1.34.1
त्रिश्चि॑न् नो अ॒द्या भ॑वतं नवेदसा वि॒भुर्वां॒ याम॑ उ॒त रा॒तिर॑श्विना |
यु॒वोर्हि य॒न्त्रं हि॒म्येव॒ वास॑सो ऽभ्यायं॒सेन्या॑ भवतं मनी॒षिभि॑: ||
Ye who observe this day be with us even thrice: far-stretching is you bounty, Aśvins and your course. To you, as to a cloak in winter, we cleave close: you are to be drawn nigh unto us by the wise.
Be with us even thrice today, O attentive ones; wide is your course and your gift, O Ashvins. We cling to you as to a cloak in frost; the wise know how to draw you near.
Ashvins as 'Navedasa' (heedful knowers) are asked for triple presence. 'Yantram himyeva vasasah'—clinging like a winter garment—images sharanagati: the twins are protective covering. 'Manishibhih' draw them near—buddhi mediates access to divine healers.
Seek help repeatedly and cling to what truly warms you in hard seasons. Wisdom knows how to invite reliable aid—not once, but in a sustaining rhythm.
1.34.2
त्रय॑: प॒वयो॑ मधु॒वाह॑ने॒ रथे॒ सोम॑स्य वे॒नामनु॒ विश्व॒ इद् वि॑दुः |
त्रय॑: स्क॒म्भास॑: स्कभि॒तास॑ आ॒रभे॒ त्रिर्नक्तं॑ या॒थस्त्रिर्व॑श्विना॒ दिवा॑ ||
Three are the fellies in your honey-bearing car, that travels after Soma's loved one, as all know. Three are the pillars set upon it for support: thrice journey ye by night, O Aśvins, thrice by day.
Three are the fellies on your honey-bearing chariot that follows Soma's beloved current, as all know; three pillars are fixed for grasping support; thrice by night and thrice by day you journey, O Ashvins.
Triadic ratha: three 'pavaya,' three 'skambhas,' thrice naktam/diva. 'Madhuvahana' car follows Soma's 'vena.' Sacred geometry of three saturates Ashvin lore—trivrit motion matching day's and night's needs. Cosmic ambulance of madhu on a known, public path ('vishva id viduh').
Design support with redundancy and rhythm: multiple load-bearing points, sweet purpose, and scheduled presence day and night—not a single fragile beam.
1.34.3
स॒मा॒ने अह॒न् त्रिर॑वद्यगोहना॒ त्रिर॒द्य य॒ज्ञं मधु॑ना मिमिक्षतम् |
त्रिर्वाज॑वती॒रिषो॑ अश्विना यु॒वं दो॒षा अ॒स्मभ्य॑मु॒षस॑श्च पिन्वतम् ||
Thrice in the self-same day, ye Gods who banish want, sprinkle ye thrice to-day our sacrifice with meath; And thrice vouchsafe us store of food with plenteous strength, at evening, O ye Aśvins, and at break of day.
Thrice in the same day, O removers of blame, mix our sacrifice thrice today with honey; thrice swell for us strength-rich nourishments at evening and at dawn, O Ashvins.
'Avadyagohana' Ashvins thrice 'mimikshatam' yajna with madhu and thrice 'pinvatam' vaja-rich ishah at dosha and ushas. Healing twins sweeten the rite and nourish at sandhya poles—ethical cleansing (hiding/removing avadya) joined to physical replenishment.
Schedule restoration at the day's hinges—morning and evening—and sweeten disciplined work with genuine delight (madhu), not only grind.
1.34.4
त्रिर्व॒र्तिर्या॑तं॒ त्रिरनु॑व्रते ज॒ने त्रिः सु॑प्रा॒व्ये॑ त्रे॒धेव॑ शिक्षतम् |
त्रिर्ना॒न्द्यं॑ वहतमश्विना यु॒वं त्रिः पृक्षो॑ अ॒स्मे अ॒क्षरे॑व पिन्वतम् ||
Thrice come ye to our home, thrice to the righteous folk, thrice triply aid the man who well deserves your help. Thrice, O ye Aśvins, bring us what shall make us glad; thrice send us store of food as nevermore to fail.
