Mantra 2
Aindra stotra as a plea to Indra to hear the Soma-pressing call and unite with perfected praise, framed by cosmic messenger imagery (suparṇa/drapsa) that upholds ṛta.
ऊर्ध्वो गन्धर्वो अधि नाके अस्थात्प्रत्यञ्चित्रा बिभ्रदस्यायुधानि वसानो अत्कं सुरभिं दृशे कं स्व3र्ण नाम जनत प्रियाणि
ūrdhvo gandharvo adhi nāke asthātpratyañcitrā bibhradasyāyudhāni vasāno atkaṃ surabhiṃ dṛśe kaṃ sva3rṇa nāma janata priyāṇi
ū́rdhvo gandharvó ádhi nā́ke asthāt pratyáñcitrā bíbhrad asyā́yudhāni vasāná átkam surabhíṃ dṛśé káṃ svá3rṇa nā́ma jánata priyā́ṇi
Di langit yang tinggi berdirilah Gandharva; ia memikul kuasa-kuasa cemerlangnya bagaikan senjata. Memakai atka yang harum untuk dipandang, ia—bernama “emas” (svarṇa)—melahirkan dan menzahirkan perkara-perkara yang dikasihi.
ūrdhvaḥ | gandharvaḥ | adhi | nāke | asthāt | pratyañcitrā | bibhrat | asya | āyudhāni | vasānaḥ | atkam | surabhim | dṛśe | kam | svarṇa | nāma | janata | priyāṇi
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for UA 4.9.2.13.02)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Gandharva stands aloft in heaven; his ‘weapons’ are radiant powers/means; he wears a fragrant atka; named ‘golden’, he generates or reveals desirable things.", "ritual_interpretation": "Gandharva as Soma’s guardian: invoked to secure Soma’s purity and to release auspicious fruits; āyudha are read as śakti-sādhana rather than literal arms.", "theological_insight": "Beauty/fragrance are not mere aesthetics but marks of sacramental purity; the guardian of Soma is also guardian of refined desire.", "etymology_highlights": "gandharva linked with gandha (fragrance) in interpretive tradition; surabhi = sugandhi; āyudha = upāya/śakti (means/power); svarṇa = su-varṇa (excellent ‘color’/value)." }