1.117.1
मध्व॒: सोम॑स्याश्विना॒ मदा॑य प्र॒त्नो होता वि॑वासते वाम् |
ब॒र्हिष्म॑ती रा॒तिर्विश्रि॑ता॒ गीरि॒षा या॑तं नास॒त्योप॒ वाजै॑: ||
AŚVINS, your ancient priest invites you hither to gladden you with draughts of meath of Soma. Our gift is on the grass, our song apportioned: with food and strength come hither, O Nāsatyas.
Ashvins, your ancient priest invites you here to delight in Soma's mead; the gift lies on the grass, the song is portioned—come with food and strength, O Nasatyas.
The ancient priest calls Ashvins to Soma-madhu on the barhis. Dana and stuti are ready so the twin physicians may arrive with anna and bala.
Prepare the ground before inviting collaboration—clear roles, respect, and shared refreshment. Allies show up when hospitality is real.
1.117.2
यो वा॑मश्विना॒ मन॑सो॒ जवी॑या॒न् रथ॒: स्वश्वो॒ विश॑ आ॒जिगा॑ति |
येन॒ गच्छ॑थः सु॒कृतो॑ दुरो॒णं तेन॑ नरा व॒र्तिर॒स्मभ्यं॑ यातम् ||
That car of yours, swifter than thought, O Aśvins, which drawn by brave steeds cometh to the people, Whereon ye seek the dwelling of the pious,—come ye thereon to our abode, O Heroes.
Your car, swifter than thought, O Ashvins, drawn by brave steeds to the people—on which you seek the pious dwelling—come on it to our home, O Heroes.
Manojava ratha: the Ashvin chariot outruns manas, seeking the sukrta's home. Bhakti invites that velocity of grace into the griha.
Build a culture that thought-swift help wants to visit: integrity, warmth, and readiness attract mentors and opportunities.
1.117.3
ऋषिं॑ नरा॒वंह॑स॒: पाञ्च॑जन्यमृ॒बीसा॒दत्रिं॑ मुञ्चथो ग॒णेन॑ |
मि॒नन्ता॒ दस्यो॒रशि॑वस्य मा॒या अ॑नुपू॒र्वं वृ॑षणा चो॒दय॑न्ता ||
Ye freed sage Atri, whom the Five Tribes honoured, from the strait pit, ye Heroes with his people, Baffling the guiles of the malignant Dasyu, repelling them, ye Mighty in succession.
You freed sage Atri, honored by the Five Tribes, from the narrow pit, Heroes, with his people—baffling the malignant Dasyu's guiles, repelling them in turn, O Mighty.
Atri's rescue with his jana, honored by pancha-jana, shows Ashvin raksha against druh. Liberation is collective, not only individual.
Free whole teams from constrained systems, not only star individuals. Counter bad-faith tactics with successive boundaries.
1.117.4
अश्वं॒ न गू॒ह्लम॑श्विना दु॒रेवी॒र्ऋषिं॑ नरा वृषणा रे॒भम॒प्सु |
सं तं रि॑णीथो॒ विप्रु॑तं॒ दंसो॑भि॒र्न वां॑ जूर्यन्ति पू॒र्व्या कृ॒तानि॑ ||
Rebha the sage, ye mighty Heroes, Aśvins! whom, like a horse, vile men had sunk in water,— Him, wounded, with your wondrous power ye rescued: your exploits of old time endure for ever.
Rebha the sage, mighty Heroes, Ashvins—whom vile men sank in water like a horse—him wounded you rescued with wondrous power; your ancient exploits endure forever.
Rebha's water-bondage and Ashvin adbhuta-shakti affirm that the twins' charita is lasting memory—purva-kritani that still teach karuna.
Document successful rescues. Institutional memory of what healed people before becomes courage for the next crisis.
