Saman

Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 16 Jul 2011 15:54 and updated at 16 Jul 2011 15:54

KRISHNA YAJURVEDA NOUN

yvk.1.2 Every man prayeth for wealth; Let him choose glory that he may prosper, hail! d Ye are images of the Rc and the Saman.
yvk.1.2 Accomplishing (the rite) with Rc, Saman, and Yajus, Let us rejoice in fullness of wealth, in sustenance.
yvk.1.4 To Indra thee, to him of the Brhat Saman(), The strong, eager for praise.
yvk.1.5 There is no sacrifice without a Saman.
yvk.1.6 To the kingly class falls the blessing of the part of the sacrifice which is performed with the Saman [3]; to the people (falls) the blessing of what (is performed) with the Rc; now the Brahman sacrifices with an offering without a blessing; when he is about to recite the kindling verses he should first insert the Vyahrtis; verily he makes the Brahman the commencement, and thus the Brahman sacrifices with an offering which has a blessing.
yvk.1.6 f In the raw thou didst produce the cooked, And madest the sun to mount in the sky; Like the glowing pot heat ye the Saman With good prayers, delightful to the lover of song.
yvk.1.8 a Do I thou mount the kindling (quarter); let the Gayatri of metres help thee; the Trivrt Stoma, the Rathantara Saman, the deity Agni, the treasure the Brahman class.
yvk.1.8 b Do thou mount the dread (quarter); let the Tristubh of metres help thee, the Pancadasa Stoma, the Brhat Saman, the deity Indra, the treasure the ruling class.
yvk.1.8 c Do thou mount the shining (quarter); let the Jagati of metres help thee, the Saptadasa Stoma, the Vairupa Saman, the deity the Maruts, the treasure the peasant class.
yvk.1.8 d Do thou mount the northern (quarter); let the Anustubh of metres help thee [1], the Ekavinsa Stoma, the Vairaja Saman, the deity Mitra and Varuna, the treasure the host.
yvk.1.8 The Hotr is a Bhargava; the Saman of the Brahman is the Srayantiya; the Agnistoma Saman is the Varavantiya.
yvk.2.3 d Let the god Savitr set thee free for life, for living, with the Pavamana Stoma, with the path of the Gayatra Saman(), with the strength of the Upansu Graha(); let the god Savitr set thee free for life, for living, [2] with the Brhat and Rathantara s Stoma with the path of the Tristubh, with the strength of the Sukra Graha(); let the god Savitr set thee free with the measure of Agni, with the path of the Jagati, With the strength of the Agrayana Graha().
yvk.2.4 He gives gold; verily he wins brilliance [5]; he gives the silken garment; verily he wins cattle; he gives a cow; verily he wins his prayers; gold is the colour of the Saman, the silken garment of the formulae, the cow of the praises and rejoicings; verily he wins all these colours.
yvk.2.5 On the Saman only could they rest.
yvk.2.5 He makes the noise Him verily he makes the Saman.
yvk.2.5 The first he repeats is connected with the Rathantara Saman(), this world is connected with the Rathantara; verily he conquers this world.
yvk.2.5 The last he repeats is connected with the Brhat Saman(); yonder world is connected with the Brhat; verily he conquers yonder world.
yvk.2.5 Without a Saman there is no sacrifice.
yvk.3.1 Accomplishing (the rite) with Rc, Saman, and Yajus he says, for he who sacrifices accomplishes (the rite) with Rc, Saman, and Yajus.
yvk.3.2 c Depart not from the life giving Rc, from the Saman which protecteth the body.
yvk.3.3 a The maker of the sound Him is Vayu, the Prastotr is Agni, the Saman is Prajapati, the Udgatr is Brhaspati, the subordinate singers are the All gods, the Pratihartrs are the Maruts, the finale is Indra; may these gods who support breath bestow breath upon me.
yvk.3.4 e Prajapati, all creator, the mind [1], is the Gandharva; his Apsarases are the Rc and Saman verses, (called) hymns, &c.
yvk.3.5 a By Agni, the god, I win battles, with the Gayatri metre, the Trivrt Stoma, the Rathantara Saman, the Vasat call, the thunderbolt, I trample under foot my foes born before me, I depress them, I repel them, in this home, in this world of earth; him who hateth us and him whom we hate I step over him with the stride of Visnu.
yvk.3.5 b By Indra, the god, I win battles, with the Tristubh metre, the Pancadasa Stoma the Brhat Saman, the Vasat call, the thunderbolt [1], (I trample under foot my foes) born along (with me), &c.
yvk.3.5 c By the All gods I win battles, with the Jagati metre, the Saptadasa Stoma, the Vamadevya Saman, the Vasat call, the thunderbolt, (I trample under foot my foes) born after (me), &c.
