Mantra 7
Aindra Soma-invocation: summoning Indra to the pressed Soma and affirming ṛta-guided protection that stabilizes the sacrifice
आ नो मित्रावरुणा घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतम् मध्वा रजांसि सुक्रतू
ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtairgavyūtimukṣatam madhvā rajāṃsi sukratū
ā1 no1 mitrā2varuṇā2 ghṛtaiḥ2 gavyūtim2 ukṣatam2 madhvā2 rajāṃsi2 sukratū2
ਹੇ ਮਿਤ੍ਰ-ਵਰੁਣੋ, ਸਾਡੇ ਕੋਲ ਆਓ; ਘ੍ਰਿਤ ਨਾਲ ਗਵ੍ਯੂਤੀ—ਸਮ੍ਰਿੱਧੀ ਦਾ ਰਾਹ—ਸਿੰਜ ਦਿਓ; ਹੇ ਸੁਕ੍ਰਤੂ, ਮਧੁ (ਸੋਮ-ਸਮ) ਨਾਲ ਰਜਾਂਸਿ—ਸਾਰੇ ਖੇਤਰ—ਨਮੀ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ।
ā | naḥ | mitrā-varuṇā | ghṛtaiḥ | gavyūtim | ukṣatam | madhvā | rajāṃsi | su-kratū
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna assignment)
{ "prastava": "Soft call (ā…) establishing welcoming tone.", "udgitha": "ā no mitrāvaruṇā ghṛtaiḥ (invitation + medium of blessing).", "pratihara": "Cadential response after gavyūtim.", "upadrava": "ukṣatam madhvā rajāṃsi (sprinkling clause).", "nidhana": "su-kratū (final seal of right ordinance).", "structure_notes": "Let ghṛtaiḥ and madhvā be sung with legato continuity; nidhana should feel ‘settled’ and ‘right’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ opens; Udgātṛ carries main blessing; Pratihartṛ responds; Udgātṛ completes; all seal sukratū." }
{ "gloss_summary": "ghṛta is consecratory substance and oblation-medium; ukṣatam is ‘sprinkle/bedew’ as ritual bestowal; gavyūti is the way to cattle/food (wealth) and prosperity; madhvā is sweetness akin to Soma; su-kratū indicates their right ordinance.", "ritual_interpretation": "A benediction for the rite’s path and the directions—securing prosperity and purity through Āditya guardianship.", "theological_insight": "Order (kratu/vrata) is the condition for sweetness and abundance; the gods bless by pervasion, not coercion.", "etymology_highlights": "ghṛta: ‘clarified butter’ (also ‘bright/gleaming’ by association); ukṣ: ‘to sprinkle/moisten’; gavyūti: ‘cow-path/way to cattle’; su-kratu: ‘good ordinance/wise resolve’." }