1.185.1
क॒त॒रा पूर्वा॑ कत॒राप॑रा॒योः क॒था जा॒ते क॑वय॒: को वि वे॑द |
विश्वं॒ त्मना॑ बिभृतो॒ यद्ध॒ नाम॒ वि व॑र्तेते॒ अह॑नी च॒क्रिये॑व ||
WHETHER of these is elder, whether later? How were they born? Who knoweth it, ye sages? These of themselves support all things existing: as on a car the Day and Night roll onward.
Which is elder, which later? How born? Who knows, sages? Of themselves they support all that exists; Day and Night roll on as on a car.
Cosmogonic humility: even ṛṣis admit limits before Dyāvāpṛthivī. Svayam-bhāra of all bhūta; ahanī as ratha—time as vehicle upon parental worlds. Sanātana wonder without forced dogma.
Hold epistemic humility about ultimate origins while trusting the supporting structures that clearly carry our lives day and night.
1.185.2
भूरिं॒ द्वे अच॑रन्ती॒ चर॑न्तं प॒द्वन्तं॒ गर्भ॑म॒पदी॑ दधाते |
नित्यं॒ न सू॒नुं पि॒त्रोरु॒पस्थे॒ द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
The Twain uphold, though motionless and footless, a widespread offspring having feet and moving. Like your own son upon his parents’ bosom, protect us, Heaven and earth, from fearful danger.
Motionless and footless, the Twain uphold moving, footed offspring; like a son on parents' bosom, protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
Achetanā yet jagat-dhāraka: paradox of parental cosmos. Putra-on-lap image seeds later mātā-pitā theology of īśvara. Refrain: bhayā pāta—protection from fear.
Stable foundations enable mobile lives. Seek protection that feels as safe as a child held by trustworthy parents.
1.185.3
अ॒ने॒हो दा॒त्रमदि॑तेरन॒र्वं हु॒वे स्व॑र्वदव॒धं नम॑स्वत् |
तद् रो॑दसी जनयतं जरि॒त्रे द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
I call for Aditi's unrivalled bounty, perfect, celestial, deathless, meet for worship. Produce this, ye Twain Worlds, for him who lauds you. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
I call Aditi's unmatched, deathless, worshipful bounty; produce this, Twin Worlds, for the praiser—protect us from fearful danger.
Aditi's anuttama rāti linked to Dyāvāpṛthivī production for the stotṛ. Aditi as infinite matrix; worlds as her theater of gift.
Ask the widest possible support system to generate concrete benefit for those who contribute praise and care.
1.185.4
अत॑प्यमाने॒ अव॒साव॑न्ती॒ अनु॑ ष्याम॒ रोद॑सी दे॒वपु॑त्रे |
उ॒भे दे॒वाना॑मु॒भये॑भि॒रह्नां॒ द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
May we be close to both the Worlds who suffer no pain, Parents of Gods, who aid with favour, Both mid the Gods, with Day and Night alternate. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
May we be near both Worlds who feel no pain, god-parents aiding with favor, among gods with Day and Night alternate—protect us from fearful danger.
Lokau ahrṇīyā; pitārāv; deva-madhye with alternating ahanī. Nearness (api) as sānnidhya—living close to cosmic parents.
Stay near stabilizing, non-reactive supports that favor you through life's alternating phases.
1.185.5
सं॒गच्छ॑माने युव॒ती सम॑न्ते॒ स्वसा॑रा जा॒मी पि॒त्रोरु॒पस्थे॑ |
अ॒भि॒जिघ्र॑न्ती॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ नाभिं॒ द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
Faring together, young, with meeting limits, Twin Sisters lying in their Parents’ bosom, Kissing the centre of the world together. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
Faring together, young, meeting at limits, twin sisters in the parents' bosom, kissing the world's center—protect us from fearful danger.
Yamī-like day-night or dual worlds as yuvanī in parental lap, kissing nābhi of jagat—intimate cosmology. Center-kiss: harmony at the world's heart.
Honor complementary cycles that meet at edges and touch life's center together—integration over rivalry of opposites.
1.185.6
उ॒र्वी सद्म॑नी बृह॒ती ऋ॒तेन॑ हु॒वे दे॒वाना॒मव॑सा॒ जनि॑त्री |
द॒धाते॒ ये अ॒मृतं॑ सु॒प्रती॑के॒ द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
Duly I call the two wide seats, the mighty, the general Parents, with the God's protection. Who, beautiful to look on, make the nectar. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
I duly call the two wide seats, mighty general Parents under the gods' protection, who beautifully make the nectar—protect us from fearful danger.