1.117.5
सु॒षु॒प्वांसं॒ न निर्ऋ॑तेरु॒पस्थे॒ सूर्यं॒ न द॑स्रा॒ तम॑सि क्षि॒यन्त॑म् |
शु॒भे रु॒क्मं न द॑र्श॒तं निखा॑त॒मुदू॑पथुरश्विना॒ वन्द॑नाय ||
Ye brought forth Vandana, ye Wonder-Workers, for triumph, like fair gold that hath been buried, Like one who slumbered in destruction's bosom, or like the Sun when dwelling in the darkness.
You brought forth Vandana, Wonder-Workers, for triumph, like fair buried gold—like one who slept in destruction's lap, or like the Sun dwelling in darkness.
Vandana as nihita hiranya and Surya-in-tamas: the sage's essence was veiled, not destroyed. Ashvins enact uddharana of concealed jyotis.
People in collapse often still hold intact worth. Treat recovery as uncovering light, not manufacturing value from nothing.
1.117.6
तद् वां नरा॒ शंस्यं॑ पज्रि॒येण॑ क॒क्षीव॑ता नासत्या॒ परि॑ज्मन् |
श॒फादश्व॑स्य वा॒जिनो॒ जना॑य श॒तं कु॒म्भाँ अ॑सिञ्चतं॒ मधू॑नाम् ||
Kakṣīvān, Pajra's son, must laud that exploit of yours, Nāsatyas, Heroes, ye who wander! When from the hoof of your strong horse ye showered a hundred jars of honey for the people.
Kakshivan, Pajra's son, must laud that exploit, Nasatyas, wandering Heroes—when from your strong horse's hoof you showered a hundred jars of honey for the people.
The rishi binds his Pajra lineage to the madhu-miracle: Ashvin ashva as source of communal sweetness—lokakalyana through divine overflow.
When you receive a breakthrough, convert it into hundred jars of benefit for peers, not private hoarding.
1.117.7
यु॒वं न॑रा स्तुव॒ते कृ॑ष्णि॒याय॑ विष्णा॒प्वं॑ ददथु॒र्विश्व॑काय |
घोषा॑यै चित् पितृ॒षदे॑ दुरो॒णे पतिं॒ जूर्य॑न्त्या अश्विनावदत्तम् ||
To Kṛṣṇa's son, to Viśvaka who praised you, O Heroes, ye restored his son Viṣṇāpū. To Ghoṣā, living in her father's dwelling, stricken in years, ye gave a husband, Aśvins.
To Krishna's son Vishvaka who praised you, O Heroes, you restored his son Vishnapu; to Ghosa, aging in her father's house, you gave a husband, Ashvins.
Two social restorations: lost son returned, and Ghosa granted a pati. Ashvins heal vamsha continuity and stri-dignity.
Support late-blooming life chapters without age stigma. Dignity includes belonging at any stage.
1.117.8
यु॒वं श्यावा॑य॒ रुश॑तीमदत्तं म॒हः क्षो॒णस्या॑श्विना॒ कण्वा॑य |
प्र॒वाच्यं॒ तद्वृ॑षणा कृ॒तं वां॒ यन्ना॑र्ष॒दाय॒ श्रवो॑ अ॒ध्यध॑त्तम् ||
Ruṣatī, of the mighty people, Aśvins, ye gave to Śyāva of the line of Kaṇva. This deed of yours, ye Strong Ones should be published, that ye gave glory to the son of Nṛṣad.
Rushati of the mighty people, Ashvins, you gave to Shyava of Kanva's line; this deed of you Strong Ones should be published—that you gave glory to Nrsad's son.
Ashvin matchmaking and yashas for Nrsad's son: divine facilitation of kula-alliances and public recognition of grace.
Celebrate ethical wins and generous introductions that change lives. Shared good deeds inspire wider courage.
