Mantra 9
Agni kindled with radiant flames as the guardian of ṛta (right-ordered sacrifice) and giver of strengthening wealth
आ नो अग्ने वयोवृधं रयिं पावक शंस्यम् रास्वा च न उपमाते पुरुस्पृहं सुनीती सुयशस्तरम्
ā no agne vayovṛdhaṃ rayiṃ pāvaka śaṃsyam rāsvā ca na upamāte puruspṛhaṃ sunītī suyaśastaram
ā1 no2 agne2 vayovṛdhaṃ2 rayiṃ2 pāvaka2 śaṃsyam2 rāsvā3 ca2 na2 upamāte2 puruspṛhaṃ2 sunītī2 suyaśastaram2
Datanglah kepada kami, wahai Agni, wahai pemurni; kurniakan kepada kami kekayaan yang menambah daya hidup, yang layak dipuji dalam nyanyian. Dan Engkau yang didekati dengan persembahan, kurniakan juga kepada kami kemakmuran yang sangat didambakan—berpimpinan baik, dan berkemasyhuran paling mulia.
ā | naḥ | agne | vayaḥ-vṛdham | rayim | pāvaka | śaṃsyam | rāsvāḥ | ca | naḥ | upa-māte | puru-spṛham | su-nītī | su-yaśas-taram
{ "prastava": "oṃ ho-i (customary; exact depends on gāna)", "udgitha": "ā no agne vayovṛdhaṃ rayiṃ pāvaka śaṃsyam …", "pratihara": "echoed response emphasizing ‘naḥ’ and cadential syllables", "upadrava": "continuation into puruspṛhaṃ sunītī suyaśastaram", "nidhana": "final cadence on suyaśastaram (often prolonged on -taram)", "structure_notes": "The supplied svara numerals suggest a gentle opening and a petition crest at rāsvā(3); elongate compound junctions without obscuring sandhi.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all (nidhana)" }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Rayi’ is sacrificial prosperity (cattle/food/means sustaining the rite). ‘Vayovṛdham’ increases vayas (vital strength/nourishment). ‘Pāvaka’ is purifier. The requested prosperity includes good guidance (sunīti) and excellent renown (suyāśas).", "ritual_interpretation": "A petition to secure resources and right conduct so the yajña proceeds without obstruction and yields auspicious results.", "theological_insight": "Agni grants not only material means but the moral-intellectual ordering (nīti) that makes prosperity worthy of praise (śaṃsyam).", "etymology_highlights": "pāvaka (√pū ‘to purify’); nīti (√nī ‘to lead’); rayi (wealth as ‘flowing’ sustenance in ritual economy)." }