1.121.1
कदि॒त्था नॄँ: पात्रं॑ देवय॒तां श्रव॒द् गिरो॒ अङ्गि॑रसां तुर॒ण्यन् |
प्र यदान॒ड्विश॒ आ ह॒र्म्यस्यो॒रु क्रं॑सते अध्व॒रे यज॑त्रः ||
WHEN Will men's guardians hasting hear with favour the song of Aṅgiras's pious children ? When to the people of the home he cometh he strideth to the sacrifice, the Holy.
When will humanity's guardians hastening hear with favour the song of Angiras's pious children? When he comes to the home-folk he strides to the holy sacrifice.
Gopa of men asked to hear Angirasa-sukrita vak; Indra's coming to griha-jana is his stride into yajna—raksha enters through sacred order.
Leaders should listen promptly to sincere teams. Presence at core work rituals matters more than distant approval.
1.121.2
स्तम्भी॑द्ध॒ द्यां स ध॒रुणं॑ प्रुषायदृ॒भुर्वाजा॑य॒ द्रवि॑णं॒ नरो॒ गोः |
अनु॑ स्व॒जां म॑हि॒षश्च॑क्षत॒ व्रां मेना॒मश्व॑स्य॒ परि॑ मा॒तरं॒ गोः ||
He stablished heaven; he poured forth, skilful worker, the wealth of kine, for strength, that nurtures heroes. The Mighty One his self-born host regarded, the horse's mate, the mother of the heifer.
He established heaven; skilled worker, he poured forth cattle-wealth for strength that nurtures heroes. The Mighty regarded his self-born host—the horse's mate, mother of the heifer.
Indra as dyava-sthapaka and go-rayi pourer for vira-poshana; attention to generative animal mothers—cosmic and pastoral fertility under vajra-will.
Build stable frameworks and generative assets that feed courage. Fund both infrastructure and mother lines of future growth.
1.121.3
नक्ष॒द्धव॑मरु॒णीः पू॒र्व्यं राट् तु॒रो वि॒शामङ्गि॑रसा॒मनु॒ द्यून् |
तक्ष॒द् वज्रं॒ नियु॑तं त॒स्तम्भ॒द् द्यां चतु॑ष्पदे॒ नर्या॑य द्वि॒पादे॑ ||
Lord of red dawns, he came victorious, daily to the Aṅgirases' former invocation. His bolt and team hath he prepared, and stablished the heaven for quadrupeds and men two-footed.
Lord of red dawns, he came victorious daily to the Angirases' former call; he prepared bolt and team and established heaven for quadrupeds and two-footed humans.
Arusha-ushas-pati Indra answers Angirasa daily; vajra and ashva ready; dyaus set for pashu and manushya—rita for all walkers.
Show up daily for your core constituency. Prepare tools so the environment works for everyone who must live under it.
1.121.4
अ॒स्य मदे॑ स्व॒र्यं॑ दा ऋ॒तायापी॑वृतमु॒स्रिया॑णा॒मनी॑कम् |
यद्ध॑ प्र॒सर्गे॑ त्रिक॒कुम्नि॒वर्त॒दप॒ द्रुहो॒ मानु॑षस्य॒ दुरो॑ वः ||
In joy of this thou didst restore, for worship, the lowing company of hidden cattle. When the three-pointed one descends with onslaught he opens wide the doors that cause man trouble.
In this joy you restored for worship the lowing company of hidden cattle; when the three-pointed one descends in onslaught he opens wide the doors that trouble humans.
Joy recovers nihita go-gana for yajna; tri-shikha onslaught opens dvaras of amhas—Vala motif of released light-cows.
Celebrate breakthroughs that unlock trapped resources. Decisive action should open doors that have long blocked ordinary people.
1.121.5
तुभ्यं॒ पयो॒ यत् पि॒तरा॒वनी॑तां॒ राध॑: सु॒रेत॑स्तु॒रणे॑ भुर॒ण्यू |
शुचि॒ यत् ते रेक्ण॒ आय॑जन्त सब॒र्दुघा॑या॒: पय॑ उ॒स्रिया॑याः ||
Thine is that milk which thy swift-moving Parents brought down, a strengthening genial gift for conquest; When the pure treasure unto thee they offered, the milk shed from the cow who streameth nectar.
Yours is that milk your swift Parents brought down—a strengthening gift for conquest—when they offered you the pure treasure, milk from the nectar-streaming cow.
Payas from Indra's swift parental powers as jaya-poshana; shuddha nidhi of amrita-dhenu—divine parents feeding the champion.
Peak performance needs clean fuel from trustworthy sources. Accept nourishment that strengthens without corrupting.
