Rigveda 1.146

1.146.1

त्रि॒मू॒र्धानं॑ स॒प्तर॑श्मिं गृणी॒षे ऽनू॑नम॒ग्निं पि॒त्रोरु॒पस्थे॑ | नि॒ष॒त्तम॑स्य॒ चर॑तो ध्रु॒वस्य॒ विश्वा॑ दि॒वो रो॑च॒नाप॑प्रि॒वांस॑म् ||

I LAUD the seven-rayed, the triple-headed, Agni all-perfect in his Parents’ bosom, Sunk in the lap of all that moves and moves not, him who hath filled all luminous realms of heaven.

I laud the seven-rayed, triple-headed Agni, all-perfect in his Parents' bosom, sunk in the lap of all that moves and moves not, who has filled all luminous realms of heaven.

Sapta-raśmi, tri-śiras: rich Hindu symbolism (meters, prāṇas, worlds; three fires). Parents' garbha; mobile-immobile lap—Agni as consciousness in jaḍa and cetana. Fills rocana of Dyaus.

Honor multi-aspect cores that sit in fundamentals and pervade both active and quiet domains of a system.

1.146.2

उ॒क्षा म॒हाँ अ॒भि व॑वक्ष एने अ॒जर॑स्तस्थावि॒तऊ॑तिर्ऋ॒ष्वः | उ॒र्व्याः प॒दो नि द॑धाति॒ सानौ॑ रि॒हन्त्यूधो॑ अरु॒षासो॑ अस्य ||

As a great Steer he grew to these his Parents; sublime he stands, untouched by eld, far-reaching. He plants his footsteps on the lofty ridges of the broad earth: his red flames lick the udder.

As a great Steer he grew to these Parents; sublime, unaging, far-reaching he stands; he plants footsteps on lofty ridges of broad earth; his red flames lick the udder.

Vṛṣabha growth toward parents; ajaratva; footsteps on sānu—Agni claiming earth's heights. Lick of ūdhas: fire nursing/consuming the milk of earth—Dīrghatamas' daring pastoral-fire image within Hindu awe.

Mature power still orients to sources. Leave intentional footprints on high ground; know that intensity 'licks' the nourishing base—tend it.

1.146.3

स॒मा॒नं व॒त्सम॒भि सं॒चर॑न्ती॒ विष्व॑ग्धे॒नू वि च॑रतः सु॒मेके॑ | अ॒न॒प॒वृ॒ज्याँ अध्व॑नो॒ मिमा॑ने॒ विश्वा॒न् केताँ॒ अधि॑ म॒हो दधा॑ने ||

Coming together to their common youngling both Cows, fairshaped, spread forth in all directions, Measuring out the paths that must be travelled, entrusting all desires to him the Mighty.

Coming together to their common youngling, both fair-shaped Cows spread forth in all directions, measuring paths that must be travelled, entrusting all desires to him the Mighty.

Twin Cows (Dyāvāpṛthivī/day-night) toward shared vatsa-Agni; measuring paths (ayana)—Hindu cartography of necessary journeys. Kāma entrusted to Mighty Fire: desire sublimated in Agni.

Complementary supports converge on a shared initiative, map required paths, and consciously entrust goals to a capable center.

1.146.4

धीरा॑सः प॒दं क॒वयो॑ नयन्ति॒ नाना॑ हृ॒दा रक्ष॑माणा अजु॒र्यम् | सिषा॑सन्त॒: पर्य॑पश्यन्त॒ सिन्धु॑मा॒विरे॑भ्यो अभव॒त् सूर्यो॒ नॄन् ||

The prudent sages lead him to his dwelling, guarding with varied skill the Ever-Youthful. Longing, they turned their eyes unto the River: to these the Sun of men was manifested.

Prudent sages lead him to his dwelling, guarding with varied skill the Ever-Youthful; longing, they turned eyes to the River; to these the Sun of men was manifested.

Dhīra ṛṣis escort yaviṣṭha with nānā kauśala. River-ward gaze then nṛ-sūrya manifestation—Hindu epiphany: Agni as human sun revealed to those watching sacred flow.

Skilled stewardship guides living energy home. Look toward deep currents; human-scale illumination appears to those who attend.

1.146.5

दि॒दृ॒क्षेण्य॒: परि॒ काष्ठा॑सु॒ जेन्य॑ ई॒ळेन्यो॑ म॒हो अर्भा॑य जी॒वसे॑ | पु॒रु॒त्रा यदभ॑व॒त् सूरहै॑भ्यो॒ गर्भे॑भ्यो म॒घवा॑ वि॒श्वद॑र्शतः ||

Born noble in the regions, aim of all mens’ eyes to be implored for life by great and small alike, Far as the Wealthy One hath spread himself abroad, he is the Sire all-visible of this progeny.

Born noble in the regions, aim of all eyes, to be implored for life by great and small; as far as the Wealthy One has spread, he is the all-visible Sire of this progeny.

Viśva-cakṣu target; jīvana-prārthanā by mahat and alpa—universal Hindu accessibility of Agni. Visible pitā of prajā wherever rayi spreads: fire as public parent of culture.

Make life-support visible and askable by everyone in the system. Wherever value spreads, show clear parental accountability.