Mantra 5
Agni as Jātavedas—ritual guide and luminous power who secures faultless sacrifice and protection in the sadas
मूर्धानं दिवो अरतिं पृथिव्या वैश्वानरमृत आ जातमग्निम् कविं सम्राजमतिथिं जनानामासन्नाः पात्रं जनयन्त देवाः
mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaramṛta ā jātamagnim kaviṃ samrājamatithiṃ janānāmāsannāḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ
mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaram ṛte ā-jātam agnim | kaviṃ samrājam atithiṃ janānām āsannāḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ1 ||
Agni Vaiśvānara, im heiligen Gesetz (ṛta) geboren, ist das Haupt des Himmels und die Stütze der Erde; der Seher (kavi), der allumfassende König, der Gast der Menschen: die Götter, nahe sitzend, erzeugten ihn als das Gefäß, würdig für die Opfergaben.
mūrdhānam | divaḥ | aratim | pṛthivyāḥ | vaiśvānaram | ṛte | ā-jātam | agnim | kavim | samrājam | atithim | janānām | āsannāḥ | pātram | janayanta | devāḥ
Gautamasya (Agni-sāman, traditional assignment)
o; hā; i
{ "prastava": "o (or o…hā) opening, establishing a regal tonal center", "udgitha": "mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaram ṛte ā jātam agnim (expanded with hā/i insertions per gāna)", "pratihara": "kaviṃ samrājam atithiṃ janānām (responsive phrase highlighting epithets)", "upadrava": "āsannāḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ (after-song; ‘generation’ and ‘pātra’ emphasized)", "nidhana": "devāḥ (cadential close; often lengthened)", "structure_notes": "Jagatī favors balanced segmentation: epithets cluster naturally into udgītha/pratihāra; the final ‘devāḥ’ can serve as a strong nidhana anchor.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘ṛte’ is ‘in ṛta’—according to sacrificial order; ‘pātra’ is the competent receptacle (adhikāri-bhājana) for havis; ‘devāḥ āsannāḥ’ indicates those seated near in the ritual setting.", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni is generated/established as the qualified receiver of oblations; the rite’s order (ṛta) is the condition for his manifestation.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s universality (Vaiśvānara) unites cosmic sovereignty with human intimacy (atithi): the divine is both ruler and welcomed presence.", "etymology_highlights": "Vaiśvānara from ‘viśva’ (all) / ‘nara’ (men); pātra as ‘that which protects/holds’ (√pā/√pṛ)." }