Mantra 1
Vaiśvānara-Agni as the embodiment of ṛta who illumines and carries the sacrifice
ऋतावानं वैश्वानरमृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पतिम् अजस्रं घर्ममीमहे
ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaramṛtasya jyotiṣaspatim ajasraṃ gharmamīmahe
ṛtāvānaṃ1 vaiśvānaram2 ṛtasya3 jyotiṣaspatim1 ajasraṃ2 gharmam3 īmahe1
ഋതത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന വൈശ്വാനരനെ—അമൃതത്തിന്റെ ജ്യോതിസ്സിന്റെ അധിപതിയെ—അജസ്ര ഘർമം (താപ-തേജസ്) ആയി ഞങ്ങൾ ആരാധിക്കുന്നു.
ṛta-vānam | vaiśvānaram | ṛtasya | jyotiṣaḥ-patim | ajasram | gharmam | īmahe
Vaiśvānara (Agneya) (Uttarārcika tune-class; exact gāna-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) o/ho—setting a steady ‘ṛta’ pulse", "udgitha": "ṛtāvānaṃ vaiśvānaram ṛtasya jyotiṣaspatim", "pratihara": "(cadential response) ajasraṃ", "upadrava": "gharmam īmahe", "nidhana": "īmahe (final extension)", "structure_notes": "Key theological terms (‘ṛta’, ‘jyotis’) often receive melodic prominence; ‘īmahe’ takes closing elongation.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part: Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Ṛta = yajña-satya-niyama; jyotiṣaspati = lord of radiances (Agni’s arcis-tejas); gharma = heat/splendour, also known in Pravargya context.", "ritual_interpretation": "Supports rites where consecrated heat is central; establishes correct sacrificial order and efficacy.", "theological_insight": "Agni as universal principle: the same fire that lights the altar governs cosmic order and inner illumination.", "etymology_highlights": "ṛta (ordered truth); vaiśvānara (universal/for all men); gharma (heat; Pravargya technical term)." }