Mantra 5
Viṣṇu’s cosmic stride (trivikrama) as the paradigm of world-order and protection, adapted to Sāman praise within Soma worship
तद्विप्रासो विपन्युवो जागृवांसः समिन्धते विष्णोर्यत्परमं पदम्
tadviprāso vipanyuvo jāgṛvāṃsaḥ samindhate viṣṇoryatparamaṃ padam
tád(1) viprā́so(2) vipányuvo(2) jā́gṛvāṃsaḥ(2) sám(2) indhate(2) viṣṇór(2) yát(2) paramáṃ(2) padám(2)
Jenen (Ort) entfachen die Inspirierten, die am Lobpreis sich erfreuen, die wachsamen Priester — sie bringen ihn durch den Hymnus zur Erscheinung: den höchsten Pāda Viṣṇus.
tat | viprāsaḥ | vipanyuvaḥ | jāgṛvāṃsaḥ | sam-indhate | viṣṇoḥ | yat | paramam | padam
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for UA 4.8.2.05.05)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa explains that the vigilant priests, delighting in praise, ‘kindle’ or make manifest the supreme station of Viṣṇu through stuti (praise) and yajña-krama (ritual sequence).", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra legitimizes the udgātṛ’s act: song is not ornament but a ritual instrument that reveals the deity’s highest locus, ensuring the rite’s success.", "theological_insight": "Viṣṇu’s ‘paramaṃ padam’ is the ultimate support—known through revelation and maintained by vigilant, continuous worship.", "etymology_highlights": "sam-indhate: ‘to kindle together/fully’ → ‘to cause to appear’; jāgṛvāṃsaḥ: ‘those who are awake’ → ritual attentiveness without lapse." }