Mantra 6
Aindra praise: Indra as unstoppable helper, victor, and giver of wealth/protection to the sacrificer
यदा कदा च मीढुषे स्तोता जरेत मर्त्यः आदिद्वन्देत वरुणं विपा गिरा धर्त्तारं विव्रतानाम्
yadā kadā ca mīḍhuṣe stotā jareta martyaḥ ādidvandeta varuṇaṃ vipā girā dharttāraṃ vivratānām
yadā kadā ca mīḍhuṣe stotā jareta martyaḥ ādid vandeta varuṇaṃ vipā girā dhartāraṃ vivratānām
Whensoever, at any time, a mortal worshipper would praise the bountiful (deity), then let the wise man with his hymn adore Varuṇa, the sustainer of manifold ordinances.
yadā | kadā | ca | mīḍhuṣe | stotā | jareta | martyaḥ | ādit | vandeta | varuṇam | vipāḥ | girā | dhartāram | vi-vratānām
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{ "gloss_summary": "vivratāni = Varuṇa’s niyamāḥ (cosmic/ritual restraints); dhartā = dhārayitā of ṛta and sacrificial order; mīḍhuṣ = phala-prada (bestower of reward).", "ritual_interpretation": "Adoration of Varuṇa supports the rite’s niyama—ensuring correct performance and the resulting phala.", "theological_insight": "Varuṇa embodies the moral architecture of reality; praise becomes effective when aligned to that architecture.", "etymology_highlights": "vrata ‘vow/observance’ with vi- ‘manifold’; dhartā from √dhṛ ‘to hold/support’." }