Mantra 3
Agni as the victorious, wealth-bestowing sacrificial power who destroys impediments and brings prayer’s fruit (offspring, prosperity) to the yajamāna.
ब्रह्म प्रजावदा भर जातवेदो विचर्षणे अग्ने यद्दीदयद्दिवि
brahma prajāvadā bhara jātavedo vicarṣaṇe agne yaddīdayaddivi
brahma prajāvad ā bhara jātavedo vicarṣaṇe agne yad dīdayad divi
Bring uns herbei, o Jātavedas, das heilige Gebet (brahman), reich an Nachkommenschaft; o Agni, du Weitblickender, der einst am Himmel leuchtete — sei unter den Menschen.
brahma | prajā-vat | ā | bhara | jātavedo | vicarṣaṇe | agne | yat | dīdayat | divi
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for UA 4.6.2.07.03)
{ "prastava": "(gāna-dependent stobha prelude)", "udgitha": "Main petition ‘brahma … ā bhara jātavedo’ with sustained imperative", "pratihara": "Echoing response stabilizing on agne", "upadrava": "Reinforcement ‘yad dīdayad divi’ with a slight lift to ‘divi’", "nidhana": "Collective closure on agne/divi resolution per gāna cadence", "structure_notes": "Semantic hinge between ‘bring brahman’ and ‘heaven-shining’ often mirrored by melodic hinge between udgītha and upadrava.", "singer_assignments": "Standard udgātṛ trio distribution." }
{ "gloss_summary": "prajāvat is desired phala (offspring/continuity); brahma is the efficacious hymn/priestly force to be ‘brought’—made successful; ‘shining in heaven’ marks Agni’s celestial brilliance now invoked among men.", "ritual_interpretation": "A functional prayer for mantra-success and lineage blessing within yajña; Agni is asked to make the brahman operative.", "theological_insight": "Brahman (sacred speech) is not merely praise but a power that, through Agni, becomes fruitful in the human realm.", "etymology_highlights": "jātavedas ‘knower of births’; brahma as mantra/veda-vāk; prajā as progeny and generative continuity." }