पदार्थः -
(सोमः) परमेश्वरः (उद्वाचम्) सदुपदेशं (ईरयति) प्रेरयति। परमात्मा (मती) बुद्धिं (हिन्वते) प्रेरयति। अथ च (पुरुष्टुतस्य) विज्ञानिनां (परिप्रियः) सखा। तस्मै (कतिचित्) बहुधनानि प्रयच्छति (कलशे) संस्कृतान्तःकरणे (सं धेनुभिः) संस्कृतेन्द्रियैः परमात्मा (अज्यते) पूज्यते। सोऽयं परमात्मा (अरुषो न) विद्युदिव (युज्यते) सर्वत्र युक्तो भवति ॥१॥

Meaning -
Devout celebrants love Soma divine like the warmth of fire, admire it like beauty of the dawn, and exalt it like light of the sun. You join the bliss of this divinity with all your senses, mind, intelligence and awareness. And then you would realise that Soma vibrates in the heart as bliss and rolls as waves of the sea. It inspires men to burst forth in song, energises thoughts and intellect, and sharpens the vision and imagination. Indeed there are no bounds to the precious gifts of Soma, infinite are they, universally adored and exalted as it is.