Mantra 2
Aindra victory-invocation: Indra summoned as the fierce, far-ranging protector who smites foes and grants Soma-born prosperity
भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवा भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवां सस्तनूभिर्व्यशेमहि देवहितं यदायुः
bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devā bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃ sastanūbhirvyaśemahi devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ
bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ1 śṛṇuyāma devā2 bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ3 sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃsaḥ1 stanūbhirvyaśemahi2 devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ3
ఓ దేవులారా, మా చెవులతో భద్రం (మంగళం)నే వినుదుము; ఓ యజత్రులారా (పూజ్యులారా), మా కళ్లతో భద్రం నే చూద్దుము. స్థిరమైన అంగాలతో, ఆరోగ్యమైన దేహాలతో, మిమ్మల్ని స్తుతిస్తూ, దేవహిత (దేవులు నియమించిన) ఆయుష్షును పొందుదుము.
bhadram | karṇebhiḥ | śṛṇuyāma | devāḥ | bhadram | paśyema | akṣabhiḥ | yajatrāḥ | sthiraiḥ | aṅgaiḥ | tuṣṭuvāṃsaḥ | tanūbhiḥ | vi-aśemahi | deva-hitām | yat | āyuḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires chant-index mapping for UA 4.9.3.09.02)
{ "prastava": "(soft stobha prelude; exact form depends on gāna)", "udgitha": "bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devā bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ", "pratihara": "sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃsaḥ", "upadrava": "stanūbhirvyaśemahi devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ", "nidhana": "āyuḥ (prolonged repose)", "structure_notes": "‘bhadram’ works as a recurring melodic pillar; ‘āyuḥ’ naturally takes nidhana-lengthening to ‘rest’ the blessing into the listener.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prelude; Udgātṛ: the double ‘bhadram’ invocation; Pratihartṛ: steadiness clause; Udgātṛ: attainment clause; all: nidhana on ‘āyuḥ’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Prayer for auspicious hearing and seeing; gods are ‘yajatrāḥ’ (worthy of worship). With steady limbs and sound bodies, the worshippers praise and seek to attain ‘devahitam āyuḥ’—a lifespan allotted/ordained by the gods, conducive to continued merit and sacrifice.", "ritual_interpretation": "Blessing for the sacrificer’s sensory and bodily fitness, ensuring correct performance and reception of mantras and ritual signs.", "theological_insight": "Auspiciousness is not random: it is a divinely harmonized order that can be invoked and lived into through praise and steadiness.", "etymology_highlights": "bhadra = kalyāṇa/hita; yajatra = yajñārha; devahitam = devaiḥ nihitam/niyataṃ (placed/ordained by gods)." }