Mantra 6
Aindra stotra: praise of Indra’s unrivaled might and Soma-exhilaration in support of victory and prosperity
वेत्था हि निरृतीनां वज्रहस्त परिवृजम् अहरहः शुन्ध्युः परिपदामिव
vetthā hi nirṛtīnāṃ vajrahasta parivṛjam aharahaḥ śundhyuḥ paripadāmiva
vetthā1 hi1 nirṛtīnāṃ2 vajra-hasta1 pari-vṛjam2 ahar-ahaḥ1 śundhyuḥ2 pari-padām3 iva1
हे वज्रहस्ता! निरृती (विपत्ती) दूर करण्याचे उपाय तू खरोखर जाणतोस. दिवसेंदिवस ते यज्ञमार्ग असे शुद्ध करतात, जसे लोक पावलांनी तुडवलेल्या प्रवेशमार्गांना झाडून स्वच्छ करतात.
vetthā hi | nirṛtīnām | vajra-hasta | pari-vṛjam | ahar-ahaḥ | śundhyuḥ | pari-padām iva
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this ṛc)
{ "prastava": "(typical) o vā / hāyi… (stobha-based prelude; exact gāna required)", "udgitha": "vetthā hi nirṛtīnāṃ vajrahasta parivṛjam", "pratihara": "aharahaḥ", "upadrava": "śundhyuḥ paripadāmiva", "nidhana": "(cadential) om / hāu (per śākhā-prayoga)", "structure_notes": "Kauthuma segmentation often isolates short phrases (e.g., aharahaḥ) as a response-bearing unit; exact division depends on the assigned sāman in the gāna.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "nirṛti is pāpa and its afflictive result; Indra knows the parivṛj—apotropaic removal/aversion; śundhyuḥ is repeated śodhana of the sacrifice (aharahaḥ).", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse is read as securing the yajña’s purity and guarding it from pāpa-doṣa and adverse forces; daily purification is part of correct performance (vidhi).", "theological_insight": "Indra’s protection is not merely martial; it is the sustaining intelligence that keeps the rite aligned with ṛta through continual cleansing.", "etymology_highlights": "nirṛti → ‘niḥ-ṛ’ (downward dissolution); parivṛj → ‘vṛj’ (to cleanse/sweep) with pari (around, completely); śundh- (to purify)." }