Thrice journey to our dwelling, thrice among the vow-keeping people, thrice instruct the well-deserving as if in three ways; thrice bring us joy, O Ashvins, thrice swell imperishable nourishment for us.
Triple visitation to 'vartis,' 'anuvrate jane,' and 'supravye'—home, disciplined community, and worthy individual. Joy ('nandya') and 'akshara'-like ish show Ashvin gifts as lasting. Graded care: household, sangha, and sadhaka all receive the twins' circuit.
Serve at three scales: household, community of shared norms, and individuals who earn trust. Sustainable aid is repeated and multi-level.
1.34.5
त्रिर्नो॑ र॒यिं व॑हतमश्विना यु॒वं त्रिर्दे॒वता॑ता॒ त्रिरु॒ताव॑तं॒ धिय॑: |
त्रिः सौ॑भग॒त्वं त्रिरु॒त श्रवां॑सि नस् त्रि॒ष्ठं वां॒ सूरे॑ दुहि॒ता रु॑ह॒द् रथ॑म् ||
Thrice, O ye Aśvins, bring to us abundant wealth: thrice in the Gods’ assembly, thrice assist our thoughts. Thrice, grant ye us prosperity, thrice grant us fame; for the Sun's daughter hath mounted your three-wheeled car.
Thrice bring us wealth, O Ashvins; thrice in the divine rite, thrice help our intellects; thrice grant good fortune and thrice renown—for the Sun's daughter has climbed your three-seated chariot.
Rayi, dhi, saubhagya, shravas—material, cognitive, fortune, and fame—asked in threes. Surya's daughter (often Suryā/Ushas-linked) mounts the 'trishtham ratham,' linking Ashvin aid to solar bridal/dawn mythology within Veda. Mind ('dhiyah') is explicitly protected—healers of buddhi as well as body.
Ask helpers to support wealth, thinking, fortune, and reputation together. When 'dawn' (new phase) boards the vehicle, holistic aid matters more than one metric.
1.34.6
त्रिर्नो॑ अश्विना दि॒व्यानि॑ भेष॒जा त्रिः पार्थि॑वानि॒ त्रिरु॑ दत्तम॒द्भ्यः |
ओ॒मानं॑ शं॒योर्मम॑काय सू॒नव॑ त्रि॒धातु॒ शर्म॑ वहतं शुभस्पती ||
Thrice, Aśvins, grant to us the heavenly medicines, thrice those of earth and thrice those that the waters hold, Favour and health and strength bestow upon my son; triple protection, Lords of Splendour, grant to him.
Thrice give us heavenly medicines, thrice earthly, thrice from the waters, O Ashvins; bring favor, peace, and triple refuge to my son, O lords of beauty.
Canonical Ashvin pharmacology: 'divyani bheshaja,' 'parthivani,' and medicines 'adbhyaḥ'—sky, earth, water remedies. 'Tridhatu sharma' for 'mamakaya sunave' personalizes the hymn as parental prayer. Shubhaspati twins embody Ayurveda's Vedic root: multilevel healing and sharma (refuge).
Heal on multiple planes—environmental/mental 'heavenly,' bodily 'earthly,' and emotional-fluid 'watery.' Parents and caregivers rightly seek layered protection for the next generation.
1.34.7
त्रिर्नो॑ अश्विना यज॒ता दि॒वेदि॑वे॒ परि॑ त्रि॒धातु॒ पृथि॒वीम॑शायतम् |
ति॒स्रो ना॑सत्या रथ्या परा॒वत॑ आ॒त्मेव॒ वात॒: स्वस॑राणि गच्छतम् ||
Thrice are ye to be worshipped day by day by us: thrice, O ye Aśvins, ye travel around the earth. Car-borne from far away, O ye Nāsatyas, come, like vital air to bodies, come ye to the three.
Thrice each day are you to be worshiped; thrice you circle the three-layered earth, O Ashvins. From the far distance, O Nasatyas, come by chariot to the three like breath entering its abodes.
