The food to which all Deities and mortals, calling it meath, gather themselves together.Ģ Tlou shalt be Aditi as thou hast entered within, appeaser of celestial anger. WISELY have I enjoyed the savoury viand, religious-thoughted, best to find out treasure, Following is a translation of 8.48 from the refenence given in the note:ġ. The briefest reference is to the juice being settled in its joints just as the sugar cane juice is settled in the joints of its stalks. There isĪ hymn that suggests that the drink not only prompted ethical behavior but thatĮthical behavior to begin with was necessary to derive its benefit.īook 8 of Rig Veda contains only one hymn on Soma unlike Book 9 and this hymn does not contain any description of the plant only its effects etc. Resulted in a balance of physical, intellectual and spiritual powers. Golden were the most common color when the plant was harvested and probably Power, wisdom, poetic insight and autistic like power to the brain. The green hued gave most physical strength but the red one most intellectual The juice was potent but with somewhat different effects. Young, then turned golden and finally red at its full growth. Some hymns suggest that the plant started as green when
Were different varieties of the same plant or different colors during different The difference in colors is an intriguing clue suggesting that there It is very likely that the unfiltered drinkĬontained components that were harmful, bitter or compromised the potency of Theįiltering process through wool is repeatedly described as an essential stepīefore producing the drink. Through a woolen cloth and collected in a large bowl or vat of wood. Therefore it either contained sugars or some other sweetener. It seems the Soma drink was both sweet and also sweet scented A liquid was expressed from the plant material afterĬrushing with stones.
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