Rigveda 1.149

1.149.1

म॒हः स रा॒य एष॑ते॒ पति॒र्दन्नि॒न इ॒नस्य॒ वसु॑नः प॒द आ | उप॒ ध्रज॑न्त॒मद्र॑यो वि॒धन्नित् ||

HITHER he hastens to give, Lord of great riches, King of the mighty, to the place of treasure. The pressing-stones shall serve him speeding near us.

Hither he hastens to give—Lord of great riches, King of the mighty—to the place of treasure; the pressing-stones shall serve him as he speeds near.

Ā dāna-tvarā of rayi-pati rājan to nidhi-sthāna; adri serving approaching Agni—Hindu economy of sacred haste toward generous presence.

Move decisively toward generative centers. Prepare tools so that when leadership arrives ready to give, execution can serve immediately.

1.149.2

स यो वृषा॑ न॒रां न रोद॑स्यो॒: श्रवो॑भि॒रस्ति॑ जी॒वपी॑तसर्गः | प्र यः स॑स्रा॒णः शि॑श्री॒त योनौ॑ ||

As Steer of men so Steer of earth and heaven by glory, he whose streams all life hath drunken, Who hasting forward rests upon the altar.

Steer of men, Steer of earth and heaven by glory—he whose streams all life has drunk—who hasting forward rests upon the altar.

Triply Steer by yaśas; viśva-jīva drinks his streams; resting on vedi after haste—Hindu stillness of fire in ritual climax.

Be a nourishing strength across scales, then know when to rest at the committed 'altar' of focus.

1.149.3

आ यः पुरं॒ नार्मि॑णी॒मदी॑दे॒दत्य॑: क॒विर्न॑भ॒न्यो॒ ३ नार्वा॑ | सूरो॒ न रु॑रु॒क्वाञ्छ॒तात्मा॑ ||

He who hath lighted up the joyous castle, wise Courser like the Steed of cloudy heaven, Bright like the Sun, with hundredfold existence.

He who lighted up the joyous castle, wise Courser like the Steed of cloudy heaven, bright like the Sun with hundredfold existence.

Joyous pur/castle lit: civic illumination. Megha-aśva-like wise courser; śata-ātman Sūrya-bright—Hindu multiplicity-in-unity of Agni.

Illuminate collective spaces joyfully. Multi-capacity ('hundredfold') brightness scales like sunlight.

1.149.4

अ॒भि द्वि॒जन्मा॒ त्री रो॑च॒नानि॒ विश्वा॒ रजां॑सि शुशुचा॒नो अ॑स्थात् | होता॒ यजि॑ष्ठो अ॒पां स॒धस्थ॑श ||

He, doubly born, hath spread in his effulgence through the three luminous realms, through all the regions, Best sacrificing Priest where waters gather.

Doubly born, he has spread in effulgence through the three luminous realms, through all regions—best sacrificing Priest where waters gather.

Dvijanma vyāpti of three rocana and all diśaḥ; best Hotṛ at āpah saṅgama—Hindu tīrtha-theology of fire at water-meeting.

Operate across layers of a stack and meet people at confluence points—where flows gather—is where mediation matters most.

1.149.5

अ॒यं स होता॒ यो द्वि॒जन्मा॒ विश्वा॑ द॒धे वार्या॑णि श्रव॒स्या | मर्तो॒ यो अ॑स्मै सु॒तुको॑ द॒दाश॑ ||

Priest doubly born, he through his love of glory hath in his keeping all things worth the choosing, The man who brings him gifts hath noble offspring.

Priest doubly born, through love of glory he keeps all things worth choosing; the one who brings him gifts has noble offspring.

Yaśas-kāma guarding vāraṇīya (choiceworthy); dāna → śravasya prajā—Hindu phala of gifting to Agni as continuity of excellence.

Curate what is choiceworthy. Investing in the core flame correlates with legacy quality—'noble offspring' of work and culture.