Mantra 9
Aindra praise and petition: Indra invoked to hear the call from all sides and bestow wealth, cattle, and heroic power through Soma-exhilaration
एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवाम शुद्धं शुद्धेन साम्ना शुद्धैरुक्थैर्वावृध्वांसं शुद्धैराशीर्वान्ममत्तु
eto nvindraṃ stavāma śuddhaṃ śuddhena sāmnā śuddhairukthairvāvṛdhvāṃsaṃ śuddhairāśīrvānmamattu
e1to nv i1ndraṃ sta1vāma śu1ddhaṃ śu1ddhena sā1mnā śu1ddhai3ru1kthai3rvā2vṛdhvāṃ3saṃ śu1ddhai3rāśī1rvān ma2mattu3
Come now, let us praise Indra, the pure, with a pure Sāman; (him) who is augmented by pure hymns: may he, rich in benedictions, be exhilarated by the pure (Soma).
etaḥ | nu | indram | stavāma | śuddham | śuddhena | sāmnā | śuddhaiḥ | ukthaiḥ | vāvṛdhvāṃsam | śuddhaiḥ | āśīḥ-vān | mamattu
Śuddha-sāman (purity-themed Aindra chant; exact tune-name not specified in input)
{ "prastava": "(Purity-themed prastāva often kept simple; stobhas, if used, should be restrained to match śuddha-bhāva)", "udgitha": "eto nv indraṃ stavāma śuddhaṃ śuddhena sāmnā", "pratihara": "(Response around ‘śuddhair ukthair vāvṛdhvāṃsam’)", "upadrava": "śuddhair āśīrvān", "nidhana": "mamattu", "structure_notes": "Repetition of ‘śuddha’ can be distributed to reinforce each structural segment; ‘mamattu’ is a classic nidhana word for Soma-exhilaration and takes a sustained, satisfying cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets a clean entry; Udgātṛ maintains purity of intonation; Pratihartṛ answers with matched pitch; all close together on ‘mamattu’ for a unified ‘exhilaration’ seal." }
{ "gloss_summary": "śuddha = pavitra, soma-saṃskāra-śuddhaḥ; śuddhena sāmnā = nirdoṣa-sāmagānena (faultless chant); mamattu = somena modatām (let him rejoice by Soma); āśīrvān = āśīḥ-pradaḥ.", "ritual_interpretation": "Emphasizes ritual correctness: purified Soma and faultless sāman augment Indra; the goal is Indra’s exhilaration leading to blessings.", "theological_insight": "Purity is both ontological and procedural: the deity is ‘pure’ and is approached by purity; right sound is a means of divine increase (vṛddhi).", "etymology_highlights": "mamattu glossed as ‘modatām’ (rejoice), shifting ‘intoxication’ into sacred joy; śuddhena sāmnā defined as nirdoṣa (without defect)." }