1.121.6
अध॒ प्र ज॑ज्ञे त॒रणि॑र्ममत्तु॒ प्र रो॑च्य॒स्या उ॒षसो॒ न सूर॑: |
इन्दु॒र्येभि॒राष्ट॒ स्वेदु॑हव्यैः स्रु॒वेण॑ सि॒ञ्चञ्ज॒रणा॒भि धाम॑ ||
There is he born. May the Swift give us rapture, and like the Sun shine forth from yonder dawning, Indu, even us who drank, whose toils are offerings, poured from the spoon, with praise, upon the altar.
There he is born. May the Swift give us rapture and shine like the Sun from yonder dawn—Indu for us who drank, whose labors are offerings poured with praise upon the altar.
Indu/Soma birth and surya-tulya shine for those whose shrama is havis—ananda for ritualized effort, not idle craving.
Let joy arise from meaningful work offered well. Celebrate sustainable delight for teams whose labor is already devotion.
1.121.7
स्वि॒ध्मा यद् व॒नधि॑तिरप॒स्यात् सूरो॑ अध्व॒रे परि॒ रोध॑ना॒ गोः |
यद्ध॑ प्र॒भासि॒ कृत्व्याँ॒ अनु॒ द्यूनन॑र्विशे प॒श्विषे॑ तु॒राय॑ ||
When the wood-pile, made of good logs, is ready, at the Sun's worship to bind fast the Bullock, Then when thou shinest forth through days of action for the Car-borne, the Swift, the Cattle-seeker.
When the wood-pile of good logs is ready at the Sun's worship to bind the Bullock—then you shine through days of action for the car-borne, the Swift, the cattle-seeker.
Samidh ready for Surya-yajna; Indra's light across karma-days for rathin and go-eshin—light for active seekers.
Prepare materials before peak effort. Clarity shines through days of action when logistics are ready for people on the move.
1.121.8
अ॒ष्टा म॒हो दि॒व आदो॒ हरी॑ इ॒ह द्यु॑म्ना॒साह॑म॒भि यो॑धा॒न उत्स॑म् |
हरिं॒ यत्ते॑ म॒न्दिनं॑ दु॒क्षन् वृ॒धे गोर॑भस॒मद्रि॑भिर्वा॒ताप्य॑म् ||
Eight steeds thou broughtest down from mighty heaven, when fighting for the well that giveth splendour, That men might press with stones the gladdening yellow, strengthened with milk, fermenting, to exalt thee.
Eight steeds you brought from mighty heaven when fighting for the splendour-giving well, that men might stone-press the gladdening yellow—milk-strengthened, fermenting—to exalt you.
Ashta ashva from div for the jyotir-upa fight; so humans may press hari Soma fortified with milk—Indra's exaltation via communal press.
Secure shared infrastructure that lets communities produce their best work. Shared tools elevate everyone who contributes.
1.121.9
त्वमा॑य॒सं प्रति॑ वर्तयो॒ गोर्दि॒वो अश्मा॑न॒मुप॑नीत॒मृभ्वा॑ |
कुत्सा॑य॒ यत्र॑ पुरुहूत व॒न्वञ्छुष्ण॑मन॒न्तैः प॑रि॒यासि॑ व॒धैः ||
Thou hurledst forth from heaven the iron missile, brought by the Skilful, from the sling of leather, When thou, O Much-invoked, assisting Kutsa with endless deadly darts didst compass Śuṣṇa.
You hurled from heaven the iron missile brought by the Skilful from the leather sling; Much-invoked, helping Kutsa with endless deadly darts, you compassed Shushna.
Ayas missile from div, skilful fashioning, Kutsa-sakhyam against Shushna—Indra as precision ally in drought-demon combat.
Partner with specialists. Precision tools plus loyal alliance defeat draining problems that raw force alone cannot finish.
1.121.10
पु॒रा यत् सूर॒स्तम॑सो॒ अपी॑ते॒स्तम॑द्रिवः फलि॒गं हे॒तिम॑स्य |
शुष्ण॑स्य चि॒त् परि॑हितं॒ यदोजो॑ दि॒वस्परि॒ सुग्र॑थितं॒ तदाद॑: ||
Bolt-armed, ere darkness overtook the sunlight, thou castest at the veiling cloud thy weapon, Thou rentest, out of heaven, though firmly knotted, the might of Śuṣṇa that was thrown around him.
Bolt-armed, before darkness overtook sunlight, you cast your weapon at the veiling cloud; you rent from heaven Shushna's firmly knotted might wrapped around him.
Vajra before tamas covers svar; megha-avarana struck; Shushna's granthi-power torn—preemptive strike for light's continuity.
Act before crisis fully darkens the field. Early intervention against obscuring problems preserves clarity and momentum.
