Rigveda 1.111

HYMN CXI. ṚBHUS. · ५ कुत्स आङ्गिरसः। ऋभवः।जगती, ५ त्रिष्टुप्।

1.111.1

तक्ष॒न् रथं॑ सु॒वृतं॑ विद्म॒नाप॑स॒स्तक्ष॒न् हरी॑ इन्द्र॒वाहा॒ वृष॑ण्वसू | तक्ष॑न् पि॒तृभ्या॑मृ॒भवो॒ युव॒द् वय॒स्तक्ष॑न् व॒त्साय॑ मा॒तरं॑ सचा॒भुव॑म् ||

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1.111.1

तक्ष॒न् रथं॑ सु॒वृतं॑ विद्म॒नाप॑स॒स्तक्ष॒न् हरी॑ इन्द्र॒वाहा॒ वृष॑ण्वसू | तक्ष॑न् पि॒तृभ्या॑मृ॒भवो॒ युव॒द् वय॒स्तक्ष॑न् व॒त्साय॑ मा॒तरं॑ सचा॒भुव॑म् ||

WORKING with skill they wrought the lightly rolling car: they wrought the Bays who bear Indra and bring great gifts. The Ṛbhus for their Parents made life young again; and fashioned for the calf a mother by its side.

Working with skill they made the lightly rolling car; they fashioned the Bays that bear Indra and bring great gifts; Ribhus made their parents young again and shaped for the calf a mother at its side.

Catalogue of Ribhu silpa: ratha, haris for Indra, parent-rejuvenation, go-mata for vatsa. Hindu: craft serving divine mobility, kinship, and nourishment.

Build tools that carry power and gifts; renew care structures for elders and the vulnerable young.

1.111.2

आ नो॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ तक्षत ऋभु॒मद्वय॒: क्रत्वे॒ दक्षा॑य सुप्र॒जाव॑ती॒मिष॑म् | यथा॒ क्षया॑म॒ सर्व॑वीरया वि॒शा तन्न॒: शर्धा॑य धासथा॒ स्वि॑न्द्रि॒यम् ||

For sacrifice make for us active vital power for skill and wisdom food with noble progeny. Grant to our company this power most excellent, that with a family all-heroic we may dwell.

For sacrifice make us active vital power; for skill and wisdom, food with noble progeny; grant our company this excellent power that we may dwell with an all-heroic family.

Yajna needs tavisi; for medha, anna and suvirya praja. Sarvavira kula as goal. Hindu grihastha ideal powered by Ribhu blessing.

Seek energy, learning, livelihood, and resilient community—not status alone.

1.111.3

आ त॑क्षत सा॒तिम॒स्मभ्य॑मृभवः सा॒तिं रथा॑य सा॒तिमर्व॑ते नरः | सा॒तिं नो॒ जैत्रीं॒ सं म॑हेत वि॒श्वहा॑ जा॒मिमजा॑मिं॒ पृत॑नासु स॒क्षणि॑म् ||

Do ye, O Ṛbhus, make prosperity for us, prosperity for car, ye Heroes, and for steed. Grant us prosperity victorious evermore, conquering foes in battle, strangers or akin.

O Ribhus, make prosperity for us, for chariot and for steed; grant ever-victorious prosperity that conquers foes in battle, stranger or kin.

Saubhaga for ratha and ashva; jayatam across jana and bandhu foes. Hindu realism: conflict may be outer or intimate; prosperity must be ethically strong.

Build resilience for competition outside and tension inside without losing integrity.

1.111.4

ऋ॒भु॒क्षण॒मिन्द्र॒मा हु॑व ऊ॒तय॑ ऋ॒भून् वाजा॑न् म॒रुत॒: सोम॑पीतये | उ॒भा मि॒त्रावरु॑णा नू॒नम॒श्विना॒ ते नो॑ हिन्वन्तु सा॒तये॑ धि॒ये जि॒षे ||

Indra, the Ṛbhus' Lord, I invocate for aid, the Ṛbhus, Vājas, Maruts to the Soma draught. Varuṇa, Mitra, both, yea, and the Aśvins Twain: let them speed us to wealth, wisdom, and victory.

I invoke Indra, lord of Ribhus, for aid; Ribhus, Vajas, Maruts to the Soma; Varuna, Mitra, and the Ashvins—let them speed us to wealth, wisdom, and victory.

Full summons: Indra Ribhu-pati, Ribhu-Vaja, Maruts, Mitra-Varuna, Ashvins for rayi, medha, jaya. Integrated pantheon for success.

Assemble a full stack of supports—drive, craft, ethics, healing speed—toward wise prosperous outcomes.

1.111.5

ऋ॒भुर्भरा॑य॒ सं शि॑शातु सा॒तिं स॑मर्य॒जिद्वाजो॑ अ॒स्माँ अ॑विष्टु | तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑ति॒: सिन्धु॑: पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||

May Ṛbhu send prosperity for battle, may Vāja conquering in the fight protect us. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

May Ribhu send prosperity for battle; may Vaja, conquering in fight, protect us; may Mitra, Varuna, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth and Heaven grant this prayer.

Ribhu and Vaja (also a Ribhu-name/victory-aspect) for yuddha-saubhaga and gopana. Closing shanti.

Ask for both competitive readiness and protection; seal with wider ethical-ecological care.