Mantra 2
Vaiśvānara-Agni as the embodiment of ṛta who illumines and carries the sacrifice
य इदं प्रतिपप्रथे यज्ञस्य स्वरुत्तिरन् ऋतूनुत्सृजते वशी
ya idaṃ pratipaprathe yajñasya svaruttiran ṛtūnutsṛjate vaśī
ya1 idaṃ2 pratipaprathe3 yajñasya1 svaruttiran2 ṛtūn3 utsṛjate1 vaśī2
మనకు ముందుగా ఈ (యజ్ఞ-విధి)ని విస్తరించినవాడు—యజ్ఞాన్ని స్వర్గానికి ఎత్తిచే వాడు, స్వాధీన అధిపతి—అతడే ఋతువులను, నియత కాలాలను ప్రవాహింపజేస్తాడు.
yaḥ | idam | prati-paprathe | yajñasya | svaḥ-uttiraḥ | ṛtūn | utsṛjate | vaśī
Vaiśvānara (Agneya) (Uttarārcika tune-class; exact gāna-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) o/ho—measured opening", "udgitha": "ya idaṃ pratipaprathe yajñasya svaruttiran", "pratihara": "ṛtūn", "upadrava": "utsṛjate vaśī", "nidhana": "vaśī (lengthened, sovereign close)", "structure_notes": "The semantic hinge is ‘svaruttiraḥ’; singers often shape a perceptible ‘ascent’ there and resolve firmly on ‘vaśī’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "idam = this yajña (or Agni); svaruttiraḥ = cause of reaching heaven; ṛtavaḥ = yajña-kālāḥ (darśa-paurṇamāsa etc.); vaśī = controller of all times.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms Agni’s governance of sacrificial timing and his capacity to convey offerings upward.", "theological_insight": "Agni is kāla and path: the same principle that orders seasons orders spiritual ascent.", "etymology_highlights": "svaḥ (heaven) + uttira (raiser); vaśī from √vaś ‘to control, rule’." }