Sama Veda — Uttarārcika, Mantra 2
Agni’s precedence as Hotṛ and the energizing flow of Soma as the effective force of yajña
सं मातृभिर्न शिशुर्वावशानो वृषा दधन्वे पुरुवारो अद्भिः मर्यो न योषामभि निष्कृतं यन्त्सं गच्छते कलश उस्रियाभिः
saṃ mātṛbhirna śiśurvāvaśāno vṛṣā dadhanve puruvāro adbhiḥ maryo na yoṣāmabhi niṣkṛtaṃ yantsaṃ gacchate kalaśa usriyābhiḥ
sám1 mātṛ́bhiḥ2 na śíśur2 vāvaśā́naḥ2 | vṛ́ṣā2 dadhanvé2 puru-vā́raḥ2 ádbhiḥ2 | máryaḥ1 na yóṣām2 abhí2 niṣ-kṛ́tam2 yát | sám1 gacchaté2 kaláśaḥ2 usriyā́bhiḥ2 ||
தாய்மாரிடையே அழுது கூவும் குழந்தை போல, பல காவலுடன் நிற்கும் அந்த வृषபன் (ஸோமன்) நீர்களுடன் விரைந்து செல்கிறான். மேலும், முறையாக அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட கன்னியிடம் இளைய மணமகன் அணுகுவது போல, ஸோம-கலசம் உஷ்ரியா—செம்மைத் தாரைகள்—உடன் ஒன்றாகச் சேர்கிறது.
sam | mātṛbhiḥ | na | śiśuḥ | vāvaśānaḥ | vṛṣā | dadhanve | puru-vāraḥ | adbhiḥ | maryaḥ | na | yoṣām | abhi | niṣkṛtam | yat | sam | gacchate | kalaśaḥ | usriyābhiḥ
Pavamāna (generic) — melody not specified in input
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘Mothers’ are purifying waters; the bridegroom/maiden simile is ritualized: yoṣā is the prepared receptacle/altar arrangement; usriyāḥ are bright, cow-like streams accompanying Soma.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes Soma moving with waters into the kalaśa during purification; niṣkṛtam indicates the vessel/space properly prepared for reception.", "theological_insight": "Soma is living and relational; the rite is a consecrated union of potency and receptivity, not mere mechanics.", "etymology_highlights": "usriyā from usr/ushra ‘reddish, dawn-like’; kalaśa as container; niṣkṛta ‘made ready/finished’." }