Mantra 4
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
उप त्वाग्ने दिवेदिवे दोषावस्तर्धिया वयम् नमो भरन्त एमसि
upa tvāgne divedive doṣāvastardhiyā vayam namo bharanta emasi
upa tvāgne1 dive-dive1 doṣā-vastaḥ2 dhiyā1 vayam1 namo1 bharantaḥ2 emasi1
Zu dir, o Agni, Tag um Tag, bei Nacht und am Morgen, nahen wir in frommer Gesinnung, Namás — Verehrung — als Gabe tragend.
upa | tvā | agne | dive-dive | doṣā-vastaḥ | dhiyā | vayam | namaḥ | bharantaḥ | emasi
Gāyatra (Agneya-sāman; tune-family unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "Soft prelude (o/ho) setting daily-cycle mood before ‘upa’", "udgitha": "Main line through ‘upa tvā… doṣā-vastaḥ’ with cyclic elongation on ‘dive-dive’", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing ‘dhiyā vayam’ (devout purpose)", "upadrava": "After-song ‘namo bharantaḥ’ as offering-bearing gesture", "nidhana": "Closure on ‘emasi’ with collective settling", "structure_notes": "Gāyatrī sāmans often place the daily-cycle phrase (‘dive-dive’) as a melodic loop-point; ‘namo’ can receive respectful prolongation.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ leads prastāva; Udgātṛ carries udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ responds; all join nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "divedive = repeated daily performance of iṣṭis and Soma-services; doṣā-vastaḥ = evening and morning sandhyā times; dhiyā = rite-directed intention; namo-bharantaḥ = bearing reverence as offering.", "ritual_interpretation": "Enjoins regular approach to Agni at both sandhyās; supports continuity of sacrificial routine.", "theological_insight": "Devotion (namo) and intelligent purpose (dhī) are themselves oblations that draw Agni near daily.", "etymology_highlights": "doṣā (night) + vastaḥ (morning); dhī as yajñabuddhi; divedive as distributive repetition." }