Vol. V, No. 4.] The Hero-Gods of the Rigveda. 107 
[N.S.] 
The bull Soma is purified on the ridge of the filter made 
of sheep’s wool for the nourishment of Indra—IX, 86-3. 
tmnt aga aay fa areauaia aaa faay faa | 
ayeqarg waaay waa aa efyat saat agi fea: > 
The king (=Soma) bathes in the waters‘as rivers flow into 
the sea. Resting on the sea he plays with the billows. 
Soma, the holder of the great sky, while being purified sits 
on the ridge of the filter made of sheep’s wool, in the central 
place of the earth—8, 
aafs aq co aurat faar aatar gaat aatat | 
ZN aarat ate aay wat afta ahs aeaT yy Ee & 
With hymns, the first inventor and inspirer of hymns, the 
sage (- Soma), has started as for a race of chariots. 
The ten sisters on the ridge of the filter, made of sheep’s 
wool, are driving the car to the different resting places— 
aq @ ata yaara faay fag Zara TATA | 
ZU qulfucty aay Ha Bala Al AS! AA TSE EER 1B 
Those all-gods, thrice eleven, O Soma, who is being puri- 
fied, are anointing you in your secret place. 
The ten with their powers are anointing you on the ridge 
of the filter, made of sheep’s wool, and the seven mighty 
rivers are doing the same—IX, 92-4. : 
emarks:—The secret place mentioned here is the space 
between the two leaves of the Soma-pressing mill-stone—Cf, 
Rik TX, 102-2. 
uaa ata avait waraat sarat ate aTat BS | 
aa staurfa gaatfa aie Ble Mat ATAT EAU | E/E 
Flow Soma sweetened with honey, full of truth, clothed in 
waters, on the ridge of the filter made of sheep's wo 
ol. 
n rest on the wooden vats full of ghrita as the most 
exhilarating cheering d nk of Indra—IX, 96-13. 
afar faarfan yae gatat 2at ZareMaA LST CVT 
equatmaqar aerat em frat ara aat HH WE E91 RR 
As he is purified he flows towards the clear waters. The 
god (Soma) sprinkles the (other) gods by his own juice. 
