Mantra 4
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and forward rush through the woollen filter, becoming an effective oblation that draws Indra and grants ‘svar’ (heaven/light).
तं वः सखायो मदाय पुनानमभि गायत शिशुं न हव्यैः स्वदयन्त गूर्तिभिः
taṃ vaḥ sakhāyo madāya punānamabhi gāyata śiśuṃ na havyaiḥ svadayanta gūrtibhiḥ
táṃ1 vaḥ2 sakhā́yo3 madā́ya1 punā́nam2 abhí3 gāyata1 śíśuṃ2 ná3 havyáiḥ1 svadayanta2 gūrtíbhiḥ3
हे सखाओ, मद के लिए उस पवमान सोम को अभि-गान करो। हवियों से उसे शिशु की भाँति स्वादु करो; गूर्तियों—गंभीर स्तुतियों—से उसे मधुर बनाओ।
tam | vaḥ | sakhāyaḥ | madāya | punānam | abhi | gāyata | śiśum | na | havyaiḥ | svadayanta | gūrtibhiḥ
Pavamana-sāman (generic; specific tune not supplied in input)
{ "prastava": "Auspicious stobha onset to ‘invite’ sweetness; avoid aggressive attack.", "udgitha": "Main text with emphasis on madāya punānam abhi gāyata.", "pratihara": "Response stabilizing the melodic center; prepares the ‘sweetening’ segment.", "upadrava": "Expands śiśuṃ na havyaiḥ svadayanta gūrtíbhiḥ with warm resonance.", "nidhana": "Collective close, often slightly lengthened to savor the final cadence.", "structure_notes": "This verse is well-suited to demonstrating how stobhas can ‘sweeten’ without obscuring words—ornament should enhance intelligibility.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution; nidhana sung in a blended unison/heterophony according to śākhā practice." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sing to the purifying Soma for ‘mada’; like a child, make him palatable/acceptable with oblations and well-formed praises.", "ritual_interpretation": "Madāya relates to Soma’s role in producing exhilaration in Indra and participants; ‘svadayanta’ indicates making the offering agreeable to the gods through havis and stuti.", "theological_insight": "Ecstatic power is sanctified by correct offering and true praise; sweetness is a mark of divine acceptability.", "etymology_highlights": "svadayanta: from svad ‘to taste/sweeten’; gūrtí: ‘well-said/solemn utterance’ linked to the efficacy of properly formed speech." }