Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 12
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and enthronement in ṛta through the waters and the filter (pavitra), yielding wealth and ritual power
पवमाना असृक्षत पवित्रमति धारया मरुत्वन्तो मत्सरा इन्द्रिया हया मेधामभि प्रयांसि च
pavamānā asṛkṣata pavitramati dhārayā marutvanto matsarā indriyā hayā medhāmabhi prayāṃsi ca
pavamānā1 asṛkṣata2 pavitramati3 dhārayā1 marutvanto2 matsarā3 indriyā1 hayā2 medhāmabhi3 prayāṃsi1 ca2
पवमान (शुद्ध होत) सोम-धारा सोडल्या गेल्या—धारेने पवित्रम् (छन्ना) वरून; मरुतांसह, मत्सर (उल्लासदायक), इंद्रिय (बलवान), अश्वांसारख्या वेगवान—त्या मेधा आणि (यज्ञाच्या) सर्व प्रयाण/प्रगतीसही वाढवितात.
pavamānāḥ | asṛkṣata | pavitram | ati | dhārayā | marutvantaḥ | matsarāḥ | indriyāḥ | hayāḥ | medhām | abhi | prayāṃsi | ca
Pavamana-sāman (generic); specific tune not determinable from the provided excerpt alone
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