Mantra 2
Vaiśvānara-Agni as the embodiment of ṛta who illumines and carries the sacrifice
य इदं प्रतिपप्रथे यज्ञस्य स्वरुत्तिरन् ऋतूनुत्सृजते वशी
ya idaṃ pratipaprathe yajñasya svaruttiran ṛtūnutsṛjate vaśī
ya1 idaṃ2 pratipaprathe3 yajñasya1 svaruttiran2 ṛtūn3 utsṛjate1 vaśī2
Der, der dies (Werk) vor uns ausgebreitet hat, der Erheber des Opfers (yajña) zum Himmel, der Souverän, der die ṛtūn — die nach ṛta gesetzten Zeiten — in Gang setzt.
yaḥ | idam | prati-paprathe | yajñasya | svaḥ-uttiraḥ | ṛtūn | utsṛjate | vaśī
Vaiśvānara (Agneya) (Uttarārcika tune-class; exact gāna-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) o/ho—measured opening", "udgitha": "ya idaṃ pratipaprathe yajñasya svaruttiran", "pratihara": "ṛtūn", "upadrava": "utsṛjate vaśī", "nidhana": "vaśī (lengthened, sovereign close)", "structure_notes": "The semantic hinge is ‘svaruttiraḥ’; singers often shape a perceptible ‘ascent’ there and resolve firmly on ‘vaśī’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "idam = this yajña (or Agni); svaruttiraḥ = cause of reaching heaven; ṛtavaḥ = yajña-kālāḥ (darśa-paurṇamāsa etc.); vaśī = controller of all times.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms Agni’s governance of sacrificial timing and his capacity to convey offerings upward.", "theological_insight": "Agni is kāla and path: the same principle that orders seasons orders spiritual ascent.", "etymology_highlights": "svaḥ (heaven) + uttira (raiser); vaśī from √vaś ‘to control, rule’." }