Mantra 9
Soma Pavamāna’s purifying flow as a cosmic-ritual ascent toward the Sun and the gods
असावि सोमो अरुषो वृषा हरी राजेव दस्मो अभि गा अचिक्रदत् पुनानो वारमत्येष्यव्ययं श्येनो न योनिं घृतवन्तमासदत्
asāvi somo aruṣo vṛṣā harī rājeva dasmo abhi gā acikradat punāno vāramatyeṣyavyayaṃ śyeno na yoniṃ ghṛtavantamāsadat
asāvi1 somo2 aruṣo1 vṛṣā2 harī1 | rājā1 iva2 dasmo1 abhi1 gā2 acikradat1 | punāno1 vāram2 ati1 eṣi2 avyayam1 | śyeno1 na2 yoniṃ1 ghṛtavantam2 āsadat1
Soma hath been expressed, bright, a vigorous one, tawny; like a king, the wondrous (draught) hath cried aloud over the kine: being purified, he passes through the woollen strainer, imperishable; like a falcon he hath alighted on the seat that is rich in unction.
asāvi | somaḥ | aruṣaḥ | vṛṣā | harī | rājā | iva | dasmaḥ | abhi | gāḥ | acikradat | punānaḥ | vāram | ati | eṣi | avyayam | śyenaḥ | na | yonim | ghṛta-vantam | āsadat
Pavamana (standard Soma-stotra tune; specific saman-name not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "Stobha-prelude introducing the ‘pressed Soma’ theme (school-dependent expansions).", "udgitha": "Carries the proclamation: ‘asāvi somo aruṣo… rājā iva… acikradat’.", "pratihara": "Responsive shaping around the purification transit: ‘punāno vāram ati eṣi avyayam’.", "upadrava": "After-song highlights the simile: ‘śyeno na yoniṃ ghṛtavantam…’.", "nidhana": "Final cadence sealing ‘āsadat’ (arrival/settling) with collective closure.", "structure_notes": "The verse naturally divides into ‘birth/royal cry’ and ‘purification/settling’; Kauthuma sāman setting typically mirrors this bipartition across udgītha and later limbs.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha/upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Soma is expressed (asāvi), bright and vigorous; ‘rājā iva’ indicates sovereign excellence; ‘acikradat’—he resounds over ‘gāḥ’ (explained as waters/streams/pressings in ritual context); ‘vāra’ is the woolen filter; ‘yoni’ is the receptacle/kalasha; ‘ghṛtavant’ denotes ghee-rich seat; Soma, imperishable, settles there.", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes the concrete sequence of Soma processing: pressing → filtration through wool → collection in the vessel for offering.", "theological_insight": "Purification confers ‘avyayatva’ (enduring efficacy) to the offering; the rite becomes a royal act when guided by brahman.", "etymology_highlights": "vāra—woolen strainer; yoni—place of origin/seat; avyaya—non-decaying efficacy." }