1.152.1
यु॒वं वस्त्रा॑णि पीव॒सा व॑साथे यु॒वोरच्छि॑द्रा॒ मन्त॑वो ह॒ सर्गा॑: |
अवा॑तिरत॒मनृ॑तानि॒ विश्व॑ ऋ॒तेन॑ मित्रावरुणा सचेथे ||
THE robes which ye put on abound with fatness: uninterrupted courses are your counsels. All falsehood, Mitra-Varuṇa! ye conquer, and closely cleave unto the Law Eternal.
The robes you wear abound with fatness; your counsels run in uninterrupted courses. All falsehoods, O Mitra–Varuṇa, you overcome, and you closely cleave to the Eternal Law.
Pīvasā vastrāṇi and acchidrā mantavaḥ describe the twins’ enrichment and seamless will. They avātiratam anṛtāni and sacethe ṛtena—the classic Hindu polarity of ṛta versus anṛta. Truth here is not private opinion but cosmic adhesion: clinging to Eternal Law as one clings to life.
Integrity is continuous, not episodic. Falsehoods are defeated by sticking to coherent principles the way well-woven cloth holds richness without tearing under weather.
1.152.2
ए॒तच्च॒न त्वो॒ वि चि॑केतदेषां स॒त्यो मन्त्र॑: कविश॒स्त ऋघा॑वान् |
त्रि॒रश्रिं॑ हन्ति॒ चतु॑रश्रिरु॒ग्रो दे॑व॒निदो॒ ह प्र॑थ॒मा अ॑जूर्यन् ||
This might of theirs hath no one comprehended. True is the crushing word the sage hath uttered, The fearful four-edged bolt smites down the three-edged, and those who hate the Gods first fall and perish.
Not even one among them has fully discerned this power of yours. True is the crushing mantra the sage has uttered: the fierce four-edged bolt smites the three-edged, and those who hate the Gods fall first and perish.
Satyo mantraḥ kaviśasta—ṛṣi-speech as weapon of Order. Caturaśri crushing triaśri and the fall of devanidaḥ form a Hindu allegory of complete ṛta-force overcoming incomplete, hostile constructions. Mantra is satya when born of seer-vision, not of clever spin.
Half-truths and weaponized narratives fail against thoroughly examined reality. Prefer complete, multi-sided analysis over brittle slogans that hate what is sacred and shared.
1.152.3
अ॒पादे॑ति प्रथ॒मा प॒द्वती॑नां॒ कस्तद् वां॑ मित्रावरु॒णा चि॑केत |
गर्भो॑ भा॒रं भ॑र॒त्या चि॑दस्य ऋ॒तं पिप॒र्त्यनृ॑तं॒ नि ता॑रीत् ||
The Footless Maid precedeth footed creatures. Who marketh, Mitra-Varuṇa, this your doing? The Babe Unborn supporteth this world's burthen, fulfilleth Law and overcometh falsehood.
The Footless Maid goes before the footed creatures—who discerns this deed of yours, Mitra–Varuṇa? The Babe unborn bears the world’s burden, fulfills Law, and casts down falsehood.
Apād… padvatīnām (often Uṣas or primordial power) and the garbha bearing bhāra express Hindu cosmology where the unmanifest supports the manifest. Ṛtaṃ piparti anṛtaṃ ni tārīt—Order nurtures; falsehood is pressed down. Mystery precedes locomotion; the unseen carries the seen.
Hidden foundations carry visible systems. Honor unseen labor, prenatal care of culture, and quiet integrity that bears the burden before any applause arrives.
1.152.4
प्र॒यन्त॒मित् परि॑ जा॒रं क॒नीनां॒ पश्या॑मसि॒ नोप॑नि॒पद्य॑मानम् |
अन॑वपृग्णा॒ वित॑ता॒ वसा॑नं प्रि॒यं मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ धाम॑ ||
We look on him the darling of the Maidens, always advancing, never falling downward, Wearing inseparable, wide-spread raiment, Mitra's and Varuṇa's delightful glory.
