Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 12
Agni as the gracious ritual guest—kindled, seated on the barhis, and invoked to grant welfare and carry offerings
कविमग्निमुप स्तुहि सत्यधर्माणमध्वरे देवममीवचातनम्
kavimagnimupa stuhi satyadharmāṇamadhvare devamamīvacātanam
kaviṃ1 agniṃ1 upa1 stuhi2 satyadharmā́ṇaṃ2 adhvaré2 devám2 amīvā́cātanam3
अध्वर (यज्ञ) मध्ये सत्यधर्मा कवी अग्नीची स्तुती करा—अमीव (रोग) आणि सर्व प्रकारच्या अनिष्ट उपद्रवांना दूर हाकलणाऱ्या त्या देवाची.
kavim | agnim | upa | stuhi | satya-dharmāṇam | adhvare | devam | amīvā-cātanam
Rathantara (Agneya-stotra usage; melody assignment varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude setting a protective frame", "udgitha": "Main body: ‘kavim agnim upa stuhi satyadharmāṇam adhvare’", "pratihara": "Response reinforcing the cadence after ‘adhvare’", "upadrava": "Final clause ‘devam amīvācātanam’ as the healing climax", "nidhana": "Closing stobhas sealing protection", "structure_notes": "Effective to keep ‘stuhi’ crisp (imperative), then broaden on ‘satya-dharmāṇam’; final word can receive a decisive cadence for apotropaic effect.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ (prastāva), Udgātṛ (udgītha+upadrava), Pratihartṛ (pratihāra), all (nidhana)." }
{ "gloss_summary": "kavi: Agni as krāntadarśin and Hotṛ-principle who ‘composes’ the rite. satyadharmāṇam: his ordinances are fixed/true. amīvācātanam: the god who drives away disease and harmful influences.", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni is praised within adhvara as protector of ritual correctness and remover of impediments.", "theological_insight": "Truth (satya) is not abstract: it is Agni’s operative law maintaining health of cosmos and sacrificer.", "etymology_highlights": "amīvā: affliction/disease; cātana: driving away; adhvara: sacrifice (traditionally ‘non-injuring’)." }