1.104.1
योनि॑ष्ट इन्द्र नि॒षदे॑ अकारि॒ तमा नि षी॑द स्वा॒नो नार्वा॑ |
वि॒मुच्या॒ वयो॑ऽव॒सायाश्वा॑न् दो॒षा वस्तो॒र्वही॑यसः प्रपि॒त्वे ||
THE altar hath been made for thee to rest on: come like a panting courser and be seated. Loosen thy flying Steeds, set free thy Horses who bear thee swiftly nigh at eve and morning.
The altar has been made for you to rest on; come like a panting courser and be seated; loosen your flying steeds, free the horses that bring you swiftly at evening and morning.
Barhis/altar as Indra's resting seat (sadas). He arrives like a heated ashva—eager vitality. Sandhya times (dosha and vastar) frame his coming. Hospitality (atithi) theology: prepare the seat, then release the vehicles.
Prepare space before asking for energy; schedule arrival and recovery at natural transition times, not only mid-chaos.
1.104.2
ओ त्ये नर॒ इन्द्र॑मू॒तये॑ गु॒र्नू चि॒त् तान् त्स॒द्यो अध्व॑नो जगम्यात् |
दे॒वासो॑ म॒न्युं दास॑स्य श्चम्न॒न् ते न॒ आ व॑क्षन् त्सुवि॒ताय॒ वर्ण॑म् ||
These men have come to Indra for assistance: shall he not quickly come upon these pathways? May the Gods quell the fury of the Dāsa, and may they lead our folk to happy fortune.
These people have come to Indra for help: will he not come quickly on these paths? May the Gods quell Dasa fury and lead our folk to happy fortune.
Jana seeks uti; the rhetorical question trusts Indra's swift path. Devas asked to shamar the manyu of Dasa forces and lead to bhadra bhuti—auspicious thriving of the people (vish).
When communities ask for aid, respond promptly; de-escalate destructive anger and steer toward shared welfare.
1.104.3
अव॒ त्मना॑ भरते॒ केत॑वेदा॒ अव॒ त्मना॑ भरते॒ फेन॑मु॒दन् |
क्षी॒रेण॑ स्नात॒: कुय॑वस्य॒ योषे॑ ह॒ते ते स्या॑तां प्रव॒णे शिफा॑याः ||
He who hath only wish as his possession casts on himself, casts foam amid the waters. Both wives of Kuyava in milk have bathed them: may they be drowned within the depth of Śiphā.
He who has only wish as possession casts foam upon himself amid the waters; both wives of Kuyava have bathed in milk—may they be sunk in the depth of Shipha.
Cryptic Kutsa imagery: empty desire (artham alone) produces froth—unstable ego. Kuyava ('bad barley'/hostile figure) and his wives in milk, prayed to sink in Shipha's depth—mythic petition to submerge forces of spoiled fertility and chaos in purifying waters.
Desire without substance froths out; let deep clarity sink manipulative dynamics that spoil communal nourishment.
1.104.4
यु॒योप॒ नाभि॒रुप॑रस्या॒योः प्र पूर्वा॑भिस्तिरते॒ राष्टि॒ शूर॑: |
अ॒ञ्ज॒सी कु॑लि॒शी वी॒रप॑त्नी॒ पयो॑ हिन्वा॒ना उ॒दभि॑र्भरन्ते ||
This hath his kinship checked who lives beside us: with ancient streams forth speeds and rules the Hero, Añjasī, Kuliśī, and Virapatnī, delighting him, bear milk upon their waters.
His kinship has checked the one who lives beside us; with ancient streams the Hero speeds and rules; Anjasi, Kulishi, and Virapatni, delighting him, bear milk on their waters.
Bandhuta (kinship) restrains the nearby threat. Indra governs with pratna sindhu—ancient river-powers. Named streams as milk-bearers: rivers as go-dugdha, nourishing goddess-flows delighting the Hero—ecology as theology.
Healthy boundaries plus ancestral commons (rivers, shared resources) sustain community; honor watersheds as livelihood.
1.104.5
प्रति॒ यत् स्या नीथाद॑र्शि॒ दस्यो॒रोको॒ नाच्छा॒ सद॑नं जान॒ती गा॑त् |
अध॑ स्मा नो मघवञ्चर्कृ॒तादिन्मा नो॑ म॒घेव॑ निष्ष॒पी परा॑ दाः ||
Soon as this Dasyu's traces were discovered, as she who knows her home, he sought the dwelling. Now think thou of us, Maghavan, nor cast us away as doth a profligate his treasure.
