Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 5
Agni as Jātavedas—ritual guide and luminous power who secures faultless sacrifice and protection in the sadas
मूर्धानं दिवो अरतिं पृथिव्या वैश्वानरमृत आ जातमग्निम् कविं सम्राजमतिथिं जनानामासन्नाः पात्रं जनयन्त देवाः
mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaramṛta ā jātamagnim kaviṃ samrājamatithiṃ janānāmāsannāḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ
mūrdhānaṃ divo aratiṃ pṛthivyā vaiśvānaram ṛte ā-jātam agnim | kaviṃ samrājam atithiṃ janānām āsannāḥ pātraṃ janayanta devāḥ1 ||
Agni—Vaiśvānara—đấng bất tử (amṛta) được sinh ra theo trật tự thiêng. Ngài là đỉnh của trời (mūrdhāna), là chỗ nâng đỡ của đất (arati); là bậc hiền triết (kavi), là vị quân vương phổ quát (samrāj), là vị khách của loài người (atithi). Các thần ngồi kề bên đã sinh ra Ngài như chiếc bình xứng đáng để nhận lễ hiến.
mūrdhānam | divaḥ | aratim | pṛthivyāḥ | vaiśvānaram | ṛte | ā-jātam | agnim | kavim | samrājam | atithim | janānām | āsannāḥ | pātram | janayanta | devāḥ
Gautamasya (Agni-sāman, traditional assignment)
o; hā; i
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{ "gloss_summary": "‘ṛte’ is ‘in ṛta’—according to sacrificial order; ‘pātra’ is the competent receptacle (adhikāri-bhājana) for havis; ‘devāḥ āsannāḥ’ indicates those seated near in the ritual setting.", "ritual_interpretation": "Agni is generated/established as the qualified receiver of oblations; the rite’s order (ṛta) is the condition for his manifestation.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s universality (Vaiśvānara) unites cosmic sovereignty with human intimacy (atithi): the divine is both ruler and welcomed presence.", "etymology_highlights": "Vaiśvānara from ‘viśva’ (all) / ‘nara’ (men); pātra as ‘that which protects/holds’ (√pā/√pṛ)." }