Rigveda 1.159

1.159.1

प्र द्यावा॑ य॒ज्ञैः पृ॑थि॒वी ऋ॑ता॒वृधा॑ म॒ही स्तु॑षे वि॒दथे॑षु॒ प्रचे॑तसा | दे॒वेभि॒र्ये दे॒वपु॑त्रे सु॒दंस॑से॒त्था धि॒या वार्या॑णि प्र॒भूष॑तः ||

I PRAISE with sacrifices mighty Heaven and Earth at festivals, the wise, the Strengtheners of Law. Who, having Gods for progeny, conjoined with Gods, through wonder-working wisdom bring forth choicest boons.

I praise with sacrifices mighty Heaven and Earth at sacred assemblies—the wise Strengtheners of Law—who, having Gods for children and joined with Gods, through wonder-working wisdom bring forth choicest boons.

Dyāvāpṛthivī as ṛtāvṛdhā, pracetasā, devaputre—Hindu parental cosmos birthing Devas and varyāṇi through sudáṃsas. Yajña at vidatha honors the world-parents as living partners in Rita, not dead scenery.

Honor the living environment as parental partners in order. Best boons come when we align festivals of work with ecological intelligence.

1.159.2

उ॒त म॑न्ये पि॒तुर॒द्रुहो॒ मनो॑ मा॒तुर्महि॒ स्वत॑व॒स्तद्धवी॑मभिः | सु॒रेत॑सा पि॒तरा॒ भूम॑ चक्रतुरु॒रु प्र॒जाया॑ अ॒मृतं॒ वरी॑मभिः ||

With invocations, on the gracious Father's mind, and on the Mother's great inherent power I muse. Prolific Parents, they have made the world of life, and for their brood all round wide immortality.

With invocations I muse on the gracious Father’s mind and the Mother’s great inherent power. Prolific Parents, they have made the world of life and wide immortality for their brood all around.

Pituḥ manas and mātuḥ mahi svatavas—Hindu Dyaus–Pṛthivī as conscious father-mind and mother-power. Amṛtaṃ for prajā: immortality as lineage continuity in ṛta and lasting dharma, not mere personal escape from the world.

Balance paternal clarity (mind) with maternal generative power. Build cultures that gift both livelihood and lasting meaning to the next generation.

1.159.3

ते सू॒नव॒: स्वप॑सः सु॒दंस॑सो म॒ही ज॑ज्ञुर्मा॒तरा॑ पू॒र्वचि॑त्तये | स्था॒तुश्च॑ स॒त्यं जग॑तश्च॒ धर्म॑णि पु॒त्रस्य॑ पाथः प॒दमद्व॑याविनः ||

These Sons of yours well skilled in work, of wondrous power, brought forth to life the two great Mothers first of all. To keep the truth of all that stands and all that moves, ye guard the station of your Son who knows no guile.

These sons of yours, skilled in work and wondrous, first brought forth the two great Mothers. To keep the truth of all that stands and all that moves, you guard the station of your Son who knows no guile.

Artisan sons and Mothers; satyaṃ of sthātu and jagat; padam of advayāvin son—Hindu cosmos guarded for the non-dual truth-bearer. Dharmaṇi: truth is kept in the law of both stable and moving existence.

Protect spaces for integrity amid complexity. Systems must honor both stable structures and living change without deceit.

1.159.4

ते मा॒यिनो॑ ममिरे सु॒प्रचे॑तसो जा॒मी सयो॑नी मिथु॒ना समो॑कसा | नव्यं॑नव्यं॒ तन्तु॒मा त॑न्वते दि॒वि स॑मु॒द्रे अ॒न्तः क॒वय॑: सुदी॒तय॑: ||

They with surpassing skill, most wise, have measured out the Twins united in their birth and in their home. They, the refulgent Sages, weave within the sky, yea, in the depths of sea, a web for ever new.

Those wonder-workers, most wise, have measured out the Twins united in birth and home. The radiant sages weave within the sky—yes, in the sea’s depths—a web forever new.

Māyinah measure jāmi mithunā; kavayaḥ weave navyam tantum in divi and samudra—Hindu continuous creation (nitya-sṛṣṭi) as luminous weaving. Sky–sea continuum of ṛta is always being renewed without abandoning kinship.

Creativity is ongoing weaving across sky and sea—mind and depth. Renew patterns without breaking kinship of complementary pairs.

1.159.5

तद् राधो॑ अ॒द्य स॑वि॒तुर्वरे॑ण्यं व॒यं दे॒वस्य॑ प्रस॒वे म॑नामहे | अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ द्यावापृथिवी सुचे॒तुना॑ र॒यिं ध॑त्तं॒ वसु॑मन्तं शत॒ग्विन॑म् ||

This is to-day the goodliest gift of Savitar: this thought we have when now the God is furthering us. On us with loving-kindness Heaven and Earth bestow riches and various wealth and treasure hundredfold!

This today is Savitar’s most excellent gift; this thought we hold when the God is furthering us. On us with clear awareness, Heaven and Earth, bestow wealth rich in goods and hundredfold cattle-treasure!

Savitur vāreṇya rādhas; sucetunā rayiṃ… śatagvinam—Hindu prayer joining Savitar’s impulse with parental bounty. Wealth as cattle-measure of thriving is sought with awareness (sucetas), not numb greed.

When opportunity furthers you, ask for abundance with clear consciousness—not numb consumption—and measure wealth by regenerative capacity.