Mantra 10
Soma Pavamāna’s self-purification and enthronement in ṛta through the waters and the filter (pavitra), yielding wealth and ritual power
इन्द्राय पवते मदः सोमो मरुत्वते सुतः सहस्रधारो अत्यव्यमर्षति तमी मृजन्त्यायवः
indrāya pavate madaḥ somo marutvate sutaḥ sahasradhāro atyavyamarṣati tamī mṛjantyāyavaḥ
indrāya1 pavate2 madaḥ3 somo1 marutvate2 sutaḥ3 sahasradhāro1 atyavyamarṣati2 tamī3 mṛjantyāyavaḥ1
For Indra flows the exhilaration: Soma, pressed for him who is attended by the Maruts, of a thousand streams, passes over the sheep’s fleece; him, verily, the active (priests) cleanse.
indrāya | pavate | madaḥ | somaḥ | marutvate | sutaḥ | sahasra-dhāraḥ | ati | avyām | arṣati | tam | īm | mṛjanti | āyavaḥ
Pavamana-sāman (generic); specific tune not determinable from the provided excerpt alone
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude (unspecified) establishing Indraic drive", "udgitha": "Main proclamation ‘indrāya pavate madaḥ…’", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing recipient-complex ‘marutvate sutaḥ’", "upadrava": "After-song on ‘sahasradhāro atyavyām arṣati’ (filtration image)", "nidhana": "Closure ‘tamī mṛjantyāyavaḥ’ (cleansed by the active ones)", "structure_notes": "The verse naturally peaks on ‘sahasradhāraḥ’ and resolves with the human/priestly action ‘mṛjanti’, a typical Samavedic dramatic arc from divine flow to ritual completion.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets; Udgātṛ leads the Indra-proclamation and filtration phrase; Pratihartṛ answers; all seal the nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Avyā’ is the sheep’s woolen filter (pavitra) used in Soma purification; ‘marutvate’ identifies Indra-with-Maruts as recipient; ‘sahasradhāraḥ’ indicates Soma’s many streams; ‘āyavaḥ’ are active priests who cleanse the Soma.", "ritual_interpretation": "Chanted in the context of Soma being strained through the wool filter and prepared for offering to Indra-Marutvat within the Soma-day sequence.", "theological_insight": "Divine power (Indraic mada) must be purified: the rite insists that exhilaration becomes sacred strength only through filtration and right handling.", "etymology_highlights": "pavate from √pū ‘to purify/flow’; mṛjanti from √mṛj ‘to cleanse’; sahasra-dhāra ‘thousand-streamed’; avyā relating to sheep/fleece used as pavitra." }