Mantra 5
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification as radiant, bull-like power that upholds ṛta/dharma and advances to Indra’s appointed share
आ पवस्व सहस्रिणं रयिं सोम सुवीर्यम् अस्मे श्रवांसि धारय
ā pavasva sahasriṇaṃ rayiṃ soma suvīryam asme śravāṃsi dhāraya
ā1 pavasva2 sahasríṇaṃ2 ráyiṃ2 soma2 suvī́ryam2 asmḗ2 śrávāṃsi2 dhā́raya2
हे सोमा! स्वतःला शुद्ध कर आणि येथे प्रवाहित हो; सहस्रगुण संपत्ती व उत्तम सुवीर्य घेऊन ये; आमच्यात यश-कीर्ती धारण कर.
ā | pavasva | sahasriṇam | rayim | soma | su-vīryam | asme | śravāṃsi | dhāraya
Pavamana-sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led prelude, commonly with elongations on ā/ho/hā; exact text depends on gāna form)", "udgitha": "ā pavasva sahasriṇaṃ rayiṃ soma suvīryam", "pratihara": "(Response phrase often mirroring the cadence of ‘soma suvīryam’)", "upadrava": "asme śravāṃsi", "nidhana": "dhāraya", "structure_notes": "In many pavamāna settings, the semantic ‘ask’ culminates in the nidhana: ‘dhāraya’ is a natural final hold (dhā-) with a settling cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana (with unified cadence)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘pavasva’ is Soma’s technical self-purification in the pavitra; ‘rayi’ and ‘śravas’ are fruits of sacrifice—material prosperity and ritual fame; ‘dhāraya’ means make them abide stably.", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra accompanies the purification/flowing of Soma and petitions that the yajamāna’s gains be ritually secured, not transient.", "theological_insight": "Purified Soma is the conduit by which the rite converts raw potency into dharma-aligned prosperity and enduring repute.", "etymology_highlights": "dhāraya (√dhṛ) emphasizes ‘holding/establishing’; śravas as ‘that which is heard’—fame and the audible resonance of praise." }