1.124.1
उ॒षा उ॒च्छन्ती॑ समिधा॒ने अ॒ग्ना उ॒द्यन्त्सूर्य॑ उर्वि॒या ज्योति॑रश्रेत् |
दे॒वो नो॒ अत्र॑ सवि॒ता न्वर्थं॒ प्रासा॑वीद् द्वि॒पत् प्र चतु॑ष्पदि॒त्यै ||
THE Dawn refulgent when the fire is kindled, and the Sun rising, far diffuse their brightness. Savitar, God, hath sent us forth to labour, each quadruped, each biped, to be active.
Dawn refulgent when fire is kindled, and the rising Sun, far diffuse brightness. Savitar has sent us forth to labour—each quadruped, each biped—to be active.
Agni-Surya-Ushas triad of prabha; Savitar as preraka of pashu and manushya karma—dawn as cosmic work-order, not mere scenery.
Pair inner kindling with outer daylight. Let morning activate body and responsibility for all living roles you hold.
1.124.2
अमि॑नती॒ दैव्या॑नि व्र॒तानि॑ प्रमिन॒ती म॑नु॒ष्या॑ यु॒गानि॑ |
ई॒युषी॑णामुप॒मा शश्व॑तीनामायती॒नां प्र॑थ॒मोषा व्य॑द्यौत् ||
Not interrupting heavenly ordinances, although she minisheth human generations. The last of endless morns that have departed, the first of those that come, Dawn brightly shineth.
Not interrupting heavenly ordinances, though she diminishes human generations: last of endless morns departed, first of those to come, Dawn brightly shines.
Ushas keeps divya-vrata even while human yugas wane; she is antya of past and adya of future mornings—continuity across mortality.
Honor continuity beyond one lifespan. Be a faithful link between what has ended and what must begin, without breaking higher principles.
1.124.3
ए॒षा दि॒वो दु॑हि॒ता प्रत्य॑दर्शि॒ ज्योति॒र्वसा॑ना सम॒ना पु॒रस्ता॑त् |
ऋ॒तस्य॒ पन्था॒मन्वे॑ति सा॒धु प्र॑जान॒तीव॒ न दिशो॑ मिनाति ||
There in the eastern region she, Heaven's Daughter, arrayed in garments all of light, appeareth. Truly she followeth the path of Order, nor faileth, knowing well, the heavenly quarters.
In the eastern region Heaven's Daughter, arrayed in garments of light, appears. Truly she follows Order's path and, knowing well, fails not the heavenly quarters.
Divo-duhita in purva-disha, jyotir-vastra, Rita-pathika who knows and keeps dishah—orientation as sacred knowledge.
Know your orientation. Follow proven right paths and respect the quarters of a moral map—don't improvise integrity away.
1.124.4
उपो॑ अदर्शि शु॒न्ध्युवो॒ न वक्षो॑ नो॒धा इ॑वा॒विर॑कृत प्रि॒याणि॑ |
अ॒द्म॒सन्न स॑स॒तो बो॒धय॑न्ती शश्वत्त॒मागा॒त् पुन॑रे॒युषी॑णाम् ||
Near is she seen, as ’twere the Bright One's bosom: she showeth sweet things like a new song-singer. She cometh like a fly awaking sleepers, of all returning dames most true and constant.
Near she is seen like the Bright One's bosom; she shows sweet things like a new song-singer; she comes like a fly waking sleepers—of returning dames most true and constant.
Ushas as near shri, madhu-pradarshini like nava-gayatri, sleep-waker, most satya among returning women—reliability as faithful return.
Be the reliable returner. Wake people gently but persistently, and bring sweet things—fresh message, not nagging noise.
1.124.5
पूर्वे॒ अर्धे॒ रज॑सो अ॒प्त्यस्य॒ गवां॒ जनि॑त्र्यकृत॒ प्र के॒तुम् |
व्यु॑ प्रथते वित॒रं वरी॑य॒ ओभा पृ॒णन्ती॑ पि॒त्रोरु॒पस्था॑ ||
There in the east half of the watery region the Mother of the Cows hath shown her ensign. Wider and wider still she spreadeth onward, and filleth full the laps of both heir Parents.
