Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 8
Soma Pavamāna’s purification through the pavitra (filter) and his enthronement as the life-giving, wealth-bestowing draught in the sacrifice
कनिक्रन्ति हरिरा सृज्यमानः सीदन्वनस्य जठरे पुनानः नृभिर्यतः कृणुते निर्णिजं गामतो मतिं जनयत स्वधाभिः
kanikranti harirā sṛjyamānaḥ sīdanvanasya jaṭhare punānaḥ nṛbhiryataḥ kṛṇute nirṇijaṃ gāmato matiṃ janayata svadhābhiḥ
kanikranti1 hárir1 ā́1 sṛ́jyamānaḥ2 sī́dan1 vanásya2 jaṭharé2 punā́naḥ2 nṛ́bhir1 yatáḥ2 kṛṇuté2 nirṇíjaṃ2 gā́m1 atáḥ2 matíṃ1 janáyata2 svadhā́bhiḥ2
那赤黄的苏摩（Soma）被倾注而出，发出低回的呢喃声而流行；坐落于木槽之腹，自行净化；为祭司所催策，他成就明净的澄清；由此生出牛群之财，并以自身的svadhā诸力，生起圣洁的思惟。
kanikranti | hariḥ | ā | sṛjyamānaḥ | sīdan | vanasya | jaṭhare | punānaḥ | nṛbhiḥ | yataḥ | kṛṇute | nirṇijam | gām | ataḥ | matim | janayata | svadhābhiḥ
Pavamāna-sāman (generic)
{ "prastava": "ō/hō-i (light, to preserve the ‘murmur’ entry)", "udgitha": "kanikranti harirā sṛjyamānaḥ sīdan vanasya jaṭhare punānaḥ", "pratihara": "nṛbhir yataḥ kṛṇute nirṇijaṃ", "upadrava": "gām ato matim janayata", "nidhana": "svadhābhiḥ (then stobha closure)", "structure_notes": "The verse naturally divides by process: sound+release+settling+purification (udgītha) → priestly impetus+brightness (response) → fruits (after-song) → intrinsic power (finale).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets gentle mode; Udgātṛ sustains the liquid udgītha; Pratihartṛ marks the ‘impelled/brightened’ pivot; nidhana emphasizes svadhā as final theological seal." }
{ "gloss_summary": "vanasya jaṭhara is taken as the wooden receptacle used in Soma-processing; nṛbhiḥ are officiants who impel the flow; svadhā denotes Soma’s innate potency yielding both material fruit (cattle/wealth) and mati (inspired thought).", "ritual_interpretation": "Describes the audible and procedural stages of Soma: poured, settling in wooden vessels, self-purifying, brightened under priestly direction, producing sacrificial fruits.", "theological_insight": "Soma is self-purifying and self-powered: the rite cooperates with an intrinsic divine potency (svadhā) that generates both prosperity and inspiration.", "etymology_highlights": "punāna from √pū (to purify); nirṇij as ‘bright cleansing’ (nir- + √nij/√nīy, traditional gloss as brightness/purity); svadhā as ‘own placing/power’ (sva + dhā)." }