Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 5
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification as radiant, bull-like power that upholds ṛta/dharma and advances to Indra’s appointed share
आ पवस्व सहस्रिणं रयिं सोम सुवीर्यम् अस्मे श्रवांसि धारय
ā pavasva sahasriṇaṃ rayiṃ soma suvīryam asme śravāṃsi dhāraya
ā1 pavasva2 sahasríṇaṃ2 ráyiṃ2 soma2 suvī́ryam2 asmḗ2 śrávāṃsi2 dhā́raya2
تَطَهَّرْ واجرِ إلى ههنا، يا سوما، حامِلًا ثراءً أَلْفِيًّا وقُوَّةً بَأْسًا رفيعة؛ وأَقِمْ فينا المَجْدَ (śravas).
ā | pavasva | sahasriṇam | rayim | soma | su-vīryam | asme | śravāṃsi | dhāraya
Pavamana-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led prelude, commonly with elongations on ā/ho/hā; exact text depends on gāna form)", "udgitha": "ā pavasva sahasriṇaṃ rayiṃ soma suvīryam", "pratihara": "(Response phrase often mirroring the cadence of ‘soma suvīryam’)", "upadrava": "asme śravāṃsi", "nidhana": "dhāraya", "structure_notes": "In many pavamāna settings, the semantic ‘ask’ culminates in the nidhana: ‘dhāraya’ is a natural final hold (dhā-) with a settling cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana (with unified cadence)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘pavasva’ is Soma’s technical self-purification in the pavitra; ‘rayi’ and ‘śravas’ are fruits of sacrifice—material prosperity and ritual fame; ‘dhāraya’ means make them abide stably.", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra accompanies the purification/flowing of Soma and petitions that the yajamāna’s gains be ritually secured, not transient.", "theological_insight": "Purified Soma is the conduit by which the rite converts raw potency into dharma-aligned prosperity and enduring repute.", "etymology_highlights": "dhāraya (√dhṛ) emphasizes ‘holding/establishing’; śravas as ‘that which is heard’—fame and the audible resonance of praise." }