Mantra 3
Rudra-centered praise and protection within the yajña
गम्भीरां उदधींरिव क्रतुं पुष्यसि गा इव प्र सुगोपा यवसं धेनवो यथा ह्रदं कुल्या इवाशत
gambhīrāṃ udadhīṃriva kratuṃ puṣyasi gā iva pra sugopā yavasaṃ dhenavo yathā hradaṃ kulyā ivāśata
gambhīrāṃ1 udadhīm2 iva3 kratuṃ1 puṣyasi2 gā3 iva1 pra2 sugopāḥ3 yavasaṃ1 dhenavo2 yathā3 hradaṃ1 kulyāḥ2 ivā3śata1
Du nährst den Krátu, die Opferkraft, tief wie ein Ozean, wie einer das Vieh hegt. Wohlbehütet, wie man Milchkühe mit Futter pflegt; wie Rinnen zum Teich hinströmen, so strömen Gaben und Wohltaten zu dir und zum Ritus.
gambhīrām | udadhīm | iva | kratum | puṣyasi | gāḥ | iva | pra | su-gopāḥ | yavasam | dhenavaḥ | yathā | hradam | kulyāḥ | iva | āśata
Aindra-sāman (generic; tune-name not specified in input)
{ "prastava": "(soft, expansive prastāva suited to ‘ocean’ imagery; exact stobha not given)", "udgitha": "gambhīrāṃ udadhīm iva kratuṃ puṣyasi gā iva", "pratihara": "pra sugopā yavasaṃ dhenavo yathā", "upadrava": "hradaṃ kulyā ivāśata", "nidhana": "(cadence on āśata / hradam depending on gāna form)", "structure_notes": "Similes map naturally to sections: ocean-depth (udgītha), guarded cows (pratihāra), channels-to-pool convergence (upadrava), with a soft nidhana resolving the image.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ opens; Udgātṛ paints the ‘depth’; Pratihartṛ answers with the pastoral guard; Udgātṛ completes the convergence; nidhana unified." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘kratu’ is yajña-śakti (capacity/efficacy of the sacrifice). The similes (ocean depth, guarded cows with fodder, channels to a pool) explain ritual economy: nourish and protect the rite so fruits converge.", "ritual_interpretation": "Instructional praise that stabilizes the sacrifice and gathers its benefits to the sacrificer.", "theological_insight": "The rite’s fruit is not accidental; it is cultivated—deepened, guarded, and fed—so that gains naturally ‘flow’ to their proper locus.", "etymology_highlights": "kratu = resolve/effective intelligence; sugopāḥ = well-guarded; kulyāḥ = channels/ditches; hrada = pool." }