Mantra 5
Aindra soma-invocation: energizing the rite through Indra’s wealth-giving power, with Agni/Apāṃ Napāt as the kindled mediator
प्र वो यह्वं पुरूणां विशां देवयतीनाम् अग्निं सूक्तेभिर्वचोभिर्वृणीमहे यंसमिदन्य इन्धते
pra vo yahvaṃ purūṇāṃ viśāṃ devayatīnām agniṃ sūktebhirvacobhirvṛṇīmahe yaṃsamidanya indhate
pra vo yahvaṃ purūṇāṃ viśāṃ devayatīnām1 agniṃ sūktebhir vacobhir vṛṇīmahe2 yaṃ samid anye indhate3
For you, of many tribes, god-desiring, we choose Agni, the active, with well-uttered hymns and words; him whom others kindle with the fuel-stick.
pra | vaḥ | yahvam | purūṇām | viśām | devayatīnām | agnim | sūktebhiḥ | vacobhiḥ | vṛṇīmahe | yam | samid | anye | indhate
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude)", "udgitha": "pra vo yahvaṃ purūṇāṃ viśāṃ devayatīnām", "pratihara": "(response around ‘agnim… vṛṇīmahe’)", "upadrava": "agniṃ sūktebhir vacobhir vṛṇīmahe yaṃ samid anye indhate", "nidhana": "(closing stobha + cadence)", "structure_notes": "A natural musical ‘election’ climax at ‘vṛṇīmahe’ can be expanded; ‘samid’ section often takes a softer, sustaining cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Standard three-singer division with collective nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Vṛṇīmahe’ is ritual election/installation of Agni as mediator; ‘sūktebhiḥ vacobhiḥ’ indicates well-formed praise; ‘samid’ is the fuel-stick; ‘anye’ notes that other sacrificers also kindle the same Agni.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms the formal choosing of Agni and the ongoing maintenance of fire through fuel and hymns—essential preliminaries/continuities in yajña.", "theological_insight": "Agni is a shared divine center across communities; tradition is validated as many kindle the one fire.", "etymology_highlights": "yahva = ‘active/impetuous’; samid = ‘kindling’; devayatī = ‘god-seeking’; vṛṇīmahe = ‘we choose’." }