1.166.1
तन्नु वो॑चाम रभ॒साय॒ जन्म॑ने॒ पूर्वं॑ महि॒त्वं वृ॑ष॒भस्य॑ के॒तवे॑ |
ऐ॒धेव॒ याम॑न् मरुतस्तुविष्वणो यु॒धेव॑ शक्रास्तवि॒षाणि॑ कर्तन ||
Now let us publish, for the vigorous company the herald of the Strong One, their primeval might. With fire upon your way, O Maruts loud of voice, with battle, Mighty Ones, achieve your deeds of strength.
Now let us publish for the vigorous company the herald of the Strong One—their primeval might. With fire upon your way, O loud Maruts, with battle, Mighty Ones, achieve your deeds of strength.
Prá vocāma their pūrvyam śavaḥ; Agni on path, yudhā balāni. Publishing (pra-vac) storm-virtue is itself a rite of alignment.
Publicly name a team's primal strengths. Fire on the path and honest contest forge deeds worth publishing.
1.166.2
नित्यं॒ न सू॒नुं मधु॒ बिभ्र॑त॒ उप॒ क्रीळ॑न्ति क्री॒ळा वि॒दथे॑षु॒ घृष्व॑यः |
नक्ष॑न्ति रु॒द्रा अव॑सा नम॒स्विनं॒ न म॑र्धन्ति॒ स्वत॑वसो हवि॒ष्कृत॑म् ||
Bringing the pleasant meath as ’twere their own dear son, they sport in sportive wise gay at their gatherings. The Rudras come with succour to the worshipper; self-strong they fail not him who offers sacrifice.
Bringing pleasant meath as if their own dear son, they sport gaily at gatherings. The Rudras come with succour to the worshipper; self-strong they fail not him who offers sacrifice.
Madhu like dear son; Rudra-gaṇa aids yajamāna; svatavasaḥ never fail the sacrificer. Play and reliability united.
High performers can play and still never fail the committed. Bring 'dear-son' care to what you carry for the group.
1.166.3
यस्मा॒ ऊमा॑सो अ॒मृता॒ अरा॑सत रा॒यस्पोषं॑ च ह॒विषा॑ ददा॒शुषे॑ |
उ॒क्षन्त्य॑स्मै म॒रुतो॑ हि॒ता इ॑व पु॒रू रजां॑सि॒ पय॑सा मयो॒भुव॑: ||
To whomsoever, bringer of oblations, they immortal guardians, have given plenteous wealth, For him, like loving friends, the Maruts bringing bliss bedew the regions round with milk abundantly.
To whomever, bringer of oblations, they immortal guardians have given plenteous wealth—for him, like loving friends, the Maruts bringing bliss bedew the regions round with milk abundantly.
Amṛtā gopāḥ grant rayi; then payasā regions moistened—friendlike ānanda. Wealth followed by ecological refreshment.
After material blessing, refresh the climate around the person. True friendship 'bedews regions with milk'—spreads nurture.
1.166.4
आ ये रजां॑सि॒ तवि॑षीभि॒रव्य॑त॒ प्र व॒ एवा॑स॒: स्वय॑तासो अध्रजन् |
भय॑न्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि ह॒र्म्या चि॒त्रो वो॒ याम॒: प्रय॑तास्वृ॒ष्टिषु॑ ||
Ye who with mighty powers have stirred the regions up, your coursers have sped forth directed by themselves. All creatures of the earth, all dwellings are afraid, for brilliant is your coming with your spears advanced.
You who with mighty powers have stirred the regions up—your coursers speed self-directed. All earth-creatures and dwellings are afraid, for brilliant is your coming with spears advanced.
Ojasaḥ stir diśaḥ; self-led aśvāḥ; bhī of earth-folk before ṛṣṭi-advance. Awe before storm onset.
Self-directed momentum inspires awe—and fear. Advance with brilliance conscious of those who dwell in the path.
1.166.5
यत् त्वे॒षया॑मा न॒दय॑न्त॒ पर्व॑तान् दि॒वो वा॑ पृ॒ष्ठं नर्या॒ अचु॑च्यवुः |
विश्वो॑ वो॒ अज्म॑न् भयते॒ वन॒स्पती॑ रथी॒यन्ती॑व॒ प्र जि॑हीत॒ ओष॑धिः ||
When they in dazzling rush have made the mountains roar, and shaken heaven's high back in their heroic strength, Each sovran of the forest fears as ye drive near, aid the shrubs fly before you swift as whirling wheels.
When in dazzling rush they make mountains roar and shake heaven's high back in heroic strength, each forest sovereign fears as you drive near, and shrubs fly before you swift as whirling wheels.
Parvata-nadana, dyauḥ-pṛṣṭha quaking; vanaspati fear; oṣadhi flee like cakra. Total landscape response to Marut vega.
