Mantra 5
Aindra praise seeking Indra’s manifest bounty and protective heavenly aid in the sacrifice
विश्वानरस्य वस्पतिमनानतस्य शवसः एवैश्च चर्षणीनामूती हुवे रथानाम्
viśvānarasya vaspatimanānatasya śavasaḥ evaiśca carṣaṇīnāmūtī huve rathānām
viśvānarasya1 vaspatimanānatasya2 śavasaḥ3 evaiśca1 carṣaṇīnām2 ūtī3 huve1 rathānām2
我呼请毗湿瓦那罗（Viśvānara）来赐护佑：财富之主，力不屈者；人众之守护者，亦为乘车而来之诸神的护持者。
viśvānarasya | vaspatim | anānatasya | śavasaḥ | eva | eśca | carṣaṇīnām | ūtī | huve | rathānām
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{ "prastava": "(Soft stobha prelude—often smoother for Agni themes)", "udgitha": "viśvānarasya vaspatim anānatasya śavasaḥ", "pratihara": "evaiś ca carṣaṇīnām", "upadrava": "ūtī huve rathānām", "nidhana": "(Close with prolonged ‘hve’/‘ūtī’ and stobha tail)", "structure_notes": "Epithets stack naturally in udgītha; ‘ūtī’ is a key devotional noun—often highlighted by sustain.", "singer_assignments": "Standard five-part udgātṛ team." }
{ "gloss_summary": "Sāyaṇa identifies Viśvānara with Agni, universal among men and central to sacrifice. ‘vaspati’ is lord of riches; ‘ūtī’ is protective favor invoked for the sacrificer and rite.", "ritual_interpretation": "An invocation securing Agni’s guardianship over wealth/resources and the moving agencies (ratha) involved in ritual progress.", "theological_insight": "Agni is both cosmic and domestic: the same universal fire that carries offerings also sustains human prosperity and resilience.", "etymology_highlights": "viśvānara ‘of all men’; vaspati ‘lord of vasu’; anānata ‘unbent’; śavas ‘strength’; ūtī ‘help/protection’." }