Direction
North / Northeast
Vedic deity · mantra tradition
Soma
Lord of Plants, Elixir of Immortality, and Lunar Deity
Essence
Direction, symbols, and spiritual significance
Symbol / weapon
Healing elixir plant, crystal chalice, glowing moon, and flowing streams
Significance
Central to Vedic sacrifices, healing formulas, emotional peace, and rejuvenation.
Description
Soma is both a celestial botanical plant yielding a sacred rejuvenating juice and the personified deity of the moon. In Vedic rituals, Soma is offered to gods and ancestors to nourish vitality and spiritual immortality.
Mantra
Chant with reverence
ॐ सोमाय नमः॥
Om Somaya Namah
Salutations to Lord Soma, the divine bestower of healing nectar.
By Veda
- rigveda: 113
- samaveda: 627
Philosophy & themes
- soma_nectar
- wisdom
- yajna
Referenced works
Sample mantras / suktas
rigveda 9.1
rigveda 9.10
rigveda 9.100
rigveda 9.101
rigveda 9.102
rigveda 9.103
rigveda 9.104
rigveda 9.105
rigveda 9.106
rigveda 9.107
rigveda 9.108
rigveda 9.109
rigveda 9.11
rigveda 9.110
rigveda 9.111
rigveda 9.112
rigveda 9.113
rigveda 9.114
rigveda 9.12
rigveda 9.13
rigveda 9.14
rigveda 9.15
rigveda 9.16
rigveda 9.17
rigveda 9.18
rigveda 9.19
rigveda 9.2
rigveda 9.20
rigveda 9.21
rigveda 9.22
rigveda 9.23
rigveda 9.24
rigveda 9.25
rigveda 9.26
rigveda 9.27
rigveda 9.28
rigveda 9.29
rigveda 9.3
rigveda 9.30
rigveda 9.31