables)

The flowing Soma has streamed through the strainer; it flows into the jars, entering into Indra's heart.

This verse continues the description of the filtered Soma, stating that it has flowed through the filtering material ('vara'). It then describes Soma's movement into the sacrificial vessels ('kalasha') and its eventual merging into the heart of Indra, signifying the divine consumption and integration of Soma's essence.

Meter:

• A. अति वारान् पवमानो असिष्यदत् áti vā́rān pávamānaḥ asiṣyadat (12 syllables)
• B. कलशाँ अभि धावति kaláśān abhí dhāvati (8 syllables)
• C. इन्द्रस्य हार्द्या आविशन् índrasya hā́rdi āviśán (8 syllables)

O Soma, flowing one, flow for Indra's bounty and well-being; bring forth progeny and vital essence.

This verse is a prayer to Soma, addressed as 'Soma' and 'Pavamana', asking it to flow for the sake of Indra's generosity and well-being. The prayer requests Soma to bring forth offspring and vital essence, linking the purity and flow of Soma to prosperity and procreation.

Meter: Gayatri

• A. इन्द्रस्य सोम राधसे índrasya soma rā́dhase (8 syllables)
• B. शं पवस्व विचर्षणे śám pavasva vicarṣaṇe (8 syllables)
• C. प्रजावत् रेत आ भर prajā́vat rétaḥ ā́ bhara (8 syllables)