सोम , revered as a swift, rejuvenating force akin to a horse, is purified by priests with hymns and fingers on अदिति 's lap. Celebrated as a thousand-streamed, inexhaustible supporter, सोम is lauded to energize the heavens. Worshippers employ their collective efforts, praising the creative force, and offer it to इन्द्र , invoking purification, exhilaration, and divine spectacle [rv-9-26-1 ] rv • Book 9