1.117.9
पु॒रू वर्पां॑स्यश्विना॒ दधा॑ना॒ नि पे॒दव॑ ऊहथुरा॒शुमश्व॑म् |
स॒ह॒स्र॒सां वा॒जिन॒मप्र॑तीतमहि॒हनं॑ श्रव॒स्यं १ तरु॑त्रम् ||
O Aśvins, wearing many forms at pleasure, on Pedu ye bestowed a fleet-foot courser, Strong, winner of a thousand spoils, resistless the serpent slayer, glorious, triumphant.
O Ashvins, taking many forms at will, on Pedu you bestowed a fleet courser—strong, thousand-winning, resistless serpent-slayer, glorious and triumphant.
Ashvin bahurupa-shakti and Pedu's ahihan ashva: adaptable divine presence grants a mount that conquers venomous adversity.
Adapt methods to the problem. Equip people with tools that neutralize recurring threats while enabling ambitious goals.
1.117.10
ए॒तानि॑ वां श्रव॒स्या॑ सुदानू॒ ब्रह्मा॑ङ्गू॒षं सद॑नं॒ रोद॑स्योः |
यद् वां॑ प॒ज्रासो॑ अश्विना॒ हव॑न्ते या॒तमि॒षा च॑ वि॒दुषे॑ च॒ वाज॑म् ||
These glorious things are yours, ye Bounteous Givers; prayer, praise in both worlds are your habitation. O Aśvins, when the sons of Pajra call you, send strength with nourishment to him who knoweth.
These glories are yours, Bounteous Givers; prayer and praise in both worlds are your dwelling. Ashvins, when Pajra's sons call you, send strength with nourishment to the one who knows.
Ashvin vasati is stuti in dyava-prithivi; the knowing singer asks for bala joined with poshana—strength that is fed, not starved.
Pair empowerment with sustenance. Training without resources, or resources without capability, fails.
1.117.11
सू॒नोर्माने॑नाश्विना गृणा॒ना वाजं॒ विप्रा॑य भुरणा॒ रद॑न्ता |
अ॒गस्त्ये॒ ब्रह्म॑णा वावृधा॒ना सं वि॒श्पलां॑ नासत्यारिणीतम् ||
Hymned with the reverence of a son, O Aśvins ye Swift Ones giving booty to the singer, Glorified by Agastya with devotion, established Viśpalā again, Nāsatyas.
Hymned with a son's reverence, O Ashvins, Swift Ones giving booty to the singer, glorified by Agastya with devotion, you set Vispala firm again, Nasatyas.
Putra-shraddha tone and Agastya's bhakti accompany Vispala's re-establishment—Ashvin kirti across rishi-paramparas.
Intergenerational respect and peer devotion both motivate helpers. Restore people so they can stand firm again.
1.117.12
कुह॒ यान्ता॑ सुष्टु॒तिं का॒व्यस्य॒ दिवो॑ नपाता वृषणा शयु॒त्रा |
हिर॑ण्यस्येव क॒लशं॒ निखा॑त॒मुदू॑पथुर्दश॒मे अ॑श्वि॒नाह॑न् ||
Ye Sons of Heaven, ye Mighty, whither went ye, sought ye, for his fair praise the home of Kāvya. When, like a pitcher full of gold, O Aśvins, on the tenth day ye lifted up the buried?
Sons of Heaven, Mighty Ones, where did you go—seeking Kavya's home for fair praise—when like a gold-filled pitcher, Ashvins, on the tenth day you lifted the buried?
Dashami uddharana of the buried like a hiranya-kumbha: Ashvins as finders of concealed worth at Kavya's locus of stuti.
Set review points in long crises. Persistent, scheduled intervention often uncovers value early panic missed.
1.117.13
यु॒वं च्यवा॑नमश्विना॒ जर॑न्तं॒ पुन॒र्युवा॑नं चक्रथु॒: शची॑भिः |
यु॒वो रथं॑ दुहि॒ता सूर्य॑स्य स॒ह श्रि॒या ना॑सत्यावृणीत ||
Ye with the aid of your great powers, O Aśvins, restored to youth the ancient man Cyavāna. The Daughter of the Sun with all her glory, O ye Nāsatyas, chose your car to bear her.
