Vedic Mythology c5.s3.t4.18

c5.s3.t4.18

Owing to the yellow colour of the juice, the physical quality of Soma mainly dwelt on by the poets, is his brilliance. His rays are often referred to and he is frequently assimilated to the sun. He shines like or with the sun or clothes himself in its rays (9, 76⁴. 86³²; cp. 71⁹). He ascends the car of the sun and stands above all beings like the sun ³¹. He fills heaven and earth with rays like the sun (9, 41⁵). When born a bright son, he caused his parents to shine (9, 9³). The daughter of the sun purifies him (9, 1⁶). Thus it comes to be said of him that he combats the darkness (9, 9⁷), wards it off with light (9, 86²²), or creates bright light, dispelling the darkness (9, 66²⁴. 100⁸. 108¹² &c.).