1.135.1
स्ती॒र्णं ब॒र्हिरुप॑ नो याहि वी॒तये॑ स॒हस्रे॑ण नि॒युता॑ नियुत्वते श॒तिनी॑भिर्नियुत्वते |
तुभ्यं॒ हि पू॒र्वपी॑तये दे॒वा दे॒वाय॑ येमि॒रे |
प्र ते॑ सु॒तासो॒ मधु॑मन्तो अस्थिर॒न् मदा॑य॒ क्रत्वे॑ अस्थिरन् ||
STREWN is the sacred grass; come Vāyu, to our feast, with team of thousands, come, Lord of the harnessed team, with hundreds, Lord of harnessed steeds! The drops divine are lifted up for thee, the God, to drink them first. The juices rich in sweets have raised them for thy joy, have raised themselves to give thee strength.
Sacred grass is strewn—come Vayu to our feast with teams of thousands and hundreds, Lord of harnessed steeds; divine drops are lifted for you to drink first, raising themselves to give you strength.
Barhis (sacred grass) marks the consecrated seat of presence. Thousand-fold teams hyperbolize infinite prāṇa-śaktis. Drops 'raising themselves' suggest Ananda spontaneously ascending toward Prāṇa when the field is ready.
Prepare the environment, then invite energy at scale. When conditions are right, motivation often 'raises itself' toward the work.
1.135.2
तुभ्या॒यं सोम॒: परि॑पूतो॒ अद्रि॑भिः स्पा॒र्हा वसा॑न॒: परि॒ कोश॑मर्षति शु॒क्रा वसा॑नो अर्षति |
तवा॒यं भा॒ग आ॒युषु॒ सोमो॑ दे॒वेषु॑ हूयते |
वह॑ वायो नि॒युतो॑ याह्यस्म॒युर्जु॑षा॒णो या॑ह्यस्म॒युः ||
Purified by the stones the Soma flows for thee, clothed with its lovely splendours, to the reservoir, flows clad in its refulgent light. For thee the Soma is poured forth, thy portioned share mid Gods and men. Drive thou thy horses, Vāyu, come to us with love, come well-inclined and loving us.
Purified by stones, Soma flows to you clad in lovely light; your portion among Gods and men is poured—drive your horses, Vayu, come with love, well-inclined and loving us.
Adri-sūta (stone-pressed) Soma is disciplined joy. Vayu's portion (bhāga) among Gods and men bridges cosmic and human breath. The plea for love (priya/sumana) makes Prāṇāyāma a relationship, not a mechanic.
Refine enthusiasm through effort, then relate to your energy kindly. Sustainable drive comes with 'well-inclined' self-regard, not self-punishment.
1.135.3
आ नो॑ नि॒युद्भि॑: श॒तिनी॑भिरध्व॒रं स॑ह॒स्रिणी॑भि॒रुप॑ याहि वी॒तये॒ वायो॑ ह॒व्यानि॑ वी॒तये॑ |
तवा॒यं भा॒ग ऋ॒त्विय॒: सर॑श्मि॒: सूर्ये॒ सचा॑ |
अ॒ध्व॒र्युभि॒र्भर॑माणा अयंसत॒ वायो॑ शु॒क्रा अ॑यंसत ||
Come thou with hundreds, come with thousands in thy team to this our solemn rite, to taste the sacred food, Vāyu, to taste the offerings. This is thy seasonable share, that comes co-radiant with the Sun. Brought by attendant priests pure juice is offered up, Vāyu, pure juice is offered up.
Come with hundreds and thousands to taste the sacred food; this is your seasonable share, co-radiant with the Sun; attendant priests offer pure juice to you again and again.
Seasonable share (ṛtu-bhāga) ties Vayu to Ṛta's calendar—right breath at right time. Co-radiance with Sūrya unites Prāṇa and light. Priestly purity (śuci) of offering protects the nervous gift of vitality.
Time energy investments seasonally. Align work sprints with natural and organizational 'sun' cycles; keep inputs clean.
