Mantra 2
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow through the strainer, bringing nourishment and auspicious power
पुनानो अक्रमीदभि विश्वा मृधो विचर्षणिः शुम्भन्ति विप्रं धीतिभिः
punāno akramīdabhi viśvā mṛdho vicarṣaṇiḥ śumbhanti vipraṃ dhītibhiḥ
pu1nāno a2kramī3d a1bhi vi1śvā mṛ2dho3 vi1carṣaṇiḥ śu1mbhanti vi1praṃ dhī2tibhiḥ3
Purifying himself, he advances against all hostile powers; moving among men, they brighten the inspired (Soma) with their sacred thoughts.
punānaḥ | akramīt | abhi | viśvāḥ | mṛdhaḥ | vicarṣaṇiḥ | śumbhanti | vipram | dhītibhiḥ
Unknown/unspecified (Pavamāna Sāman)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Soma, while being purified, advances against all mṛdha (obstacles/hostilities). ‘Vicarṣaṇi’ indicates movement among men/within the human sphere. The priests ‘adorn/brighten’ Soma (vipra) with their dhīti (hymnic thoughts/acts).", "ritual_interpretation": "mṛdha includes impediments to sacrifice (impurity, demoniac interference, procedural faults). Dhīti are the stotras and priestly contemplations that complete Soma’s refinement.", "theological_insight": "Purification is cooperative: Soma’s own power plus the priests’ dhīti together produce the radiant offering that can bear the gods.", "etymology_highlights": "mṛdha—‘hiṃsā/antarāya’; śumbh—‘alaṅkāra/śobhana’; dhīti—‘manana-stuti-kriyā’." }