1.141.1
बळि॒त्था तद् वपु॑षे धायि दर्श॒तं दे॒वस्य॒ भर्ग॒: सह॑सो॒ यतो॒ जनि॑ |
यदी॒मुप॒ ह्वर॑ते॒ साध॑ते म॒तिर्ऋ॒तस्य॒ धेना॑ अनयन्त स॒स्रुत॑: ||
YEA, verily, the fair effulgence of the God for glory was established, since he sprang from strength. When he inclines thereto successful is the hymn: the songs of sacrifice have brought him as they flow
Truly the God's fair effulgence was established for glory since he sprang from strength; when he inclines, the hymn succeeds—flowing songs of sacrifice have brought him.
Agni's śriya tejas established from balaja birth: Hindu link of tapas-strength to manifested light. Inclination (namana) of Agni makes stuti siddha—divine responsiveness as condition of effective mantra. Songs as flowing (prasrava) convey him like rivers.
Power plus responsiveness: craft succeeds when core energy 'inclines' to the work. Flowing practice beats stiff performance.
1.141.2
पृ॒क्षो वपु॑: पितु॒मान् नित्य॒ आ श॑ये द्वि॒तीय॒मा स॒प्तशि॑वासु मा॒तृषु॑ |
तृ॒तीय॑मस्य वृष॒भस्य॑ दो॒हसे॒ दश॑प्रमतिं जनयन्त॒ योष॑णः ||
Wonderful, rich in nourishment, he dwells in food; next, in the seven auspicious Mothers is his home. Thirdly, that they might drain the treasures of the Bull, the maidens brought forth him for whom the ten provide.
Wonderful, rich in nourishment, he dwells in food; next, in the seven auspicious Mothers is his home; thirdly, maidens brought him forth for whom the ten provide, that they might drain the Bull's treasures.
Triadic locus of Agni: anna, seven Mothers (rivers/meters/tones), and the ten fingers/prayers milking Vṛṣabha-Agni's rayi. Classic Dīrghatamas layering—Hindu cosmology of fire immanent in nourishment, sacred feminines, and ritual digit-mantra.
Map where your 'fire' lives: fuel/nutrition, supporting ecosystems ('seven mothers'), and skilled hands that extract value without killing the source.
1.141.3
निर्यदीं॑ बु॒ध्नान्म॑हि॒षस्य॒ वर्प॑स ईशा॒नास॒: शव॑सा॒ क्रन्त॑ सू॒रय॑: |
यदी॒मनु॑ प्र॒दिवो॒ मध्व॑ आध॒वे गुहा॒ सन्तं॑ मात॒रिश्वा॑ मथा॒यति॑ ||
What time from out the deep, from the Steer's wondrous form, the Chiefs who had the power produced him with their strength; When Mātariśvan rubbed forth him who lay concealed, for mixture of the sweet drink, in the days of old.
When from the deep, from the Steer's wondrous form, the capable Chiefs produced him with their strength; when Matarisvan rubbed forth the one who lay concealed for mixing the sweet drink in ancient days.
Mātariśvan's friction-revelation of gūḍha Agni for madhu-mixture is primordial Hindu fire-myth. Chiefs (śūras/devas) extracting from deep Steer-form: cosmic masculinity of latent tejas. Ancient days (pūrve yuge) anchor paramparā.
Innovation often means rubbing forth what was concealed. Skilled founders extract latent energy for 'sweet drink'—shared benefit—of the community.
1.141.4
प्र यत् पि॒तुः प॑र॒मान्नी॒यते॒ पर्या पृ॒क्षुधो॑ वी॒रुधो॒ दंसु॑ रोहति |
उ॒भा यद॑स्य ज॒नुषं॒ यदिन्व॑त॒ आदिद् यवि॑ष्ठो अभवद् घृ॒णा शुचि॑: ||
When from the Highest Father he is brought to us, amid the plants he rises hungry, wondrously. As both together join to expedite his birth, most youthful he is born resplendent in his light.
When brought from the Highest Father amid plants he rises hungry and wondrous; as both join to speed his birth, most youthful he is born resplendent.
From Parameṣṭhin/Highest Father into oṣadhi: Agni's descent into plant matrices. Dual join for birth—araṇī pair or heaven-earth. Yaviṣṭha (most youthful) ever-renewed flame is Sanātana symbol of undying spiritual aspiration.
Parent vision plus local resources birth usable energy. Keep renewing beginner's youthfulness even as systems mature.