With your great powers, O Ashvins, you restored ancient Cyavana to youth; Surya's Daughter in all her glory, O Nasatyas, chose your car to bear her.
Cyavana-punar-yauvana and Surya-kanya's choice of Ashvin ratha unite healing and elective divine companionship.
Renewal attracts alliance. When you restore vitality, worthy partners choose to ride with you.
1.117.14
यु॒वं तुग्रा॑य पू॒र्व्येभि॒रेवै॑: पुनर्म॒न्याव॑भवतं युवाना |
यु॒वं भु॒ज्युमर्ण॑सो॒ निः स॑मु॒द्राद् विभि॑रूहथुर्ऋज्रेभि॒रश्वै॑: ||
Ye, ever-youthful Ones, again remembered Tugra, according to your ancient manner: With horses brown of hue that flew with swift wings ye brought back Bhujyu from the sea of billows.
Ever-youthful Ones, you again remembered Tugra in ancient manner; with brown horses flying on swift wings you brought Bhujyu back from the billowy sea.
Ashvin smriti of Tugra/Bhujyu is anuvritti of ancestral rescue—forever young, yet faithful to the purana-rita of saving the ocean-cast son.
Keep institutional memory of whom you pledged to help. Returning to unfinished rescues marks trustworthy character.
1.117.15
अजो॑हवीदश्विना तौ॒ग्र्यो वां॒ प्रोह्ल॑: समु॒द्रम॑व्य॒थिर्ज॑ग॒न्वान् |
निष्टमू॑हथुः सु॒युजा॒ रथे॑न॒ मनो॑जवसा वृषणा स्व॒स्ति ||
The son of Tugra had invoked you, Aśvins; borne on he went uninjured through the ocean. Ye with your chariot swift as thought, well-harnessed, carried him off, O Mighty Ones, to safety.
Tugra's son had invoked you, Ashvins; borne on, he went uninjured through the ocean. With thought-swift, well-harnessed chariot you carried him to safety, O Mighty.
Bhujyu's invocation plus Ashvin manojava-ratha yields uninjured transit through samudra—shraddha meets upaya.
Teach people to ask clearly for help, then match requests with fast, well-designed response systems.
1.117.16
अजो॑हवीदश्विना॒ वर्ति॑का वामा॒स्नो यत्सी॒ममु॑ञ्चतं॒ वृक॑स्य |
वि ज॒युषा॑ ययथु॒: सान्वद्रे॑र्जा॒तं वि॒ष्वाचो॑ अहतं वि॒षेण॑ ||
The quail had invocated you, O Aśvins, when from the wolf's devouring jaws ye freed her. With conquering car ye cleft the mountain's ridges: the offspring of Viśvāc ye killed with poison.
The quail invoked you, O Ashvins, when from the wolf's devouring jaws you freed her; with conquering car you cleft mountain ridges; Vishvac's offspring you slew with poison.
Mercy to the vartika and fierce opposition to harmful threat: Ashvin dharma protects the vulnerable and removes toxic danger.
Compassion needs teeth. Protect the vulnerable and decisively interrupt systems that prey on them.
1.117.17
श॒तं मे॒षान् वृ॒क्ये॑ मामहा॒नं तम॒: प्रणी॑त॒मशि॑वेन पि॒त्रा |
आक्षी ऋ॒ज्राश्वे॑ अश्विनावधत्तं॒ ज्योति॑र॒न्धाय॑ चक्रथुर्वि॒चक्षे॑ ||
He whom for furnishing a hundred wethers to the she-wolf, his wicked father blinded,— To him, Ṛjrāśva, gave ye eyes, O Aśvins; light to the blind ye sent for perfect vision.
