Samveda (Acharya Dharmadev Vidya Martand)

Samveda Mantra 1461

1875 Mantra
Devata- सरस्वती Rishi- भरद्वाजो बार्हस्पत्यः Chhand- गायत्री Swara- षड्जः
Mantra with Swara
उ꣣त꣡ नः꣢ प्रि꣣या꣢ प्रि꣣या꣡सु꣢ स꣣प्त꣡स्व꣢सा꣣ सु꣡जु꣢ष्टा । स꣡र꣢स्वती꣣ स्तो꣡म्या꣢ भूत् ॥१४६१॥

उ꣣त꣢ । नः꣢ । प्रिया꣢ । प्रि꣣या꣡सु꣢ । स꣣प्त꣡स्व꣢सा । स꣣प्त꣢ । स्व꣣सा । सु꣡जु꣢꣯ष्टा । सु । जु꣣ष्टा । स꣡र꣢꣯स्वती । स्तो꣡म्या꣢꣯ । भू꣣त् ॥१४६१॥

Mantra without Swara
उत नः प्रिया प्रियासु सप्तस्वसा सुजुष्टा । सरस्वती स्तोम्या भूत् ॥

उत । नः । प्रिया । प्रियासु । सप्तस्वसा । सप्त । स्वसा । सुजुष्टा । सु । जुष्टा । सरस्वती । स्तोम्या । भूत् ॥१४६१॥

Samveda - Mantra Number : 1461
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Samveda (Acharya Dharmadev Vidya Martand)

English
Samveda (Acharya Dharmadev Vidya Martand) - English
Translation
( 1 ) Yea, beloved above beloveds by the seven fold sisterhood, the much extolled Sarasvati (noble speech) be praised by us. [ By seven sisters in this case are meant 2 eyes 2 nostrils 2 ears and tongue. ]
( 2 ) Let the Vedic Speech which is the dearest among our dear objects and which consists of seven principal metres be praised by us.
It is wrong on the part of Rev. Stevenson and Griffith to take here Sarsvati for the ‘river goddess’ and totake सप्तस्वसा as standing for Indus, Vitasta, Asikni, Parushmi, Vipas, Shatudri and Sarasvati. Griffith himself is aware that it is his own imagination and therefore not being satisfied with it he says further “or Kubhā may be counted in the place of the last named.” It is quite clear from the context that here the word ‘Sarasvati’ stands not for any river, but for the noble Vedic Speech.
Comment
(सरस्वती) - वेदवाणी सरस्वतीति वाङ्नाम (निघ० १। ११) (सप्तस्वसा) - सप्त छन्दांसि स्वसारो यस्याः सा सप्तछन्दांसि गायत्र्युष्णिमगनुष्टुप् बृहतीपंक्ति त्रिष्टुपूजगती संज्ञानि ।