Urvī ṣadmane; samāna pitārāv; madhu-makers: Heaven-Earth as rasa-producers. Beauty (cāru) of nectar-making is aesthetic ṛta.
Value the broad 'seats' of life that quietly produce sweetness under larger protective orders.
1.185.7
उ॒र्वी पृ॒थ्वी ब॑हु॒ले दू॒रेअ॑न्ते॒ उप॑ ब्रुवे॒ नम॑सा य॒ज्ञे अ॒स्मिन् |
द॒धाते॒ ये सु॒भगे॑ सु॒प्रतू॑र्ती॒ द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
Wide, vast, and manifold, whose bounds are distant,—these, reverent, I address at this our worship, The blessed Pair, victorious, all-sustaining. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
Wide, vast, manifold, far-bounded—I address this blessed victorious all-sustaining Pair at worship—protect us from fearful danger.
Vivāsaḥ, vibhū, viśvadhāyasā: comprehensive praise of the Pair as jayantā. Worship addresses scale without shrinking them to idols of fear.
Address the large sustaining systems in your life with respect at the moments you formally recommit to them.
1.185.8
दे॒वान् वा॒ यच्च॑कृ॒मा कच्चि॒दाग॒: सखा॑यं वा॒ सद॒मिज्जास्प॑तिं वा |
इ॒यं धीर्भू॑या अव॒यान॑मेषां॒ द्यावा॒ रक्ष॑तं पृथिवी नो॒ अभ्वा॑त् ||
What sin we have at any time committed against the Gods, our friend, our house's chieftain, Thereof may this our hymn be expiation. Protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
Whatever sin we committed against gods, friend, or house-chief—may this hymn be expiation; protect us, Heaven and Earth, from fearful danger.
Prāyaścitta via stoma for enas against deva, mitra, gṛhapati. Dyāvāpṛthivī as witnesses and absolvers—cosmic parents hearing confession.
Use honest repair speech for harms to sacred values, friends, and household responsibility—then seek safety to live differently.
1.185.9
उ॒भा शंसा॒ नर्या॒ माम॑विष्टामु॒भे मामू॒ती अव॑सा सचेताम् |
भूरि॑ चिद॒र्यः सु॒दास्त॑राये॒षा मद॑न्त इषयेम देवाः ||
May both these Friends of man, who bless, preserve me, may they attend me with their help and favour. Enrich the man more liberal than the godless. May we, ye Gods, be strong with food rejoicing.
May both Friends of man who bless preserve me with help; enrich the one more liberal than the godless; may we be strong with rejoicing food.
Nṛ-sakhāyā; ūtī; sudāś enrichment vs adevayu. Food with moda—nourishment joined to joy, not grim survival alone.
Prefer and resource generous people; let strength come with joyful nourishment, not only austere endurance.
1.185.10
ऋ॒तं दि॒वे तद॑वोचं पृथि॒व्या अ॑भिश्रा॒वाय॑ प्रथ॒मं सु॑मे॒धाः |
पा॒ताम॑व॒द्याद् दु॑रि॒ताद॒भीके॑ पि॒ता मा॒ता च॑ रक्षता॒मवो॑भिः ||
Endowed with understanding, I have uttered this truth, for all to hear, to Earth and Heaven. Be near us, keep us from reproach and trouble. Father and Mother, with your help preserve us.
With understanding I have uttered this truth for all to hear to Earth and Heaven; be near, keep us from reproach and trouble; Father and Mother, help and preserve us.
Dhī + satya publicly spoken to Dyāvāpṛthivī. Pitā-mātā address: intimate bhakti toward cosmic parents. Protection from nindā and durita.
Speak necessary truths openly to the 'ground and sky' of your life; ask parental-quality help against shame and harm.
1.185.11
इ॒दं द्या॑वापृथिवी स॒त्यम॑स्तु॒ पित॒र्मात॒र्यदि॒होप॑ब्रु॒वे वा॑म् |
भू॒तं दे॒वाना॑मव॒मे अवो॑भिर्वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
Be this my prayer fulfilled, O Earth and Heaven, wherewith, Father and Mother, I address you. Nearest of Gods be ye with your protection. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
May this prayer be fulfilled, Earth and Heaven, Father and Mother; be nearest gods with your protection; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Āśis fulfillment; nediṣṭhā devāḥ—Heaven-Earth as nearest deities. Closes Agastya's parental hymn into vāja—embodied grace.
Treat foundational supports as your nearest allies, and measure answered prayer partly by whether people are fed and strengthened.