Major change shakes ridgelines and undergrowth alike. Anticipate ecosystem-wide reactions when your rush is heroic.
1.166.6
यू॒यं न॑ उग्रा मरुतः सुचे॒तुना ऽरि॑ष्टग्रामाः सुम॒तिं पि॑पर्तन |
यत्रा॑ वो दि॒द्युद् रद॑ति॒ क्रिवि॑र्दती रि॒णाति॑ प॒श्वः सुधि॑तेव ब॒र्हणा॑ ||
Terrible Maruts, ye with ne’er-diminished host, with great benevolence fulfil our heart's desire. Where’er your lightning bites armed with its gory teeth it crunches up the cattle like a well-aimed dart.
Terrible Maruts, with never-diminished host, with great benevolence fulfill our heart's desire. Wherever your lightning bites armed with gory teeth it crunches cattle like a well-aimed dart.
Ugrá yet sumati fulfilling hṛd; lightning's bloody tooth as paśu-risk—storm as both boon and danger. Prayer holds both faces.
Ask benevolence from powerful forces while naming their hazard. Desire-fulfillment must include harm-awareness.
1.166.7
प्र स्क॒म्भदे॑ष्णा अनव॒भ्ररा॑धसो ऽलातृ॒णासो॑ वि॒दथे॑षु॒ सुष्टु॑ताः |
अर्च॑न्त्य॒र्कं म॑दि॒रस्य॑ पी॒तये॑ वि॒दुर्वी॒रस्य॑ प्रथ॒मानि॒ पौंस्या॑ ||
Givers of during gifts whose bounties never fail, free from ill-will, at sacrifices glorified, They sing their song aloud that they may drink sweet juice: well do they know the Hero's first heroic deeds.
Givers of lasting gifts whose bounties never fail, free from ill-will, glorified at sacrifices, they sing aloud to drink sweet juice; well they know the Hero's first heroic deeds.
Dīrgha-rāti, adveṣa, yajña-śasta; they know Indra's prathamā vīryā—storm-host as memory-keepers of heroic origin.
Keep first-deed memory alive in the team. Lasting gifts and freedom from ill-will mark cultures worth glorifying.
1.166.8
श॒तभु॑जिभि॒स्तम॒भिह्रु॑तेर॒घात् पू॒र्भी र॑क्षता मरुतो॒ यमाव॑त |
जनं॒ यमु॑ग्रास्तवसो विरप्शिनः पा॒थना॒ शंसा॒त् तन॑यस्य पु॒ष्टिषु॑ ||
With castles hundredfold, O Maruts, guard ye well the man whom ye have loved from ruin and from sin,— The man whom ye the fierce, the Mighty ones who roar, preserve from calumny by cherishing his seed.
With castles hundredfold, O Maruts, guard well the one you have loved from ruin and from sin—the one whom you fierce roaring Mighty Ones preserve from calumny by cherishing his seed.
Śata-pūrbiḥ protection from ríṣ and énas; protect from nindā by retas-care—lineage safeguarding against slander.
Protect loved collaborators with layered defenses—and by investing in their future ('seed'), which disarms calumny.
1.166.9
विश्वा॑नि भ॒द्रा म॑रुतो॒ रथे॑षु वो मिथ॒स्पृध्ये॑व तवि॒षाण्याहि॑ता |
अंसे॒ष्वा व॒: प्रप॑थेषु खा॒दयो ऽक्षो॑ वश्च॒क्रा स॒मया॒ वि वा॑वृते ||
O Maruts, in your cars are all things that are good: great powers are set as ’twere in rivalry therein. Rings are upon your shoulders when ye journey forth: your axle turns together both the chariot wheels.
O Maruts, in your cars are all things that are good; great powers sit as if in rivalry therein. Rings upon your shoulders as you journey; your axle turns both chariot wheels together.
Viśvā vāmā in ratha; ojas competing yet akṣa turns both cakra together—unity under rivalry of powers.
Carry many goods and even internal rivalry—so long as one axle turns both wheels. Shared infrastructure beats fractured motion.
1.166.10
भूरी॑णि भ॒द्रा नर्ये॑षु बा॒हुषु॒ वक्ष॑स्सु रु॒क्मा र॑भ॒सासो॑ अ॒ञ्जय॑: |
अंसे॒ष्वेता॑: प॒विषु॑ क्षु॒रा अधि॒ वयो॒ न प॒क्षान् व्यनु॒ श्रियो॑ धिरे ||
Held in your manly arms are many goodly things, gold chains are on your chests, and glistering ornaments, Deer-skins are on their shoulders, on their fellies knives: they spread their glory out as birds spread out their wings.
Held in your manly arms are many goodly things—gold chains on chests, glittering ornaments; deer-skins on shoulders, knives on fellies; they spread glory as birds spread wings.
