Mantra 7
Invocation of Agni as the immortal messenger who establishes and perfects the sacrifice
प्र दैवोदासो अग्निर्देव इन्द्रो न मज्मना अनु मातरं पृथिवीं वि वावृते तस्थौ नाकस्य शर्मणि
pra daivodāso agnirdeva indro na majmanā anu mātaraṃ pṛthivīṃ vi vāvṛte tasthau nākasya śarmaṇi
pra2 daivodāso2 agnir2 deva2 indro2 na2 majmanā3 anu2 mātaraṃ2 pṛthivīṃ2 vi2 vāvṛte2 tasthau2 nākasya2 śarmaṇi3
En avant s’est avancé Agni, le dispensateur divin, tel Indra dans sa grandeur; il a ceint la Mère-Terre, Pṛthivī, et s’est tenu dans l’abri du ciel, sous sa protection.
pra | daiva-udāsaḥ | agniḥ-devaḥ | indraḥ | na | majmanā | anu | mātaram | pṛthivīm | vi | vāvṛte | tasthau | nākasya | śarmaṇi
Agneya (generic) Sāman; specific tune not stated in input
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{ "gloss_summary": "Agni, once kindled, advances and becomes great; he encompasses ‘earth’ and abides in ‘heaven’s shelter’.", "ritual_interpretation": "‘Greatness’ arises through oblations; ‘earth’ can denote the sacrificial ground/vedi; ‘heaven’s shelter’ is protective fruit granted to the yajamāna.", "theological_insight": "Agni is both immanent (on earth/altar) and transcendent (standing in heavenly protection), linking worlds by rite.", "etymology_highlights": "daivodāsaḥ as ‘giver through divine agency’; śarma as protection/refuge; majman as ritual-augmented might." }