Chānd-Mül, 1879-841. SIXTH KHANDA
The Rik (veda) is this earth, the Saman (veda) is fire. This Saman (fire) rests on that.Rik (earth). Therefore the Saman is sung as resting on the Rik. Sa is this earth, ama is fire, and that makes Sama.
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.athedānīṃ sarvaphalasampattyarthamudgīthasyopāsanāntaraṃ vidhitsyate-iyameva pṛthivyṛk | ṛci pṛthivīdṛṣṭiḥ kāryā | tathāgniḥ sāma | sāmnyagnidṛṣṭiḥ | kathaṃ pṛthivyagnyor ṛksāmatvamiti | ucyate | tadetattadetadagnyākhyaṃ sāmaitasyāṃ pṛthivyāmṛcyadhyūḍhamadhigatamuparibhāvena sthitamityarthaḥ | ṛcīva sāma | tasmādata eva kāraṇādṛcyadhyūḍhameva sāma gīyata idānīmapi sāmagaiḥ | yathā ca ṛksāmanī nātyantaṃ bhinne anyonyaṃ tathaitau pṛthivyagnidvayaṃ sāmaikaśabdābhidheyatvamāpannaṃ sāma | tasmānnānyonyaṃ bhinnaṃ pṛthivyagnidvayaṃ nityasaṃśliṣṭamṛksāmanī iva | tasmācca pṛthivyagnyor ṛksāmatvamityarthaḥ | sāmākṣarayoḥ pṛthivyagnidṛṣṭividhānārthamiyameva sāgnirama iti kecit || 1 ||
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Prapāṭhaka 1
