Rigveda 9.078.03
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 78 · Verse 9.78.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स॒मु॒द्रिया॑ अप्स॒रसो॑ मनी॒षिण॒मासी॑ना अ॒न्तर॒भि सोम॑मक्षरन् । ता ईं॑ हिन्वन्ति ह॒र्म्यस्य॑ स॒क्षणिं॒ याच॑न्ते सु॒म्नं पव॑मान॒मक्षि॑तम्
samudriyā apsaraso manīṣiṇamāsīnā antarabhi somamakṣaran tā īṃ hinvanti harmyasya sakṣaṇiṃ yācante sumnaṃ pavamānamakṣitam
Apsaras of the ocean, the thoughtful ones, sat within and sprinkled Soma unobstructed. They smite that generous one’s foe; they seek the fleeting portion, the purified and unobstructed Soma.
The nymphs of the firmament seated in the midst flow towards the sagacious Soma; they cherish him the sprinkler of the hall of sacrifice; (the worshippers) solicit Pavamāna (the undecaying) for a boon.
Apsarases who dwell in waters of the sea, sitting within, have flowed to Soma wise of heart. They urge the Master of the house upon his way, and to the Eternal Pavamana pray for bliss.