Mantra 3
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification through the filter as life-giving, rain-bestowing, and disease-removing power in the yajña
घृतं पवस्व धारया यज्ञेषु देववीतमः अस्मभ्यं वृष्टिमा पव
ghṛtaṃ pavasva dhārayā yajñeṣu devavītamaḥ asmabhyaṃ vṛṣṭimā pava
घृतासारखा त्या धारेंनी तू पवित्र हो. यज्ञांत देवांना अत्यंत प्रिय (देववीतम) होऊन, आमच्यासाठी—हे वृष्टीदात्या—तू पवित्र हो.
ghṛtam | pavasva | dhārayā | yajñeṣu | deva-vītamaḥ | asmabhyam | vṛṣṭi-māḥ | pava
Unknown/unspecified (Pavamāna sāman; exact tune requires chant-index)
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘ghṛta’ denotes both literal ghee-associated pleasing quality and luminous sweetness of Soma; Soma is invoked to purify in a stream for yajña where gods seek it most; requested to purify for us as rain-giver.", "ritual_interpretation": "Soma’s filtration and consecration make it fit for offering; its acceptance by gods ensures the rite’s fruit, including rain/food.", "theological_insight": "The gods’ ‘resorting’ indicates divine preference for purified essence; purity and delight are inseparable in sacrificial theology.", "etymology_highlights": "devavītama = deva + vīta (sought/enjoyed) + tama (superlative); pavamāna from √pū (to purify) in a flowing sense." }