Mantra 3
Aindra stotra of invitation and praise: summoning Indra to the Soma with assurance of his inexhaustible giving
आ त्वा3द्य सबर्दुघां हुवे गायत्रवेपसम् इन्द्रं धेनुं सुदुघामन्यामिषमुरुधारामरङ्कृतम्
ā tvā3dya sabardughāṃ huve gāyatravepasam indraṃ dhenuṃ sudughāmanyāmiṣamurudhārāmaraṅkṛtam
ā tvā3 adya sabardughāṃ huve gāyatravepasam indraṃ dhenuṃ sudughām anyāmiṣam urudhārām araṅkṛtam
I invoke thee hither to-day, (bringing) abundant nourishment, thee who art thrilled by the Gāyatra; I deem Indra a cow, well-milking, of copious streams, fitly prepared (to bestow) desirable food.
ā | tvā | adya | sa-bardughām | huve | gāyatra-vepasam | indram | dhenum | su-dughām | anyāmiṣam | uru-dhārām | araṅkṛtam
Gāyatra (generic class indicated by gāyatravepasam; exact Sāman name requires gāna index)
{ "prastava": "Short gāyatra prelude with stobhas to set pulse.", "udgitha": "Carries the core invocation ‘ā tvā adya… gāyatravepasam’.", "pratihara": "Response that often frames the metaphor transition toward ‘indraṃ dhenum…’.", "upadrava": "Elaborates cow imagery ‘sudughām… urudhārām…’.", "nidhana": "Cadence on ‘araṅkṛtam’ with shared closure, often prolonged to suggest ‘well-prepared completion’.", "structure_notes": "Cow/stream metaphors invite legato singing; keep consonants clear but allow vowels to ‘flow’ in upadrava/nidhana.", "singer_assignments": "Canonical fivefold distribution among the udgātṛ group." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Gāyatravepasa’ indicates Indra is pleased by/approached through the Gāyatra-stotra. Cow imagery (dhenu, sudughā, urudhārā) is arthavāda praising Indra’s abundant bestowal. ‘Araṅkṛtam’ signals fitness/preparation for giving desired food.", "ritual_interpretation": "Placed in gāyatra-stotra context to draw Indra and secure nourishment/prosperity for the rite and sacrificer.", "theological_insight": "Sound-form (gāyatra) is a legitimate mode of access to the deity; abundance is the natural response to right invocation.", "etymology_highlights": "vepasa from √vip/√vep ‘to tremble/thrill’; dhenu as giver; urudhārā ‘broad-streamed’; araṅkṛta ‘well-arranged/prepared’." }