Mantra 4
Agni as the gracious ritual guest—kindled, seated on the barhis, and invoked to grant welfare and carry offerings
अग्ने रक्षा णो अंहसः प्रति स्म देव रीषतः तपिष्ठैरजरो दह
agne rakṣā ṇo aṃhasaḥ prati sma deva rīṣataḥ tapiṣṭhair ajaro daha
agne rakṣā no aṃhasaḥ prati sma deva rīṣataḥ tapiṣṭhair ajaro daha
Wahai Agni, lindungilah kami dari aṃhas (dosa/derita); dan wahai dewa, yang tak menua, dengan nyala yang paling membakar, hanguskanlah para perusak.
agne | rakṣa | naḥ | aṃhasaḥ | prati | sma | deva | rīṣataḥ | tapiṣṭhaiḥ | ajaraḥ | daha
{ "prastava": "(typical stobha-based prelude; not specified for this arcika verse)", "udgitha": "Text of the ṛc elongated on key verbs (rakṣa, daha)", "pratihara": "Responsive cadence reaffirming the protective intent", "upadrava": "After-song reiteration with tightened melodic contour", "nidhana": "Final settling tone, often lengthened to seal the ‘rakṣā’ intention", "structure_notes": "Exact stobha syllables and segment-boundaries depend on the mapped gāna; in app-context, present as default fivefold sāman segmentation pending gāna identification.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "aṃhas = pāpa/duḥkha arising from fault; Agni is rakṣitṛ. rīṣataḥ = hiṃsakāḥ/obstructors (rakṣāṃsi/śatravaḥ). ‘tapiṣṭhaiḥ’ indicates most intense burning; ‘ajaraḥ’ underscores Agni’s undecaying power.", "ritual_interpretation": "Prayer for safeguarding the sacrifice from doṣa and from hostile interference; Agni’s flame both protects the rite and destroys impediments.", "theological_insight": "Agni embodies divine justice as purification: he does not merely punish; he converts obstruction into the fuel of renewed order (ṛta).", "etymology_highlights": "aṃhas (from root suggesting constriction/distress) as that which ‘binds’; rīṣ (to injure) marking hostile agency; ajara as ‘not subject to decay’—ever-fresh fire." }