Mantra 2
Aindra stotra of invitation and praise: summoning Indra to the Soma with assurance of his inexhaustible giving
इम इन्द्र मदाय ते सोमाश्चिकित्र उकिथनः मधोः पपान उप नो गिरः शृणु रास्व स्तोत्राय गिर्वणः
ima indra madāya te somāścikitra ukithanaḥ madhoḥ papāna upa no giraḥ śṛṇu rāsva stotrāya girvaṇaḥ
ima indra madāya te somāś cikitra ukthanaḥ madhoḥ papāna upa no giraḥ śṛṇu rāsva stotrāya girvaṇaḥ
These Soma-draughts are for thy exhilaration, O Indra, illustrious, hymn-delighting; having drunk of the sweet (juice), hearken unto our songs, and bestow (thy gifts) upon the praiser, O accepter of hymns.
ime | indra | madāya | te | somāḥ | cikitraḥ | ukthanaḥ | madhoḥ | papāna | upa | naḥ | giraḥ | śṛṇu | rāsva | stotrāya | girvaṇaḥ
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{ "prastava": "Concise stobha prelude to set gāyatra cycle.", "udgitha": "Carries ‘ime indra madāya te…’ establishing offering and praise.", "pratihara": "Brief response aligning to the listening request.", "upadrava": "Emphasizes ‘upa naḥ giraḥ śṛṇu rāsva’ as the actionable petition.", "nidhana": "Settles on ‘girvaṇaḥ’ with shared cadence.", "structure_notes": "Imperatives often align with melodic apex; keep diction crisp so the petition remains intelligible under elongation.", "singer_assignments": "Standard Samavedic distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ/all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Indra is ‘ukthanaḥ/girvaṇaḥ’—one pleased by uktha and stotra. ‘Rāsva’ is ‘dehi phalam’—grant the reward, like dakṣiṇā consequent upon praise. ‘Śṛṇu’ enjoins Indra to heed the singers’ words after drinking the sweet Soma.", "ritual_interpretation": "A stotra that follows Soma drinking, requesting attentive hearing and phala-bestowal to the stotṛ/yajamāna.", "theological_insight": "Divine generosity is activated through praise and offering, but remains a voluntary bestowal, not a wage.", "etymology_highlights": "girvaṇaḥ as ‘stuti-vān’/‘girām vanitā’ (one who delights in hymns); uktha as solemn recitation; rāsva from √rā ‘to give’." }