1.187.1
पि॒तुं नु स्तो॑षं म॒हो ध॒र्माणं॒ तवि॑षीम् |
यस्य॑ त्रि॒तो व्योज॑सा वृ॒त्रं विप॑र्वम॒र्दय॑त् ||
Now will I glorify Food that upholds great strength, By whose invigorating power Trita rent Vṛtra limb from limb.
Now I glorify Food that upholds great strength, by whose invigorating power Trita rent Vṛtra limb from limb.
Pitū/anna as mahā-dharman and taviṣī; Trita's Vṛtra-bheda via food-ūrja. Sanātana insight: nourishment is not base—it is śakti for dharma-victory over obstruction.
Respect fuel as strategic. Adequate nourishment enables people to dismantle long-standing blockages.
1.187.2
स्वादो॑ पितो॒ मधो॑ पितो व॒यं त्वा॑ ववृमहे |
अ॒स्माक॑मवि॒ता भ॑व ||
O pleasant Food, O Food of meath, thee have we chosen for our own, So be our kind protector thou.
O pleasant Food, Food of meath—we have chosen you; be our kind protector.
Svādu/madhu pitū chosen (vavṛmahe) as avitā. Annam as mitra-rakṣaka—protection through sweetness, not austerity alone.
Consciously choose nourishing pleasure that protects health rather than only restrictive control.
1.187.3
उप॑ नः पित॒वा च॑र शि॒वः शि॒वाभि॑रू॒तिभि॑: |
म॒यो॒भुर॑द्विषे॒ण्यः सखा॑ सु॒शेवो॒ अद्व॑याः ||
Come hitherward to us, O Food, auspicious with auspicious help, Health-bringing, not unkind, a dear and guileless friend.
Come to us, Food, auspicious with auspicious helps—health-bringing, not hostile, a dear guileless friend.
Śiva ūtī; mayobhu; adviṣeṇya; sakhā advaya—anna personified as non-dual friend. Ahimsā toward the body through kindly food.
Seek fuel that is genuinely friendly to the body—transparent, health-giving, without hidden harm.
1.187.4
तव॒ त्ये पि॑तो॒ रसा॒ रजां॒स्यनु॒ विष्ठि॑ताः |
दि॒वि वाता॑ इव श्रि॒ताः ||
These juices which, O Food, are thine throughout the regions are diffused. like winds they have their place in heaven.
These juices of yours, O Food, are spread through the regions like winds stationed in heaven.
Rasāḥ viṣṭhitā across rajas like vāta in dyaus—food-essence as atmospheric ubiquity. Oṣadhi/anna rasa pervades worlds.
Quality nutrients diffuse through every 'region' of life—energy, mood, work—like climate.
1.187.5
तव॒ त्ये पि॑तो॒ दद॑त॒स्तव॑ स्वादिष्ठ॒ ते पि॑तो |
प्र स्वा॒द्मानो॒ रसा॑नां तुवि॒ग्रीवा॑ इवेरते ||
These gifts of thine, O Food, O Food most sweet to taste, These savours of thy juices work like creatures that have mighty necks.
Your gifts, O sweetest Food, and savours of your juices rise like creatures of mighty necks.
Svādiṣṭha dāna and rasa-svādana moving like strong-necked beings—nourishment producing visible vitality and stature.
Good food shows up as strength you can see—posture, stamina, presence—not only lab numbers.
1.187.6
त्वे पि॑तो म॒हानां॑ दे॒वानां॒ मनो॑ हि॒तम् |
अका॑रि॒ चारु॑ के॒तुना॒ तवाहि॒मव॑सावधीत् ||
In thee, O Food, is set the spirit of great Gods. Under thy flag brave deeds were done he slew the Dragon with thy help.
In you, O Food, the mind of great gods is set; under your banner brave deeds were done—he slew the Dragon with your help.
Mahatāṃ devānāṃ manas in anna; ketu of food enables ahi-vadha. Reminder that even divine resolve rides on nourishment-śakti.
Peak performance culture must plant intention in real nourishment; heroics fail on empty tanks.
1.187.7
यद॒दो पि॑तो॒ अज॑गन्वि॒वस्व॒ पर्व॑तानाम् |
अत्रा॑ चिन्नो मधो पि॒तो ऽरं॑ भ॒क्षाय॑ गम्याः ||
If thou be gone unto the splendour of the clouds, Even from thence, O Food of meath, prepared for our enjoyment, come.
If you have gone to the splendour of the clouds, even from there, O Food of meath prepared for our enjoyment, come.
Anna in megha-śriya—food as rain-cycle. Invitation back to human bhakṣa: cosmic food returning as local meal.
Recall distant resources home. What has 'gone into the clouds' of abstraction should return as usable enjoyment.
1.187.8
यद॒पामोष॑धीनां परिं॒शमा॑रि॒शाम॑हे |
वाता॑पे॒ पीव॒ इद् भ॑व ||
Whatever morsel we consume from waters or from plants of earth, O Soma, wax thou fat thereby.
Whatever morsel we consume from waters or from plants of earth—O Soma, grow fat thereby; Vātāpi, grow fat thereby.
Apām oṣadhīnām pariṃśa: explicit waters and herbs. Vātāpi (digestive/body ally) asked to pīva—Ayurvedic seed of anna-to-deha transformation.
Mindful intake from water and plants should build embodied resilience—digestion as sacred partnership.
1.187.9
यत् ते॑ सोम॒ गवा॑शिरो॒ यवा॑शिरो॒ भजा॑महे |
वाता॑पे॒ पीव॒ इद् भ॑व ||
What Soma, we enjoy from thee in milky food or barley-brew, Vātāpi, grow thou fat thereby.
What we enjoy from you, Soma, in milky food or barley-brew—Vātāpi, grow fat thereby.
Go-āśira and yava-āśira Soma: dairy-grain sacred drinks. Again Vātāpi puṣṭi—food hymn as embodied sādhana.
Honor traditional whole-food combinations (grain, milk, ferment) that reliably build strength.
1.187.10
क॒र॒म्भ ओ॑षधे भव॒ पीवो॑ वृ॒क्क उ॑दार॒थिः |
वाता॑पे॒ पीव॒ इद् भ॑व ||
O Vegetable, Cake of meal, he wholesome, firm, and strengthening: Vātāpi, grow thou fat thereby.
O Vegetable, meal-cake—be wholesome, firm, and strengthening; Vātāpi, grow fat thereby.
Oṣadhe! Karambha as pīva, vṛka, udārathi—plant and cake as medicine-food. Oṣadhi explicitly praised: herb/plant as deity-face of anna.
Treat vegetables and simple cakes as allies of firm health—not afterthoughts to 'real' food.
1.187.11
तं त्वा॑ व॒यं पि॑तो॒ वचो॑भि॒र्गावो॒ न ह॒व्या सु॑षूदिम |
दे॒वेभ्य॑स्त्वा सध॒माद॑म॒स्मभ्यं॑ त्वा सध॒माद॑म् ||
O Food, from thee as such have we drawn forth with lauds, like cows, our sacrificial gifts, From thee who banquetest with Gods, from thee who banquetest with us.
From you, O Food, we have drawn sacrificial gifts with words as cows; from you who banquet with gods and with us alike.
Vacas like cows extracting havyā from pitū; sadhamāda with devas and asmabhyam—food as shared table of gods and humans. Yajña and nutrition united.
Good nourishment funds generosity. Share tables that link higher purpose and ordinary human fellowship.