Mantra 5
Agni kindled as Hotṛ: invoking the gods, securing wealth, and protecting the sacrifice
प्रत्यग्ने हरसा हरः शृणाहि विश्वतस्परि यातुधानस्य रक्षसो बलं न्युब्जवीर्यम्
pratyagne harasā haraḥ śṛṇāhi viśvataspari yātudhānasya rakṣaso balaṃ nyubjavīryam
praty1 agne2 harasā3 haraḥ2 | śṛṇāhi1 viśvatas2 pari3 yātudhānasya2 rakṣaso3 | balaṃ1 nyubja2 vīryam3
ਹੇ ਅਗਨੀ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਆਪਣੀ ਜਵਾਲਾ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਹਾਰ ਕਰ; ਹਰ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ (ਸਾਡੀ) ਪੁਕਾਰ ਸੁਣ: ਯਾਤੁਧਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਕਸ਼ਸ ਦੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮ ਨੂੰ ਢਾਹ ਦੇ।
prati | agne | harasā | haraḥ | śṛṇāhi | viśvataḥ | pari | yātu-dhānasya | rakṣasaḥ | balam | ni-ubja | vīryam
Rakṣohā Sāman (protective chant; generic)
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude that ‘draws the circle’—often brisker onset.", "udgitha": "Imperative core: pratyagne harasā haraḥ… śṛṇāhi…", "pratihara": "Response reinforcing ‘viśvataḥ pari’.", "upadrava": "Second half concentrates power on yātudhānasya… nyubja…", "nidhana": "Firm, short-to-medium sustain on vīryam as sealing blow.", "structure_notes": "Apotropaic sāmans favor crisp consonants and unified ensemble attacks.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets; Udgātṛ leads the strike; Pratihartṛ answers; Udgātṛ completes; all seal protection." }
{ "gloss_summary": "yātudhāna/rakṣas = yajña-vighna-kārī bhūta-viśeṣaḥ; harasā = jvālā-tejasā; nyubja = nitarāṃ pātaya, vighna-śaktiṃ praṇaśaya; śṛṇāhi = āhvānaṃ gṛhāṇa—rakṣaṇārthaṃ.", "ritual_interpretation": "A protective chant to remove beings/forces that obstruct sacrifice; requests Agni’s responsive guarding from all sides.", "theological_insight": "Agni is both purifier and protector; divine hearing (śravaṇa) is invoked as active guardianship.", "etymology_highlights": "haras (flame/heat); rakṣas (obstruction); yātu-dhāna (harm-doer); ni-√ubj (to overthrow)." }