Mantra 10
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
आदित्प्रत्नस्य रेतसो ज्योतिः पश्यन्ति वासरम् परो यदिध्यते दिवि
āditpratnasya retaso jyotiḥ paśyanti vāsaram paro yadidhyate divi
ā́dit pratnásya rétaso jyótiḥ paśyanti vā́saram | paró yád ídhyate diví ||
Dann erblicken sie das Licht des uralten Samens — das Tageslicht selbst; wenn es, hoch entzündet, am Himmel aufflammt.
ādit | pratnasya | retasaḥ | jyotiḥ | paśyanti | vāsaram | paraḥ | yat | idhyate | divi
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this ṛc)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Pratna is ‘ancient’—Agni as primeval Hotṛ-principle; retas is the productive essence by which Agni is generated in sacrifice; when kindled aloft, his light/daylight is seen.", "ritual_interpretation": "The kindled sacrificial fire manifests as visible light; the rite’s success is signaled by the clear blaze (jyotis).", "theological_insight": "Agni is both cosmic and ritual: his ancient essence becomes perceptible as light when invoked and kindled according to ṛta.", "etymology_highlights": "pratna—ancient/primeval; retas—generative potency (interpreted beyond merely physical seed)." }