Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 1
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow as a cosmic-ritual ascent toward the Sun and the gods
अभि प्रियाणि पवते चनोहितो नामानि यह्वो अधि येषु वर्धते आ सूर्यस्य बृहतो बृहन्नधि रथं विष्वञ्चमरुहद्विचक्षणः
abhi priyāṇi pavate canohito nāmāni yahvo adhi yeṣu vardhate ā sūryasya bṛhato bṛhannadhi rathaṃ viṣvañcamaruhadvicakṣaṇaḥ
abhi1 priyāṇi pavate2 canohito3 nāmāni | yahvo1 adhi yeṣu vardhate2 ā sūryasya bṛhato3 bṛhannadhi | rathaṃ1 viṣvañcam aruhad2 vicakṣaṇaḥ3 ||
يجري مُنقّىً نحوَ القرابينِ المحبوبة، مُهَيَّأً لِـ canohita (اللذّةِ المقدَّسة)؛ وسوما اليافعُ المندفعُ يتعاظمُ في تلك الأسماءِ (أسماءِ الثناء). وذو البصيرةِ الصافية قد اعتلى العربةَ السائرةَ إلى كلِّ الجهات، على السندِ العظيمِ للشمسِ الساميةِ الجليلة.
abhi | priyāṇi | pavate | ca-nohitaḥ | nāmāni | yahvaḥ | adhi | yeṣu | vardhate | ā | sūryasya | bṛhataḥ | bṛhat | nadhi | ratham | viṣvañcam | aruhat | vi-cakṣaṇaḥ
Pavamāna-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude establishing a rising ‘solar’ contour.", "udgitha": "Main body on ‘abhi priyāṇi pavate… nāmāni…’ with elongation on ‘pavate’ and ‘nāmāni’.", "pratihara": "Answer phrase after ‘vardhate’ to mark growth/settling.", "upadrava": "Expansive section ‘ā sūryasya… rathaṃ viṣvañcam…’ depicting mounting and movement.", "nidhana": "Final cadence on ‘vicakṣaṇaḥ’—clear, resolved closure.", "structure_notes": "Allocate the largest melodic space to the solar/chariot segment; keep ‘nāmāni’ audibly distinct to teach epithet-clarity.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part roles; nidhana by all to ‘seal’ the vision." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Soma, purified, goes toward प्रिय offerings; he is ‘set for delight’ and grows through the names/epithets of praise. ‘Vicakṣaṇa’ indicates clear-seeing; ‘ratha’ is figurative for Soma’s onward movement, grounded on the great Sun.", "ritual_interpretation": "Stotra increases Soma’s efficacy (vardhate) through correct invocatory names; the offering is ‘carried’ to its recipients along the cosmic order witnessed by Sūrya.", "theological_insight": "Praise (nāma) is not mere label but a power that amplifies presence; the solar principle signifies ṛta—stable law supporting sacrificial transit.", "etymology_highlights": "vicakṣaṇa = vi-√cakṣ (clear seeing); vardhate = √vṛdh (increase); canohita = sukha/ānanda-nimittaṃ nihita (set for delight) in Sāyaṇa’s style." }