Mantra 6
Aindra Soma-invocation: summoning Indra to the pressed Soma and affirming ṛta-guided protection that stabilizes the sacrifice
दूरादिहेव यत्सतो ऽरुणप्सुरशिश्वितत् वि भानुं विश्वथातनत्
dūrādiheva yatsato 'ruṇapsuraśiśvitat vi bhānuṃ viśvathātanat
dūrā2d ihaiva2 yat2sato2 aruṇa2psur2 aśiśvitat2 vi1 bhānuṃ2 viśvathā2 atanat2
Von fernher — und nun auch hier — als er voranschritt, leuchtete die rötlich-berossene Macht auf; er breitete seinen Glanz nach allen Seiten aus.
dūrāt | iha-iva | yat-sataḥ | aruṇa-psuḥ | aśiśvitat | vi | bhānum | viśvathā | atanat
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna assignment)
{ "prastava": "Gentle ‘from afar’ opening, often with a slightly lower register.", "udgitha": "dūrādiheva… aśiśvitat (approach and shining).", "pratihara": "Cadential response preparing the ‘spreading’ clause.", "upadrava": "vi bhānuṃ viśvathā (radiance statement).", "nidhana": "atanat (final expansion/settling tone).", "structure_notes": "Shape the udgītha as a gradual brightening; allow the nidhana to feel ‘wide’ and even.", "singer_assignments": "Standard Kauthuma distribution with ensemble nidhana to ‘fill space’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Radiance is the deity’s auspicious manifestation at the yajña; ‘from afar to here’ indicates divine approach to the sacrificial seat; aruṇa is interpreted as red/bright (rays/steeds).", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra ‘brings’ the deity near through descriptive epiphany, sanctifying space and directions.", "theological_insight": "Divinity is experienced as light that arrives and pervades; the yajña becomes the locus of that pervasion.", "etymology_highlights": "bhānu: ‘shining beam’; aruṇa: ‘ruddy’; atanat: ‘stretched/spread’." }