yvk.3.5 Now offspring leave their vital airs in that the Vamadevya Saman() departs from its norm; on the tenth day the Vamadevya departs from its norm; in that they are drawn on the tenth day, offspring leave not their vital airs.
yvk.4.1 a This bond of order they grasped At their assemblies in ages gone by, the sages; Therewith the gods mastered the pressed (juice) In the Saman of order proclaiming the stream.
yvk.4.1 o Thou art the bird of fair feathers; thy head the Trivrt Stoma(), thy eye the Gayatra, thy breath the Stoma, thy body the Vamadevya Saman, thy wings the Brhat and the Rathantara, thy tail the Yajnayajniya, thy limbs the metres, thy hoofs the altars, thy name the Yajus formulae.
yvk.4.3 a This one in front the existent; his, the existent s breath; spring born of the breath; the Gayatri born of the spring; from the Gayatri the Gayatri Saman(); from the Gayatra the Upansu (cup); from the Upansu the Trivrt Stoma(); from the Trivrt the Rathantara; from the Rathantara Vasistha, the Rsi; with thee taken by Prajapati, I take breath for offspring.
yvk.4.3 b This one on the right, the all worker; his, the all worker s, mind; summer born of mind; the Tristubh born of summer; from the Tristubh the Aida Saman(); from the Aida the Antaryama (cup); from the Antaryama the fifteenfold Stoma(); from the fifteenfold the Brhat; from the Brhat Bharadvaja, the Rsi; with thee taken by Prajapati, I take mind for offspring [1].
yvk.4.3 c This one behind, the all extending; his, the all extending s, eye; the rains born of the eye; the Jagati born of the rains; from the Jagati the Rksama Saman(); from the Rksama the Sukra (cup); from the Sukra the seventeenfold Stoma(); from the seventeenfold the Vairupa; from the Vairupa Visvamitra, the Rsi; with thee taken by Prajapati, I take the eye for my offspring.
yvk.4.3 d This one on the left, the light; his, the light s, ear; the autumn born of the ear; the Anustubh connected with the autumn; from the Anustubh the Svara Saman(); from the Svara the Manthin (cup); from the Manthin the twenty onefold Stoma(); from the twenty onefold the Vairaja; from the Vairaja Jamadagni, the Rsi; with thee taken by Prajapati [2], I take the ear for offspring.
yvk.4.4 a Thou art the queen, the eastern quarter; the Vasus, the deities, are thine overlords, Agni stayeth missiles from thee; may the threefold Stoma support thee on earth, may the Ajya hymn establish thee in firmness, the Rathantara Saman be thy support.
yvk.4.4 b Thou art the ruling, the southern quarter; the Rudras, the deities, are thine overlords, Indra stayeth missiles from thee; may the fifteenfold Stoma support thee on earth, may the Prauga hymn establish thee, in firmness, the Brhat Saman be thy support.
yvk.4.4 c Thou art the sovereign, the western quarter [1]; the Adityas, the deities, are thine overlords, Soma stayeth missiles from thee; may the seventeenfold Stoma support thee on earth, the Marutvatiya hymn establish thee in firmness, the Vairupa Saman be thy support.
yvk.4.4 (Thou I art) all overcoming through Agni; self ruling through the sun; lord of strength through might; creator with the bull; bountiful through the sacrifice; heavenly through the sacrificial fee; slayer of enemies through rage; supporter of the body through kindliness; wealth through food; through the earth he hath won; (thou art) eater of food with verses; increased by the Vasat cry; protector of the body through the Saman; full of light with the Viraj; drinker of Soma through the holy power; with cows he supporteth the sacrifice; with lordly power men; with horse and car bearer of the bolt; lord with the seasons; enclosing with the year; unassailable through penance; the sun with bodies.
yvk.4.4 d (May) the Brhat Saman, which supporteth kingly power, with vast strength, The force made beautiful by the Tristubh, that of fierce strength (protect us); O Indra, with the fifteenfold Stoma Do thou guard this in the midst with the wind, with the ocean.
yvk.4.4 f Here in the Vairupa Saman may we have strength for this; With the Jagati we place him in the people; O ye All gods [2] through the seventeenfold Stoma() this radiance, This kingly power with the ocean wind (be) dread.
yvk.4.4 h In the Vairaja Saman is my devotion; By the Anustubh (be) manly strength collected; This kingly power rich in friends, with dripping wet, Do ye, O Mitra and Varuna, guard through your overlordship.
yvk.4.4 i May the victorious among quarters, with the Saman, the strong one, The season winter in order make us full; May the great ones, the Sakvari (verses), with favouring winds [8] Aid this sacrifice, full of ghee.
