Mantra 7
Soma Pavamāna’s purification through the pavitra (filter) and his enthronement as the life-giving, wealth-bestowing draught in the sacrifice
अक्रान्त्समुद्रः प्रथमे विधर्मं जनयन्प्रजा भुवनस्य गोपाः वृषा पवित्रे अधि सानो अव्ये बृहत्सोमो वावृधे स्वानो अद्रिः
akrāntsamudraḥ prathame vidharmaṃ janayanprajā bhuvanasya gopāḥ vṛṣā pavitre adhi sāno avye bṛhatsomo vāvṛdhe svāno adriḥ
akrā́nt1 samudráḥ2 prathamé2 vidhármaṃ2 janáyan1 prajā́ḥ2 bhuvánasya2 gopā́ḥ1 vṛ́ṣā1 pavítre2 adhí2 sā́naḥ1 avyé2 bṛhát1 sómaḥ1 vāvṛ́dhe2 svā́naḥ1 adríḥ2
El Soma, semejante al océano, ha avanzado — en el primer prensado — estableciendo la norma, engendrando progenie, guardián del mundo; el potente, puesto sobre el filtro de lana, el gran Soma ha crecido; la piedra prensadora sonora (adri) lo acompaña.
akrānt | samudraḥ | prathame | vi-dharmam | janayan | prajāḥ | bhuvanasya | gopāḥ | vṛṣā | pavitre | adhi | sānaḥ | avye | bṛhat | somaḥ | vāvṛdhe | svānaḥ | adriḥ
Pavamāna-sāman (generic)
{ "prastava": "ō/hō (longer to evoke ‘ocean’ breadth)", "udgitha": "akrānt samudraḥ prathame vidharmam janayan prajā bhuvanasya gopāḥ", "pratihara": "vṛṣā pavitre adhi sāno avye", "upadrava": "bṛhat somaḥ vāvṛdhe", "nidhana": "svānaḥ adriḥ (often given a strong cadential treatment, then stobha closure)", "structure_notes": "The ritual logic is clear: advance/order/generation/protection (udgītha) → filtration placement (response) → growth (after-song) → resonant effort (finale).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prelude; Udgātṛ carries main narrative and growth line; Pratihartṛ highlights the filter placement; nidhana often sung with collective emphasis on ‘svānaḥ’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "samudra is glossed as abundance/collection (mahānidhi) of Soma; prathame linked to first pressing (prātaḥ-savana) or initial purification; pavitre/avye refer to the woollen filter; adri is the pressing stone, ‘sounding’ as Soma is pressed.", "ritual_interpretation": "Frames the first pressing as establishment of ordinance; Soma’s placement on the filter is central; the pressing stone’s sound is part of the rite’s sensory sacrality.", "theological_insight": "Soma embodies both abundance and law: he advances to uphold the world and generate prosperity/continuity.", "etymology_highlights": "samudra ‘gathered waters’; vidharman as ‘established dharma’; adri as ‘stone’ used in pressing; avī as woollen filter." }