1.186.1
आ न॒ इळा॑भिर्वि॒दथे॑ सुश॒स्ति वि॒श्वान॑रः सवि॒ता दे॒व ए॑तु |
अपि॒ यथा॑ युवानो॒ मत्स॑था नो॒ विश्वं॒ जग॑दभिपि॒त्वे म॑नी॒षा ||
LOVED of all men, may Savitar, through praises offered as sacred food, come to our synod, That you too, through-our hymn, ye ever-youthful, may gladden, at your visit, all our people.
Loved of all men, may Savitar through praises offered as sacred food bring us the gods' favor today for our wellbeing.
Savitar as viśvajanapriya; stoma as havya bringing deva-sumati for svasti. Solar impeller opens the All-Gods invitation.
Lead with clarifying activation energy; offer recognition as nourishment that attracts constructive favor.
1.186.2
आ नो॒ विश्व॒ आस्क्रा॑ गमन्तु दे॒वा मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा वरु॑णः स॒जोषा॑: |
भुव॒न् यथा॑ नो॒ विश्वे॑ वृ॒धास॒: कर॑न्त्सु॒षाहा॑ विथु॒रं न शव॑: ||
To us may all the Gods come trooped together, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa concordant, That all may be promoters of our welfare, and with great might preserve our strength from slackness.
With undivided wish I call you for the singer—hear this, you who care for men—and may the All-Gods sit on this grass of ours.
Akṣiti kāma; nṛ-ciketasāṃ śravaṇa; Viśve on barhis. Unified intention invites collective divine seating—ekacitta āvāhana.
Unify intention before asking a complex network for help—and prepare a real place for them to 'sit.'
1.186.3
प्रेष्ठं॑ वो॒ अति॑थिं गृणीषे॒ ऽग्निं श॒स्तिभि॑स्तु॒र्वणि॑: स॒जोषा॑: |
अस॒द् यथा॑ नो॒ वरु॑णः सुकी॒र्तिरिष॑श्च पर्षदरिगू॒र्तः सू॒रिः ||
Agni I sing, the guest you love most dearly: the Conqueror through our lauds is friendly-minded. That he may be our Varuṇa rich in glory and send food like a prince praised by the godly.
To Vāyu goes my song, to Varuṇa, to Agni, to Aryaman—may these and Mitra, Bhaga, be our helpers for great strength.
Named Āditya-Agni-Vāyu network for mahi śavas. Specific āhvāna within Viśvedeva frame—particular faces of the All.
Name the specific functions you need in a support network rather than only asking 'everyone' vaguely.
1.186.4
उप॑ व॒ एषे॒ नम॑सा जिगी॒षोषासा॒नक्ता॑ सु॒दुघे॑व धे॒नुः |
स॒मा॒ने अह॑न् वि॒मिमा॑नो अ॒र्कं विषु॑रूपे॒ पय॑सि॒ सस्मि॒न्नूध॑न् ||
To you I seek with reverence, Night and Morning, like a cow good to milk, with hope to conquer, Preparing on a common day the praise. song with milk of various hues within this udder.
I praise with might the Cow's milk in this udder—may the great Deep-Dragon rejoice us; as a mother to her young comes Sindhu.
Go-dugdha; Ahi Budhnya; Sindhu as mātṛ to vatsa—nether serpent and river-mother within All-Gods ecology. Depth and flow both bless.
Honor both deep unseen supports and flowing maternal resources that feed what is young and growing.
1.186.5
उ॒त नो ऽहि॑र्बु॒ध्न्यो॒३ मय॑स्क॒: शिशुं॒ न पि॒प्युषी॑व वेति॒ सिन्धु॑: |
येन॒ नपा॑तम॒पां जु॒नाम॑ मनो॒जुवो॒ वृष॑णो॒ यं वह॑न्ति ||
May the great Dragon of the Deep rejoice us: as one who nourishes her young comes Sindhu, With whom we will incite the Child of Waters whom vigorous course swift as thought bring hither.
With her we will incite the Child of Waters whom vigorous thought-swift course brings hither.
Apām napāt kindled via Sindhu-alliance; manojava ātū—Child of Waters as fire-in-flood mystery arriving at speed of thought.
Partner with flowing systems to spark innovative 'child' energies that move as fast as insight.
1.186.6
उ॒त न॑ ईं॒ त्वष्टा ग॒न्त्वच्छा॒ स्मत् सू॒रिभि॑रभिपि॒त्वे स॒जोषा॑: |
आ वृ॑त्र॒हेन्द्र॑श्चर्षणि॒प्रास्तु॒विष्ट॑मो न॒रां न॑ इ॒ह ग॑म्याः ||
Moreover Tvaṣṭar also shall approach us, one-minded with the princes at his visit. Hither shall come the Vṛtra-slayer Indra, Ruler of men, as strongest of the Heroes.
