Sama Veda — Uttarārcika, Mantra 1
Vaiśvānara-Agni as the embodiment of ṛta who illumines and carries the sacrifice
ऋतावानं वैश्वानरमृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पतिम् अजस्रं घर्ममीमहे
ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaramṛtasya jyotiṣaspatim ajasraṃ gharmamīmahe
ṛtāvānaṃ1 vaiśvānaram2 ṛtasya3 jyotiṣaspatim1 ajasraṃ2 gharmam3 īmahe1
われらはヴァイシュヴァーナラ（Vaiśvānara）を礼拝する——ṛtaに住する者、聖なる秩序の光の主、絶えざる熱輝（gharma）を。
ṛta-vānam | vaiśvānaram | ṛtasya | jyotiṣaḥ-patim | ajasram | gharmam | īmahe
Vaiśvānara (Agneya) (Uttarārcika tune-class; exact gāna-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) o/ho—setting a steady ‘ṛta’ pulse", "udgitha": "ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaram ṛtasya jyotiṣaspatim", "pratihara": "(cadential response) ajasraṃ", "upadrava": "gharmam īmahe", "nidhana": "īmahe (final extension)", "structure_notes": "Key theological terms (‘ṛta’, ‘jyotis’) often receive melodic prominence; ‘īmahe’ takes closing elongation.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part: Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Ṛta = yajña-satya-niyama; jyotiṣaspati = lord of radiances (Agni’s arcis-tejas); gharma = heat/splendour, also known in Pravargya context.", "ritual_interpretation": "Supports rites where consecrated heat is central; establishes correct sacrificial order and efficacy.", "theological_insight": "Agni as universal principle: the same fire that lights the altar governs cosmic order and inner illumination.", "etymology_highlights": "ṛta (ordered truth); vaiśvānara (universal/for all men); gharma (heat; Pravargya technical term)." }