Rigveda 1.137

1.137.1

सु॒षु॒मा या॑त॒मद्रि॑भि॒र्गोश्री॑ता मत्स॒रा इ॒मे सोमा॑सो मत्स॒रा इ॒मे | आ रा॑जाना दिविस्पृशा ऽस्म॒त्रा ग॑न्त॒मुप॑ नः | इ॒मे वां॑ मित्रावरुणा॒ गवा॑शिर॒: सोमा॑: शु॒क्रा गवा॑शिरः ||

WITH stones have we pressed out: O come; these gladdening drops are blent with milk, these Soma-drops which gladden you. Come to us, Kings who reach to heaven, approach us, coming hitherward. These milky drops are yours, Mitra and Varuṇa, bright Soma juices blent with milk.

With stones we have pressed—come; these gladdening Soma-drops blent with milk are yours; approach, Kings who reach to heaven—bright juices mixed with milk for Mitra and Varuna.

Compact āvāhana: technical pressing + dairy softness for the Āditya kings. Milk-blend cools and sweetens satya's austerity—Mitra-Varuṇa receive both firmness and tenderness of offering.

Simple prepared sincerity beats elaborate emptiness. Offer something real and gently complete when inviting accountability and trust.

1.137.2

इ॒म आ या॑त॒मिन्द॑व॒: सोमा॑सो॒ दध्या॑शिरः सु॒तासो॒ दध्या॑शिरः | उ॒त वा॑मु॒षसो॑ बु॒धि सा॒कं सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॑: | सु॒तो मि॒त्राय॒ वरु॑णाय पी॒तये॒ चारु॑र्ऋ॒ताय॑ पी॒तये॑ ||

Here are the droppings; come ye nigh the Soma-droppings blent with curd, juices expressed and blent with curd. Now for the wakening of your Dawn together with the Sun-God's rays, juice waits for Mitra and for Varuṇa to drink, fair juice for drink, for sacrifice.

Here are the droppings blent with curd; come for the waking of your Dawn with the Sun-God's rays—fair juice waits for Mitra-Varuna to drink in sacrifice.

Dawn-waking with Sūrya rays places Mitra-Varuṇa in solar ethics: contracts and conscience arise with light. Curd-blend (dadhi) suggests matured devotion, not only fresh impulse.

Morning is ideal for ethical reset. Pair sunrise routines with 'matured' intentions (curd)—commitments that have set overnight.

1.137.3

तां वां॑ धे॒नुं न वा॑स॒रीमं॒शुं दु॑ह॒न्त्यद्रि॑भि॒: सोमं॑ दुह॒न्त्यद्रि॑भिः | अ॒स्म॒त्रा ग॑न्त॒मुप॑ नो॒ऽर्वाञ्चा॒ सोम॑पीतये | अ॒यं वां॑ मित्रावरुणा॒ नृभि॑: सु॒तः सोम॒ आ पी॒तये॑ सु॒तः ||

As ’twere a radiant-coloured cow, they milk with stones the stalk for you, with stones they milk the Soma-plant. May ye come nigh us, may ye turn hither to drink the Soma juice. The men pressed out this juice, Mitra and Varuṇa, pressed out this Soma for your drink.

Like milking a radiant cow, they milk the Soma-stalk with stones for you; turn hither to drink—men have pressed this juice, Mitra and Varuna, for your drink.

Soma-stalk as cow image unites plant and pastoral sacred economies. Human pressing for divine drink is sevā: we labor so Ṛta's guardians may 'taste' our clarified effort.

Show your work. Leaders and partners respond when they see tangible labor prepared specifically for shared values.