Mantra 3
Aindra soma-invocation: energizing the rite through Indra’s wealth-giving power, with Agni/Apāṃ Napāt as the kindled mediator
ऊर्ध्व ऊ षु ण ऊतये तिष्ठा देवो न सविता ऊर्ध्वो वाजस्य सनिता यदञ्जिभिर्वाघद्भिर्विह्वयामहे
ūrdhva ū ṣu ṇa ūtaye tiṣṭhā devo na savitā ūrdhvo vājasya sanitā yadañjibhirvāghadbhirvihvayāmahe
ūrdhva ū ṣu na ūtaye1 tiṣṭhā devo na savitā2 ūrdhvo vājasya sanitā3 yad añjibhir vāghadbhir vihvayāmahe
Stand thou aloft, for our succour, like a god Savitṛ; aloft, the winner of strength, when, with unguents and with voices of praise, we invoke thee.
ūrdhvaḥ | ū | su | naḥ | ūtaye | tiṣṭha | devaḥ | na | savitā | ūrdhvaḥ | vājasya | sanitā | yadā | añjibhiḥ | vāghadbhiḥ | vihvayāmahe
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)
{ "prastava": "(stobha prelude establishing ascent motif)", "udgitha": "ūrdhva ū ṣu na ūtaye tiṣṭhā devo na savitā", "pratihara": "(response pivoting around the repeated ‘ūrdhvaḥ’)", "upadrava": "ūrdhvo vājasya sanitā yad añjibhir vāghadbhir vihvayāmahe", "nidhana": "(closing stobha + cadence on ‘-mahe’)", "structure_notes": "The repetition of ‘ūrdhva’ is a natural structural hinge for pratihāra/upadrava division in gāna practice.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ prelude; Udgātṛ carries the main ascent; Pratihartṛ answers on the repeated ‘ūrdhva’; finale together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Ūrdhva’ denotes Agni’s upward flame at the āhavanīya; ‘añji’ is anointing/adornment, often with ghṛta; ‘vāghat’ are the praising officiants; Agni is invoked to stand for help and to win strength.", "ritual_interpretation": "Establishes Agni’s proper posture and brightness for effective offering; integrates anointing and chant as supports of the fire.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s ascent is both physical and metaphysical: he is the visible form of the impelling divine power likened to Savitṛ.", "etymology_highlights": "ūrdhva = ‘raised’; vāja = ‘strength/prize’; sanitā = ‘winner/producer’; vihvayāmahe = ‘we invoke/call repeatedly’." }