1.155.1
प्र व॒: पान्त॒मन्ध॑सो धियाय॒ते म॒हे शूरा॑य॒ विष्ण॑वे चार्चत |
या सानु॑नि॒ पर्व॑ताना॒मदा॑भ्या म॒हस्त॒स्थतु॒रर्व॑तेव सा॒धुना॑ ||
To the great Hero, him who sets his mind thereon, and Viṣṇu, praise aloud in song your draught of juice,— Gods ne’er beguiled, who borne as ’twere by noble steed, have stood upon the lofty ridges of the hills.
To the great Hero who sets his mind thereon, and to Viṣṇu, praise aloud your draught of juice—Gods never deceived, who as if borne by a noble steed have stood upon the lofty ridges of the hills.
Mahé śūrāya… Viṣṇave with andhas; adābhyā on parvata sānu—Hindu Indra–Viṣṇu alliance of decisive will and spacious expanse. Mountain stance signals transcendent vantage for soma-drinkers: courage and width of vision stand together on the ridge of Ṛta.
Pair decisive courage with spacious vision. Take the high ground ethically; refuse deception in shared endeavors even when pressure invites shortcuts.
1.155.2
त्वे॒षमि॒त्था स॒मर॑णं॒ शिमी॑वतो॒रिन्द्रा॑विष्णू सुत॒पा वा॑मुरुष्यति |
या मर्त्या॑य प्रतिधी॒यमा॑न॒मित् कृ॒शानो॒रस्तु॑रस॒नामु॑रु॒ष्यथ॑: ||
Your Soma-drinker keeps afar your furious rush, Indra and Viṣṇu, when ye come with all your might. That which hath been directed well at mortal man, bow-armed Kṛśānu's arrow, ye turn far aside.
Your Soma-drinker keeps afar your furious rush, Indra and Viṣṇu, when you come with might. That which was aimed at mortal man—Kṛśānu’s arrow—you turn far aside.
Sutapā protects from the twins’ own tveṣa when rightly related; Kṛśānu’s arrow turned aside—Hindu guardian myth of soma and protection of the mortal yajamāna from celestial threat. Fierce power is domesticated by sacred relationship into shelter.
Channel intense force so it protects rather than crushes allies. Redirect harmful trajectories before they strike the vulnerable.
1.155.3
ता ईं॑ वर्धन्ति॒ मह्य॑स्य॒ पौंस्यं॒ नि मा॒तरा॑ नयति॒ रेत॑से भु॒जे |
दधा॑ति पु॒त्रोऽव॑रं॒ परं॑ पि॒तुर्नाम॑ तृ॒तीय॒मधि॑ रोच॒ने दि॒वः ||
These offerings increase his mighty manly strength: he brings both Parents down to share the genial flow. He lowers, though a son, the Father's highest name; the third is that which is high in the light of heaven.
These offerings increase his mighty manly strength; he brings both Parents down to share the genial flow. Though a son, he sets the Father’s lower and higher name; the third is that which shines high in heaven’s light.
Pauṃsya increased by offerings; mātārā brought for retas/bhuje; three nāmans—Hindu Trivikrama naming of realms. The Son (Viṣṇu/Indra complex) orders paternal hierarchy while the third name dwells in divaḥ rocana—filial power that still honors cosmic order.
Generosity can reorder relationships across generations. Name and honor multiple levels of responsibility—local, intermediate, and transcendent—without erasing parents.
1.155.4
तत्त॒दिद॑स्य॒ पौंस्यं॑ गृणीमसी॒नस्य॑ त्रा॒तुर॑वृ॒कस्य॑ मी॒ळहुष॑: |
यः पार्थि॑वानि त्रि॒भिरिद् विगा॑मभिरु॒रु क्रमि॑ष्टोरुगा॒याय॑ जी॒वसे॑ ||
We laud this manly power of him the Mighty One, preserver, inoffensive, bounteous and benign; His who strode, widely pacing, with three steppings forth over the realms of earth for freedom and for life.
We laud this manly power of the Mighty One—preserver, inoffensive, bounteous—who with three steppings strode widely over earth’s realms for freedom and for life.
Trātṛ, avṛka, mīḍhvaḥ—Viṣṇu as non-harming protector. Uru kramiṣṭa… jīvase: Hindu stride for liberty and life, not domination. Trivikrama as ethical expansion: the worlds are opened so beings may live free under dharma.
Expand influence to protect life and liberty without predation. Power is measured by how much room it creates for others to live well.
1.155.5
द्वे इद॑स्य॒ क्रम॑णे स्व॒र्दृशो॑ ऽभि॒ख्याय॒ मर्त्यो॑ भुरण्यति |
तृ॒तीय॑मस्य॒ नकि॒रा द॑धर्षति॒ वय॑श्च॒न प॒तय॑न्तः पत॒त्रिण॑: ||
A mortal man, when he beholds two steps of him who looks upon the light, is restless with amaze. But his third step doth no one venture to approach, no, nor the feathered birds of air who fly with wings.
A mortal, beholding two steps of him who looks upon the light, is restless with amaze. But his third step no one dares approach—not even the winged birds that fly.
Two steps perceptible; third beyond martya and patatrinaḥ—Hindu mysticism of Viṣṇu’s paramaṃ padam as untouchable transcendence. Awe without presumption is itself a form of bhakti: knowing the limit of approach.
Know the limits of mastery. Some realities inspire humility; don’t claim the third step of what exceeds human grasp and control.
1.155.6
च॒तुर्भि॑: सा॒कं न॑व॒तिं च॒ नाम॑भिश्च॒क्रं न वृ॒त्तं व्यतीँ॑रवीविपत् |
बृ॒हच्छ॑रीरो वि॒मिमा॑न॒ ऋक्व॑भि॒र्युवाकु॑मार॒: प्रत्ये॑त्याह॒वम् ||
He, like a rounded wheel, hath in swift motion set his ninety racing steeds together with the four. Developed, vast in form, with those who sing forth praise, a youth, no more a child, he cometh to our call.
Like a rounded wheel he has set in swift motion his ninety racing steeds together with the four. Vast in form, with those who sing praise, a youth no longer a child, he comes to our call.
Cakraṃ… navatiṃ ca caturbhiḥ—cosmic time and steed symbolism. Yuvā kumāraḥ answering āhava with ṛkvabhiḥ—Hindu Viṣṇu/Indra as mature youth of cosmos arriving when hymns call in coordinated praise.
Mature energy answers when called with coordinated praise (aligned teams). Grow from reactive childhood into responsive, vast capability.