Mantra 2
Aindra praise of Indra’s irresistible might, affirmed through repeated soma-invitation and communal submission
वृकश्चिदस्य वारण उरामथिरा वयुनेषु भूषति सेमं न स्तोमं जुजुषाण आ गहीन्द्र प्र चित्रया धिया
vṛkaścidasya vāraṇa urāmathirā vayuneṣu bhūṣati semaṃ na stomaṃ jujuṣāṇa ā gahīndra pra citrayā dhiyā
vṛkaś1 cid asya vāraṇaḥ1 urāmathirā2 vayuneṣu2 bhūṣati1 | sa1 imaṃ naḥ1 stomaṃ1 jujuṣāṇaḥ2 ā2 gahi1 indra1 pra1 citrayā2 dhiyā2
இந்திரா—ஓநாயைப் போலக் கடுமையானவனாயினும், பகை-தடுப்பவனும், பரந்தெழுப்புவனும்—வயுனங்களில் (விதி-ஒழுங்குகளில்) அலங்கரித்து ஸ்துதிக்கப்படுகிறான். எங்கள் இந்த ஸ்தோமத்தை மகிழ்ந்து ஏற்றுக்கொண்டு வா; ஹே இந்திரா, விசித்திர-ஒளியுடைய தியாவுடன் இங்கு வருக.
vṛkaḥ-cit | asya | vāraṇaḥ | urā-mathi-rāḥ | vayuneṣu | bhūṣati | saḥ | imam | naḥ | stomam | jujuṣāṇaḥ | ā | gahi | indra | pra | citrayā | dhiyā
Indra-stotra (Aindra) — tune unspecified in input
{ "prastava": "(Stobha-led prelude; commonly ‘hā/ho/i’ expansions preceding the text in Aindra melodies)", "udgitha": "vṛkaścid asya vāraṇa urāmathirā vayuneṣu bhūṣati", "pratihara": "semaṃ na stomaṃ jujuṣāṇaḥ", "upadrava": "ā gahi indra", "nidhana": "pra citrayā dhiyā", "structure_notes": "Text is segmented to highlight: (1) Indra’s epithets, (2) acceptance of stoma, (3) invitatory arrival, (4) concluding ‘bright intention’ as nidhana-cadence.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ begins with prastāva; Udgātṛ carries udgītha and upadrava; Pratihartṛ responds with pratihāra; Nidhana is commonly joined/confirmed by the group per śākhā practice." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘vayuneṣu’ = yajña-karmasu; Indra is praised/embellished therein. ‘stoma’ is the liturgical stotra; ‘jujuṣāṇa’ indicates acceptance; ‘ā gahi’ is the formal invitation.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse functions as an invitatory within stotra-performance, requesting Indra’s presence to empower the sacrificial sequence.", "theological_insight": "Divine power is not coerced but welcomed through ordered rite and praise; acceptance (jujuṣāṇa) signals grace responding to correct performance.", "etymology_highlights": "vāraṇa as ‘nivāraka’ (warder-off); vayuna as ‘vidhi/krama’ (procedure); stoma as ‘stuti-stotra’ (praise-song)." }