Mantra 3
Agni as dawn-invoker and protector, turning ritual fire into safe passage through danger
यत्र बाणाः सम्पतन्ति कुमारा विशिखा इव तत्रा नो ब्रह्मणस्पतिरदितिः शर्म यच्छतु विश्वाहा शर्म यच्छतु .
yatra bāṇāḥ sampatanti kumārā viśikhā iva tatrā no brahmaṇaspatiraditiḥ śarma yacchatu viśvāhā śarma yacchatu .
yatra1 bāṇāḥ2 sam-patanti3 kumārā1 viśikhā2 iva3 tatrā1 no2 brahmaṇas-patir3 aditiḥ1 śarma2 yacchatu3 viśvāhā1 śarma2 yacchatu3
Nơi mũi tên rơi dày đặc, như những thiếu niên bị cạo lọn tóc, như những mũi tên không lông—tại đó, nguyện Brahmaṇaspati và Aditi ban cho chúng con sự chở che; nguyện ban sự chở che mỗi ngày.
yatra | bāṇāḥ | sam-patanti | kumārāḥ | viśikhāḥ | iva | tatra | naḥ | brahmaṇas-patiḥ | aditiḥ | śarma | yacchatu | viśvāhā | śarma | yacchatu
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)
{ "prastava": "(Soft stobha prelude to shift from martial to shelter mood.)", "udgitha": "yatra bāṇāḥ sampatanti kumārā viśikhā iva", "pratihara": "tatrā no brahmaṇaspatir aditiḥ", "upadrava": "śarma yacchatu", "nidhana": "viśvāhā śarma yacchatu", "structure_notes": "The repeated ‘śarma yacchatu’ naturally becomes upadrava+nidhana; nidhana repetition functions as liturgical reinforcement.", "singer_assignments": "Prastotṛ sets calm; Udgātṛ paints the danger-scene; Pratihartṛ names the refuges; Udgātṛ gives the petition; all repeat the daily-seal together." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Brahmaṇaspati is the lord of mantra whose guardianship averts harm; Aditi signifies unbroken wholeness (akhaṇḍatā) and thus safety. Repetition ‘viśvāhā śarma yacchatu’ is a liturgical intensifier for continual protection.", "ritual_interpretation": "Prayer for ongoing shelter of yajamāna and priests where danger is present; reinforces the rite’s protective field daily/continually.", "theological_insight": "Protection arises from two pillars: correct sacred speech (brahman) and integral cosmic order (Aditi).", "etymology_highlights": "śarma ‘shelter/comfort’; Aditi from a-diti ‘non-bounded/non-divided’; Brahmaṇaspati ‘lord (pati) of brahman (mantra)’." }