Mantra 3
Aindra stotra as a plea to Indra to hear the Soma-pressing call and unite with perfected praise, framed by cosmic messenger imagery (suparṇa/drapsa) that upholds ṛta.
द्रप्सः समुद्रमभि यज्जिगाति पश्यन्गृध्रस्य चक्षसा विधर्मन् भानुः शुक्रेण शोचिषा चकानस्तृतीये चक्रे रजसि प्रियाणि
drapsaḥ samudramabhi yajjigāti paśyangṛdhrasya cakṣasā vidharman bhānuḥ śukreṇa śociṣā cakānastṛtīye cakre rajasi priyāṇi
drápsaḥ samudrám abhí yáj jigā́ti páśyan gṛ́dhrasya cákṣasā vidhárman bhā́nuḥ śúkreṇa śóciṣā cakā́nas tṛtī́ye cakré rájasi priyā́ṇi
ஒளிவிடும் துளி (த்ரப்ஸ) கடலை நோக்கி விரைந்து செல்கிறது; கழுகின் கூர்மையான பார்வையால் நோக்கி, தர்ம ஒழுங்குகளைத் தாங்குகிறது. தூய ஒளிச்சுடரால் பிரகாசிக்கும் பானு, மகிழ்ந்து, மூன்றாம் வட்ட/சுற்றில், ரஜஸ்-பிரதேசத்தில், இனியவற்றை நிலைநிறுத்துகிறது.
drapsaḥ | samudram | abhi | yat | jigāti | paśyan | gṛdhrasya | cakṣasā | vidharman | bhānuḥ | śukreṇa | śociṣā | cakānaḥ | tṛtīye | cakre | rajasi | priyāṇi
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna mapping for UA 4.9.2.13.03)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) ō/hō + opening of the first pāda, establishing the rāga-like contour", "udgitha": "Core text through the main semantic arc: drapsaḥ… vidharman… bhānuḥ…", "pratihara": "Responsive refrain-like return on a key word (often bhānuḥ/śociṣā or a shortened segment)", "upadrava": "Continuation/after-song carrying ‘tṛtīye cakre rajasi…’ with tightened rhythm", "nidhana": "Cadential closing on ‘priyāṇi’ with collective settling tone", "structure_notes": "Exact segmentation depends on the mapped UA gāna; Kauthuma practice typically places the longest prolongations in udgītha and nidhana.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha + upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all three: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa glosses drapsa as Soma (pressed drop) or as solar tejas; the mantra describes its swift course, its all-seeing vision, and its function of sustaining vidharman (ṛta/vidhi).", "ritual_interpretation": "Read as Soma’s movement from pressing to offering—sound-guided ascent; ‘priyāṇi’ are yajña-phala (desired sacrificial results) established in the cosmic field.", "theological_insight": "The same essence appears as Soma and as solar radiance: the sacrament is a form of light that upholds order and yields auspiciousness.", "etymology_highlights": "vidharman: ‘vidadhāti dharmān’—that which sets/maintains dharma; drapsa as ‘drāpayati/dravati’—the flowing, shining drop (traditional derivational play)." }