Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 6
Agni as the powerful guide of the sacrifice who grants safe passage to wealth, strength, and divine order (ṛta)
यद्वाहिष्ठं तदग्नये बृहदर्च विभावसो महिषीव त्वद्रयिस्त्वद्वाजा उदीरते
yadvāhiṣṭhaṃ tadagnaye bṛhadarca vibhāvaso mahiṣīva tvadrayistvadvājā udīrate
yad vā1 ahiṣṭhaṃ2 tad agnaye3 bṛhad arca1 vibhāvaso2 | mahiṣīva1 tvad rayis2 tvad vājā3 udīrate2
ഹേ വിഭാവസു, ദീപ്തനായ അഗ്നേ! അവനോടു മഹത്തായ ഋച പാടുക; ഏറ്റവും ഇഷ്ടമായതെല്ലാം അഗ്നിക്കാണ്. നിന്നിൽ നിന്ന്—മഹിഷിപോലെ മഹാദാതാവിൽ നിന്ന്—രയി (സമ്പത്ത്)യും വാജ (ഉത്സാഹദായക സമ്മാനങ്ങൾ)യും ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു.
yat | vā | ahiṣṭham | tat | agnaye | bṛhat | arca | vibhāvaso | mahiṣī-iva | tvat | rayiḥ | tvat | vājāḥ | ud-īrate
Rathantara (Agneya-prastāva tradition; generic assignment)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) o/ho ī… (traditional prastāva syllables vary by sāman)", "udgitha": "yad vā ahiṣṭhaṃ tad agnaye bṛhad arca vibhāvaso", "pratihara": "mahiṣīva tvad rayis", "upadrava": "tvad vājā udīrate", "nidhana": "(cadential elongation on udīrate / re-stabilizing stobha)", "structure_notes": "Text is distributed to support a climactic rise on vibhāvaso and a fruit-bearing cadence on udīrate; actual Kauthuma gāna will insert stobhas and vowel-lengthenings.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "ahiṣṭham = iṣṭatamaṃ phalaṃ (yajña-phala) in the form of rayi and vāja; vibhāvasu = illuminator of the yajña; udīrate = become manifest for the yajamānas, arising from Agni.", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni is praised as the locus where desired yajña-fruit is secured; by kindling and praising him, the sacrificer’s wealth and winning-power arise.", "theological_insight": "Agni is not merely receiver but revealer—he ‘lights’ the rite and thus makes its fruits possible.", "etymology_highlights": "vibhāvasu: vi-bhā (to shine forth) + vasu (wealth/light); ud-īrate: ‘rise up/out’ indicating emergence of fruits." }