1.157.1
अबो॑ध्य॒ग्निर्ज्म उदे॑ति॒ सूर्यो॒ व्यु १षाश्च॒न्द्रा म॒ह्या॑वो अ॒र्चिषा॑ |
आयु॑क्षाताम॒श्विना॒ यात॑वे॒ रथं॒ प्रासा॑वीद् दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता जग॒त् पृथ॑क् ||
AGNI is wakened: Sūrya riseth from the earth. Mighty, refulgent Dawn hath shone with all her light. The Aśvins have equipped their chariot for the course. God Savitar hath moved the folk in sundry ways.
Agni is awakened; Sūrya rises from the earth; mighty shining Dawn has shone with her light. The Aśvins have yoked their chariot for the course; God Savitar has set the living world in motion, each on its path.
Classic Hindu dawn sequence: Agni, Sūrya, Uṣas, Aśvinau, Savitṛ—Sandhyā cosmology in one verse. The twins’ yoking coincides with Savitar’s jagat movement; healing travel begins only after the cosmos itself has awakened into Rita.
Align work with natural awakening. Start the day by kindling focus, greeting light, and setting intention before rushing into scattered motion.
1.157.2
यद् यु॒ञ्जाथे॒ वृष॑णमश्विना॒ रथं॑ घृ॒तेन॑ नो॒ मधु॑ना क्ष॒त्रमु॑क्षतम् |
अ॒स्माकं॒ ब्रह्म॒ पृत॑नासु जिन्वतं व॒यं धना॒ शूर॑साता भजेमहि ||
When, Aśvins, ye equip your very mighty car, bedew, ye Twain, our power with honey and with oil. To our devotion give victorious strength in war: may we win riches in the heroes' strife for spoil.
When you equip your mighty car, O Aśvins, sprinkle our ruling power with ghṛta and honey. Strengthen our sacred speech in battles; may we share in riches in the heroes’ contest for wealth.
Ghṛta and madhu anoint kṣatra; brahma jinva in pṛtanāsu—Hindu synergy of speech-power and rightful dominion under Aśvin grace. Śūrasāta names noble striving; the ideal is heroic excellence, not cruel plunder as virtue.
Resource contests need both clear authority and persuasive truth. Sprinkle effort with clarity (oil) and sweetness (collaboration), not only force.
1.157.3
अ॒र्वाङ् त्रि॑च॒क्रो म॑धु॒वाह॑नो॒ रथो॑ जी॒राश्वो॑ अ॒श्विनो॑र्यातु॒ सुष्टु॑तः |
त्रि॒व॒न्धु॒रो म॒घवा॑ वि॒श्वसौ॑भग॒: शं न॒ आ व॑क्षद् द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे ||
Nigh to us come the Aśvins' lauded three-wheeled car, the car laden with meath and drawn by fleet-foot steeds, Three-seated, opulent, bestowing all delight. may it bring weal to us, to cattle and to men.
Near come the Aśvins’ praised three-wheeled car, meath-laden, drawn by fleet steeds—three-seated, opulent, bestowing all delight. May it bring welfare to us, to biped and to quadruped.
Tricakra madhuvāhana ratha; śam for dvipad and catuṣpad—Hindu inclusive maṅgala covering humans and animals. Viśvasaubhaga: all-around good fortune as Aśvin gift, never human welfare bought by creature-misery as ideal.
Design systems that carry nourishment to whole communities—people and the living world they depend on—not humans alone.
1.157.4
आ न॒ ऊर्जं॑ वहतमश्विना यु॒वं मधु॑मत्या न॒: कश॑या मिमिक्षतम् |
प्रायु॒स्तारि॑ष्टं॒ नी रपां॑सि मृक्षतं॒ सेध॑तं॒ द्वेषो॒ भव॑तं सचा॒भुवा॑ ||
Bring hither nourishment for us, ye Aśvins Twain; sprinkle us with your whip that drops with honey-dew. Prolong our days of life, wipe out our trespasses; destroy our foes, be our companions and our Friends.
Bring us nourishment, Aśvins Twain; sprinkle us with your whip that drips honey. Prolong our life, wipe out our faults; drive away enmity; be our companions and friends.
Ūrj, madhumatī kaśā, āyus, rapāṃsi mṛkṣatam, dveṣaḥ sedhatam, sacābhuvā—Hindu Aśvin medicine: vitality, sweet discipline, longevity, pāpa-cleansing, and sakhyam. The whip is a honeyed goad of guidance, not an emblem of cruelty.
Seek mentors who correct sweetly and protect fiercely. Prolong well-being by removing toxins—habits and hostilities—while keeping companionship.
1.157.5
यु॒वं ह॒ गर्भं॒ जग॑तीषु धत्थो यु॒वं विश्वे॑षु॒ भुव॑नेष्व॒न्तः |
यु॒वम॒ग्निं च॑ वृषणाव॒पश्च॒ वन॒स्पतीँ॑रश्विना॒वैर॑येथाम् ||
Ye store the germ of life in female creatures, ye lay it up within all living beings. Ye have sent forth, O Aśvins passing mighty, the fire, the sovrans of the wood, the waters,
You place the germ of life in female creatures; you store it within all living worlds. O mighty Aśvins, you have sent forth fire, the sovereigns of the forest, and the waters.
Garbha in jagatīṣu and bhuvaneṣu—Aśvins as Vedic guardians of fertility and life-seed. They stir Agni, vanaspati, āpaḥ—Hindu elemental midwifery of fire, plant-lords, and waters as one continuum of life.
Honor fertility and ecosystems together. Care for reproductive health, forests, fire safety, and clean water as one web of life-support.
1.157.6
यु॒वं ह॑ स्थो भि॒षजा॑ भेष॒जेभि॒रथो॑ ह स्थो र॒थ्या॒ ३ राथ्ये॑भिः |
अथो॑ ह क्ष॒त्रमधि॑ धत्थ उग्रा॒ यो वां॑ ह॒विष्मा॒न् मन॑सा द॒दाश॑ ||
Leeches are ye with medicines to heal us, and charioteers are ye with skill in driving. Ye Strong, give sway to him who brings oblation and with his heart pours out his gift before you.
You are physicians with medicines to heal us, and charioteers skilled in driving. O Strong Ones, grant sway to him who brings oblation and with his heart pours out his gift before you.
Bhiṣajā bheṣajebhiḥ and rathyā—Aśvins as archetype of Hindu healing and guided motion. Kṣatra for the haviṣmān who gives manasā—heart-gifted offering earns rightful empowerment under twin grace.
Combine clinical care with navigational skill. Authority should follow sincere, heartfelt contribution—not empty performance.