Iconography of Marut beauty and readiness; yaśas like pakṣa-vistāra. Ornament and edge together.
Equip with both beauty and cutting tools. Spread reputation like wings—visible, balanced, lift-generating.
1.166.11
म॒हान्तो॑ म॒ह्ना वि॒भ्वो॒३ विभू॑तयो दूरे॒दृशो॒ ये दि॒व्या इ॑व॒ स्तृभि॑: |
म॒न्द्राः सु॑जि॒ह्वाः स्वरि॑तार आ॒सभि॒: सम्मि॑श्ला॒ इन्द्रे॑ म॒रुत॑: परि॒ष्टुभ॑: ||
Mighty in mightiness, pervading, passing strong, visible from afar as ’twere with stars of heaven, Lovely with pleasant tongues, sweet singers with their mouths, the Maruts, joined with Indra, shout forth all around.
Mighty in mightiness, pervading, passing strong, visible from afar as with stars of heaven, lovely with pleasant tongues, sweet singers—the Maruts joined with Indra shout forth all around.
Reconciled image: Maruts + Indra shouting together—post-dialogue unity. Dūrāt starlike visibility and madhu-vāc.
After conflict, shout together. Distant visibility plus pleasant speech is the brand of repaired alliance.
1.166.12
तद् वः॑ सुजाता मरुतो महित्व॒नं दी॒र्घं वो॑ दा॒त्रमदि॑तेरिव व्र॒तम् |
इन्द्र॑श्च॒न त्यज॑सा॒ वि ह्रु॑णाति॒ तज्जना॑य॒ यस्मै॑ सु॒कृते॒ अरा॑ध्वम् ||
This is your majesty, ye Maruts nobly born, far as the sway of Aditi your bounty spreads. Even Indra by desertion never disannuls the boon bestowed by you upon the pious man.
This is your majesty, nobly born Maruts: far as Aditi's sway your bounty spreads. Even Indra by desertion never cancels the boon you bestowed upon the pious man.
Mahi-mā to Aditi's domain; Indra cannot undo (ná jihiṃsāt) Marut rāti to sunvate. Gift integrity beyond even chief's mood.
Make gifts that outlast any one leader's presence. Bounty aligned with the Infinite shouldn't be cancellable by desertion.
1.166.13
तद् वो॑ जामि॒त्वं म॑रुत॒: परे॑ यु॒गे पु॒रू यच्छंस॑ममृतास॒ आव॑त |
अ॒या धि॒या मन॑वे श्रु॒ष्टिमाव्या॑ सा॒कं नरो॑ दं॒सनै॒रा चि॑कित्रिरे ||
This is your kinship, Maruts, that, Immortals, ye were oft in olden time regardful of our call, Having vouchsafed to man a hearing through this prayer, by wondrous deeds the Heroes have displayed their might.
This is your kinship, Maruts: that, Immortals, you were often in olden time regardful of our call. Having granted man a hearing through this prayer, by wondrous deeds the Heroes have displayed their might.
Bandhutā = ancient śravaṇa of hávam; hearing via this brahma; then citra karman reveal śavas. Kinship as answerability.
Kinship means answering calls across time. Listen through present prayer, then show might as helpful wonder—not spectacle alone.
1.166.14
येन॑ दी॒र्घं म॑रुतः शू॒शवा॑म यु॒ष्माके॑न॒ परी॑णसा तुरासः |
आ यत् त॒तन॑न् वृ॒जने॒ जना॑स ए॒भिर्य॒ज्ञेभि॒स्तद॒भीष्टि॑मश्याम् ||
That, O ye Maruts, we may long time flourish through your abundant riches, O swift movers, And that our men may spread in the encampment, let me complete the rite with these oblations.
That we may long flourish through your abundant riches, O swift movers, and that our men may spread in the encampment, let me complete the rite with these oblations.
Ciraṃ jīvāse via rayi; vīrāḥ in vṛjana spread; samāpti of yajña with havis. Flourishing measured in people and place.
Complete the offering so community can spread sustainably in its 'encampment.' Finish rites that fund long flourishing.
1.166.15
ए॒ष व॒: स्तोमो॑ मरुत इ॒यं गीर्मा॑न्दा॒र्यस्य॑ मा॒न्यस्य॑ का॒रोः |
एषा या॑सीष्ट त॒न्वे॑ व॒यां वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
May this your laud, may this your song, O Maruts, sung by the poet, Māna's son, Māndārya, Bring offspring for ourselves with food to feed us. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
May this your laud, this your song, O Maruts, sung by the poet Mana's son Mandarya, bring offspring with food to feed us. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
Closing refrain of Agastya–Mandarya cycle: stoma → prajā + iṣam. Consistency of phala across Marut hymns.
Repeat abundance-blessings until they structure culture. Offspring and strengthening food remain the human bottom line.