Mantra 7
Aindra praise that impels Indra to drink Soma and strengthen the sacrifice
इष्टा होत्रा असृक्षतेन्द्रं वृधन्तो अध्वरे अच्छावभृथमोजसा
iṣṭā hotrā asṛkṣatendraṃ vṛdhanto adhvare acchāvabhṛthamojasā
iṣṭā́ hotrā́ asṛ́kṣaténdraṃ vṛ́dhanto adhvaré | ácchāvabhṛ́tham ójasā ||
The honoured priestly invocations have sent forth Indra, strengthening him in the sacrifice, unto the Avabhṛtha, with vigour.
iṣṭā hotrāḥ asṛkṣata indram vṛdhantaḥ adhvare accha avabhṛtham ojasā
Aindra Sāman (processional/ritual-transition sense; specific tune not stated in input)
{ "prastava": "(stobha-based prelude, commonly o/ho/hā expansions depending on the assigned gāna)", "udgitha": "iṣṭā́ hotrā́ asṛ́kṣaténdraṃ vṛ́dhanto adhvaré", "pratihara": "(short responsorial turn aligning with the caesura; varies by gāna)", "upadrava": "ácchāvabhṛ́tham ójasā", "nidhana": "(closing stobha/cadence; often elongated vowel-stobhas in Kauthuma practice)", "structure_notes": "As a transition/closure-oriented verse, the upadrava and nidhana tend to receive prolongation to ‘land’ the rite’s movement into avabhṛtha.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "iṣṭā hotrāḥ = duly performed Hotṛ acts/recitations; asṛkṣata = caused to come forth; vṛdhantaḥ = strengthening (by Soma/chant); avabhṛtha = terminal bath rite; ojasā = with strength.", "ritual_interpretation": "The recitations make Indra present and potent within the adhvara, directing the rite toward its concluding avabhṛtha sequence.", "theological_insight": "Divine ‘arrival’ is liturgically effected: mantra and rite are causal instruments for manifesting deva-śakti.", "etymology_highlights": "adhvara (a-dhvara) as ‘non-injurious’ sacrifice; avabhṛtha from √bhṛ ‘to bear/bring’ with ava- suggesting ‘down/away’—washing away remainder." }