Bhashya
सामोपासनप्रसङ्गेन गानविशेषादिसंपत् उद्गातुरुपदिश्यते,फलविशेषसम्बन्धात् ।विनर्दि विशिष्टो नर्द स्वरविशेषऋषभकूजितसमोऽस्यास्तीति विनर्दि गानमिति वाक्यशेषः ।तच्च साम्न मबन्धि पशुभ्यो हितं पशव्यम् अग्ने अग्निदेवत्यंच उद्गीथ उद्गानम् ।तदहमेवविशिष्टं वृणे प्रार्थये इति क-श्चिद्यजमान उद्गाता वा मन्यते ।अनिरुक्तं अमुकसमइत्यविशेषितं प्रजापते प्रजापतिदेवत्यं स गानविशेषः, आनिरुक्त्यात्प्रजापतेः ।निरुक्तं स्पष्टम् ।सोमस्य सोमदेवत्यं सउद्गीथ इत्यर्थः ।मृदु श्लक्ष्णं च गानं वायोः वायुदेवत्यं तत् ।श्लक्ष्णं बलवच्च प्रयत्नाधिक्योपेतं च इन्द्रस्य ऐन्द्रं तद्गानम् ।क्रौञ्चं क्रौञ्चपक्षिनिनादसमं बृहस्पते बार्हस्पत्यं तत् ।अप-ध्वान्त भिन्नकास्यस्वरसम वरुणस्य एतद्गानम् ।तान्सर्वाने- वोपसेवेत प्रयुञ्जीत वारुण त्वेवैक वर्जयेत् ॥
In plain words
In the context of meditating on the sāman, various forms of chanting and their fruits are taught for the udgātṛ priest. The vinardi chant is one whose tone resembles the lowing of a bull. Such chanting relates to the sāman, brings prosperity to cattle, and is sacred to Agni. A chanter may think: 'I choose precisely this.' The unexpressed chant belongs to Prajāpati as an undefined form of singing until explicitly named. The explicit chant belongs to Soma. The soft, smooth chant belongs to Vāyu; the smooth, forceful chant delivered with great effort belongs to Indra. The chant resembling the call of the krauñca bird belongs to Bṛhaspati, and the chant sounding like a cracked bronze vessel belongs to Varuṇa. One may practice all of these, but should avoid the Vāruṇa chant alone.
Close to the Sanskrit
In the context of the meditation on the sāman, special forms of singing and their attainments are taught to the udgātṛ chanter, due to their association with specific results. The vinardi chant is that which possesses a distinct sound resembling the cooing of a bull, and so forth, as the sentence completion. And that chanting is connected with the sāman, beneficial for cattle, auspicious for livestock, and has Agni as its deity. That udgītha is the chanting; some sacrificer or the udgātṛ thinks: 'I alone choose and pray for this specifically.' The unexpressed (anirukta) chant has Prajāpati as its deity and is an unspecified singing style, extending up to Prajāpati's explicit definition. The explicit (nirukta) chant has Soma as its deity, meaning that udgītha. The soft and smooth chanting belongs to Vayu and has Vayu as its deity. The smooth, powerful chant produced with extra effort belongs to Indra and is his chanting. The krauñca-bird-like chant belongs to Bṛhaspati and is his. The chant resembling the sound of a cracked bronze vessel belongs to Varuṇa and is his. One should practice or employ all of them, but one should avoid the Vāruṇa chant alone.