1.135.4
आ वां॒ रथो॑ नि॒युत्वा॑न् वक्ष॒दव॑से॒ ऽभि प्रयां॑सि॒ सुधि॑तानि वी॒तये॒ वायो॑ ह॒व्यानि॑ वी॒तये॑ |
पिब॑तं॒ मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सः पूर्व॒पेयं॒ हि वां॑ हि॒तम् |
वाय॒वा च॒न्द्रेण॒ राध॒सा ग॑त॒मिन्द्र॑श्च॒ राध॒सा ग॑तम् ||
The chariot with its team of horses bring you both, to guard us and to taste the well-appointed food, Vāyu, to taste the offerings! Drink of the pleasant-flavoured juice: the first draught is assigned to you. O Vāyu, with your splendid bounty come ye both, Indra, with bounty come ye both.
Let the chariot with its team bring you both to guard us and taste the well-appointed food; the first draught is yours—O Vayu and Indra, come both with splendid bounty.
Indra-Vayu yoked: enlightened will plus vital breath. First draught shared marks their joint primacy in Vedic psychology—citta-prāṇa integration. Guarding (pā) while tasting shows protection inseparable from nourishment.
Pair strategy (Indra) with stamina (Vayu). Leadership that both decides and energizes brings 'splendid bounty' and safety.
1.135.5
आ वां॒ धियो॑ ववृत्युरध्व॒राँ उपे॒ममिन्दुं॑ मर्मृजन्त वा॒जिन॑मा॒शुमत्यं॒ न वा॒जिन॑म् |
तेषां॑ पिबतमस्म॒यू आ नो॑ गन्तमि॒होत्या |
इन्द्र॑वायू सु॒ताना॒मद्रि॑भिर्यु॒वं मदा॑य वाजदा यु॒वम् ||
May our songs bring you hither to our solemn rites: these drops of mighty vigour have they beautified, like a swift steed of mighty strength. Drink of them well-inclined to us, come hitherward to be our help. Drink, Indra-Vāyu, of these Juices pressed with stones, Strength-givers! till they gladden you.
May our songs bring you to the rites; these mighty drops, beautified like a swift strong steed, await you—drink well-inclined, come as help; drink, Indra-Vayu, until you are gladdened.
Hymn as āvāhana-vehicle; Soma compared to aśva signals motive power. Drinking until mud (gladness) is complete means do not stop sādhanā at dry duty—invite full rasa of divine response.
Let craft and beauty attract the state you need. Persist in restorative practices until gladness actually lands—not merely until the checkbox is ticked.
1.135.6
इ॒मे वां॒ सोमा॑ अ॒प्स्वा सु॒ता इ॒हाध्व॒र्युभि॒र्भर॑माणा अयंसत॒ वायो॑ शु॒क्रा अ॑यंसत |
ए॒ते वा॑म॒भ्य॑सृक्षत ति॒रः प॒वित्र॑मा॒शव॑: |
यु॒वा॒यवोऽति॒ रोमा॑ण्य॒व्यया॒ सोमा॑सो॒ अत्य॒व्यया॑ ||
These Soma juices pressed for you in waters here, borne by attendant priests, are offered up to you: bright, Vāyu, are they offered up. Swift through the strainer have they flowed, and here are shed for both of you, Soma-drops, fain for you, over the wether's fleece, Somas over the wether's fleece.
Soma pressed in waters here, borne by priests, is offered bright to you both; swift through the strainer, shed over the wether's fleece for you who long for it.
Pavitra (strainer) and avi-roma (sheep fleece) are precise śrauta technology: joy must be filtered. Waters (āpah) as pressing medium recall Apām connection to life. Dual offering sustains Indra-Vayu balance.
Filter information and emotion before acting. Clean process ('strainer') lets dual faculties—drive and judgment—receive usable fuel.
