1.134.1
आ त्वा॒ जुवो॑ रारहा॒णा अ॒भि प्रयो॒ वायो॒ वह॑न्त्वि॒ह पू॒र्वपी॑तये॒ सोम॑स्य पू॒र्वपी॑तये |
ऊ॒र्ध्वा ते॒ अनु॑ सू॒नृता॒ मन॑स्तिष्ठतु जान॒ती |
नि॒युत्व॑ता॒ रथे॒ना या॑हि दा॒वने॒ वायो॑ म॒खस्य॑ दा॒वने॑ ||
VĀYU, let fleet-foot coursers bring thee speedily to this our feast, to drink first of the juice we pour, to the first draught of Soma juice. May our glad hymn, discerning well, uplifted, gratify thy mind. Come with thy team-drawn car, O Vāyu, to the gift, come to the sacrificer's gift.
O Vayu, let fleet-foot coursers bring you swiftly to our feast to drink first of the Soma we pour; may our glad, discerning hymn please your mind—come with your team-drawn car to the sacrificer's gift.
Vayu as first drinker (prathama-pā) of Soma is classical: Prāṇa receives Ananda before other faculties engage. Fleet coursers are prāṇa-vāyu currents. A discerning hymn (dhī) must match the subtlety of breath-deity.
Begin meetings and creative work with breath and clear intention. First 'drink' of presence—calm nervous system—before tackling content.
1.134.2
मन्द॑न्तु त्वा म॒न्दिनो॑ वाय॒विन्द॑वो॒ ऽस्मत् क्रा॒णास॒: सुकृ॑ता अ॒भिद्य॑वो॒ गोभि॑: क्रा॒णा अ॒भिद्य॑वः |
यद्ध॑ क्रा॒णा इ॒रध्यै॒ दक्षं॒ सच॑न्त ऊ॒तय॑: |
स॒ध्री॒ची॒ना नि॒युतो॑ दा॒वने॒ धिय॒ उप॑ ब्रुवत ईं॒ धिय॑: ||
May the joy-giving drops, O Vāyu gladden thee, effectual, well prepared, directed to the heavens, strong, blent with milk and seeking heaven; That aids, effectual to fulfil, may wait upon our skilful power. Associate teams come hitherward to grant our prayers: they shall address the hymns we sing.
May joy-giving drops gladden you, O Vayu—effective, well-prepared, heaven-seeking, strong, milk-blent; may fulfilling aids attend our skill, and associate teams come to grant our prayers and answer our hymns.
Soma mixed with milk (go-śrī) softens and nourishes prāṇic intensity. 'Associate teams' (yoked vātas) suggest coordinated breath and allied Marut-forces. Skill (dakṣa) needs divine anukūla aids to fulfill.
Prepare quality inputs and invite collaborative 'teams.' Well-made work attracts supporting conditions; sloppy prep wastes even good timing.
1.134.3
वा॒युर्यु॑ङ्क्ते॒ रोहि॑ता वा॒युर॑रु॒णा वा॒यू रथे॑ अजि॒रा धु॒रि वोह्ल॑वे॒ वहि॑ष्ठा धु॒रि वोह्ल॑वे |
प्र बो॑धया॒ पुरं॑धिं जा॒र आ स॑स॒तीमि॑व |
प्र च॑क्षय॒ रोद॑सी वासयो॒षस॒: श्रव॑से वासयो॒षस॑: ||
Two red steeds Vāyu yokes, Vāyu two purple steeds, swift-footed, to the chariot, to the pole to draw, most able, at the pole, to draw. Wake up intelligence, as when a lover wakes his sleeping love. Illumine heaven and earth, make thou the Dawns to shine, for glory make the Dawns to shine.
Vayu yokes two red and two purple swift steeds to the chariot pole; awaken intelligence as a lover wakes a sleeping beloved; illumine heaven and earth, and make the Dawns shine for glory.
Color-yoked steeds map nuanced prāṇa streams. Awakening dhī like a lover wakes the beloved is a tender Vedic psychology of consciousness. Vayu as illuminator of Dyāvāpṛthivī and Uṣas links breath to cosmic dawn—each conscious breath can be a micro-uṣas.
