Mantra 1
Agni as the sacrificial forerunner who opens the rite, framed by cosmic illumination and Indra’s paradigm of releasing prosperity
मयि वर्चो अथो यशो ऽथो यज्ञस्य यत्पयः परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिर्दिवि द्यामिव दृंहतु
mayi varco atho yaśo 'tho yajñasya yatpayaḥ parameṣṭhī prajāpatirdivi dyāmiva dṛṃhatu
ma-yi1 var-co2 a-tho3 ya-śo1 a-tho2 yaj-ñas-ya3 yat pa-yaḥ1 pa-ra-me-ṣṭhī2 pra-jā-pa-ti(r)3 di-vi1 dyā-mi-va2 dṛṃ-ha-tu3
मयि वर्चोऽथो यशोऽथो यज्ञस्य यत्पयः परमेṣ्ठी प्रजापतिर्दिवि द्यामिव दृंहतु।
mayi | varcaḥ | atho | yaśaḥ | atho | yajñasya | yat | payaḥ | parameṣṭhī | prajā-patiḥ | divi | dyām-iva | dṛṃhatu
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping)
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{ "gloss_summary": "Prayer for varcas, yaśas, and yajña’s payaḥ (essence/nourishment) to be in the sacrificer; Prajāpati Parameṣṭhin is asked to make them firm like heaven in the sky.", "ritual_interpretation": "‘Yajñasya payaḥ’ is the yajña-sāra/puṣṭi accruing to the yajamāna; Prajāpati stabilizes the ritual fruit so it is not lost.", "theological_insight": "Parameṣṭhin is the cosmic ‘support’ analogous to dyu; invoking him aligns personal prosperity with cosmic order.", "etymology_highlights": "parameṣṭhin ‘seated in the highest’; dṛṃh ‘to make firm/solid’; payaḥ as ‘nourishing essence’ beyond literal milk." }