Mantra 2
Aindra victory-invocation: summoning Indra’s power to remove obstacles and secure success for the rite
इन्द्र आसां नेता बृहस्पतिर्दक्षिणा यज्ञः पुर एतु सोमः देवसेनानामभिभञ्जतीनां जयन्तीनां मरुतो यन्त्वग्रम्
indra āsāṃ netā bṛhaspatirdakṣiṇā yajñaḥ pura etu somaḥ devasenānāmabhibhañjatīnāṃ jayantīnāṃ maruto yantvagram
indra3 āsāṃ2 netā1 bṛhaspatir | dakṣiṇā3 yajñaḥ2 pura etu1 somaḥ | devasenānām3 abhibhañjatīnāṃ2 jayantīnām1 | maruto3 yantvagram2
Indra is the leader of these; Bṛhaspati (is their guide); let the Dakṣiṇā, the sacrifice, and Soma go in front: of the victorious divine hosts that break through (the foe), let the Maruts go at the head.
indraḥ | āsām | netā | bṛhaspatiḥ | dakṣiṇā | yajñaḥ | puraḥ | etu | somaḥ | deva-senānām | abhi-bhañjatīnām | jayantīnām | marutaḥ | yantu | agram
Devasenā (Aindra) — melody name not specified in input; requires gāna concordance
{ "prastava": "Stobha prelude; sets a processional tone.", "udgitha": "indra āsāṃ netā bṛhaspatir (leadership/guidance proclamation)", "pratihara": "dakṣiṇā yajñaḥ pura etu somaḥ (front-running sacramental limbs)", "upadrava": "devasenānām abhibhañjatīnām jayantīnām (victorious host description)", "nidhana": "maruto yantvagram (final headship cadence)", "structure_notes": "The verse itself suggests five-part logic: leader → guide → offerings lead → host advances → Maruts at the head (nidhana).", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha+upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana on ‘agram’." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa ritualizes the ‘army’: the devasena is the ordered set of divine powers assisting the rite. ‘Dakṣiṇā’ is an efficacious sacrificial limb, not mere gift; yajña and soma are placed ‘in front’ as leading forces. Maruts are invoked to go at the head of the victorious, breakthrough-making host.", "ritual_interpretation": "The verse establishes precedence in the rite—who leads, who guides, what goes first—ensuring auspicious order and victory over obstacles.", "theological_insight": "Divine action is coordinated through liturgical order (krama): power (Indra) must be guided by brahman (Bṛhaspati) and energized by soma, completed by dakṣiṇā.", "etymology_highlights": "netā: leader; pura etu: ‘let go in front’; abhi-bhañj: ‘break through’; agram: ‘foremost, at the head’." }