yvk.4.4 1 (May) the upright of the quarters, the bounteous region of the plants, And Savitr with the year of the days (aid us); The Revat Saman, and the Atichandas metre; Without a foe, be kindly to us.
yvk.4.7 May the fire for me, the cauldron, the beam, the sun, breath, the horse sacrifice, earth, Aditi, Diti, sky, the Sakvari verses, the fingers, the quarters prosper through the sacrifice; may the Re, the Saman, the hymn tune, the Yajus, consecration, penance, the season, the vow (prosper) through the rain of day and night, the Brhat and Rathantara prosper for me through the sacrifice.
yvk.5.3 The fire is a hymn; I verily in that this arrangement [6] is made are its Stotra and Sastra produced; verily in the hymn the Arkya Saman( and Sastra) is produced; he eats food, and his son is born to eat food, for whom this arrangement is made, and he too who knows it thus.
yvk.5.4 May the Rc for me, the Saman he says [4]; that is the form of the metres; verily by the form he wins the metres.
yvk.5.4 The Saman of the Brahman is that of Prthurasmi; by the rein the horse is restrained [2], a horse unrestrained and unsupported is liable to go to the furthest distance; (verily it serves) to restrain and support the horse.
yvk.5.4 The Achavaka s Saman is the Samkrti; the horse sacrifice is an extensive sacrifice; who knows they say, if all of it is done or not? In that the Achavaka s Saman is the Samkrti, (it serves) to make the horse whole, to win it entirely, to prevent interference.
yvk.5.5 He pays reverence in front with the Gayatra Saman(); verily he confers breath upon him.
yvk.5.7 Tortoises with the hooves; with the flesh of the hooves francolin partridges; the Saman with the dewclaws; speed with the legs; health with the two knees; strength with the two Kuhas; fear with the two movers; the secret with the two sides; the Asvins with the two shoulders Aditi with the head; Nirrti with the bald head.
yvk.6.1 It crushed the Yajus, it crushed the Saman; the Rc raised it; in that the Rc raised (it), hence the elevating offering has the name.
yvk.6.1 The Rc and the Saman, unwilling to remain with the gods for the sacrifice, taking the form of a black antelope departed and remained away.
yvk.6.1 This is the colour of the Rc, the white of the skin of the black antelope; the black is the colour of the Saman.
yvk.6.1 Ye are images of the Rc and Saman he says; verily he wins the Rc and the Saman [1].
yvk.6.5 The bays of Indra, which drink the Soma, are the Rc and the Saman, the enclosing sticks are their bridles; if he should offer without removing the enclosing sticks, he would offer fodder to them still bridled [2]; he offers after removing the enclosing sticks; verily he offers fodder to them with their bridles removed.
yvk.6.5 Whatever of the sacrifice is accompanied by a Saman or Yajus, is loose; whatever by a Rc is firm; they are drawn with a support in front to the accompaniment of a Yajus, (they are drawn) with a support behind to the accompaniment of a Rc, for the support of the sacrifice.
yvk.6.5 The theologians say, Neither by Rc nor by Saman is the five made up; what then is the fivefold character of the sacrifice? Fried grains, mush, rice grains, the cake, clotted milk, thereby the five is made up; that is the fivefold character of the sacrifice.
yvk.6.6 The Raksases, following along by the path, seek to injure the sacrifice; the Prastotr follows along with the Saman, the slayer of Raksases, is the Saman; (verily it serves) for the smiting away of the Raksases.
yvk.6.6 They give to the Udgatrs, (the oblation) of Soma has the Saman for its deity; whatever of the Saman they do amiss, that is the atonement for it.
yvk.6.6 Even as men plough the field with the plough, so do the Rc and the Saman plough the sacrifice; in that he offers a cow to Mitra and Varuna, verily he rolls a roller over the ploughed up sacrifice, for atonement.
yvk.6.6 The Saman is that called the Vamadevya; singing in his mind that foundation he draws; verily he becomes possessed of a foundation.
yvk.7.1 After it the god Agni was created, the Gayatri metre, the Rathantara Saman, of men the Brahman, of cattle the goat; therefore are they the chief, for they were produced from the mouth.
yvk.7.1 After it the god Indra was created, the Tristubh metre, the Brhat [4] Saman, of men the Rajanya, of cattle the sheep.
yvk.7.1 After it the All gods as deities were created, the Jagati metre, the Vairupa Saman, of men the Vaisya, of cattle cows.
yvk.7.1 After it the Anustubh metre [5] was created, the Vairaja Saman, of men the Sudra, of cattle the horse.
yvk.7.1 On the first day the Saman is in the Gayatri (metre).
yvk.7.1 On the second day (the Saman) is in the Tristubh metre.