He whom his wicked father blinded for giving a hundred wethers to the she-wolf—to him, Rijrasva, you gave eyes, O Ashvins; light to the blind for perfect vision.
Again Rijrasva: paternal cruelty versus Ashvin netra-dana. Divine physicians correct adharma's wound with samyak-drishti.
Correct harms done in the name of authority. Sight belongs as a right to those wronged by abuse of power.
1.117.18
शु॒नम॒न्धाय॒ भर॑मह्वय॒त् सा वृ॒कीर॑श्विना वृषणा॒ नरेति॑ |
जा॒रः क॒नीन॑ इव चक्षदा॒न ऋ॒ज्राश्व॑: श॒तमेकं॑ च मे॒षान् ||
To bring the blind man joy thus cried the she-wolf: O Aśvins, O ye Mighty Ones, O Heroes, For me Ṛjrāśva, like a youthful lover, hath. cut piecemeal one and a hundred wethers.
To bring the blind man joy the she-wolf cried: O Ashvins, Mighty Heroes—for me Rijrasva, like a youthful lover, has cut piecemeal a hundred and one wethers.
Even the vrika becomes a stuti-kara witnessing dana: unusual alliance between predator-need and human generosity, which Ashvins honor by healing the giver.
Listen to unexpected advocates. Those who benefited from someone's courage may best attest that help is deserved.
1.117.19
म॒ही वा॑मू॒तिर॑श्विना मयो॒भूरु॒त स्रा॒मं धि॑ष्ण्या॒ सं रि॑णीथः |
अथा॑ यु॒वामिद॑ह्वय॒त् पुरं॑धि॒राग॑च्छतं सीं वृषणा॒ववो॑भिः ||
Great and weal-giving is your aid, O Aśvins, ye, objects of all thought, made whole the cripple. Purandhi also for this cause invoked you, and ye, O mighty, came to her with succours.
Great and weal-giving is your aid, O Ashvins; objects of all thought, you made the cripple whole. Purandhi also invoked you for this, and you came with succours, O mighty.
Ashvins as focus of contemplation heal the panggu and answer Purandhi—wholeness as divine gift to embodied limitation.
Accessibility and rehabilitation are spiritual goods. Fund help that makes bodies and lives whole enough to participate fully.
1.117.20
अधे॑नुं दस्रा स्त॒र्यं१ विष॑क्ता॒मपि॑न्वतं श॒यवे॑ अश्विना॒ गाम् |
यु॒वं शची॑भिर्विम॒दाय॑ जा॒यां न्यू॑हथुः पुरुमि॒त्रस्य॒ योषा॑म् ||
Ye, Wonder-Workers, filled with milk for Śayu the milkless cow, emaciated, barren; And by your powers the child of Purumitra ye brought to Vimada to be his consort.
Wonder-Workers, you filled with milk for Shayu the milkless, emaciated, barren cow; and by your powers you brought Purumitra's child to Vimada as consort.
Payas into the barren cow and vivaha-aid for Vimada: Ashvins restore herd fertility and human household pairing.
Revive depleted assets and support healthy partnership—economic and relational nourishment travel together.
1.117.21
यवं॒ वृके॑णाश्विना॒ वप॒न्तेषं॑ दु॒हन्ता॒ मनु॑षाय दस्रा |
अ॒भि दस्युं॒ बकु॑रेणा॒ धम॑न्तो॒रु ज्योति॑श्चक्रथु॒रार्या॑य ||
Ploughing and sowing barley, O ye Aśvins, milking out food for men, ye Wonder-Workers, Blasting away the Dasyu with your trumpet, ye gave far-spreading light unto the Ārya.
Ploughing and sowing barley, O Ashvins, milking out food for men, Wonder-Workers, blasting the Dasyu with your trumpet, you gave far-spreading light to the Arya.
Ashvins as krishi-devatas: yava sown, anna milked forth, dasyu dispersed, jyotis spread—agriculture, protection, and illumination united.