1.141.5
आदिन्मा॒तॄरावि॑श॒द् यास्वा शुचि॒रहिं॑स्यमान उर्वि॒या वि वा॑वृधे |
अनु॒ यत् पूर्वा॒ अरु॑हत् सना॒जुवो॒ नि नव्य॑सी॒ष्वव॑रासु धावते ||
Then also entered he the Mothers, and in them pure and uninjured he increased in magnitude. As to the first he rose, the vigorous from of old, so now he runs among the younger lowest ones.
Then he entered the Mothers and in them, pure and uninjured, increased; as of old he rose to the first, so now he runs among the younger lowest ones.
Entering Mothers without injury: śuddha growth in receptive matrices—guru-kula/śakti fields. Movement from first/ancient to younger/lowest: Agni pervades hierarchical and grassroots levels alike—Hindu viśvavyāpti of fire.
Scale without corruption: enter new contexts pure. Serve both legacy tiers and frontline 'lowest' nodes of the system.
1.141.6
आदिद्धोता॑रं वृणते॒ दिवि॑ष्टिषु॒ भग॑मिव पपृचा॒नास॑ ऋञ्जते |
दे॒वान् यत् क्रत्वा॑ म॒ज्मना॑ पुरुष्टु॒तो मर्तं॒ शंसं॑ वि॒श्वधा॒ वेति॒ धाय॑से ||
Therefore they choose him Herald at the morning rites, pressing to him as unto Bhaga, pouring gifts, When, much-praised, by the power and will of Gods, he goes at all times to his mortal worshipper to drink.
Therefore they choose him Herald at morning rites, pressing to him as to Bhaga with gifts; much-praised, by Gods' power and will, he always goes to his mortal worshipper to drink.
Agni as prātaḥ Hotṛ/Herald and Bhaga-like share-giver. Continuous approach to martya worshipper: Hindu intimacy—deity seeks the devotee's offering. Gods' vaśa empowers his mission.
Make the energizing function your morning herald. Reliable presence to 'mortal worshippers' (users, teams) builds devotion and flow.
1.141.7
वि यदस्था॑द् यज॒तो वात॑चोदितो ह्वा॒रो न वक्वा॑ ज॒रणा॒ अना॑कृतः |
तस्य॒ पत्म॑न् द॒क्षुष॑: कृ॒ष्णजं॑हस॒: शुचि॑जन्मनो॒ रज॒ आ व्य॑ध्वनः ||
What time the Holy One, wind-urged, hath risen up, serpent-like winding through the dry grass unrestrained, Dust lies upon the way of him who burneth all, black-winged and pure of birth who follows sundry paths.
When the Holy One, wind-urged, rises serpent-like through dry grass unrestrained, dust lies on the burner's path—black-winged, pure-born, following many paths.
Sarpa-like Agni in dry grass: yogic kuṇḍalinī echo for Hindu readers and literal wildfire physics. Black-winged (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa) pure-born paradox—ash-dark yet śuddha yoni. Many paths: Agni's aneka-mārga nature.
Unrestrained spread through 'dry grass' (brittle conditions) is dangerous. Multi-path energy needs wind-awareness and firebreaks.
1.141.8
रथो॒ न या॒तः शिक्व॑भिः कृ॒तो द्यामङ्गे॑भिररु॒षेभि॑रीयते |
आद॑स्य॒ ते कृ॒ष्णासो॑ दक्षि सू॒रय॒: शूर॑स्येव त्वे॒षथा॑दीषते॒ वय॑: ||
Like a swift chariot made by men who know their art, he with his red limbs lifts himself aloft to heaven. Thy worshippers become by burning black of hue: their strength flies as before a hero's violence.
Like a swift artisan chariot he lifts red limbs aloft to heaven; worshippers grow black by burning—their strength flies as before a hero's onset.
Ratha-śilpa simile: skilled construction of ascent. Red limbs to Dyaus—offering ascending. Worshippers blackened: tapas marks; strength flying before vīra—awe that empties ordinary bala before divine force. Hindu caution and exaltation together.
Excellence elevates; proximity to intense standards can feel like strength fleeing—humbling before mastery is part of growth.
1.141.9
त्वया॒ ह्य॑ग्ने॒ वरु॑णो धृ॒तव्र॑तो मि॒त्रः शा॑श॒द्रे अ॑र्य॒मा सु॒दान॑वः |
यत् सी॒मनु॒ क्रतु॑ना वि॒श्वथा॑ वि॒भुर॒रान्न ने॒मिः प॑रि॒भूरजा॑यथाः ||
By thee, O Agni, Varuṇa who guards the Law, Mitra and Aryaman, the Bounteous, are made strong; For, as the felly holds the spokes, thou with thy might pervading hast been born encompassing them round.
By you, Agni, Varuna the Law-guardian, Mitra, and bounteous Aryaman are made strong; as a felly holds the spokes, you were born with might pervading, encompassing them round.
