Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 9
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow as a cosmic-ritual ascent toward the Sun and the gods
असावि सोमो अरुषो वृषा हरी राजेव दस्मो अभि गा अचिक्रदत् पुनानो वारमत्येष्यव्ययं श्येनो न योनिं घृतवन्तमासदत्
asāvi somo aruṣo vṛṣā harī rājeva dasmo abhi gā acikradat punāno vāramatyeṣyavyayaṃ śyeno na yoniṃ ghṛtavantamāsadat
asāvi1 somo2 aruṣo1 vṛṣā2 harī1 | rājā1 iva2 dasmo1 abhi1 gā2 acikradat1 | punāno1 vāram2 ati1 eṣi2 avyayam1 | śyeno1 na2 yoniṃ1 ghṛtavantam2 āsadat1
لقد عُصِرَ السوما—متألّقًا، قويًّا، أشقرَ مائلًا إلى الحمرة؛ وكملكٍ صرخ الشرابُ العجيب فوق الأبقار. وهو يُنقّى، يمرّ عبر المصفاة الصوفية، غيرَ فانٍ؛ وكالصقر حطّ على المقعد الغنيّ بالـghṛta (السمن المقدّس).
asāvi | somaḥ | aruṣaḥ | vṛṣā | harī | rājā | iva | dasmaḥ | abhi | gāḥ | acikradat | punānaḥ | vāram | ati | eṣi | avyayam | śyenaḥ | na | yonim | ghṛta-vantam | āsadat
Pavamana (standard Soma-stotra tune; specific saman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha-prelude introducing the ‘pressed Soma’ theme (school-dependent expansions).", "udgitha": "Carries the proclamation: ‘asāvi somo aruṣo… rājā iva… acikradat’.", "pratihara": "Responsive shaping around the purification transit: ‘punāno vāram ati eṣi avyayam’.", "upadrava": "After-song highlights the simile: ‘śyeno na yoniṃ ghṛtavantam…’.", "nidhana": "Final cadence sealing ‘āsadat’ (arrival/settling) with collective closure.", "structure_notes": "The verse naturally divides into ‘birth/royal cry’ and ‘purification/settling’; Kauthuma sāman setting typically mirrors this bipartition across udgītha and later limbs.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is expressed (asāvi), bright and vigorous; ‘rājā iva’ indicates sovereign excellence; ‘acikradat’—he resounds over ‘gāḥ’ (explained as waters/streams/pressings in ritual context); ‘vāra’ is the woolen filter; ‘yoni’ is the receptacle/kalasha; ‘ghṛtavant’ denotes ghee-rich seat; Soma, imperishable, settles there.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes the concrete sequence of Soma processing: pressing → filtration through wool → collection in the vessel for offering.", "theological_insight": "Purification confers ‘avyayatva’ (enduring efficacy) to the offering; the rite becomes a royal act when guided by brahman.", "etymology_highlights": "vāra—woolen strainer; yoni—place of origin/seat; avyaya—non-decaying efficacy." }