1.121.11
अनु॑ त्वा म॒ही पाज॑सी अच॒क्रे द्यावा॒क्षामा॑ मदतामिन्द्र॒ कर्म॑न् |
त्वं वृ॒त्रमा॒शया॑नं सि॒रासु॑ म॒हो वज्रे॑ण सिष्वपो व॒राहु॑म् ||
The mighty Heaven and Earth, those bright expanses that have no wheels, joyed, Indra, at thine exploit. Vṛtra, the boar who lay amid the waters, to sleep thou sentest with thy mighty thunder.
Mighty Heaven and Earth, bright wheel-less expanses, joyed at your exploit, Indra; Vritra the boar lying amid waters you sent to sleep with mighty thunder.
Dyava-Prithivi rejoice at Indra-virya; Vritra as varaha in apas put to sleep by vajra—cosmos relieved when obstruction falls.
When a major blockage falls, the whole environment feels it. Remove systemic obstructions so natural flows can rejoice.
1.121.12
त्वमि॑न्द्र॒ नर्यो॒ याँ अवो॒ नॄन् तिष्ठा॒ वात॑स्य सु॒युजो॒ वहि॑ष्ठान् |
यं ते॑ का॒व्य उ॒शना॑ म॒न्दिनं॒ दाद् वृ॑त्र॒हणं॒ पार्यं॑ ततक्ष॒ वज्र॑म् ||
Mount Indra, lover of the men thou guardest, the well-yoked horses of the wind, best bearers. The bolt which Kāvya Uśanā erst gave thee, strong, gladdening, Vṛtra-slaying, hath he fashioned.
Mount, Indra, lover of those you guard, the wind's well-yoked best-bearing horses; the bolt Kavya Ushana once gave you—strong, gladdening, Vritra-slaying—he fashioned.
Indra as gopa-priya mounts Vayu-ashvas; Ushanas Kavya's crafted vajra—guru-gift weapon for Vritra-hanana.
Accept well-made tools from mentors and ride the best available energies. Loving those you protect should guide how you use power.
1.121.13
त्वं सूरो॑ ह॒रितो॑ रामयो॒ नॄन् भर॑च्च॒क्रमेत॑शो॒ नायमि॑न्द्र |
प्रास्य॑ पा॒रं न॑व॒तिं ना॒व्या॑ना॒मपि॑ क॒र्तम॑वर्त॒योऽय॑ज्यून् ||
The strong Bay Horses of the Sun thou stayedst: this Etaśa drew not the wheel, O Indra. Casting them forth beyond the ninety rivers thou dravest down into the pit the godless.
You stayed the Sun's strong bay horses; this Etasha drew not the wheel, Indra. Casting them beyond ninety rivers you drove the godless into the pit.
Surya-harit restraint and Etasha episode; adeva forced beyond navati-sindhu into the pit—Indra regulating cosmic motion and moral geography.
Sometimes leadership means pacing the system and drawing clear boundaries that exile harmful actors from the commons.
1.121.14
त्वं नो॑ अ॒स्या इ॑न्द्र दु॒र्हणा॑याः पा॒हि व॑ज्रिवो दुरि॒ताद॒भीके॑ |
प्र नो॒ वाजा॑न् र॒थ्यो॒ ३ अश्व॑बुध्यानि॒षे य॑न्धि॒ श्रव॑से सू॒नृता॑यै ||
Indra, preserve thou us from this affliction Thunder-armed, save us from the misery near us. Vouchsafe us affluence in chariots, founded on horses, for our food and fame and gladness.
Indra, preserve us from this affliction; Thunder-armed, save us from nearby misery. Grant affluence in chariots founded on horses for our food, fame, and gladness.
Raksha from amhas; ashva-mula ratha-samriddhi for anna, yashas, mud—artha aligned with joy and reputation.
Seek resilience assets that fund nutrition, good name, and actual happiness—mobility as servant of wellbeing.
1.121.15
मा सा ते॑ अ॒स्मत् सु॑म॒तिर्वि द॑स॒द् वाज॑प्रमह॒: समिषो॑ वरन्त |
आ नो॑ भज मघव॒न् गोष्व॒र्यो मंहि॑ष्ठास्ते सध॒माद॑: स्याम ||
Never may this thy loving-kindness fail us; mighty in strength, may plenteous food surround us. Maghavan, make us share the foeman's cattle: may we be thy most liberal feast companions.
Never may your loving-kindness fail us; mighty in strength, may plenteous food surround us. Maghavan, make us share the foeman's cattle; may we be your most liberal feast companions.
Indra's sauharda unbroken; bahv-anna; Maghavan sharing; yajamana as udara-sakha at Indra's feast—companionship of generous power.
Stay close to generous power by being generous yourself. Shared success and loyal feast-companionship beat isolated winning.