Mantra 6
Aindra Soma-invocation: summoning Indra to the pressed Soma and affirming ṛta-guided protection that stabilizes the sacrifice
दूरादिहेव यत्सतो ऽरुणप्सुरशिश्वितत् वि भानुं विश्वथातनत्
dūrādiheva yatsato 'ruṇapsuraśiśvitat vi bhānuṃ viśvathātanat
dūrā2d ihaiva2 yat2sato2 aruṇa2psur2 aśiśvitat2 vi1 bhānuṃ2 viśvathā2 atanat2
दूरून—इथवर—तो पुढे सरकताच, अरुण-अश्वयुक्त (शक्ती) तेजस्वी झाली; त्याने आपली प्रभा सर्व दिशांना, सर्वत्र, पसरवली.
dūrāt | iha-iva | yat-sataḥ | aruṇa-psuḥ | aśiśvitat | vi | bhānum | viśvathā | atanat
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna assignment)
{ "prastava": "Gentle ‘from afar’ opening, often with a slightly lower register.", "udgitha": "dūrādiheva… aśiśvitat (approach and shining).", "pratihara": "Cadential response preparing the ‘spreading’ clause.", "upadrava": "vi bhānuṃ viśvathā (radiance statement).", "nidhana": "atanat (final expansion/settling tone).", "structure_notes": "Shape the udgītha as a gradual brightening; allow the nidhana to feel ‘wide’ and even.", "singer_assignments": "Standard Kauthuma distribution with ensemble nidhana to ‘fill space’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Radiance is the deity’s auspicious manifestation at the yajña; ‘from afar to here’ indicates divine approach to the sacrificial seat; aruṇa is interpreted as red/bright (rays/steeds).", "ritual_interpretation": "The mantra ‘brings’ the deity near through descriptive epiphany, sanctifying space and directions.", "theological_insight": "Divinity is experienced as light that arrives and pervades; the yajña becomes the locus of that pervasion.", "etymology_highlights": "bhānu: ‘shining beam’; aruṇa: ‘ruddy’; atanat: ‘stretched/spread’." }