Sama Veda Dashati 2
Āraṇyaka KāṇḍaDashati 27 Mantras

Dashati 2

Aindra-Soma: the generative power of Soma/Indra expressed as cosmic ‘milk/seed’ and as the authoritative Sāman tradition (Rathantara).

Deity

Indra (Aindra frame) in close union with Soma (Pavamāna) as the energizing prize-winning power of the rite.

Melodic Character

Radiant and expansive—moving from contained brightness (Soma ‘milk’) to wide authoritative proclamation (Rathantara).

Rishi Family

Vasiṣṭha (explicitly named in 2.0.02.05 as the establisher/bring-er of Rathantara).

主题:因陀罗—苏摩(澄明苏摩)之合力,作为祭仪中赋能、夺取“vāja”(胜利之奖/力与食粮)的动力。苏摩被澄清、扶持,如光耀的乳/种子,安置于诸“母牛”(祭器、圣水、光线等承载处)之中;神圣的māyā(有效的神力/祭力,非幻相)促成宇宙与祭仪的生成。毗湿奴以“广步”扩展仪轨,萨维特ṛ与达特ṛ整序并催发祭行;祖灵(Pitṛs)确立并传递祭祀谱系中隐秘的“garbha”(胚种)。旋律意象由内敛的澄明光辉渐趋广大宣告,终以自指的礼仪权威收束:罗檀多罗(Rathantara)等萨曼之传统被点名、被“带来”(归于婆悉吒),并与阿努ṣṭubh等韵律相扣,显示咏唱作为达成祭果的技术与凭据。

Mantras

Mantra 1

त्वमेतदधारयः कृष्णासु रोहिणीषु च परुष्णीषु रुशत्पयः

汝曾托持此灿然之乳、此明净之汁,使之在黑色、赤褐与斑驳之母牛中流耀。

Saman: Pavamāna sāman (unspecified tune)

Mantra 2

अरूरुचदुषसः पृश्निरग्रिय उक्षा मिमेति भुवनेषु वाजयुः मायाविनो ममिरे अस्य मायया नृचक्षसः पितरो गर्भमादधुः

普利什尼(Pṛśni),至上而先,随诸曙光而灿然显现;那雄健之公牛(ukṣā),求取胜利之奖(vāja),在诸世界中量度其行程。具奇妙神力者(māyāvin)以其自身的 māyā 造作了他;洞见人世的祖灵(Pitṛ),安置了那祭仪之胚种(garbha)。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this arcikā)

Mantra 3

इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा सम्मिश्ल आ वचोयुजा इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः

因陀罗(Indra),在祭主所燃起的祭火中,前来相伴;与我等敬献相合,系于圣言(vāc)之轭。因陀罗,执金刚之雷者(vajrī),辉耀如金(hiraṇyaya)。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)

Mantra 4

इन्द्र वाजेषु नो ऽव सहस्रप्रधनेषु च उग्र उग्राभिरूतिभिः

因陀罗(Indra)啊,在诸力之得胜(vāja)中护佑我等;亦在千重赐予之战场中护佑。威猛者啊,以你威猛的救援(ūtí)护持我等。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)

Mantra 5

प्रथश्च यस्य सप्रथश्च नामानुष्टुभस्य हविषो हविर्यत् धातुर्द्युतानात्सवितुश्च विष्णो रथन्तरमा जभारा वसिष्ठः

其歌为“广布”,其名亦称“具广布”者——专志于阿努什图布(Anuṣṭubh)韵律之祭供(havis)——瓦西什塔(Vasiṣṭha)从造序者(Dhātṛ)之辉耀,并从萨维特利(Savitṛ)与毗湿奴(Viṣṇu)处,迎请并携来《罗檀多罗》(Rathantara)圣歌。

Saman: Rathantara

Mantra 6

नियुत्वान्वायवा गह्ययं शुक्रो अयामि ते गन्तासि सुन्वतो गृहम्

噢伐由(Vāyu),驾着已轭之骏马(niyut),请来此处;此明净的苏摩(Soma),我邀你共饮:你必来到榨汁者(sunvat)之家。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)

Mantra 7

यज्जायथा अपूर्व्य मघवन्वृत्रहत्याय तत्पृथिवीमप्रथयस्तदस्तभ्ना उतो दिवम्

当你诞生之时,噢摩伽梵(Maghavan),奇伟无比,为了诛灭弗栗陀罗(Vṛtra);那时你使大地扩展,那时你亦支撑苍穹。

Saman: Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)

Frequently Asked Questions

It links Soma’s bright, sustaining essence with the cosmic ‘seed’ of the rite and with the authority of a key Sāman melody, Rathantara—showing how chant and offering work together to make the sacrifice effective.

No. In this Vedic context (and in Sāyaṇa’s reading), māyā is a wondrous, effective power—divine/ritual capability by which forms and results are produced.

The verse presents Rathantara as a transmitted liturgical form: Vasiṣṭha ‘brought/established’ it for sacrificial use, grounding the chant in seer-lineage and ritual provenance.

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