Mantra 3
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification through the filter as life-giving, rain-bestowing, and disease-removing power in the yajña
घृतं पवस्व धारया यज्ञेषु देववीतमः अस्मभ्यं वृष्टिमा पव
ghṛtaṃ pavasva dhārayā yajñeṣu devavītamaḥ asmabhyaṃ vṛṣṭimā pava
จงชำระตนด้วยธารานั้นดุจฆฤตะ (ghṛta) คือเนยใส; ในพิธีบูชา (yajña) ทั้งหลาย ผู้เป็นที่เสด็จมาของเหล่าเทพยิ่งนัก. เพื่อพวกเรา ผู้ประทานฝนเอ๋ย จงชำระตนเถิด.
ghṛtam | pavasva | dhārayā | yajñeṣu | deva-vītamaḥ | asmabhyam | vṛṣṭi-māḥ | pava
Unknown/unspecified (Pavamāna sāman; exact tune requires chant-index)
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘ghṛta’ denotes both literal ghee-associated pleasing quality and luminous sweetness of Soma; Soma is invoked to purify in a stream for yajña where gods seek it most; requested to purify for us as rain-giver.", "ritual_interpretation": "Soma’s filtration and consecration make it fit for offering; its acceptance by gods ensures the rite’s fruit, including rain/food.", "theological_insight": "The gods’ ‘resorting’ indicates divine preference for purified essence; purity and delight are inseparable in sacrificial theology.", "etymology_highlights": "devavītama = deva + vīta (sought/enjoyed) + tama (superlative); pavamāna from √pū (to purify) in a flowing sense." }