Mantra 7
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
अश्वं न त्वा वारवन्तं वन्दध्या अग्निं नमोभिः सम्राजन्तमध्वराणाम्
aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā agniṃ namobhiḥ samrājantamadhvarāṇām
aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā1 agniṃ namobhiḥ2 samrājantam3 adhvarāṇām
જેમ સમૃદ્ધ શણગારવાળા અશ્વને લોકો સ્તુતિથી વધાવે છે, તેમ હું પણ નમસ્કારભર્યા વંદનોથી યજ્ઞોના સમ્રાટ—અગ્નિનું સ્તવન કરું છું.
aśvam na | tvā | vāravantam | vandadhyai | agnim | namobhiḥ | samrājantam | adhvarāṇām
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this ṛc)
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘vāravantam’ is taken as endowed with excellent riches/valuables; Agni is praised with namas as one praises a richly adorned horse; ‘samrājantam adhvarāṇām’—Agni is lord over sacrifices.", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni is the presiding power of the adhvara, ensuring correct conveyance of offerings and successful rite.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s sovereignty is functional and cosmic: he governs the sacrificial order and dispenses rewards through that order.", "etymology_highlights": "vāravantam—connected by Sāyaṇa to vārāḥ as desirable goods; adhvara—ritual course (often glossed as non-injurious/ordered rite in broader tradition)." }