As soon as this Dasyu's traces were found, like a woman who knows her home he sought the dwelling; think of us, Maghavan, and do not cast us away as a wastrel throws away treasure.
Tracking dasyu-padam and returning 'home' like a knowing woman—Indra's sure orientation. Plea: do not ava-kship rayi as a kitava wastes wealth. Bhakta anxiety for divine remembrance (manasva nah).
Don't discard relationships or values in distraction; track problems early and stay oriented toward what matters.
1.104.6
स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र॒ सूर्ये॒ सो अ॒प्स्व॑नागा॒स्त्व आ भ॑ज जीवशं॒से |
मान्त॑रां॒ भुज॒मा री॑रिषो न॒: श्रद्धि॑तं ते मह॒त इ॑न्द्रि॒याय॑ ||
Indra, as such, give us a share of sunlight, of waters, sinlessness, and reputation. Do thou no harm to our yet unborn offspring: our trust is in thy mighty Indra-power.
As such, Indra, give us a share of sunlight, of waters, of sinlessness, and of good repute; do no harm to our yet unborn offspring; our trust is in your mighty Indra-power.
Petition for bhaga of svar, apah, anagasya (freedom from sin/harm), and shravas. Explicit care for garbha—unborn santati. Shraddha in Indriya shakti. Dharmic prosperity includes ethical purity and future generations.
Policy and personal choice should protect the unborn and the future—clean energy, clean reputation, clean water.
1.104.7
अधा॑ मन्ये॒ श्रत् ते अस्मा अधायि॒ वृषा॑ चोदस्व मह॒ते धना॑य |
मा नो॒ अकृ॑ते पुरुहूत॒ योना॒विन्द्र॒ क्षुध्य॑द्भ्यो॒ वय॑ आसु॒तिं दा॑: ||
Now we, I think, in thee as such have trusted: lead us on, Mighty One, to ample riches. In no unready house give us, O Indra invoked of many, food and drink when hungry.
Now we have trusted you as such: lead us, Mighty One, to ample riches; in no unready house give us, O many-invoked Indra, food and drink when we are hungry.
Shraddha articulated; magham (ample wealth) requested. Contrast: not in akratu/unprepared house—readiness matters. Invoked-of-many gives anna and panana in hunger—Indra as sustainer.
Trust plus preparation: build capacity so help lands in ready systems; address food security as sacred duty.
1.104.8
मा नो॑ वधीरिन्द्र॒ मा परा॑ दा॒ मा न॑: प्रि॒या भोज॑नानि॒ प्र मो॑षीः |
आ॒ण्डा मा नो॑ मघवञ्छक्र॒ निर्भे॒न्मा न॒: पात्रा॑ भेत् स॒हजा॑नुषाणि ||
Slay us not, Indra; do not thou forsake us: steal not away the joys which we delight in. Rend not our unborn brood, strong Lord of Bounty! our vessels with the life that is within them.
Do not slay us, Indra; do not forsake us; do not steal the joys we delight in; do not tear our unborn brood, strong Lord of bounty, nor our vessels that hold life within.
Urgent karuna-plea: ma vadhih, ma pra-hasyah. Protect mud (joys), garbha, and jivam vessels—wombs, pots, life-containers. Maghavan's strength asked to spare, not only to smash. Early Vedic sensitivity to nascent life.
Power must include restraint: protect vulnerable lives, mental joys, and the containers (families, institutions) that hold vitality.
1.104.9
अ॒र्वाङेहि॒ सोम॑कामं त्वाहुर॒यं सु॒तस्तस्य॑ पिबा॒ मदा॑य |
उ॒रु॒व्यचा॑ ज॒ठर॒ आ वृ॑षस्व पि॒तेव॑ नः शृणुहि हू॒यमा॑नः ||
Come to us; they have called thee Soma-lover: here is the pressed juice. Drink thereof for rapture. Widely-capacious, pour it down within thee, and, invocated, hear us like a Father.
Come to us—they have called you Soma-lover; here is the pressed juice—drink for rapture; pour it widely into yourself, and when invoked, hear us like a Father.
Somapa Indra invited to mada. Piteva shrudhi—father-like hearing crowns the hymn, echoing 1.1.9's intimacy. Divine intoxication here is sacred joy receiving the people's call.
Create rituals of reception and listening; leadership that 'hears like a father' builds safety after hard petitions.