Mantra 7
Aindra Soma-invocation: summoning Indra to the pressed Soma and affirming ṛta-guided protection that stabilizes the sacrifice
आ नो मित्रावरुणा घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् मध्वा रजांसि सुक्रतू
ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtairgavyūtimukṣatam madhvā rajāṃsi sukratū
ā1 no1 mitrā2varuṇā2 ghṛtaiḥ2 gavyūtim2 ukṣatam2 madhvā2 rajāṃsi2 sukratū2
تعاليا إلينا، يا مِترا وفارونا؛ وبالغْرِتا (السمن المصفّى) رُشّا طريقَ الوفرة؛ وبالمَدْهو—حلاوةٍ كالسُّوما—رَطِّبا الأرجاءَ كلَّها، يا ذَوَي السُّنَنِ الصالحة (سُكْراتو).
ā | naḥ | mitrā-varuṇā | ghṛtaiḥ | gavyūtim | ukṣatam | madhvā | rajāṃsi | su-kratū
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna assignment)
{ "prastava": "Soft call (ā…) establishing welcoming tone.", "udgitha": "ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtaiḥ (invitation + medium of blessing).", "pratihara": "Cadential response after gavyūtim.", "upadrava": "ukṣatam madhvā rajāṃsi (sprinkling clause).", "nidhana": "su-kratū (final seal of right ordinance).", "structure_notes": "Let ghṛtaiḥ and madhvā be sung with legato continuity; nidhana should feel ‘settled’ and ‘right’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ opens; Udgātṛ carries main blessing; Pratihartṛ responds; Udgātṛ completes; all seal sukratū." }
{ "gloss_summary": "ghṛta is consecratory substance and oblation-medium; ukṣatam is ‘sprinkle/bedew’ as ritual bestowal; gavyūti is the way to cattle/food (wealth) and prosperity; madhvā is sweetness akin to Soma; su-kratū indicates their right ordinance.", "ritual_interpretation": "A benediction for the rite’s path and the directions—securing prosperity and purity through Āditya guardianship.", "theological_insight": "Order (kratu/vrata) is the condition for sweetness and abundance; the gods bless by pervasion, not coercion.", "etymology_highlights": "ghṛta: ‘clarified butter’ (also ‘bright/gleaming’ by association); ukṣ: ‘to sprinkle/moisten’; gavyūti: ‘cow-path/way to cattle’; su-kratu: ‘good ordinance/wise resolve’." }