Rigveda 1.115

HYMN CXV. SŪRYA. · ६ कुत्स आङ्गिरसः। सूर्यः। त्रिष्टुप्।

1.115.1

चि॒त्रं दे॒वाना॒मुद॑गा॒दनी॑कं॒ चक्षु॑र्मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्या॒ग्नेः | आप्रा॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॒न्तरि॑क्षं॒ सूर्य॑ आ॒त्मा जग॑तस्त॒स्थुष॑श्च ||

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1.115.1

चि॒त्रं दे॒वाना॒मुद॑गा॒दनी॑कं॒ चक्षु॑र्मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्या॒ग्नेः | आप्रा॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॒न्तरि॑क्षं॒ सूर्य॑ आ॒त्मा जग॑तस्त॒स्थुष॑श्च ||

THE brilliant presence of the Gods hath risen, the eye of Mitra, Varuṇa and Agni. The soul of all that moveth not or moveth, the Sun hath filled the air and earth and heaven.

The brilliant presence of the Gods has risen—the eye of Mitra, Varuna, and Agni; the soul of all that moves not or moves, the Sun has filled the mid-air, earth, and heaven.

Devanam ketuh / caksuh of Mitra-Varuna-Agni; atma of jagat and sthavara. Surya fills antariksha-prithivi-dyaus. Hindu: foundational Advaita-leaning Vedic line—Surya as cosmic Self and moral-seeing eye of the Adityas and Fire.

Orient daily life to clear seeing and shared aliveness; let awareness 'fill' every layer you inhabit.

1.115.2

सूर्यो॑ दे॒वीमु॒षसं॒ रोच॑मानां॒ मर्यो॒ न योषा॑म॒भ्ये॑ति प॒श्चात् | यत्रा॒ नरो॑ देव॒यन्तो॑ यु॒गानि॑ वितन्व॒ते प्रति॑ भ॒द्राय॑ भ॒द्रम् ||

Like as a young man followeth a maiden, so doth the Sun the Dawn, refulgent Goddess: Where pious men extend their generations, before the Auspicious One for happy fortune.

As a young man follows a maiden, so the Sun follows Dawn, the radiant Goddess, where pious people extend their generations before the Auspicious One for happy fortune.

Yuvan-yoshit simile for Surya-Ushas—sacred pursuit, not vulgarity. Punyajanah tanvate santatim before bhadra. Hindu: solar following of Dawn as cosmic vivaha-rhythm blessing praja.

Let purpose follow clarity (sun after dawn); build family and projects in auspicious sequence, not scramble.

1.115.3

भ॒द्रा अश्वा॑ ह॒रित॒: सूर्य॑स्य चि॒त्रा एत॑ग्वा अनु॒माद्या॑सः | न॒म॒स्यन्तो॑ दि॒व आ पृ॒ष्ठम॑स्थु॒: परि॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी य॑न्ति स॒द्यः ||

Auspicious are the Sun's Bay-coloured Horses, bright, changing hues, meet for our shouts of triumph. Bearing our prayers, the sky's ridge have they mounted, and in a moment speed round earth and heaven.

Auspicious are the Sun's bay horses—bright, hue-changing, fit for our triumph-shouts; bearing our prayers they have mounted the sky's ridge and in a moment speed round earth and heaven.

Harayah of Surya as bhadrāh, surupa, krandya-worthy. Prayers as their load; nabhasah prishtam; muhurtam encircle lokas. Hindu: mantra rides solar steeds.

Let intentions travel far and fast on clear energy; celebrate momentum that still serves prayerful aims.

1.115.4

तत्सूर्य॑स्य देव॒त्वं तन्म॑हि॒त्वं म॒ध्या कर्तो॒र्वित॑तं॒ सं ज॑भार | य॒देदयु॑क्त ह॒रित॑: स॒धस्था॒दाद्रात्री॒ वास॑स्तनुते सि॒मस्मै॑ ||

This is the Godhead, this might of Sūrya: he hath withdrawn what spread o’er work unfinished. When he hath loosed his Horses from their station, straight over all Night spreadeth out her garment.

This is the Godhead, this the might of Surya: he has withdrawn what spread over unfinished work; when he looses his horses from their station, straightaway Night spreads out her garment.

Devatvam and shavas of Surya; withdrawal when ashvan muncati—Night's vastra. Hindu: completion and limit—Sun's unyoking legitimates Night (echo 1.113). Cosmic labor has honest off-hours.

Honor stopping times; unfinished work needs darkness and rest as much as light—schedule real off-ramps.

1.115.5

तन्मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्याभि॒चक्षे॒ सूर्यो॑ रू॒पं कृ॑णुते॒ द्योरु॒पस्थे॑ | अ॒न॒न्तम॒न्यद् रुश॑दस्य॒ पाज॑: कृ॒ष्णम॒न्यद्ध॒रित॒: सं भ॑रन्ति ||

In the sky's lap the Sun this form assumeth that Varuṇa and Mitra may behold it. His Bay Steeds well maintain his power eternal, at one time bright and darksome at another.

In the sky's lap the Sun assumes this form that Varuna and Mitra may behold it; his bay steeds well maintain his eternal power—at one time bright and at another darksome.

Nabhasah upasthe rupa for Mitra-Varuna's darshana. Harayah uphold shashvata shavas; shukra/krishna phases. Hindu: solar form as object of ethical deities' witnessing; light-dark complementarity in one power.

Keep integrity visible to your 'Mitra-Varuna' (peers of trust and conscience) across bright and hard seasons.

1.115.6

अ॒द्या दे॑वा॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ निरंह॑सः पिपृ॒ता निर॑व॒द्यात् | तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑ति॒: सिन्धु॑: पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||

This day, O Gods, while Sūrya is ascending, deliver us from trouble and dishonour. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

This day, O Gods, while Surya is ascending, deliver us from trouble and from dishonor; may Mitra, Varuna, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth and Heaven grant this prayer.

Surya-udyata kale: amhas and avartya (dishonor) removal. Closing shanti. Hindu: sunrise as daily moksha-from-smallness—freedom from distress and disgrace under rising light.

Use mornings to exit anxiety and integrity-failures; rise with the sun into cleaner conduct and lighter mind.