Sama Veda — Pūrvārcika, Mantra 7
Agni as Jātavedas—ritual guide and luminous power who secures faultless sacrifice and protection in the sadas
आ वो राजानमध्वरस्य रुद्रं होतारं सत्ययजं रोदस्योः अग्निं पुरा तनयित्नोरचित्ताद्धिरण्यरूपमवसे कृणुध्वम्
ā vo rājānamadhvarasya rudraṃ hotāraṃ satyayajaṃ rodasyoḥ agniṃ purā tanayitnoracittāddhiraṇyarūpamavase kṛṇudhvam
ā vaḥ rājānam adhvarasya rudraṃ hotāraṃ satya-yajaṃ rodasyoḥ | agniṃ purā tanayitnoḥ acittāt hiraṇya-rūpam avase1 kṛṇudhvam2 ||
Vì sự che chở của các ngươi, hãy rước Agni—vua của lễ tế, Rudra, Hotṛ, bậc dâng cúng chân thật của hai cõi. Đấng mang hình vàng ấy, từ thuở xưa đã hiển lộ từ nguồn vô hình, khó nhận biết của kẻ phóng lôi—hãy rước Ngài đến để ban cứu hộ.
ā | vaḥ | rājānam | adhvarasya | rudram | hotāram | satya-yajam | rodasyoḥ | agnim | purā | tanayitnoḥ | acittāt | hiraṇya-rūpam | avase | kṛṇudhvam
Rudra-Agni sāman (traditional epithet-based assignment)
o; hau
{ "prastava": "o (or o…hau) establishing summons", "udgitha": "ā vo rājānam adhvarasya rudraṃ hotāraṃ satyayajaṃ rodasyoḥ (expanded; epithet-peaks)", "pratihara": "agnim purā tanayitnoḥ acittāt (response; mystery/hidden-source coloring)", "upadrava": "dhiraṇyarūpam avase kṛṇudhvam (after-song; protection request)", "nidhana": "kṛṇudhvam (cadential imperative; collectively sealed)", "structure_notes": "Epithet cluster naturally forms udgītha; the ‘hidden-source’ pāda suits a slightly softened melodic turn before returning to bright ‘golden form’.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ: prastāva; Udgātṛ: udgītha/upadrava; Pratihartṛ: pratihāra; all: nidhana." }
{ "gloss_summary": "‘Rudra’ is explained as endowed with raudra-śakti to destroy obstacles (antarāya); ‘satyayaj’ as unfailing in sacrificial result; ‘tanayitnu’ imagery aligns with ancient manifestation from an unperceived source; ‘avase’ is for protection/help.", "ritual_interpretation": "Invokes Agni specifically as protective power ensuring successful, unobstructed Soma performance.", "theological_insight": "Agni’s fierceness is not contrary to beneficence: the same power that burns obstacles grants refuge and true sacrificial fruit.", "etymology_highlights": "Rudra linked to ‘rud’ (to roar/weep) in traditional nirukta lines; satya-yaj as ‘satya’ (true) + ‘yaj’ (to sacrifice)." }