1.125.1
प्रा॒ता रत्नं॑ प्रात॒रित्वा॑ दधाति॒ तं चि॑कि॒त्वान् प्र॑ति॒गृह्या॒ नि ध॑त्ते |
तेन॑ प्र॒जां व॒र्धय॑मान॒ आयू॑ रा॒यस्पोषे॑ण सचते सु॒वीर॑: ||
COMING at early morn he gives his treasure; the prudent one receives and entertains him. Thereby increasing still his life and offspring, he comes with brave sons to abundant riches.
Coming at early morn he gives his treasure; the prudent one receives and entertains him. Thereby increasing life and offspring still, he comes with brave sons to abundant riches.
Pratah-datri welcomed by medhavi host; ayus-praja increase and vira-putra with bahurayi—grihastha dharma of reciprocal dawn hospitality.
Morning generosity compounds. Host and give early; relationships that increase life-quality and next-generation strength beat late scarcity mindsets.
1.125.2
सु॒गुर॑सत् सुहिर॒ण्यः स्वश्वो॑ बृ॒हद॑स्मै॒ वय॒ इन्द्रो॑ दधाति |
यस्त्वा॒यन्तं॒ वसु॑ना प्रातरित्वो मु॒क्षीज॑येव॒ पदि॑मुत्सि॒नाति॑ ||
Rich shall he be in gold and kine and horses. Indra bestows on him great vital power, Who stays thee, as thou comest, with his treasure, like game caught in the net, O early comer.
Rich shall he be in gold, cattle, and horses. Indra bestows great vital power on him who stays you as you come with his treasure—like game caught in a net, O early comer.
Hiranya-go-ashva for the one who nets the early guest with dana; Indra's ojas—divine vitality rewards decisive hospitality.
Capture opportunity with prepared generosity. Timing plus ready resources converts chance visits into lasting capacity.
1.125.3
आय॑म॒द्य सु॒कृतं॑ प्रा॒तरि॒च्छन्नि॒ष्टेः पु॒त्रं वसु॑मता॒ रथे॑न |
अं॒शोः सु॒तं पा॑यय मत्स॒रस्य॑ क्ष॒यद्वी॑रं वर्धय सू॒नृता॑भिः ||
Longing, I came this morning to the pious, the son of sacrifice, with car wealth-laden. Give him to drink juice of the stalk that gladdens; prosper with pleasant hymns the Lord of Heroes.
Longing, I came this morning to the pious son of sacrifice with wealth-laden car. Give him to drink the gladdening stalk-juice; prosper with pleasant hymns the Lord of Heroes.
Kavi arrives with ratha-vasu to yajna-putra; Soma for Indra Maghavan via pleasant stuti—poet as prosperer of both patron and deity.
Bring tangible value when you seek alliance, and speak well of the partners who make courage possible.
1.125.4
उप॑ क्षरन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वो मयो॒भुव॑ ईजा॒नं च॑ य॒क्ष्यमा॑णं च धे॒नव॑: |
पृ॒णन्तं॑ च॒ पपु॑रिं च श्रव॒स्यवो॑ घृ॒तस्य॒ धारा॒ उप॑ यन्ति वि॒श्वत॑: ||
Health-bringing streams, as milch-cows, flow to profit him who hath worshipped, him who now will worship. To him who freely gives and fills on all sides full streams of fatness flow and make him famous.
Health-bringing streams like milch-cows flow to profit him who has worshipped and him who will; to the free giver who fills all sides, full streams of fatness flow and make him famous.
Svasti-sravantah as dhenu to past and future yajvan; sarvatah-puraka datri receives ghrita-streams and kirti—phala of udara.
Reputation follows comprehensive generosity. Give in ways that fill all sides—stakeholders, future needs, and present care.
1.125.5
नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठे अधि॑ तिष्ठति श्रि॒तो यः पृ॒णाति॒ स ह॑ दे॒वेषु॑ गच्छति |
तस्मा॒ आपो॑ घृ॒तम॑र्षन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑व॒स्तस्मा॑ इ॒यं दक्षि॑णा पिन्वते॒ सदा॑ ||
On the high ridge of heaven he stands exalted, yea, to the Gods he goes, the liberal giver. The streams, the waters flow for him with fatness: to him this guerdon ever yields abundance.
On heaven's high ridge he stands exalted; to the Gods goes the liberal giver. Streams and waters flow for him with fatness; this guerdon ever yields him abundance.
Udara-datri ascends divah sanu and approaches Devas; apas-ghrita and continuous dakshina-phala—dana as vertical spiritual elevation.
Generosity elevates status and keeps yield flowing. Philanthropy and fair pay are positioning on higher ground, not losses.
1.125.6
दक्षि॑णावता॒मिदि॒मानि॑ चि॒त्रा दक्षि॑णावतां दि॒वि सूर्या॑सः |
दक्षि॑णावन्तो अ॒मृतं॑ भजन्ते॒ दक्षि॑णावन्त॒: प्र ति॑रन्त॒ आयु॑: ||
For those who give rich meeds are all these splendours, for those who give rich meeds suns shine in heaven. The givers of rich meeds are made immortal; the givers of rich fees prolong their lifetime.
For rich-meed givers are all these splendours; for them suns shine in heaven. Givers of rich meeds are made immortal; givers of rich fees prolong their lifetime.
Dakshina-vanta claim shri and even suryah in div; amritatva and ayur-dirgha metaphors for liberal patrons—Sanatana valorization of dakshina.
Invest in people who create value. Fair, rich compensation is how cultures keep talent alive and memory immortal.
1.125.7
मा पृ॒णन्तो॒ दुरि॑त॒मेन॒ आर॒न् मा जा॑रिषुः सू॒रय॑: सुव्र॒तास॑: |
अ॒न्यस्तेषां॑ परि॒धिर॑स्तु॒ कश्चि॒दपृ॑णन्तम॒भि सं य॑न्तु॒ शोका॑: ||
Let not the liberal sink to sin and sorrow, never decay the pious chiefs who worship! Let every man besides be their protection, and let affliction fall upon the niggard.
Let not the liberal sink to sin and sorrow; never decay the pious chiefs who worship! Let every other man be their protection, and let affliction fall upon the niggard.
Prayer: maghavan not to papman/duhkha; yajvan chiefs ajarat; samaja as their goptri; amhas to the niggard—moral economy of protection.
Protect generous leaders from burnout and smear. Culture should shield givers and let extractive meanness face real consequences.