In the east half of the watery region the Mother of Cows has shown her ensign; wider and wider she spreads and fills the laps of both her Parents.
Go-mata Ushas raises ketu in purva-apas region; fills Dyava-Prithivi laps—light as maternal expansion into parental cosmos.
Signal beginnings clearly, then expand carefully until the whole environment of your work is illuminated and held.
1.124.6
ए॒वेदे॒षा पु॑रु॒तमा॑ दृ॒शे कं नाजा॑मिं॒ न परि॑ वृणक्ति जा॒मिम् |
अ॒रे॒पसा॑ त॒न्वा॒ ३ शाश॑दाना॒ नार्भा॒दीष॑ते॒ न म॒हो वि॑भा॒ती ||
She, verily, exceeding vast to look on debarreth from her light nor kin nor stranger. Proud of her spotless form she, brightly shining, turneth not from the high nor from the humble.
Exceedingly vast to look on, she debars from her light neither kin nor stranger; proud of spotless form, brightly shining, she turns not from high nor humble.
Ushas as sama-jyotis for sva and anya; nirmala-rupa without partiality to ucca-nica—dawn's egalitarian radiance.
Practice impartial illumination—access, respect, and clarity for insider and outsider, powerful and modest alike.
1.124.7
अ॒भ्रा॒तेव॑ पुं॒स ए॑ति प्रती॒ची ग॑र्ता॒रुगि॑व स॒नये॒ धना॑नाम् |
जा॒येव॒ पत्य॑ उश॒ती सु॒वासा॑ उ॒षा ह॒स्रेव॒ नि रि॑णीते॒ अप्स॑: ||
She seeketh men, as she who hath no brother, mounting her car, as ’twere to gather riches. Dawn, like a loving matron for her husband, smiling and well attired, unmasks her beauty.
She seeks men as a brotherless woman mounting her car as if to gather riches; Dawn, like a loving matron for her husband, smiling and well-attired, unmasks her beauty.
Ushas's active seeking and patni-like smile before the lord—agency and devoted beauty in Hindu dawn poetry.
Combine initiative with devoted presentation. Go toward people and aims actively, then reveal your best with warmth.
1.124.8
स्वसा॒ स्वस्रे॒ ज्याय॑स्यै॒ योनि॑मारै॒गपै॑त्यस्याः प्रति॒चक्ष्ये॑व |
व्यु॒च्छन्ती॑ र॒श्मिभि॒: सूर्य॑स्या॒ञ्ज्य॑ङ्क्ते समन॒गा इ॑व॒ व्राः ||
The Sister quitteth, for the elder Sister, her place, and having looked on her departeth. She decks her beauty, shining forth with sunbeams, like women trooping to the festal meeting.
The Sister quits for the elder Sister her place, and having looked departs; she decks beauty shining with sunbeams like women trooping to a festal meeting.
Ushas-parampara: one sister yields to the next after darshana; alamkara with Surya-kirana like women to samaja—succession without envy.
Hand off gracefully. Look, bless the next shift, and go to your festival of proper role without clinging to the stage.
1.124.9
आ॒सां पूर्वा॑सा॒मह॑सु॒ स्वसॄ॑णा॒मप॑रा॒ पूर्वा॑म॒भ्ये॑ति प॒श्चात् |
ताः प्र॑त्न॒वन्नव्य॑सीर्नू॒नम॒स्मे रे॒वदु॑च्छन्तु सु॒दिना॑ उ॒षास॑: ||
To all these Sisters who ere now have vanished a later one each day in course succeedeth. So, like the past, with days of happy fortune, may the new Dawns shine forth on us with riches.
To all these Sisters who have vanished a later one succeeds each day; so, like the past, with days of happy fortune, may new Dawns shine on us with riches.
