Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 5
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and forward rush through the woollen filter, becoming an effective oblation that draws Indra and grants ‘svar’ (heaven/light).
प्राणा शिशुर्महीनां हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता
prāṇā śiśurmahīnāṃ hinvannṛtasya dīdhitim viśvā pari priyā bhuvadadha dvitā
prāṇā́ḥ1 śíśur2 mahī́nāṃ3 hínvann1 ṛtásya2 dī́dhitiṃ3 víśvā1 pári2 priyā́ḥ3 bhúvad1 ádha2 dvitā́3
大いなる祭儀の息、幼子なるプラーナ（prāṇa）は、ṛta（宇宙の正序）の輝きを駆り立てる。あらゆる愛しきものに包まれ、そして再び、しかるべき順序に進みゆく。
prāṇāḥ | śiśuḥ | mahīnām | hinvan | ṛtasya | dīdhitim | viśvā | pari | priyāḥ | bhuvat | adha | dvitā
Pavamana-sāman (generic; specific tune not supplied in input)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is ‘prāṇa’—the animating principle—of the great sacrificial acts; he impels ṛta’s radiance and becomes surrounded by all agreeable adjuncts; ‘adha dvitā’ indicates proceeding again in due sequence.", "ritual_interpretation": "Interprets mahīnām as great rites/acts; Soma energizes correct performance (ṛta) and its shining efficacy; the ‘again’ points to sequential ritual progression.", "theological_insight": "The rite is living through Soma: when the sacrament is rightly handled, it generates luminous order and auspicious completeness around the sacrificer.", "etymology_highlights": "prāṇa: ‘breathing forth’ → life-force; dīdhiti: ‘shining/beam’ (radiance of ṛta); dvitā: ‘a second time/again’ as sequence marker." }