Rigveda 9.096.17
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 96 · Verse 9.96.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
शिशुं॑ जज्ञा॒नं ह॑र्य॒तं मृ॑जन्ति शु॒म्भन्ति॒ वह्निं॑ म॒रुतो॑ ग॒णेन॑ । क॒विर्गी॒र्भिः काव्ये॑ना क॒विः सन्सोमः॑ प॒वित्र॒मत्ये॑ति॒ रेभ॑न्
śiśuṃ jajñānaṃ haryataṃ mṛjanti śumbhanti vahniṃ maruto gaṇena kavirgīrbhiḥ kāvyenā kaviḥ sansomaḥ pavitramatyeti rebhan
They knew the infant, the joyous ones placed offerings, they kindled the fire; Maruts bearing the host. The sage with inspired words, poet among poets, draws near the holy Soma with singing.
They cleanse the charming infant (Soma) at his birth; the Maruts decorate the bearer (of boons) with their troop; bring wise with songs, wise with wisdom, Soma passes clamorous through the filter.
They deck him at his birth, the lovely Infant, the Maruts with their troop adorn the Car-horse. By songs a Poet and a Sage by wisdom, Soma joes singing through the cleansing filter.