Mantra 8
Pavamāna Soma’s forward-flowing purification and empowering exhilaration within the sacrifice
पवमानो अजीजनद्दिवश्चित्रं न तन्यतुम् ज्योतिर्वैश्वानरं बृहत्
pavamāno ajījanaddivaścitraṃ na tanyatum jyotirvaiśvānaraṃ bṛhat
pavamāno1 ajījanad2 divaś3 citraṃ1 na2 tanyatum3 jyotir1 vaiśvānaraṃ2 bṛhat3
পৱমান সোমে দ্যুলোকৰ পৰা আশ্চৰ্য্য জ্যোতি উৎপন্ন কৰিলে—গর্জনশীল বজ্ৰধ্বনিৰ দৰে—মহৎ বৈশ্বানৰ জ্যোতি।
pavamānaḥ | ajījanat | divaḥ | citram | na | tanyatum | jyotiḥ | vaiśvānaram | bṛhat
Pavamana-sāman (generic)
o; hau
{ "prastava": "o", "udgitha": "pavamānaḥ ajījanat divaḥ citram na tanyatum", "pratihara": "hau", "upadrava": "jyotiḥ vaiśvānaram bṛhat", "nidhana": null, "structure_notes": "The semantic ‘birth of light’ is placed in upadrava; many traditions allow a concluding elongation on ‘bṛhat’ even if no separate nidhana syllable is listed.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; optional closing by all on final hold." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘jyotis’ and ‘vaiśvānara’ are linked to the sacrificial fire-principle and universal radiance; Soma, when purified, ‘produces’ splendour conducive to the rite; ‘tanyatu’ is the roar/resounding like thunder.", "ritual_interpretation": "The chant marks Soma’s ritual fitness post-filtration; the generated ‘light’ is the sacrificial efficacy that supports offerings reaching the gods.", "theological_insight": "Soma and Agni converge: purification of the liquid yields the universal fire-light—an alchemy of substance into radiance.", "etymology_highlights": "vaiśvānara from viśva-nara ‘belonging to all people’; bṛhat ‘vast/great’ as a cosmological epithet for expansive light." }