Food systems need cultivation and defense against extraction. Pair regenerative practice with protection of commons.
1.117.22
आ॒थ॒र्व॒णाया॑श्विना दधी॒चे ऽश्व्यं॒ शिर॒: प्रत्यै॑रयतम् |
स वां॒ मधु॒ प्र वो॑चदृता॒यन् त्वा॒ष्ट्रं यद् द॑स्रावपिक॒क्ष्यं॑ वाम् ||
Ye brought the horse's head, Aśvins, and gave it unto Dadhyac the offspring of Atharvan. True, he revealed to you, O Wonder-Workers, sweet Soma, Tvaṣṭar's secret, as your girdle.
You brought the horse's head, Ashvins, and gave it to Dadhyanc Atharvana's offspring; truly he revealed to you, Wonder-Workers, sweet Soma, Tvashtri's secret, as your girdle.
Ashva-shirsha upaya enables Dadhyanc to reveal Soma-madhu—vidya protected yet transmitted; knowledge as mekhala of the twins.
Use safe protocols to transfer sensitive expertise. The right interface lets truth be told without destroying teacher or teaching.
1.117.23
सदा॑ कवी सुम॒तिमा च॑के वां॒ विश्वा॒ धियो॑ अश्विना॒ प्राव॑तं मे |
अ॒स्मे र॒यिं ना॑सत्या बृ॒हन्त॑मपत्य॒साचं॒ श्रुत्यं॑ रराथाम् ||
O Sages, evermore I crave your favour: be gracious unto all my prayers, O Aśvins. Grant me, Nāsatyas, riches in abundance, wealth famous and accompanied with children.
O Sages, I ever crave your favour; be gracious to all my prayers, Ashvins. Grant me, Nasatyas, abundant riches—wealth famous and accompanied by children.
Yacha for prasada: rayi that is yashasvin and prajavat—Sanatana pairing of artha with continuity of lineage and good name.
Define wealth as reputation plus next-generation wellbeing. Seek resources that fund continuity, not empty accumulation.
1.117.24
हिर॑ण्यहस्तमश्विना॒ ररा॑णा पु॒त्रं न॑रा वध्रिम॒त्या अ॑दत्तम् |
त्रिधा॑ ह॒ श्याव॑मश्विना॒ विक॑स्त॒मुज्जी॒वस॑ ऐरयतं सुदानू ||
With liberal bounty to the weakling's consorts ye, Heroes, gave a son Hiraṇyahasta; And Śyāva, cut into three several pieces, ye brought to life again, O bounteous Aśvins.
With liberal bounty to the weakling's consorts you Heroes gave the son Hiranyahasta; and Shyava, cut into three pieces, you brought to life again, O bounteous Ashvins.
Hiranyahasta gift and Shyava's trisandhi revival: Ashvins reverse dismemberment and barrenness—purna restoration beyond ordinary medicine.
Fund radical restoration—reintegrating shattered lives after fragmentation. Wholeness after breakage needs skilled, generous care.
1.117.25
ए॒तानि॑ वामश्विना वी॒र्या॑णि॒ प्र पू॒र्व्याण्या॒यवो॑ऽवोचन् |
ब्रह्म॑ कृ॒ण्वन्तो॑ वृषणा यु॒वभ्यां॑ सु॒वीरा॑सो वि॒दथ॒मा व॑देम ||
These your heroic exploits, O ye Aśvins, done in the days. of old, have men related. May we, addressing prayer to you, ye Mighty, speak with brave sons about us to the synod.
These heroic exploits of yours, O Ashvins, done in days of old, people have related. May we, praying to you, O Mighty, speak with brave sons about us in the assembly.
Shruti of purva-virya leads to asha for sabha-vak with brave sons present—public voice rooted in protected lineage and remembered grace.
Tell founding stories so the next generation can stand with you in public life. Memory plus mentorship creates confident civic voice.