Mantra 3
Pavamāna Soma’s forward-flowing purification and empowering exhilaration within the sacrifice
पवस्वेन्दो वृषा सुतः कृधी नो यशसो जने विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि
pavasvendo vṛṣā sutaḥ kṛdhī no yaśaso jane viśvā apa dviṣo jahi
pavasva1 indo2 vṛṣā3 sutaḥ1 kṛdhī2 no3 yaśaso1 jane2 viśvā3 apa1 dviṣo2 jahi3
Purify thyself, O Indu, vigorous and pressed; make us glorious among men; drive away and destroy all our enemies.
pavasva | indo | vṛṣā | sutaḥ | kṛdhi | naḥ | yaśasaḥ | jane | viśvāḥ | apa | dviṣaḥ | jahi
Pavamana-sāman (generic)
o; hau; hāyi; ā
{ "prastava": "o hau", "udgitha": "pavasvendo vṛṣā sutaḥ kṛdhī no", "pratihara": "hāyi ā", "upadrava": "yaśaso jane viśvā apa dviṣo jahi", "nidhana": null, "structure_notes": "Treat jahi as the decisive close; avoid excessive melisma there—clarity over ornament.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; collective close if local nidhana is appended." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Pavasva is the technical injunction for Soma’s passage through the pavitra; dviṣaḥ includes those who obstruct the sacrifice (rakṣas, rivals), hence jahi is read as apotropaic efficacy. Yaśas is the desired fruit among men.", "ritual_interpretation": "Supports successful purification and protection of the yajña; removes hostile forces that could mar offerings.", "theological_insight": "Soma as purifier is also protector: purity itself becomes weapon against obstruction.", "etymology_highlights": "pū (to purify) underlying pavasva; indu = bright drop; dviṣ = to hate/oppose; jahi = han (to strike)." }