Vedic Mythology c5.s3.t4.20

c5.s3.t4.20

Thus Soma naturally has medicinal power also. It is medicine for a sick man (8, 61¹⁷). Hence the god Soma heals whatever is sick, making the blind to see and the lame to walk (8, 68²; 10, 25¹¹). He is the guardian of men's bodies and occupies their every limb (8, 48⁹), bestowing length of life in this world (1, 91⁶; 8, 48⁴·⁷; 9, 4⁶. 91⁶). The Soma draught is even said to dispel sin from the heart, to destroy falsehood and to promote truth.