Mantra 10

Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this arcika locus)

{ "prastava": "(typical) stobha-led prelude such as ‘hā/i/ho’ to establish rāga-like tonal field; exact text depends on the assigned sāman in the gāna.", "udgitha": "Core mantra text elongated on Soma-words (kaviḥ/sindhoḥ/ūrmi) with svara-ornamentation.", "pratihara": "Responsive reprise/answer phrase, often compressing the semantic line while maintaining melodic contour.", "upadrava": "After-song extension emphasizing ‘bibhrat puru-spṛham’ as climactic support/fulfillment.", "nidhana": "Cadential close with nidhana formula (often ‘hā u’/‘om’ style in gāna tradition) aligned to the final word.", "structure_notes": "Without the specific Kauthuma gāna assignment, the five-part segmentation is given in functional terms; actual stobha placement and syllable-stretching vary by sāman.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }

{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is ‘kavi’ because he is knowing/revealing; he flows about and rests upon the stream’s wave; he sustains the kāru (chanting priest); Soma is desired by many worshippers.", "ritual_interpretation": "Sindhu/ūrmi indicate the ritual current of expressed juice moving through the pavitra; Soma’s ‘support’ is the enabling of correct stotra performance and successful offering.", "theological_insight": "Soma is not merely a drink but a luminous intelligence that confers efficacy (śakti) upon mantra and rite.", "etymology_highlights": "kavi—‘krānta/knowing’ and ‘kāvya-phala-prakāśaka’; puru-spṛha—desired by many; pavitra-context implied in sindhu imagery." }