Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 14
Agni as the gracious ritual guest—kindled, seated on the barhis, and invoked to grant welfare and carry offerings
कस्य नूनं परीणसि धियो जिन्वसि सत्पते जोषाता यस्य ते गिरः
कस्य नूनं परीणसि धियो जिन्वसि सत्पते जोषाता यस्य ते गिरः
kasya nū1naṃ parī2ṇasi dhiyo1 jinvasi satpa1te jo2ṣātā yasya te gi1raḥ
ഹേ സത്പതേ, ഇപ്പോൾ നീ ആരെയാണു പൂർണ്ണമായി സംരക്ഷിച്ചു കൈക്കൊള്ളുന്നത്? ആരുടെ ഭക്തിഭരിതമായ ധീകളെ നീ ഉണർത്തുന്നു? നിനക്കായി ഉയരുന്ന സ്തുതിഗീരുകളുള്ളവനെ നീ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നവൻ.
कस्य । नूनम् । परीणसि । धियः । जिन्वसि । सत्-पते । जोषाता । यस्य । ते । गिरः ।
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this ṛc)
{ "prastava": "Stobha-prelude setting an interrogative lift before ‘kasya nūnaṃ’.", "udgitha": "Main delivery through ‘parīṇasi dhiyo jinvasi satpate’ with energizing elongations on key verbs.", "pratihara": "Response emphasizing ‘satpate’/‘joṣātā’ as the hinge of divine acceptance.", "upadrava": "Short after-song landing on ‘yasyá te giraḥ’—the criterion of accepted praise.", "nidhana": "Collective close on ‘giraḥ’ with shared cadence.", "structure_notes": "The semantic pivot is ‘joṣātā’: musically suited for a marked cadence or sustained note before final resolution.", "singer_assignments": "Standard: Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha+upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa reads the interrogatives as ritual selection: Indra is asked which yajamāna/officiant he favors ‘now’ in the present Soma-session; ‘dhī’ is sacrificial intention/priestly intelligence; Indra enlivens it and accepts (joṣātā) the praises directed to him.", "ritual_interpretation": "A stotra that seeks Indra’s present-time assent and patronage for the ongoing rite.", "theological_insight": "Divine acceptance is not automatic; it aligns with right intention (dhī) and properly addressed praise (giraḥ).", "etymology_highlights": "satpati = ‘lord of sat’ (good/true); joṣātā from √juṣ ‘to be pleased/accept’." }