We behold him, darling of the maidens, always advancing, never sinking down—wearing inseparable, wide-spread raiment, the delightful glory of Mitra and Varuṇa.
The solar or ṛta-radiance as priyaṃ mitrasya varuṇasya dhāma is Hindu vision of unbroken light advancing (prayantam), never collapsing into chaos. Vasānaṃ vitata—glory as a continuous garment of the twins’ abode, not a flickering costume.
Seek models of progress that don’t crash—sustainable advancement clothed in consistent values, attractive without instability or performative collapse.
1.152.5
अ॒न॒श्वो जा॒तो अ॑नभी॒शुरर्वा॒ कनि॑क्रदत् पतयदू॒र्ध्वसा॑नुः |
अ॒चित्तं॒ ब्रह्म॑ जुजुषु॒र्युवा॑न॒: प्र मि॒त्रे धाम॒ वरु॑णे गृ॒णन्त॑: ||
Unbridled Courser, born but not of horses, neighing he flieth on with back uplifted. The youthful love mystery thought-surpassing, praising in Mitra-Varuṇa, its glory.
An unbridled courser, not born of horses, neighing he flies with back uplifted. The youthful love the thought-surpassing mystery, praising Mitra–Varuṇa’s glory.
Anaśvo jātaḥ—the cosmic steed of mind or sun, not of ordinary animal lineage. Acittaṃ brahma: Brahman-mystery beyond ordinary thought. Hindu youth (yuvānaḥ) rejoice in Mitra–Varuṇa’s dhāma through hymn and wonder, not through mere sensual thrill or fashion.
Wonder that outruns categories renews culture. Make room for mystery and disciplined praise of integrity, especially among the young hungry for meaning beyond algorithms.
1.152.6
आ धे॒नवो॑ मामते॒यमव॑न्तीर्ब्रह्म॒प्रियं॑ पीपय॒न् त्सस्मि॒न्नूध॑न् |
पि॒त्वो भि॑क्षेत व॒युना॑नि वि॒द्वाना॒साविवा॑स॒न्नदि॑तिमुरुष्येत् ||
May the milch-kine who favour Māmateya prosper in this world him who loves devotion. May he, well skilled in rites, be food, and calling Aditi with his lips give us assistance.
May the milch-cows who favor Māmateya prosper in this world the lover of sacred speech. May he, skilled in rites, seek nourishment, and calling Aditi with his lips give us protection.
Dhenavaḥ for Māmateya (Dīrghatamas’ line) who is brahmapriya—Hindu link of cattle-prosperity to love of brahman (sacred utterance). Aditi as boundless mother is invoked for uruṣye—freedom and shelter wider than tribal fear.
Support knowledge-workers and truth-tellers with real livelihood. Invoke expansive, non-punitive care (Aditi-like) while maintaining ritual skill—competence plus belonging.
1.152.7
आ वां॑ मित्रावरुणा ह॒व्यजु॑ष्टिं॒ नम॑सा देवा॒वव॑सा ववृत्याम् |
अ॒स्माकं॒ ब्रह्म॒ पृत॑नासु सह्या अ॒स्माकं॑ वृ॒ष्टिर्दि॒व्या सु॑पा॒रा ||
Gods, Mitra-Varuṇa, with love and worship, let me make you delight in this oblation. May our prayer be victorious in battles, may we have rain from heaven to make us prosper.
Gods Mitra–Varuṇa, with reverence and love let me turn you to delight in this oblation. May our sacred speech be strong in battles; may we have heavenly rain that carries us safely across.
Namasa… avasā to win havyajuṣṭi; brahma victorious in pṛtanāsu; divyā vṛṣṭi supārā—Hindu triad of devotion, verbal power in struggle, and grace as rain that ferries (pāra). Mitra–Varuṇa bless both ethics and ecology as one mercy.
Pair ethical clarity with practical resilience: persuasive truth in conflict, and ‘rain’—timely resources—that help communities cross hard seasons without abandoning their values.