Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 5
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and forward rush through the woollen filter, becoming an effective oblation that draws Indra and grants ‘svar’ (heaven/light).
प्राणा शिशुर्महीनां हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता
prāṇā śiśurmahīnāṃ hinvannṛtasya dīdhitim viśvā pari priyā bhuvadadha dvitā
prāṇā́ḥ1 śíśur2 mahī́nāṃ3 hínvann1 ṛtásya2 dī́dhitiṃ3 víśvā1 pári2 priyā́ḥ3 bhúvad1 ádha2 dvitā́3
A Criança — o prāṇa, o sopro vital dos grandes (ritos) — impele o fulgor do ṛta; por toda parte é envolvida por tudo o que é querido; e então, de novo, prossegue no devido curso.
prāṇāḥ | śiśuḥ | mahīnām | hinvan | ṛtasya | dīdhitim | viśvā | pari | priyāḥ | bhuvat | adha | dvitā
Pavamana-sāman (generic; specific tune not supplied in input)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is ‘prāṇa’—the animating principle—of the great sacrificial acts; he impels ṛta’s radiance and becomes surrounded by all agreeable adjuncts; ‘adha dvitā’ indicates proceeding again in due sequence.", "ritual_interpretation": "Interprets mahīnām as great rites/acts; Soma energizes correct performance (ṛta) and its shining efficacy; the ‘again’ points to sequential ritual progression.", "theological_insight": "The rite is living through Soma: when the sacrament is rightly handled, it generates luminous order and auspicious completeness around the sacrificer.", "etymology_highlights": "prāṇa: ‘breathing forth’ → life-force; dīdhiti: ‘shining/beam’ (radiance of ṛta); dvitā: ‘a second time/again’ as sequence marker." }