Mantra 2
Agni kindled as Hotṛ: invoking the gods, securing wealth, and protecting the sacrifice
इत एत उदारुहन्दिवः पृष्ठान्या रुहन् प्र भूर्जयो यथा पथोद्यामङ्गिरसो ययुः
ita eta udāruhandivaḥ pṛṣṭhānyā ruhan pra bhūrjayo yathā pathodyāmaṅgiraso yayuḥ
itaḥ1 eta2 udāruhan3 divaḥ2 pṛṣṭhānyā1 ruhan2 | pra1 bhūrjayo2 yathā3 patho1dyāma2ṅgiraso3 yayuḥ2
ଏଠାରୁ ସେ (ଅଙ୍ଗିରସମାନେ) ଦିବ୍ୟ ଉଚ୍ଚତାକୁ ଆରୋହଣ କଲେ; ବିଜୟୀ ହୋଇ ସେମାନେ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ। ସେମାନେ ଯେ ପଥେ ଗଲେ, ସେହି ପଥେ ଆମେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆରୋହଣ କରିବା—ଅଙ୍ଗିରସମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେବା।
itaḥ | ete | ud-āruhan | divaḥ | pṛṣṭhāni | ā | ruhan | pra | bhūrjayaḥ | yathā | pathā | ud-yāma | aṅgirasaḥ | yayuḥ
Āṅgirasa Sāman (generic)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude establishing ascent motif (often rising from base tone).", "udgitha": "Text carried with melodic lift on udāruhan… divaḥ…", "pratihara": "Responsive cadence reinforcing ‘pathā’.", "upadrava": "Second half re-sung with emphasis on ‘yathā… aṅgirasaḥ’.", "nidhana": "Sustained close on yayuḥ to ‘seal’ the path.", "structure_notes": "Semantic painting (word-to-melody): ‘ud’ verbs typically receive melodic rise in Sāma pedagogy.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ with shared nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "pṛṣṭhāni = divo’ntarāṇi sthānāni (heaven’s intermediate stations/heights); pathā = yajña-mārgeṇa; aṅgirasaḥ = prācīnāḥ hotṛ-prabhṛtayaḥ, yajñena svargaṃ prāptāḥ.", "ritual_interpretation": "The yajña itself is the traversable route; by repeating the seers’ path, the sacrificer shares their attainment.", "theological_insight": "Heaven is accessed not by desire alone but by ritually ordered action empowered by mantra and lineage.", "etymology_highlights": "ud-√ruh (to climb); pṛṣṭha (back/upper surface → ‘heights’); mārga/path as yajña-procedure." }