yvk.7.1 The Saman on the first day [2] is the Rathantara.
yvk.7.1 (The Saman) on the second is the Brhat.
yvk.7.1 They say, Where are the Jagati and the Anustubh? On the first day the Saman is that of Vikhanas; verily he does not leave the Jagati.
yvk.7.1 b This bond of order they grasped At their assemblies in ages gone by, the sages; Therewith the gods mastered the pressed (juice), In the Saman of order declaring the stream.
yvk.7.2 (The cup) for Indra and Vayu is connected with the Rathantara Saman(), the fifth day is connected with the Rathantara, and therefore on the fifth day [2] (the cup) for Indra and Vayu is drawn; verily he draws it in its own abode.
yvk.7.3 They surrounded it from below with the Para Samans(), and placed it with the Divakirtya Saman() in the world of heaven.
yvk.7.3 In that there are Prsthas the sacrificers go by them to the world of heaven; they surround it from below with the Para Samans(), and by the Divakirtya Saman() find support [1] in the world of heaven.
yvk.7.3 The past, the present, the future, Vasat, hail, reverence! The Rc, the Saman, the Yajus, Vasat, hail, reverence! The Gayatri, the Tristubh, the Jagati, Vasat, hail, reverence! The earth, the atmosphere, the sky, Vasat, hail, reverence! Agni, Vayu, Surya, Vasat, hail, reverence! Expiration, cross breathing, inspiration, Vasat, hail, reverence! Food, ploughing, rain, Vasat, hail, reverence! Father, son, grandson, Vasat, hail, reverence! Bhuh, Bhuvah, Suvar, Vasat, hail, reverence!
yvk.7.4 The Rathantara is used in the day, the Rathantara at night say the theologians, what is used to avoid repetition? The great Saman of Sobhari is used as the Brahmasaman at the third pressing; it they place in the middle, to separate them; verily there is no repetition.
yvk.7.5 There is used the same Saman.
yvk.7.5 The Saman is the world of the gods; verily they leave not the world of the gods.
yvk.7.5 There is the Brahman s Saman as the Abhivarta to win the world of heaven.
yvk.7.5 There are different Samans; the Saman is the world of the gods; verily they descend from the world of the gods to one world after another of men.
yvk.7.5 If it is broken at the midday pressing, they should make the Saman have the Vasatkara as its finale.
yvk.7.5 The support of the sacrifice is the Vasatkara; verily they make the Saman obtain support.
yvk.7.5 For six months (as they go) hence the Brahman s Saman should be the victorious
yvk.7.5 When they come thence the Brahman s Saman for six months should be O Indra, bear us strength, as a father to his sons.
yvk.7.5 They won them again by the Krosa Saman(), and that is why the Krosa has the name.
yvk.7.5 They sing the Sattra syarddhi Saman() at the end of the Ahavaniya; verily, making Agni a witness, they advance to prosperity.
yvk.7.5 They sing the Sloka Saman() in front of the Sadas [1], the Anusloka Saman() behind; verily fame is their portion at the end of the sacrifice.
yvk.7.5 The Rathantara Saman() has the Pancadasa Stoma(); verily they win power.
yvk.7.5 The Bhadra Saman() has the Ekavinsa Stoma() with Dvipada verses, for support.
yvk.7.5 He obtained the kingship over them by the Rajana Saman(), and that is why the Rajana has the name.
yvk.7.5 By means of the Arkya Saman() Prajapati created offspring in thousands.
yvk.7.5 From them by means of the Ilamda Saman() he took away the food they had gathered.
yvk.7.5 To Agni, of the Gayatri (metre), the Trivrt Stoma(), the Rathantara Saman(), the spring (season), (offering is made) on eight potsherds.
yvk.7.5 To Indra, of the Tristubh (metre), the Pancadasa, Stoma(), the Brhat Saman(), the summer (season), (offering is made) on eleven potsherds.
yvk.7.5 To the All gods of the Jagati (metre), the Saptadasa Stoma(), the Vairupa Saman(), the rainy (season), (offering is made) on twelve potsherds.
yvk.7.5 To Mitra and Varuna, of the Anustubh (metre), the Ekavinsa Stoma(), the Vairaja Saman(), the autumn (season), curds.
yvk.7.5 To Brhaspati, of the Pankti (metre), the Trinava Stoma(), the Sakvara Saman(), the winter (season), an oblation (is made).
yvk.7.5 To Savitr, of the Atichandas (metre), the Trayastrinsa Stoma(), the Raivata Saman(), the cool (season), (offering is made) on twelve potsherds.
yvk.7.5 To the Saman he made obeisance, to the Rc he made obeisance; as the Saman with the Rc (made harmony, so &c.

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