1.158.1
वसू॑ रु॒द्रा पु॑रु॒मन्तू॑ वृ॒धन्ता॑ दश॒स्यतं॑ नो वृषणाव॒भिष्टौ॑ |
दस्रा॑ ह॒ यद् रेक्ण॑ औच॒थ्यो वां॒ प्र यत् स॒स्राथे॒ अक॑वाभिरू॒ती ||
YE Vasus Twain, ye Rudras full of counsel, grant us, Strong Strengtheners, when ye stand beside us, What wealth Aucathya craves of you, great Helpers when ye come forward with no niggard succour.
You two Vasus, you Rudras full of counsel, grant us when you stand beside us as Strong Strengtheners the wealth Aucathya craves of you, great Helpers, when you come forward with no niggard aid.
Aśvins addressed as Vasu–Rudra modes—wealth and fierce care united. Akavābhir ūtī: non-stingy protection. Hindu family seer Aucathya seeks rayi through twin grace that combines counsel with open-handed strength.
Ask helpers who show up generously. Counsel plus resources, not advice alone, rescues lineages and projects in real trouble.
1.158.2
को वां॑ दाशत् सुम॒तये॑ चिद॒स्यै वसू॒ यद् धेथे॒ नम॑सा प॒दे गोः |
जि॒गृ॒तम॒स्मे रे॒वती॒: पुरं॑धीः काम॒प्रेणे॑व॒ मन॑सा॒ चर॑न्ता ||
Who may give you aught, Vasus, for your favour, for what, at the Cow's place, ye grant through worship? Wake for us understanding full of riches, come with a heart that will fulfil our longing.
Who can give you anything, Vasus, for your favor—for what you grant at the Cow’s place through worship? Awaken for us understanding rich in wealth; come with a heart that will fulfill our longing.
At goḥ pada—the sacred cow-station of ṛta—favors flow through namas. Revatīḥ puraṃdhīḥ: fertile intellect. Hindu prayer for kāmapreṇa manasā—a desire-fulfilling yet ordered mind that wealth cannot purchase, only invite.
Some gifts can’t be bought—only invited by reverence. Seek mentors who awaken rich understanding and sincerely want your flourishing.
1.158.3
यु॒क्तो ह॒ यद् वां॑ तौ॒ग्र्याय॑ पे॒रुर्वि मध्ये॒ अर्ण॑सो॒ धायि॑ प॒ज्रः |
उप॑ वा॒मव॑: शर॒णं ग॑मेयं॒ शूरो॒ नाज्म॑ प॒तय॑द्भि॒रेवै॑: ||
As erst for Tugra's son your car, sea-crossing, strong, was equipped and set amid the waters, So may I gain your shelter and protection as with winged course a hero seeks his army.
As once for Tugra’s son your strong sea-crossing car was set amid the waters, so may I gain your shelter and protection as a hero with winged course seeks his army.
Bhujyu/Taugrya rescue myth—Hindu Aśvin compassion over ocean peril. Śaraṇam like a śūra seeking ajma with winged eva—devotion as heroic flight toward refuge, remembering past deliverance as pattern for present trust.
Remember past rescues as templates for present trust. Seek protection with the urgency of someone flying toward allies in crisis.
1.158.4
उप॑स्तुतिरौच॒थ्यमु॑रुष्ये॒न्मा मामि॒मे प॑त॒त्रिणी॒ वि दु॑ग्धाम् |
मा मामेधो॒ दश॑तयश्चि॒तो धा॒क् प्र यद् वां॑ ब॒द्धस्त्मनि॒ खाद॑ति॒ क्षाम् ||
May this my praise preserve Ucathya's offspring: let not these Twain who fly with wings exhaust me. Let not the wood ten times up-piled consume me, when fixed for you it bites the ground it stands on.
May this my praise protect Ucathya’s offspring; let not these winged two exhaust me. Let not the wood piled tenfold consume me when, fixed for you, it bites the ground it stands on.
Upastuti as uruṣye for Auchathya’s child; fear of Agni’s fuel-stack—Hindu tension of fire-ordeal and hymn-protection. Patatriṇī: Aśvin birds/horses as intense force needing careful approach; praise is shield, but intensity still burns the unready.
Praise can be a shield, but intensity burns. Pace engagement with powerful forces—don’t let fuel piled tenfold consume the self.
1.158.5
न मा॑ गरन् न॒द्यो॑ मा॒तृत॑मा दा॒सा यदीं॒ सुस॑मुब्धम॒वाधु॑: |
शिरो॒ यद॑स्य त्रैत॒नो वि॒तक्ष॑त् स्व॒यं दा॒स उरो॒ अंसा॒वपि॑ ग्ध ||
The most maternal streams, wherein the Dāsas cast me securely bound, have not devoured me. When Traitana would cleave my head asunder, the Dāsa wounded his own breast and shoulders.
The most maternal streams, wherein the Dāsas cast me firmly bound, have not devour me. When Traitana would cleave my head, the Dāsa wounded his own breast and shoulders.
Dīrghatamas’ ordeal narrative—nadyaḥ mātṛtamāḥ refuse to destroy the bound ṛṣi; the aggressor’s blow rebounds. Hindu theme of ṛta protecting the seer; violence returns upon the violent while mother-waters keep their own.
Some maternal currents of life refuse to destroy the truth-teller. Hostility often rebounds; endure with integrity rather than mirroring harm.
1.158.6
दी॒र्घत॑मा मामते॒यो जु॑जु॒र्वान् द॑श॒मे यु॒गे |
अ॒पामर्थं॑ य॒तीनां॑ ब्र॒ह्मा भ॑वति॒ सार॑थिः ||
Dīrghatamas the son of Mamatā hath come to length of days in the tenth age of human kind. He is the Brahman of the waters as they strive to reach their end and aim: their charioteer is he.
Dīrghatamas, son of Mamatā, has come to length of days in the tenth age of humankind. He is the Brahman of the waters as they strive toward their aim; their charioteer is he.
Self-revelation of the ṛṣi: daśame yuge longevity; brahmā of āpaḥ as sārathi—Hindu identity of seer as sacred speech guiding waters (life/soma/knowledge) to their artha. Personal myth culminates as cosmic role without ego-boast as mere vanity.
Long apprenticeship can make one a guide of flowing systems—language that steers collective currents toward purpose across a lifetime.