Mantra 1
Soma Pavamāna’s purification through the pavitra (filter) and his enthronement as the life-giving, wealth-bestowing draught in the sacrifice
प्र तु द्रव परि कोशं नि षीद नृभिः पुनानो अभि वाजमर्ष अश्वं न त्वा वाजिनं मर्जयन्तो ऽच्छा बर्ही रशनाभिर्नयन्ति
pra tu drava pari kośaṃ ni ṣīda nṛbhiḥ punāno abhi vājamarṣa aśvaṃ na tvā vājinaṃ marjayanto 'cchā barhī raśanābhirnayanti
pra1 tu2 drava3 pari1 kośaṃ2 ni3 ṣīda1 nṛbhiḥ2 punāno3 abhi1 vājamarṣa2 aśvaṃ3 na1 tvā2 vājinaṃ3 marjayanto1 'cchā2 barhī3 raśanābhir1 nayanti2
Flow forth, then; settle round the vessel: purified by the priests, flow unto strength. As (men) groom a vigorous horse, so do they lead thee, the prize-bestower, with reins, unto the sacred grass.
pra | tu | drava | pari | kośam | ni | ṣīda | nṛbhiḥ | punānaḥ | abhi | vājam | arṣa | aśvam | na | tvā | vājinam | marjayantaḥ | acchā | barhiḥ | raśanābhiḥ | nayanti
Pavamana-sāman (generic); specific tune not determinable from the provided excerpt alone
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