Tvaṣṭar shall approach one-minded with the princes; Indra the Vṛtra-slayer, ruler of men, strongest of heroes, shall come.
Tvaṣṭar + rājanya agreement; Indra as nṛpati vṛtrahan. Craft-god and warrior-sovereign together in the All-Gods visit.
Align makers and decision-makers; invite both creative craft and decisive courage into the same room.
1.186.7
उ॒त न॑ ईं म॒तयोऽश्व॑योगा॒: शिशुं॒ न गाव॒स्तरु॑णं रिहन्ति |
तमीं॒ गिरो॒ जन॑यो॒ न पत्नी॑: सुर॒भिष्ट॑मं न॒रां न॑सन्त ||
Him too our hymns delight, that yoke swift horses, like mother cows who lick their tender youngling. To him our songs shall yield themselves like spouses, to him the most delightful of the Heroes.
Hymns delight him that yoke swift horses, like mother cows licking the young; songs yield like spouses to the most delightful of heroes.
Stoma as cow-mothers and as spouses to Indra—bhakti intimacy metaphors within Hindu frame (vātsalya and madhura tones without leaving Sanātana imagery).
Let your contributions be tender and devoted—nourishing growth and gladly aligning with worthy purpose.
1.186.8
उ॒त न॑ ईं म॒रुतो॑ वृ॒द्धसे॑ना॒: स्मद् रोद॑सी॒ सम॑नसः सदन्तु |
पृष॑दश्वासो॒ऽवन॑यो॒ न रथा॑ रि॒शाद॑सो मित्र॒युजो॒ न दे॒वाः ||
So may the Maruts, armed with mighty weapons, rest here on heaven and earth with hearts in concord, As Gods whose cars have dappled steeds like torrents, destroyers of the foe allies of Mitra.
May weaponed Maruts rest on heaven and earth with hearts in concord, torrent-car gods, foe-destroyers, Mitra's allies.
Maruts on dyāvāpṛthivī with saṃjāna hṛdaya; Mitra-alliance: storm-force reconciled to friendship-law.
Powerful teams should rest in concord with foundational values and ally with trust-building leadership.
1.186.9
प्र नु यदे॑षां महि॒ना चि॑कि॒त्रे प्र यु॑ञ्जते प्र॒युज॒स्ते सु॑वृ॒क्ति |
अध॒ यदे॑षां सु॒दिने॒ न शरु॒र्विश्व॒मेरि॑णं प्रुषा॒यन्त॒ सेना॑: ||
They hasten on to happy termination their orders when they are made known by glory. As on a fair bright day the arrow flieth o’er all the barren soil their missiles sparkle.
They hasten orders to happy ends when glory makes them known; like arrows on a fair bright day their missiles sparkle over barren soil.
Ājñā to suṣṭuti ends; yaśas reveals Marut work. Missiles sparkling over dhanva: fierce clarity across empty stretches.
Make mandates visible through earned reputation; decisive action should sparkle with clarity even across dry stretches.
1.186.10
प्रो अ॒श्विना॒वव॑से कृणुध्वं॒ प्र पू॒षणं॒ स्वत॑वसो॒ हि सन्ति॑ |
अ॒द्वे॒षो विष्णु॒र्वात॑ ऋभु॒क्षा अच्छा॑ सु॒म्नाय॑ ववृतीय दे॒वान् ||
Incline the Aśvins to show grace, and Pūṣan, for power and might have they, their own possession. Friendly are Viṣṇu, Vāta, and Ṛbhukṣan so may I bring the Gods to make us happy.
Incline Aśvins and Pūṣan to grace—they own power; friendly are Viṣṇu, Vāta, and Ṛbhukṣan—may I bring the gods to make us happy.
Aśvin-Pūṣan sumati; Viṣṇu-Vāta-Ṛbhu friendliness. Singer as āvāhaka of collective śarma—agency of inviting happiness.
Actively convene complementary allies—healers, pathfinders, sustainers, breath, craft—for shared happiness.
1.186.11
इ॒यं सा वो॑ अ॒स्मे दीधि॑तिर्यजत्रा अपि॒प्राणी॑ च॒ सद॑नी च भूयाः |
नि या दे॒वेषु॒ यत॑ते वसू॒युर्वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
This is my reverent thought of you, ye Holy; may it inspire you, make you dwell among us,— Thought, toiling for the Gods and seeking treasure. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
This is my reverent thought of you, Holy Ones—may it inspire you to dwell among us; thought toiling for gods and seeking treasure; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Namasaḥ mati as āvāhana-energy; gods' niveśana among us; mati as both sevā and rayi-eṣaṇā. Viśvedeva close into food-prayer.
Let respectful imagination invite better presence into daily life; work mentally for higher aims and still feed the body.