Mantra 3
Vaiśvānara-Agni as the embodiment of ṛta who illumines and carries the sacrifice
अग्निः प्रियेषु धामसु कामो भूतस्य भव्यस्य सभ्राडेको वि राजति
agniḥ priyeṣu dhāmasu kāmo bhūtasya bhavyasya sabhrāḍeko vi rājati
agniḥ1 priyeṣu2 dhāmasu3 kāmo1 bhūtasya2 bhavyasya3 sabhrāḍ1 eko2 vi3 rājati1
อัคนี (Agni) ในสถานที่อันเป็นที่รักของท่าน—ผู้เป็นที่ปรารถนา ผู้บันดาลสิ่งที่เป็นอยู่และสิ่งที่จะเป็น—ส่องประกายรุ่งโรจน์ โดดเดี่ยวก็ยังเจิดจ้า.
agniḥ | priyeṣu | dhāmasu | kāmaḥ | bhūtasya | bhavyasya | sa-bhrāṭ | ekaḥ | vi | rājati
Vaiśvānara (Agneya) (Uttarārcika tune-class; exact gāna-name varies by śākhā)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-led) o/ho—gentle opening to establish ‘abode’", "udgitha": "agniḥ priyeṣu dhāmasu kāmo bhūtasya bhavyasya", "pratihara": "sabhrāḍ", "upadrava": "eko vi rājati", "nidhana": "vi rājati (lengthened radiance close)", "structure_notes": "‘Sabhrāṭ’ can serve as a bright pivot; ‘vi rājati’ is musically suited for extension to paint ‘spreading shine’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ / Udgātṛ / Pratihartṛ / Udgātṛ / all." }
{ "gloss_summary": "dhāma = station/place such as vedi/āhavanīya etc.; kāma = iṣṭa-prada (grantor of desired); bhūta-bhavya = pervading all times; sabhrāṭ = special brilliance.", "ritual_interpretation": "Affirms Agni’s presence in the ritual seats and his capacity to grant fruits across time through yajña.", "theological_insight": "Agni is the single resplendent principle manifest in many stations—unity-in-ritual multiplicity.", "etymology_highlights": "dhāman (place/abode); sabhrāṭ from root sense of shining; bhūta/bhavya temporal totality." }