Mantra 9
Aindra Soma-invocation: summoning Indra to the pressed Soma and affirming ṛta-guided protection that stabilizes the sacrifice
इदं विष्णुर्वि चक्रमे त्रेधा नि दधे पदम् समूढमस्य पांसुले
idaṃ viṣṇurvi cakrame tredhā ni dadhe padam samūḍhamasya pāṃsule
idaṃ2 viṣṇur2 vi1 cakrame2 tredhā2 ni1 dadhe2 padam2 samūḍham2 asya2 pāṃsule2
Dies ist Viṣṇu, der weithin schritt; dreifach hat er fest seinen Stand gesetzt, seinen verborgenen Fußtritt im staubigen Erdenraum.
idam | viṣṇuḥ | vi | cakrame | tredhā | ni | dadhe | padam | samūḍham | asya | pāṃsule
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna assignment)
{ "prastava": "Stobha-prelude establishing the triadic frame (exact stobha depends on gāna).", "udgitha": "Text-bearing main: ‘idaṃ viṣṇur vi cakrame…’", "pratihara": "Responsive cadence often used to ‘seal’ the station-setting (ni dadhe padam).", "upadrava": "Continuation/after-song emphasizing samūḍham…", "nidhana": "Final settling on pāṃsule with prolonged closure per gāna.", "structure_notes": "This verse lends itself to audible tri-part shaping (tredhā) across the fivefold sāman architecture: prastāva introduces, udgītha states, pratihāra stabilizes, upadrava reveals the ‘hidden’, nidhana settles into earth.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ in standard roles; nidhana together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Viṣṇu pervades by wide strides; he establishes three stations—commonly the three worlds—thereby securing cosmic order; ‘hidden’ indicates subtlety/imperceptibility of the divine footing in the earthly region.", "ritual_interpretation": "The three stations underpin the sacrifice’s threefold arrangement; the deity’s pervasion ensures the rite’s success across realms.", "theological_insight": "The divine is both manifest (wide stride) and subtle (hidden footprint): pervasion includes concealment within the ordinary.", "etymology_highlights": "vi-cakrame—vividhaṃ krāntavān; tredhā—trīṇi sthānāni; samūḍham—gūḍham/sūkṣmam; pāṃsule—pāṃsu-yukte pṛthivyāṃ deśe." }