Mantra 7
Agni as Jātavedas—ritual guide and luminous power who secures faultless sacrifice and protection in the sadas
आ वो राजानमध्वरस्य रुद्रं होतारं सत्ययजं रोदस्योः अग्निं पुरा तनयित्नोरचित्ताद्धिरण्यरूपमवसे कृणुध्वम्
ā vo rājānamadhvarasya rudraṃ hotāraṃ satyayajaṃ rodasyoḥ agniṃ purā tanayitnoracittāddhiraṇyarūpamavase kṛṇudhvam
ā vaḥ rājānam adhvarasya rudraṃ hotāraṃ satya-yajaṃ rodasyoḥ | agniṃ purā tanayitnoḥ acittāt hiraṇya-rūpam avase1 kṛṇudhvam2 ||
ഹേ യജമാനരേ, നിങ്ങളുടെ രക്ഷയ്ക്കായി യജ്ഞത്തിന്റെ രാജാവായ അഗ്നിയെ—രുദ്രസ്വരൂപനെയും, ഹോതൃവിനെയും, ദ്യാവാപൃഥിവികളിൽ സത്യയജ്ഞം ചെയ്യുന്നവനെയും—ഇവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവരുവിൻ. സ്വർണ്ണരൂപനായ, പുരാതനകാലം മുതൽ തന്നെ തനയിത്നു (വജ്രധാരി)യുടെ അചിത്ത/അദൃശ്യ ഉറവിടത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രത്യക്ഷനായ അവനെ സഹായത്തിനായി കൊണ്ടുവരുവിൻ.
ā | vaḥ | rājānam | adhvarasya | rudram | hotāram | satya-yajam | rodasyoḥ | agnim | purā | tanayitnoḥ | acittāt | hiraṇya-rūpam | avase | kṛṇudhvam
Rudra-Agni sāman (traditional epithet-based assignment)
o; hau
{ "prastava": "o (or o…hau) establishing summons", "udgitha": "ā vo rājānam adhvarasya rudraṃ hotāraṃ satyayajaṃ rodasyoḥ (expanded; epithet-peaks)", "pratihara": "agnim purā tanayitnoḥ acittāt (response; mystery/hidden-source coloring)", "upadrava": "dhiraṇyarūpam avase kṛṇudhvam (after-song; protection request)", "nidhana": "kṛṇudhvam (cadential imperative; collectively sealed)", "structure_notes": "Epithet cluster naturally forms udgītha; the ‘hidden-source’ pāda suits a slightly softened melodic turn before returning to bright ‘golden form’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha/upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Rudra’ is explained as endowed with raudra-śakti to destroy obstacles (antarāya); ‘satyayaj’ as unfailing in sacrificial result; ‘tanayitnu’ imagery aligns with ancient manifestation from an unperceived source; ‘avase’ is for protection/help.", "ritual_interpretation": "Invokes Agni specifically as protective power ensuring successful, unobstructed Soma performance.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s fierceness is not contrary to beneficence: the same power that burns obstacles grants refuge and true sacrificial fruit.", "etymology_highlights": "Rudra linked to ‘rud’ (to roar/weep) in traditional nirukta lines; satya-yaj as ‘satya’ (true) + ‘yaj’ (to sacrifice)." }