Mantra 2

Pavamāna Sāman (generic; specific tune not stated in input)

{ "prastava": "Stobha-led invitation (often lengthening ā́).", "udgitha": "Carries the four similes; primary weight on avyata and āsadam as ritual-technical anchors.", "pratihara": "Echo/answer emphasizing the ‘seating’ (yoni) cadence.", "upadrava": "Reflow of the approach motif, preparing closure on āsadam.", "nidhana": "Collective settling tone, often prolonged on final vowels (gāna-dependent).", "structure_notes": "This ṛk naturally divides by similes; in sāman-setting, each simile can be musically ‘painted’ with slight contour changes while preserving the cadential identity.", "singer_assignments": "Standard udgātṛ troupe distribution across five parts." }

{ "gloss_summary": "avyata is taken technically: Soma is ‘strained/filtered’ through the pavitra. yoni is the ādhāra/seat (ritual receptacle) where Soma is placed. The kinship/erotic similes express Soma’s pleasantness and readiness for enjoyment within the rite.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes Soma’s approach, purification, and enthronement in its vessel; legitimizes the rite’s language of hospitality and chosen union for the sacrament.", "theological_insight": "Purification culminates in ‘āsana’—Soma becomes fit to be seated among gods; delight (ratī) is not indulgence but the bliss of ṛta when the offering is pure.", "etymology_highlights": "avyata from √av/√ū (to weave/strain; in ritual usage ‘to filter’); yoni as ‘ādhāra’; vara as ‘chosen/excellent’." }