1.182.1
अभू॑दि॒दं व॒युन॒मो षु भू॑षता॒ रथो॒ वृष॑ण्वा॒न् मद॑ता मनीषिणः |
धि॒यं॒जि॒न्वा धिष्ण्या॑ वि॒श्पला॑वसू दि॒वो नपा॑ता सु॒कृते॒ शुचि॑व्रता ||
THIS was the task. Appear promptly, ye prudent Ones. Here is the chariot drawn by strong steeds: be ye glad. Heart-stirring, longed for, succourers of Viśpalā, here are Heaven's Sons whose sway blesses the pious man.
This was the task—appear promptly, prudent Ones; the strong-steed chariot is here; heart-stirring succourers of Viśpalā, Heaven's Sons who bless the pious.
Kartavyam declared; Aśvins as dhīra who aided Viśpalā (injured heroine of Vedic legend). Dyaus-putrau blessing the pious: rescue as vocation.
Name the task and expect prompt competent help—especially for those recovering from injury or setback.
1.182.2
इन्द्र॑तमा॒ हि धिष्ण्या॑ म॒रुत्त॑मा द॒स्रा दंसि॑ष्ठा र॒थ्या॑ र॒थीत॑मा |
पू॒र्णं रथं॑ वहेथे॒ मध्व॒ आचि॑तं॒ तेन॑ दा॒श्वांस॒मुप॑ याथो अश्विना ||
Longed for, most Indra-like, mighty, most Marut-like, most wonderful in deed, car-borne, best charioteers, Bring your full chariot hither heaped with liquid sweet: thereon, ye Aśvins, come to him who offers gifts.
Longed-for, Indra-like, Marut-like, wonder-working charioteers—bring your car heaped with liquid sweet to the gift-offerer.
Aśvins compared to Indra/Marut powers yet distinct as madhu-ratha bearers. Sweet liquid heap for dāśuri: healing abundance as payload.
Deliver help that is both powerful and sweet—substance piled high for people who contribute.
1.182.3
किमत्र॑ दस्रा कृणुथ॒: किमा॑साथे॒ जनो॒ यः कश्चि॒दह॑विर्मही॒यते॑ |
अति॑ क्रमिष्टं जु॒रतं॑ प॒णेरसुं॒ ज्योति॒र्विप्रा॑य कृणुतं वच॒स्यवे॑ ||
What make ye there, ye Mighty? Wherefore linger ye with folk who, offering not, are held in high esteem? Pass over them; make ye the niggard's life decay: give light unto the singer eloquent in praise.
Why linger with non-offering folk held in esteem? Pass them; decay the niggard's life; give light to the eloquent singer.
Ethical triage: fame without yajña is rejected. Light (jyotis) to the stuti-skilled—Aśvins favor articulate sincerity over hollow prestige.
Don't waste elite attention on prestigious non-contributors; illuminate people who speak and give with skill.
1.182.4
ज॒म्भय॑तम॒भितो॒ राय॑त॒: शुनो॑ ह॒तं मृधो॑ वि॒दथु॒स्तान्य॑श्विना |
वाचं॑वाचं जरि॒तू र॒त्निनीं॑ कृतमु॒भा शंसं॑ नासत्यावतं॒ मम॑ ||
Crunch up on. every side the dogs who bark at us: slay ye our foes, O Aśvins this ye understand. Make wealthy every word of him who praises you: accept with favour, both Nāsatyas, this my laud.
Crunch the dogs that bark at us on every side; slay our foes—you understand; enrich every word of the praiser; favor this laud, Nāsatyas.
Śvan metaphor for hostile noise; Aśvins as understanding defenders. Every word of stota made rayimat—speech itself enriched by twin favor.
Quiet toxic noise, address real adversaries, and make sincere communication materially and socially potent.
1.182.5
यु॒वमे॒तं च॑क्रथु॒: सिन्धु॑षु प्ल॒वमा॑त्म॒न्वन्तं॑ प॒क्षिणं॑ तौ॒ग्र्याय॒ कम् |
येन॑ देव॒त्रा मन॑सा निरू॒हथु॑: सुपप्त॒नी पे॑तथु॒: क्षोद॑सो म॒हः ||
Ye made for Tugra's son amid the water-floods that animated ship with wings to fly withal, Whereon with God-devoted mind ye brought him forth, and fled with easy flight from out the mighty surge.
For Tugra's son in the floods you made an animated winged ship; with God-devoted mind you brought him forth and fled the mighty surge.
Bhujyu rescue: Aśvins' signature myth—cetana winged nau from mahārṇava. Devayāna mind of the twins: compassion engineered as technology of grace.
Innovate lifesaving vehicles—literal or figurative—for people trapped in overwhelming crises.
1.182.6
अव॑विद्धं तौ॒ग्र्यम॒प्स्व१न्तर॑नारम्भ॒णे तम॑सि॒ प्रवि॑द्धम् |
चत॑स्रो॒ नावो॒ जठ॑लस्य॒ जुष्टा॒ उद॒श्विभ्या॑मिषि॒ताः पा॑रयन्ति ||
Four ships most welcome in the midst of ocean, urged by the Aśvins, save the son of Tugra, Him who was cast down headlong in the waters, plunged in the thick inevitable darkness.
Four most welcome ships mid-ocean, Aśvin-urged, save Tugra's son cast headlong into waters and thick inevitable darkness.
Catasraḥ nauḥ amplify rescue; tamas densum—psychological and physical darkness. Aśvin ūtī against anankya (inescapable) night of drowning.
Use multiple redundant supports when someone falls into deep, seemingly inevitable darkness.
1.182.7
कः स्वि॑द् वृ॒क्षो निष्ठि॑तो॒ मध्ये॒ अर्ण॑सो॒ यं तौ॒ग्र्यो ना॑धि॒तः प॒र्यष॑स्वजत् |
प॒र्णा मृ॒गस्य॑ प॒तरो॑रिवा॒रभ॒ उद॑श्विना ऊहथु॒: श्रोम॑ताय॒ कम् ||
What tree was that which stood fixed in surrounding sea to which the son of Tugra supplicating clung? Like twigs, of which some winged creature may take hold, ye, Aśvins, bore him off safely to your renown.
What tree stood fixed in the surrounding sea to which Tugra's son clung? Like twigs for a winged creature, you bore him off to your renown.
Ocean-tree as clinging refuge; Aśvins as the true carriers—yaśas through rescue. Even temporary supports matter until divine/human help lifts.
Temporary handholds help, but lasting rescue comes from those who actually carry the person to safety—and earn trust thereby.
1.182.8
तद् वां नरा नासत्या॒वनु॑ ष्या॒द् यद् वां॒ माना॑स उ॒चथ॒मवो॑चन् |
अ॒स्माद॒द्य सद॑सः सो॒म्यादा वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
Welcome to you be this the hymn of praises uttered by Mānas, O Nāsatyas, Heroes, From this our gathering where we offer Soma. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
Welcome this Māna hymn, Nāsatya Heroes, from our Soma-offering gathering; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Māna/Agastya stuti welcomed at Soma-samiti. Closing vāja prayer: rescue-theology grounded in communal nourishment.
After celebrating rescue capacity, return to feeding the gathered community.