Atita-ushas series and nava-ushas prayer for shubha-aha and rayi—hope patterned on proven past mornings.
Use past good days as templates, not prisons. Invite new iterations of proven fortune rather than nostalgia alone.
1.124.10
प्र बो॑धयोषः पृण॒तो म॑घो॒न्यबु॑ध्यमानाः प॒णय॑: ससन्तु |
रे॒वदु॑च्छ म॒घव॑द्भ्यो मघोनि रे॒वत् स्तो॒त्रे सू॑नृते जा॒रय॑न्ती ||
Rouse up, O Wealthy One, the liberal givers; let niggard traffickers sleep on unwakened: Shine richly, Wealthy One, on those who worship, richly, glad. Dawn while wasting, on the singer.
Rouse, O Wealthy One, the liberal givers; let niggard traffickers sleep on; shine richly on those who worship, glad Dawn—while wasting—on the singer.
Ushas as vasumati wakes datarah, leaves the niggard asleep; shine for yajvan and kavi even as she passes—ethical selectivity of light.
Direct energy toward generous actors. Don't pour awakening into exploitation; invest attention where reciprocity lives.
1.124.11
अवे॒यम॑श्वैद् युव॒तिः पु॒रस्ता॑द् यु॒ङ्क्ते गवा॑मरु॒णाना॒मनी॑कम् |
वि नू॒नमु॑च्छा॒दस॑ति॒ प्र के॒तुर्गृ॒हंगृ॑ह॒मुप॑ तिष्ठाते अ॒ग्निः ||
This young Maid from the east hath shone upon us; she harnesseth her team of bright red oxen. She will beam forth, the light will hasten hither, and Agni will be present in each dwelling.
This young Maid from the east has shone on us; she harnesses her team of bright red oxen. She will beam, light will hasten hither, and Agni will be present in each dwelling.
Purva-yuvati Ushas yokes aruna-ukshan; jyotis hastens; Agni in each home—dawn as ignition of every household fire.
Morning systems should light every household node—not only headquarters. Distribute energy until local hearths are live.
1.124.12
उत् ते॒ वय॑श्चिद् वस॒तेर॑पप्त॒न् नर॑श्च॒ ये पि॑तु॒भाजो॒ व्यु॑ष्टौ |
अ॒मा स॒ते व॑हसि॒ भूरि॑ वा॒ममुषो॑ देवि दा॒शुषे॒ मर्त्या॑य ||
As the birds fly forth from their resting places, so men with store of food rise at thy dawning. Yea, to the liberal mortal who remaineth at home, O Goddess Dawn, much good thou bringest.
As birds fly from resting places, so men with store of food rise at your dawning; to the liberal mortal who remains at home, O Goddess Dawn, you bring much good.
Pakshi-tulya rising of anna-vantah; even griha-sthita udara receives Ushas-mangala—mobility and rooted generosity both blessed.
Honor both go-getters and generous home-anchors. Dawn blessing is not only for the rushed—steadfast hospitality is wealth.
1.124.13
अस्तो॑ढ्वं स्तोम्या॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ मे ऽवी॑वृधध्वमुश॒तीरु॑षासः |
यु॒ष्माकं॑ देवी॒रव॑सा सनेम सह॒स्रिणं॑ च श॒तिनं॑ च॒ वाज॑म् ||
Praised through my prayer be ye who should be lauded. Ye have increased our wealth, ye Dawns who love us. Goddesses, may we win by your good favour wealth to be told by hundreds and by thousands.
Praised through my prayer be you who should be lauded. You have increased our wealth, Dawns who love us. Goddesses, by your good favour may we win wealth told by hundreds and by thousands.
Stuti-phala: Ushasas as sneha-yuktah increase rayi; asha for shata-sahasra countable wealth—abundance under dawn-favor.
Measure growth and give credit to enabling rhythms. Aim for scalable, countable wellbeing under habits that love your flourishing.