Crown teaching of this sukta: Agni as nemi (felly) encompassing Āditya spokes—fire as integrating rim of satya (Varuṇa), maitrī (Mitra), and custom (Aryaman). Hindu metaphysics: without Agni's encompassing tapas, ethical deities lack operational strength in the world.
Culture needs an energizing rim. Values (spokes) only hold as a wheel when shared passionate practice encompasses them.
1.141.10
त्वम॑ग्ने शशमा॒नाय॑ सुन्व॒ते रत्नं॑ यविष्ठ दे॒वता॑तिमिन्वसि |
तं त्वा॒ नु नव्यं॑ सहसो युवन् व॒यं भगं॒ न का॒रे म॑हिरत्न धीमहि ||
Agni, to him who toils and pours libations, thou, Most Youthful! sendest wealth and all the host of Gods. Thee, therefore, even as Bhaga, will we set anew, young Child of Strength, most wealthy! in our battle-song.
Agni, to the toiler who pours, you Most Youthful send wealth and the host of Gods; therefore we set you anew like Bhaga—young Child of Strength, most wealthy—in our battle-song.
Reciprocity: śrama + libation → rayi + deva-sena. Re-installing Agni as Bhaga in battle-song (samara-gīta) renews share-fortune under strength-child symbolism—nitya-navatā of fire.
Reward real effort with both resources and access to allies. Regularly re-center motivating purpose in the 'battle-song' of the mission.
1.141.11
अ॒स्मे र॒यिं न स्वर्थं॒ दमू॑नसं॒ भगं॒ दक्षं॒ न प॑पृचासि धर्ण॒सिम् |
र॒श्मीँरि॑व॒ यो यम॑ति॒ जन्म॑नी उ॒भे दे॒वानां॒ शंस॑मृ॒त आ च॑ सु॒क्रतु॑: ||
Vouchsafe us riches turned to worthy ends, good luck abiding in the house, and strong capacity, Wealth that directs both worlds as they were guiding-reins, and, very Wise, the Gods’ assent in sacrifice.
Grant riches turned to worthy ends, household-abiding good luck, and strong capacity; wealth that reins both worlds like guiding-reins, and, Very Wise, the Gods' assent in sacrifice.
Rayi directed to satya-ends; gṛha-kṣema; dakṣa capacity; wealth as reins of ubhau lokau—Hindu ideal of śrī under buddhi. Deva-assent (anumati) in yajña completes human-divine contract.
Seek prosperity with steering capacity—not windfalls without reins. Aim resources at worthy ends and secure stakeholder assent.
1.141.12
उ॒त न॑: सु॒द्योत्मा॑ जी॒राश्वो॒ होता॑ म॒न्द्रः शृ॑णवच्च॒न्द्रर॑थः |
स नो॑ नेष॒न्नेष॑तमै॒रमू॑रो॒ ऽग्निर्वा॒मं सु॑वि॒तं वस्यो॒ अच्छ॑ ||
May he, the Priest resplendent, joyful, hear us, he with the radiant car and rapid horses. May Agni, ever wise, with best directions to bliss and highest happiness conduct us.
May the resplendent joyful Priest hear us—he of radiant car and rapid horses; may ever-wise Agni with best directions lead us to bliss and highest happiness.
Agni as śivaṃ/śreyas guide with śreṣṭha praśiṣa (best directions)—guru-function of fire. Radiant ratha: mobile illumination toward parama sukha. Hindu mokṣa-adjacent phrasing within Vedic joy (svasti/śam).
Follow best-known practices from a joyful competent guide. Happiness here includes directed motion, not static comfort alone.
1.141.13
अस्ता॑व्य॒ग्निः शिमी॑वद्भिर॒र्कैः साम्रा॑ज्याय प्रत॒रं दधा॑नः |
अ॒मी च॒ ये म॒घवा॑नो व॒यं च॒ मिहं॒ न सूरो॒ अति॒ निष्ट॑तन्युः ||
With hymns of might hath Agni now been lauded, advanced to height of universal kingship. Now may these wealthy chiefs and we together spread forth as spreads the Sun above the rain-clouds.
With hymns of might Agni has been lauded, raised to height of universal kingship; now may these wealthy chiefs and we together spread forth as the Sun spreads above the rain-clouds.
Sāmrājya of Agni via ūktha-bala: speech elevates fire to universal kingship. Joint spreading of chiefs and we (viś) like Sūrya over rain-clouds—social solidarity under illumination after fertilizing dark.
After empowering a shared core, expand together. Leadership and community should co-rise like sun clearing weather—not one at the other's expense.