Mantra 6
Pavamāna Soma’s flowing power that energizes and perfects the sacrifice
ऋतावानं महिषं विश्वदर्शतमग्निं सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जनाः श्रुत्कर्णं सप्रथस्तमं त्वा गिरा दैव्यं मानुषा युगा
ṛtāvānaṃ mahiṣaṃ viśvadarśatamagniṃ sumnāya dadhire puro janāḥ śrutkarṇaṃ saprathastamaṃ tvā girā daivyaṃ mānuṣā yugā
ṛtā1vānaṃ mahiṣaṃ viśvadarśatamagniṃ sumnāya dadhire puro janāḥ śrutka2rṇaṃ saprathastamaṃ tvā girā daivyaṃ mānuṣā yugā3
หมู่ชนได้ตั้งอัคนี (Agni) ไว้เบื้องหน้าเพื่อขอความกรุณา—ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ดุจมหิษะ ผู้ปรากฏแก่สรรพสิ่ง ผู้ทรง ṛta (ระเบียบอันเที่ยงธรรมแห่งจักรวาล); ผู้มีโสตสดับชัด ผู้แผ่ไพศาลยิ่ง—เขาทั้งหลายสรรเสริญพระองค์ด้วยบทสวด ทั้งทิพย์ทั้งมนุษย์ ตลอดกาลสมัย.
ṛta-vānam | mahiṣam | viśva-darśatam | agnim | sumnāya | dadhire | puraḥ | janāḥ | śrut-karṇam | sa-prathas-tamam | tvā | girā | daivyam | mānuṣā | yugā
Agneya Sāman (generic; precise tune requires śākhā-specific gāna mapping)
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