Mantra 3
Aindra stuti: Indra’s empowerment of the singer and the yajña’s solar splendor as the vehicle of prosperity and ṛta
अयं सहस्रा परि युक्ता वसानः सूर्यस्य भानुं यज्ञो दाधार सहस्रदाः शतदा भूरिदावा धर्त्ता दिवो भुवनस्य विश्पतिः
ayaṃ sahasrā pari yuktā vasānaḥ sūryasya bhānuṃ yajño dādhāra sahasradāḥ śatadā bhūridāvā dharttā divo bhuvanasya viśpatiḥ
ayáṃ sahásrā pári yuktā́ vasānáḥ sū́ryasya bhā́nuṃ yajñó dādhā́ra sahasradā́ḥ śatadā́ bhū́ridāvā dhartā́ divó bhuvánasya víśpatiḥ
ഈ യജ്ഞം—സഹസ്രമായി യുക്തമായ ശക്തികളാൽ യുക്തനായി, വസാനഃ (ആവരണം ധരിച്ച്)—സൂര്യന്റെ ഭാനു (കിരണ-തേജസ്) ധരിച്ചു നിൽക്കുന്നു; സഹസ്രദാ, ശതദാ, ഭൂരിദാ ആയി ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ; ദ്യൗവിന്റെ ധർത്താവ്, ഭുവനത്തിന്റെ വിശ്പതി (ജനങ്ങളുടെ അധിപൻ) ആകുന്നു.
ayam | sahasrā | pari | yuktā | vasānaḥ | sūryasya | bhānum | yajñaḥ | dādhāra | sahasra-dāḥ | śata-dā | bhūri-dāvā | dhartā | divaḥ | bhuvanasya | viś-patiḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for UA 4.9.2.12.03)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Yajña is personified as sustaining solar radiance; the gift-epithets denote its fruit-bestowing capacity; it is the upholder of heaven and lord of beings/people.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms that correct yajña supports cosmic order and yields prosperity/dakṣiṇā-fruits; strengthens the sacrificer’s resolve mid-rite.", "theological_insight": "Rite is a cosmic agent: by sustaining bhānu (order’s sign), it sustains the worlds.", "etymology_highlights": "dādhāra = dhāraṇa (to uphold); viśpati = viśām patiḥ (lord of clans/people); bhūridāvā = bahu-dātā (much-giver)." }