" Soma " is Vedic Sanskrit for moon, describing both the shape of the bulb and its nocturnal juice emission, which in ancient times would have been visible by moonlight only.

In 10. 135. 5, as Indra drinks Soma he is described as refreshed by Sarasvati.

The Soma cube is a solid dissection puzzle invented by Piet Hein in 1933 during a lecture on quantum mechanics conducted by Werner Heisenberg.

The pieces of the Soma cube consist of all possible combinations of three or four unit cubes, joined at their faces, such that at least one inside corner is formed.

The Soma cube is sometimes regarded as the 3D equivalent of polyominoes.

Similar to Soma cube is the 3D pentomino puzzle, which can fill boxes of 2 × 3 × 10, 2 × 5 × 6 and 3 × 4 × 5 units.

It is the colour of the Sun and of Soma.

The name Anthesteria ( Ἀνθεστήρια ), according to the account of it given above, is usually connected with ἄνθος ( plural: ἄνθη or ἄνθεα ; root: ἀνθεσ -) " flower ," or the " bloom " of the grape, cognate to Sanskrit andhas " Soma plant ".

Simek says that Snorri ’ s description is further proven faithful by way of the ( above mentioned ) 10th century skaldic kenning “ Kvasir ’ s blood ” ( Old Norse Kvasis dreya ), and that strong parallels exist between the Old Norse tale of the theft of the Mead of Poetry by Odin ( in the form of an eagle ) and the Sanskrit tale of the theft of Soma — beverage of the gods — by the god Indra ( or an eagle ), and that these parallels point to a common Proto-Indo-European basis.

It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, whose Soma Mandala contains 114 hymns, many praising its energizing qualities.

The consumption of Soma by human beings is well attested in Vedic ritual.

The Ninth Mandala of the Rigveda is known as the Soma Mandala.

In the Vedic ritual Agnistoma ( or Somayaga ), Soma is to be presented as the main offering.

The Somalatha ( Sanskrit: Soma creeper ) which is procured in small quantities from the Himalayan region is used to prepare Soma rasam or Soma juice.

Soma is associated with the warrior-god Indra, and has been drunk by him before his battle with Vṛtra.

Soma is also often associated with Light and Indra is the " Lord of Light " as shown in the following verses from the RgVeda: RV 8. 82. 25 For thee, O Lord of Light, are shed these Soma-drops, and grass is strewn.

Several texts like the Atharvaveda extol the medicinal properties of Soma and he is regarded as the king of medicinal herbs ( and also of the Brahmana class ).

This railway was extended further east by the same company between 1872 – 1875 to reach Alaşehir at a distance of from Kasaba and a connection northwards starting from Manisa itself was built between 1888 – 1890 to reach the lignite-rich Soma, another dependency of Manisa, through a line.

Soma's inclusion in Dawn of Sorrow, a rare sequel in the Castlevania series, was made by Igarashi, who stated that one of his primary motivations behind making Dawn of Sorrow was to feature Soma Cruz in another game.

Sharyanavat was possibly the name of a pond or lake on the banks of which Soma could be found.

The Soma name refers particularly to the juice of sap in the plants and thus makes the Moon the lord of plants and vegetation.

Soma is still coined as name for an entheogenic brew ( avestic: Haoma ) still in ceremonial use.

When Soma continues to converse with him, the man reveals that he has amnesia, and the only thing he remembers is his name starts with " J ".

* Carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant drug which has the trade name Soma

He predicted the development of many chemicals " capable of changing the quality of human consciousness ", in the next few years. Coincidentally, carisoprodol, a prodrug of meprobamate, was initially marketed under the trade name of " Soma ", which was also a fictional drug in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

For performances, a friend of the band by the name of DJ Soma has been standing in.

Sanskrit indu " drop ( of Soma )", also a term for the Moon, is unrelated, but has sometimes been erroneously connected, listed by, among others, Colonel James Todd in his Annals of Rajputana.

" Soma " means " Moon ", thus these Kshatriyas belong to the " Chandra Vansha " i. e. " Moon Dynasty of Warriors ". Bhagavata Purana

According to the legend, Soma or the Moon God built the temple in gold, Ravana in silver, and Shri Krishna in wood.

Pleased by the prayers Soma ( Moon god ), Lord Shiva decided to rest in that Lingam till eternity, and thus the Jyotirlingam.

However the Śrauta tradition emphasises the Vedic form of the Agnihotra, New and Full Moon sacrifices and a few more complex rituals, including the Agnistoma ( Soma ) sacrifice.

Scholars have connected Kvasir to methods of beverage production and peacemaking practices among ancient peoples, and have pointed to a potential basis in Proto-Indo-European myth by way of Sanskrit tales involving the holy beverage Soma and its theft by the god Indra.

Some gods are associated with specific elements or functions: Indra ( the king of gods, the god of thunder and lightning ; he also rules the world of Swarga ), Varuna ( the god of the oceans ), Agni ( the god of fire ), Kubera ( the treasurer of the gods ), Surya ( the sun god ), Vayu ( the god of wind ), and Soma ( the moon god ).

Thus Indra, the chief of the devas, was regarded as the regent of the east ; Agni, the fire, was in the same way associated with the southeast ; Yama, lord of death and justice with the south ; Surya, the sun, with the southwest ; Varuna, originally the representative of the all-embracing heaven ( atmosphere ), now the god of the ocean, with the west ; Vayu ( or Pavana ), the wind, with the northwest ; Kubera, the god of wealth, with the north ; and Soma with the northeast.

In Hindu art, the god Soma was depicted as a bull or bird, and sometimes as an embryo, but rarely as an adult human.

In Hinduism, the god Soma evolved into a lunar deity.

The moon is also the cup from which the gods drink Soma, thus identifying Soma with the moon god Chandra.

Soma is both an intoxicant and a god itself, as is the sacrificial fire, Agni.

Much of Hindu belief and practice grew out of the use of Soma, a god, plant, and drink which is the focus of the Rigveda.

The Vedic god Soma was the ‘ master of plants ’ and the ‘ healer of disease ’, in addition to a bringer of wealth.

In later Hinduism, Soma was identified with the moon which waxes and wanes when the drug is drunk by the gods.