Use gentle, devoted attention to wake creativity—not harsh force. Breath-led morning routines literally help 'make the Dawns shine' in mood and cognition.
1.134.4
तुभ्य॑मु॒षास॒: शुच॑यः परा॒वति॑ भ॒द्रा वस्त्रा॑ तन्वते॒ दंसु॑ र॒श्मिषु॑ चि॒त्रा नव्ये॑षु र॒श्मिषु॑ |
तुभ्यं॑ धे॒नुः स॑ब॒र्दुघा॒ विश्वा॒ वसू॑नि दोहते |
अज॑नयो म॒रुतो॑ व॒क्षणा॑भ्यो दि॒व आ व॒क्षणा॑भ्यः ||
For thee the radiant Dawns in the far-distant sky broaden their lovely garments forth in wondrous beams, bright-coloured in their new-born beams. For thee the nectar-yielding Cow pours all rich treasures forth as milk. The Marut host hast thou engendered from the womb, the Maruts from the womb of heaven.
For you the radiant Dawns in far sky spread lovely garments in wondrous new beams; for you the nectar-cow pours treasures as milk; you have engendered the Marut host from the womb of heaven.
Vayu as progenitor of Maruts ties breath to the storm-troop of energizing deities—vital force spawning dynamic helpers. Uṣas dressing in beams and the nectar-cow (kāmadhenu-like) pouring for Vayu show nature's adornment responding to Prāṇa-deva.
Vital energy generates secondary motivations and allies. Care for foundational breath/health and 'Marut' bursts of initiative naturally follow.
1.134.5
तुभ्यं॑ शु॒क्रास॒: शुच॑यस्तुर॒ण्यवो॒ मदे॑षू॒ग्रा इ॑षणन्त भु॒र्वण्य॒पामि॑षन्त भु॒र्वणि॑ |
त्वां त्सा॒री दस॑मानो॒ भग॑मीट्टे तक्व॒वीये॑ |
त्वं विश्व॑स्मा॒द् भुव॑नात् पासि॒ धर्म॑णासु॒र्या॑त् पासि॒ धर्म॑णा ||
For thee the pure bright quickly-flowing Soma-drops, strong in their heightening power, hasten to mix themselves, hasten to the water to be mixed. To thee the weary coward prays for luck that he may speed away. Thou by thy law protectest us from every world, yea, from the world of highest Gods.
For you pure bright Soma-drops hurry to mix with water; the weary coward prays to you for luck to flee; by your law you protect us from every world—even from the world of the highest Gods.
Vayu's vrata (law) protects across lokas—including shielding the devotee from overwhelming higher intensities. The coward's prayer for escape shows Vayu's range: from refuge to heroism. Soma mixing with water is balance of tejas and śītala flow.
Healthy boundaries protect from burnout at every 'world' of demand—including prestige pressures. Breath regulation serves both courage and wise withdrawal.
1.134.6
त्वं नो॑ वायवेषा॒मपू॑र्व्य॒: सोमा॑नां प्रथ॒मः पी॒तिम॑र्हसि सु॒तानां॑ पी॒तिम॑र्हसि |
उ॒तो वि॒हुत्म॑तीनां वि॒शां व॑व॒र्जुषी॑णाम् |
विश्वा॒ इत् ते॑ धे॒नवो॑ दुह्र आ॒शिरं॑ घृ॒तं दु॑ह्रत आ॒शिर॑म् ||
Thou, Vāyu, who hast none before thee, first of all hast right to drink these offerings of Soma juice, hast right to drink the juice out-poured, Yea, poured by all invoking tribes who free themselves from taint of sin, For thee all cows are milked to yield the Soma-milk, to yield the butter and the milk.
You, Vayu, with none before you, have first right to these Soma offerings poured by tribes freeing themselves from sin-taint; for you all cows are milked for Soma-milk, butter, and milk.
Anapūrva (none before him) states Prāṇa's primacy in sṛṣṭi and sādhanā. Tribes cleansing enas (taint) through offering affirm ethical purification. All go-sampad dedicated to Vayu means life's nourishments ultimately feed the life-breath sacredly.
Respect foundations: oxygenate culture and body before ornate strategy. Resource flows should feed core vitality (people, health, morale) first.