Mantra 5
Aindra praise seeking Indra’s manifest bounty and protective heavenly aid in the sacrifice
विश्वानरस्य वस्पतिमनानतस्य शवसः एवैश्च चर्षणीनामूती हुवे रथानाम्
viśvānarasya vaspatimanānatasya śavasaḥ evaiśca carṣaṇīnāmūtī huve rathānām
viśvānarasya1 vaspatimanānatasya2 śavasaḥ3 evaiśca1 carṣaṇīnām2 ūtī3 huve1 rathānām2
सहायाय विश्वानरं वस्पतिं धनानां, अनानतस्य शवसः, चर्षणीनाम् (रक्षकम्), रथानाम् एवैश्च (देवानाम्) ऊतीं हुवे।
viśvānarasya | vaspatim | anānatasya | śavasaḥ | eva | eśca | carṣaṇīnām | ūtī | huve | rathānām
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{ "prastava": "(Soft stobha prelude—often smoother for Agni themes)", "udgitha": "viśvānarasya vaspatim anānatasya śavasaḥ", "pratihara": "evaiś ca carṣaṇīnām", "upadrava": "ūtī huve rathānām", "nidhana": "(Close with prolonged ‘hve’/‘ūtī’ and stobha tail)", "structure_notes": "Epithets stack naturally in udgītha; ‘ūtī’ is a key devotional noun—often highlighted by sustain.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part udgātṛ team." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa identifies Viśvānara with Agni, universal among men and central to sacrifice. ‘vaspati’ is lord of riches; ‘ūtī’ is protective favor invoked for the sacrificer and rite.", "ritual_interpretation": "An invocation securing Agni’s guardianship over wealth/resources and the moving agencies (ratha) involved in ritual progress.", "theological_insight": "Agni is both cosmic and domestic: the same universal fire that carries offerings also sustains human prosperity and resilience.", "etymology_highlights": "viśvānara ‘of all men’; vaspati ‘lord of vasu’; anānata ‘unbent’; śavas ‘strength’; ūtī ‘help/protection’." }