Mantra 6
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
प्रति त्यं चारुमध्वरं गोपीथाय प्र हूयसे मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि
prati tyaṃ cārumadhvaraṃ gopīthāya pra hūyase marudbhiragna ā gahi
prati tyaṃ cāru1madhvaraṃ gopīthāya pra hūyase marudbhir agna ā2 gahi3
In regard of that fair sacrificial service, for our guardianship thou art solemnly invoked; do thou, Agni, come hither with the Maruts.
prati | tyam | cāru-madhvaram | gopīthāya | pra | hūyase | marudbhiḥ | agne | ā | gahi
{ "prastava": "(typical) o/ho-i prelude leading into ‘prati’", "udgitha": "Core text elongated on ‘cāru… madhvaraṃ’ and ‘agne’", "pratihara": "Short responsorial return emphasizing ‘pra hūyase’", "upadrava": "Re-entry with ‘marudbhir…’ as energizing after-song", "nidhana": "Cadential settling on ‘ā gahi’ with collective closure", "structure_notes": "Exact segment-division depends on the assigned gāna; Kauthuma performance often places vocatives and imperatives near cadential pivots for clear ritual cueing.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "madhvara = yajña/Soma-service made cāru (pleasing) by proper performance; gopītha = rakṣaṇa/protective oversight of the rite; Agni is invoked to come with the Maruts.", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra functions as an āhvāna within Soma-service: inviting Agni to preside and protect the sacrificial procedure, with Maruts as assisting deities/forces.", "theological_insight": "Protection of yajña is itself a divine function; when the rite is ‘pleasing’ through correctness, Agni’s presence becomes assured and efficacious.", "etymology_highlights": "gopītha (go + pītha/pa ‘to protect/guard’) as rakṣaṇa; madhvara as yajña, ‘sweet/pleasant’ by due rite." }