1.144.1
एति॒ प्र होता॑ व्र॒तम॑स्य मा॒ययो॒र्ध्वां दधा॑न॒: शुचि॑पेशसं॒ धिय॑म् |
अ॒भि स्रुच॑: क्रमते दक्षिणा॒वृतो॒ या अ॑स्य॒ धाम॑ प्रथ॒मं ह॒ निंस॑ते ||
THE Priest goes forth to sacrifice, with wondrous power sending aloft the hymn of glorious brilliancy. He moves to meet the ladles turning to the right, which are the first to kiss the place where he abides.
The Priest goes forth to sacrifice with wondrous power, sending aloft the hymn of glorious brilliancy; he moves to meet the ladles turning right, first to kiss the place where he abides.
Dakṣiṇāvarta ladles kissing Agni's seat: precise śrauta choreography as cosmic etiquette. Hotṛ-Agni launches jyotir-stuti. Hindu ritual kinetics as theology.
Process choreography matters. Meet tools and teammates at the agreed 'seat'; let brilliance rise through ordered motion.
1.144.2
अ॒भीमृ॒तस्य॑ दो॒हना॑ अनूषत॒ योनौ॑ दे॒वस्य॒ सद॑ने॒ परी॑वृताः |
अ॒पामु॒पस्थे॒ विभृ॑तो॒ यदाव॑स॒दध॑ स्व॒धा अ॑धय॒द् याभि॒रीय॑ते ||
To him sang forth the flowing streams of Holy Law, encompassed in the home and birth-place of the God. He, when he dwelt extended in the waters’ lap, absorbed those Godlike powers for which he is adored.
To him sang the flowing streams of Holy Law in the God's home and birth-place; when he dwelt extended in the waters' lap he absorbed the Godlike powers for which he is adored.
Rita's streams singing in Agni's yoni-home; Apām upastha extended dwelling—Hindu prenatal cosmology of fire in waters absorbing daivyā śaktayaḥ.
Formative environments encode lasting powers. Early immersion in principled 'streams' explains later adoration-worthiness.
1.144.3
युयू॑षत॒: सव॑यसा॒ तदिद् वपु॑: समा॒नमर्थं॑ वि॒तरि॑त्रता मि॒थः |
आदीं॒ भगो॒ न हव्य॒: सम॒स्मदा वोह्लु॒र्न र॒श्मीन् त्सम॑यंस्त॒ सार॑थिः ||
Seeking in course altern to reach the selfsame end the two copartners strive to win this beauteous form. Like Bhaga must he be duly invoked by us, as he who drives the car holds fast the horse's reins.
Seeking by turns the same end, two copartners strive to win this beauteous form; like Bhaga he must be duly invoked—as a driver holds the horse's reins.
Alternating partners (araṇī/priests/day-night) toward one rūpa. Bhaga-like āvāhana with rein-control: Hindu balance of desire for beauty and disciplined guidance.
Collaborators may alternate methods toward one form. Invoke shared benefit with firm steering.
1.144.4
यमीं॒ द्वा सव॑यसा सप॒र्यत॑: समा॒ने योना॑ मिथु॒ना समो॑कसा |
दिवा॒ न नक्तं॑ पलि॒तो युवा॑जनि पु॒रू चर॑न्न॒जरो॒ मानु॑षा यु॒गा ||
He whom the two copartners with observance tend, the pair who dwell together in the same abode, By night as in the day the grey one was born young, passing untouched by eld through many an age of man.
He whom the two copartners tend with observance, dwelling in one abode—by night as by day the grey one was born young, passing untouched by age through many human ages.
Palita yet yuvan: Agni's paradox of ancient youth—Hindu ajaratva. Shared abode partners maintain him across ahorātra and yugas of men.
Sustain core vitality across shifts and eras. Institutional 'youth' is maintained by paired stewardship, not nostalgia.
1.144.5
तमीं॑ हिन्वन्ति धी॒तयो॒ दश॒ व्रिशो॑ दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ हवामहे |
धनो॒रधि॑ प्र॒वत॒ आ स ऋ॑ण्वत्यभि॒व्रज॑द्भिर्व॒युना॒ नवा॑धित ||
Him the ten fingers, the devotions, animate: we mortals call on him a God to give us help. He speeds over the sloping surface of the land: new deeds hath he performed with those who gird him round.
Him the ten fingers and the devotionals animate; we mortals call him a God for help; he speeds over sloping land; new deeds he performs with those who gird him round.
Daśāṅgulī and dhītiḥ kindling: body-mantra unity. New deeds (navyāṃsi) with pariṣkṛta helpers—Hindu innovation under sacred girding. Mortals naming him Deva for ūti.
Hands-on practice plus intention animate tools. Surround energizers with capable supporters to enable new deeds.
1.144.6
त्वं ह्य॑ग्ने दि॒व्यस्य॒ राज॑सि॒ त्वं पार्थि॑वस्य पशु॒पा इ॑व॒ त्मना॑ |
एनी॑ त ए॒ते बृ॑ह॒ती अ॑भि॒श्रिया॑ हिर॒ण्ययी॒ वक्व॑री ब॒र्हिरा॑शाते ||
For, Agni, like a herdsman, thou by thine own might rulest o’er all that is in heaven and on the earth; And these two Mighty Ones, bright, golden closely joined, rolling them round are come unto thy sacred grass.
Agni, like a herdsman by your might you rule all in heaven and on earth; these two Mighty Ones, bright golden closely joined, come rolling to your sacred grass.
Gopa of ubhau lokau: Agni as shepherd of totality. Twin golden Mighty Ones (Sun-Moon / Heaven-Earth) rolling to barhis—Hindu vision of luminaries guesting at fire's seat.
Steward wide domains with herder-care, not tyranny. Attract complementary 'golden' powers to the same constructive seat.
1.144.7
अग्ने॑ जु॒षस्व॒ प्रति॑ हर्य॒ तद् वचो॒ मन्द्र॒ स्वधा॑व॒ ऋत॑जात॒ सुक्र॑तो |
यो वि॒श्वत॑: प्र॒त्यङ्ङसि॑ दर्श॒तो र॒ण्वः संदृ॑ष्टौ पितु॒माँ इ॑व॒ क्षय॑: ||
Agni, accept with joy, be glad in this our prayer, joy-giver, self-sustained, strong, born of Holy Law! For fair to see art thou turning to every side, pleasant to look on as a dwelling filled with food.
Agni, accept with joy this prayer—joy-giver, self-sustained, strong, born of Holy Law! Fair to see turning every side, pleasant as a dwelling filled with food.
Rita-jāta, svadhāvarā, mud-giving Agni; viśvato-mukha beauty like annavān gṛha—Hindu domestic theology of fire as hospitable fullness. Joyful acceptance closes the hymn.
Aim for systems that feel like a well-stocked home—joyful, self-sustaining, principled, pleasant from every stakeholder angle.