1.171.1
प्रति॑ व ए॒ना नम॑सा॒हमे॑मि सू॒क्तेन॑ भिक्षे सुम॒तिं तु॒राणा॑म् |
र॒रा॒णता॑ मरुतो वे॒द्याभि॒र्नि हेळो॑ ध॒त्त वि मु॑चध्व॒मश्वा॑न् ||
To you I come with this mine adoration, and with a hymn I crave the Strong Ones' favour A hymn that truly makes you joyful, Maruts. Suppress your anger and unyoke your horses.
I approach you, O Maruts, with reverence and a hymn that truly delights the Strong Ones; soften your anger and unyoke your horses.
Agastya opens with namaskāra and stoma that is true joy to the Marut-gaṇa. Asking them to unyoke their horses is a Vedic plea to convert raw storm-fury into peaceful presence at the yajña—śānti after tejas.
Conflict de-escalation: when collective energy runs hot, lead with sincere appreciation and invite the other side to unyoke—pause reactivity before dialogue can heal.
1.171.2
ए॒ष व॒: स्तोमो॑ मरुतो॒ नम॑स्वान् हृ॒दा त॒ष्टो मन॑सा धायि देवाः |
उपे॒मा या॑त॒ मन॑सा जुषा॒णा यू॒यं हि ष्ठा नम॑स॒ इद् वृ॒धास॑: ||
Maruts, to you this laud with prayer and worship, formed in the mind and heart, ye Gods, is offered. Come ye to us, rejoicing in your spirit, for ye are they who make our prayer effective.
This hymn of mind and heart is offered to you, O Maruts; come rejoicing, for you make prayer effective.
Stoma shaped in manas and hṛdaya is not empty flattery—it is intentional consciousness. The Maruts are prayer-effectors—storm-śakti that carries mantra into manifestation when approached with joy rather than fear.
Authentic communication: words formed in both intellect and feeling land differently. Teams and communities respond when requests are heartfelt, not merely procedural.
1.171.3
स्तु॒तासो॑ नो म॒रुतो॑ मृळयन्तू॒त स्तु॒तो म॒घवा॒ शम्भ॑विष्ठः |
ऊ॒र्ध्वा न॑: सन्तु को॒म्या वना॒न्यहा॑नि॒ विश्वा॑ मरुतो जिगी॒षा ||
The Maruts, praised by us, shall show us favour; Maghavan, lauded, shall be most propitious. Maruts,, may all our days that are to follow be very pleasant, lovely and triumphant.
May the praised Maruts and Maghavan be gracious; may all our coming days be pleasant, lovely, and triumphant.
The dual blessing of Marut-gaṇa and Maghavan seeks both dynamic energy and sovereign favor. Days to follow frames dharma as a long arc of auspicious time, not a single ritual peak.
Future orientation: after repairing a relationship rupture, consciously claim a forward path of pleasant, meaningful, and successful days together.
1.171.4
अ॒स्माद॒हं त॑वि॒षादीष॑माण॒ इन्द्रा॑द् भि॒या म॑रुतो॒ रेज॑मानः |
यु॒ष्मभ्यं॑ ह॒व्या निशि॑तान्यास॒न् तान्या॒रे च॑कृमा मृ॒ळता॑ नः ||
I fled in terror from this mighty Indra, my body trembling in alarm, O Maruts. Oblations meant for you had been made ready; these have we set aside: for this forgive us.
I fled trembling from mighty Indra, O Maruts; offerings meant for you were ready but set aside—forgive us.
A rare confession of ritual fear and error: Agastya admits terror before Indra's majesty and that Marut-havis was displaced. Kṣamā is sought—not denial. Sanātana ritual ethics values honest acknowledgement of imbalance over perfect performance theater.
Accountability: when organizational priorities sidelined a stakeholder, name the fear and the misallocation plainly—then ask forgiveness before rebuilding trust.
1.171.5
येन॒ माना॑सश्चि॒तय॑न्त उ॒स्रा व्यु॑ष्टिषु॒ शव॑सा॒ शश्व॑तीनाम् |
स नो॑ म॒रुद्भि॑र्वृषभ॒ श्रवो॑ धा उ॒ग्र उ॒ग्रेभि॒: स्थवि॑रः सहो॒दाः ||
By whom the Mānas recognize the day-springs, by whose strength at the dawn of endless mornings, Give us, thou Mighty, glory with Maruts. fierce with the fierce, the Strong who givest triumph.
By whose power the Mānas know the dawns: give us, O Mighty, glory with the fierce Maruts—the Strong who grants triumph.
Indra's śakti reveals day-springs to the Mana lineage. Glory shared with Maruts means victory that includes allies, not solitary domination—Marutvat Indra as collaborative sovereignty.
Shared credit: real leadership distributes glory to the fierce, energetic team that enables breakthroughs at each new dawn of a project.
1.171.6
त्वं पा॑हीन्द्र॒ सही॑यसो॒ नॄन् भवा॑ म॒रुद्भि॒रव॑यातहेळाः |
सु॒प्र॒के॒तेभि॑: सास॒हिर्दधा॑नो वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
Do thou, O Indra, guard the conquering Heroes, and rid thee of thy wrath against the Maruts, With them, the wise, victorious and bestowing. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
Guard the conquering heroes, Indra; release wrath against the Maruts; with those wise, victorious givers may we find abundant strengthening food.
Closing śānti: Indra is asked to drop manyu toward the Maruts and stand as gopā of heroic people. The refrain seeking ūrja-food grounds cosmic reconciliation in nourishment—peace that feeds life.
Team repair ends in shared resources: after resolving internal conflict, protect people, drop grudges, and ensure everyone is nourished for the next effort.