Mantra 9
Pavamāna-style purification and auspicious vitalizing power expressed through Agni’s cleansing and Sūrya’s manifest radiance
तरणिर्विश्वदर्शतो ज्योतिष्कृदसि सूर्य विश्वमाभासि रोचनम्
taraṇirviśvadarśato jyotiṣkṛdasi sūrya viśvamābhāsi rocanam
taraṇir viśvadarśato1 jyotiṣkṛd asi sūrya2 viśvam ābhāsi rocanam3
हे सूर्य! तुम विजयी हो, सबको प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन देने वाले; तुम ज्योति के कर्ता हो; तुम समस्त रोचन—इस प्रकाशमान जगत—को प्रकाशित करते हो।
taraṇiḥ | viśva-darśataḥ | jyotiḥ-kṛt | asi | sūrya | viśvam | ā-bhāsi | rocanam
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{ "prastava": "(Stobha prelude establishing a solemn, bright ground)", "udgitha": "taraṇir viśvadarśato jyotiṣkṛd asi sūrya", "pratihara": "viśvam", "upadrava": "ābhāsi rocanam", "nidhana": "(Collective sustain on rocanam/nam with closing stobha if prescribed)", "structure_notes": "jyotiṣkṛd is the theological summit and often receives the musical summit; rocanam is ideal for nidhana prolongation.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "taraṇi: one who overcomes obstacles/darkness; jyotiṣkṛt: causal sovereignty over light; ‘illumines all brightness’ as sustaining the entire luminous sphere (rocanam).", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms the rite’s goal: manifestation and maintenance of the luminous sphere—auspicious visibility and order for the sacrifice and sacrificer.", "theological_insight": "Sūrya is not merely luminous but the producer of luminosity—divine causality behind perception and cosmic order.", "etymology_highlights": "taraṇi from √tṝ ‘to cross/overcome’; jyotiṣ-kṛt as ‘light-maker’ emphasizing agency and causality." }