Mantra 2
Pavamāna Soma as purifier and protector who grants prosperity and radiance
स नो हरीणां पत इन्दो देवप्सरस्तमः सखेव सख्ये नर्यो रुचे भव
sa no harīṇāṃ pata indo devapsarastamaḥ sakheva sakhye naryo ruce bhava
sa1 no2 harīṇāṃ pata1 indo2 devāpsarastamaḥ | sakhe1va sakhye2 naryo1 ruce2 bhava3
ഹേ ഇന്ദു (സോമ), ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതത്തിനായി നീ ഹരി (താമ്രവർണ്ണ) അശ്വങ്ങളുടെ അധിപനായിരിക്ക; അത്യുത്തമൻ, അത്യന്തം ദിവ്യൻ. സഖ്യതയിൽ സഖാവുപോലെ, പുരുഷാർത്ഥവാനായി, ഞങ്ങളുടെ തേജസ്സിനായി പ്രകാശിക്ക.
saḥ naḥ | harīṇām | pataḥ | indo | deva-apsaraḥ-tamaḥ | sakhā-iva | sakhye | naryaḥ | ruce | bhava
Unknown/Unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-paddhati mapping for this Uttarārcika locus)
{ "prastava": "(Typical stobha-led opening; exact text depends on gāna: e.g., o/ho/hā-i expansions before the first pada)", "udgitha": "sa no harīṇāṃ pata indo devāpsarastamaḥ", "pratihara": "(responsive reprise of the cadence portion; often repeats key segment such as ‘indo devāpsarastamaḥ’)", "upadrava": "sakheva sakhye naryo ruce", "nidhana": "bhava (elongated in gāna with possible stobha ending)", "structure_notes": "Uttarārcika verses are typically distributed with stobha-prolongations; vocatives (indo) and final imperative (bhava) are common elongation points.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all (or udgātṛ-leading chorus): nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Indu is purified Soma; ‘harīṇām pataḥ’ praises Soma as connected to Indra’s harī because Soma causes Indra’s exhilaration; Soma is asked to be beneficial, friend-like, manly, and shining for the sacrificers.", "ritual_interpretation": "Soma, as consecrated oblation, is invoked to strengthen the rite’s efficacy and to empower the sacrificer through Indra-like vigor.", "theological_insight": "Soma is both substance and deity: purification yields divinity; divine friendship is the dependable presence of sacred power in the ritualist’s life.", "etymology_highlights": "indu (bright drop); pavamāna (self-purifying); ruc (shine/splendor) as manifestation of successful sacrifice." }