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 ||
हे (यजमानांनो), आपल्या अवसे (रक्षणा)साठी यज्ञाचा राजा—अग्नीला, जो रुद्र-स्वरूप, होतृ, आणि दोन्ही लोकांचा (रोदसी) सत्ययज (सत्य यज्ञ करणारा) आहे—इथे आणा. जो सुवर्ण-रूप आहे, जो प्राचीन काळापासून वज्रधारी (तनयित्नु) यांच्या अदृश्य/अचिंत्य स्रोतापासून प्रकट झाला—त्याला सहाय्यासाठी आवाहन करा.
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)." }