Mantra 4
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow through the strainer, bringing nourishment and auspicious power
असर्जि रथ्यो यथा पवित्रे चम्वोः सुतः कार्ष्मन्वाजी न्यक्रमीत्
asarji rathyo yathā pavitre camvoḥ sutaḥ kārṣmanvājī nyakramīt
a1sarji ra2thyo3 ya1thā pa1vitre ca1mvoḥ su1taḥ kā2rṣman vā2jī nya1kramī3t
Ia dilepaskan maju seperti penempuh gelanggang kereta; Soma yang diperah, yang perkasa, memasuki jejak—melalui penapis (pavitra) ke dalam cawan-cawan (camū).
asarji | rathyaḥ | yathā | pavitre | camvoḥ | sutaḥ | kārṣman | vājī | ni | akramīt
Unknown/unspecified (Pavamāna Sāman)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting a quicker gait; may use repeated short stobhas to suggest wheels/steps.", "udgitha": "Main text; kinetic center around ‘rathyo yathā’ and ‘vājī’.", "pratihara": "Response reinforcing the ‘track’ cadence.", "upadrava": "After-song extension emphasizing ‘pavitre…camvoḥ’—the filtration into cups.", "nidhana": "Collective closing cadence landing firmly on ‘nyakramīt’.", "structure_notes": "Motion imagery benefits from slightly brisker execution while keeping svara purity; avoid rushing transitions between parts.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prelude; Udgātṛ carries motion in udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ answers; all close." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is released like a racer on a chariot-course. The pressed Soma, vigorous (vājī), enters the track (kārṣman) and passes through the pavitra into the camū cups.", "ritual_interpretation": "Rathya/kārṣman symbolize the regulated channel of Soma’s flow; pavitra is the technical strainer; camū are the receiving vessels for distribution and offering.", "theological_insight": "Ritual discipline is celebrated as sacred velocity: swift offering is auspicious only when filtered and correctly channeled.", "etymology_highlights": "vājī—possessing vāja (strength/prize); pavitra—instrument of purification; kārṣman—‘path/track’ (regulated course)." }