Source, c. 1500-1000 BCE; translation 1897
Soma Hymns in the Rigveda
RV 8.48 and 9.113 on soma, immortality, and light
Two selected Rigvedic hymns to Soma: RV 8.48, the famous hymn of drinking soma and becoming immortal, and RV 9.113, a Soma Pavamana hymn asking to be placed in deathless worlds of light, delight, and fulfilled desire.
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