1.135.7
अति॑ वायो सस॒तो या॑हि॒ शश्व॑तो॒ यत्र॒ ग्रावा॒ वद॑ति॒ तत्र॑ गच्छतं गृ॒हमिन्द्र॑श्च गच्छतम् |
वि सू॒नृता॒ ददृ॑शे॒ रीय॑ते घृ॒तमा पू॒र्णया॑ नि॒युता॑ याथो अध्व॒रमिन्द्र॑श्च याथो अध्व॒रम् ||
O Vāyu, pass thou over all the slumberers, and where the press-stone rings enter ye both that house, yea, Indra, go ye both within. The joyous Maiden is beheld, the butter flows. With richly laden team come to our solemn rite, yea, Indra, come ye to the rite.
O Vayu, pass over all the slumberers; where the press-stone rings, enter that house—yes, Indra, enter both; the joyous Maiden is seen, butter flows; come with richly laden team to the rite.
Passing slumberers (svapna) to enter the house of active yajña: divine forces favor the awake. Press-stone ring is śabda of practice. Joyous Maiden and ājya (butter) evoke Uṣas/Śrī presence when Indra-Vayu arrive.
Opportunity enters where work is audibly underway. Stay awake to craft; visible warmth and readiness invite powerful collaboration.
1.135.8
अत्राह॒ तद् व॑हेथे॒ मध्व॒ आहु॑तिं॒ यम॑श्व॒त्थमु॑प॒तिष्ठ॑न्त जा॒यवो॒ ऽस्मे ते स॑न्तु जा॒यव॑: |
सा॒कं गाव॒: सुव॑ते॒ पच्य॑ते॒ यवो॒ न ते॑ वाय॒ उप॑ दस्यन्ति धे॒नवो॒ नाप॑ दस्यन्ति धे॒नव॑: ||
Ride hither to the offering of the pleasant juice, the holy Fig-tree which victorious priests surround: victorious be they still for us. At once the cows yield milk, the barley-meal is dressed. For thee, O Vāyu, never shall the cows grow thin, never for thee shall they be dry.
Ride to the pleasant-juice offering by the holy fig-tree ringed by victorious priests; cows yield milk at once, barley-meal is dressed—for you, Vayu, cows shall never grow thin or dry.
Aśvattha/holy fig as ritual axis mundi; victorious ṛtviks maintain unbroken success. Inexhaustible cows for Vayu mean Prāṇa rightly honored does not deplete the source of nourishment—sustainable vitality.
Sustainable productivity: honor recovery and 'first principles' so resources (cows) do not thin. Ritualized respect for foundations prevents dry-out.
1.135.9
इ॒मे ये ते॒ सु वा॑यो बा॒ह्वो॑जसो॒ ऽन्तर्न॒दी ते॑ प॒तय॑न्त्यु॒क्षणो॒ महि॒ व्राध॑न्त उ॒क्षण॑: |
धन्व॑ञ्चि॒द् ये अ॑ना॒शवो॑ जी॒राश्चि॒दगि॑रौकसः |
सूर्य॑स्येव र॒श्मयो॑ दुर्नि॒यन्त॑वो॒ हस्त॑योर्दुर्नि॒यन्त॑वः ||
These Bulls of thine, O Vāyu with the arm of strength, who swiftly fly within the current of thy stream, the Bulls increasing in their might, Horseless, yet even through the waste swift-moving, whom no shout can stay, Hard to be checked are they, like sunbeams, in their course. hard to be checked by both the hands.
These Bulls of yours, O Vayu of strong arm, fly swift in your stream's current, horseless yet racing through the waste, unstopped by shout—hard to check as sunbeams, hard to check with both hands.
Vayu's 'Bulls' as horseless yet swift suggest pure force-currents beyond ordinary vehicles—prāṇa moving in desert (dhánvan) of empty mind-space. Uncheckable as sunbeams: once kindled, luminous vitality has irreversible forward truth.
Respect momentum once healthy flow starts. Some energizing currents should not be micromanaged—guide the channel, don't clutch sunbeams.