Mantra 1
Aindra invocations centering on Indra’s power made effective through yajña—especially Indra’s joint action with Agni and his swift approach to the rite.
इदं श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरागाच्चित्रः प्रकेतो अजनिष्ट विभ्वा यथा प्रसूता सवितुः सवायैवा रात्र्युषसे योनिमारैक्
idaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotirāgāccitraḥ praketo ajaniṣṭa vibhvā yathā prasūtā savituḥ savāyaivā rātryuṣase yonimāraik
idáṃ śréṣṭhaṃ jyótiṣāṃ jyótir ā́gāc citráḥ praketó ajániṣṭa vibhvā́ | yáthā prasūtā́ savitúḥ savā́yaivā́ rā́try-uṣáse yónim ā́raik ||
జ్యోతులలో శ్రేష్ఠమైన ఈ జ్యోతి వచ్చెను; ప్రకాశమయమైన, విచిత్ర-ప్రకేత (చిహ్నం) జన్మించెను, సర్వవ్యాపి. సవితృ (Savitṛ) యొక్క సవ (ప్రేరణ) చేత ప్రేరితమై, రాత్రి మరియు ఉషస్సుకు తత్కత యోని/స్థానాన్ని నియమించెను.
idam | śreṣṭham | jyotiṣām | jyotiḥ | āgāt | citraḥ | praketaḥ | ajaniṣṭa | vibhvā | yathā | prasūtā | savituḥ | savāya | eva | rātri-uṣase | yonim | āraik
Uṣas-sāman (generic/unspecified in input)
{ "prastava": "Soft stobha prelude to ‘open the horizon’", "udgitha": "idáṃ śréṣṭhaṃ jyótiṣāṃ jyótir ā́gāc citráḥ praketó ajániṣṭa vibhvā́", "pratihara": "(response) preparing the Savitṛ ordinance clause", "upadrava": "yáthā prasūtā́ savitúḥ savā́yaivā́", "nidhana": "rā́try-uṣáse yónim ā́raik (final cadence; collective)", "structure_notes": "Place melodic apex on jyótiḥ/vibhvā́; keep the Savitṛ clause rhythmically clear to preserve ‘impulsion’ sense; close gently on yónim.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part distribution among prastotṛ/udgātṛ/pratihartṛ/udgātṛ/chorus" }
{ "gloss_summary": "The श्रेष्ठ light has come; a brilliant sign is born; by Savitṛ’s impulsion it assigns proper stations to Night and Dawn.", "ritual_interpretation": "Savitṛ impels the proper times (kāla) of rites; ‘yoni’ is the appointed station/period—night recedes to its place and dawn arises in its ordained locus, enabling morning ritual.", "theological_insight": "Cosmic order is time-order; dawn is the sacramental sign that the divine ordinance is functioning.", "etymology_highlights": "yoni—sthāna/kāla-niyama (station/period); savā—impulsion/pravartanā (prompting)." }