Daily triple yajata; Ashvins 'pari ... prithivim' in tridhatu earth. Simile 'atma iva vatah svasarani'—as prana/atma-wind to its dwellings—makes the twins' arrival as intimate as breath. Nasatya presence is physiological: life-air returning to its homes.
Make restorative practices as regular and intimate as breathing. Help that 'circles the earth' still must arrive personally, like air into the lungs of daily life.
1.34.8
त्रिर॑श्विना॒ सिन्धु॑भिः स॒प्तमा॑तृभि॒स्त्रय॑ आहा॒वास्त्रे॒धा ह॒विष्कृ॒तम् |
ति॒स्रः पृ॑थि॒वीरु॒परि॑ प्र॒वा दि॒वो नाकं॑ रक्षेथे॒ द्युभि॑र॒क्तुभि॑र्हि॒तम् ||
Thrice, O ye Aśvins, with the Seven Mother Streams; three are the jars, the triple offering is prepared. Three are the worlds, and moving on above the sky ye guard the firm-set vault of heaven through days and nights.
Thrice, O Ashvins, with the seven mother-rivers—three are the vessels, the offering made threefold; three are the earths—you guard from above the heaven's vault, established through days and nights.
Macro-triads meet Sapta Matarah Sindhavah: three ahava, tredha havis, tisrah prithivih, while Ashvins rakshathe the 'nakam' across dyu and aktu. Twin guardianship spans riverine Bharata sacred geography and cosmic vault—local waters and universal sky in one care.
Steward both local watersheds and the larger climate/sky commons. Nested scales of care—river, land-layers, firmament—belong in one ethic.
1.34.10
क्व१ त्री च॒क्रा त्रि॒वृतो॒ रथ॑स्य॒ क्व१ त्रयो॑ व॒न्धुरो॒ ये सनी॑ळाः |
क॒दा योगो॑ वा॒जिनो॒ रास॑भस्य॒ येन॑ य॒ज्ञं ना॑सत्योपया॒थः ॥ ९
आ ना॑सत्या॒ गच्छ॑तं हू॒यते॑ ह॒विर्मध्व॑: पिबतं मधु॒पेभि॑रा॒सभि॑: |
यु॒वोर्हि पूर्वं॑ सवि॒तोषसो॒ रथ॑मृ॒ताय॑ चि॒त्रं घृ॒तव॑न्त॒मिष्य॑ति ||
Where are the three wheels of your triple chariot, where are the three seats thereto firmly fastened? When will ye yoke the mighty ass that draws it, to bring you to our sacrifice. Nāsatyas?
Where are the three wheels of your triple car, where the three firm companion-seats? When comes the yoking of the vigorous ass by which you approach the yajna, O Nasatyas? Come, Nasatyas—the offering is called; drink madhu with honey-wise lips. Savitar sends your wondrous ghee-rich car before dawn for the sake of Rita.
Eager questioning seeks the ratha's cakras and bandhuras, and the 'rasabha' that draws Nasatyas to yajna. Savitar 'purvam ushasah' dispatches their 'ghritavantam' citra ratha 'ritaya'—solar stimulator aligning Ashvin arrival with cosmic order before dawn. Honey-lipped drinking seals the healing covenant.
Ask concretely when and how help will arrive—vehicles, seats, timing. Align assistance with early clarity (pre-dawn planning) and with ethical order, not last-minute chaos.
1.34.11
आ ना॑सत्या त्रि॒भिरे॑काद॒शैरि॒ह दे॒वेभि॑र्यातं मधु॒पेय॑मश्विना |
प्रायु॒स्तारि॑ष्टं॒ नी रपां॑सि मृक्षतं॒ सेध॑तं॒ द्वेषो॒ भव॑तं सचा॒भुवा॑ ||
Nāsatyas, come: the sacred gift is offered up; drink the sweet juice with lips that know the sweetness well. Savitar sends, before the dawn of day, your car, fraught with oil, various-coloured, to our sacrifice.
Come here, O Nasatyas, with the thrice-eleven gods to the honey-drinking, O Ashvins; lengthen our life-span, wipe away infirmities, drive off hatred, and be our companions.
Ashvins arrive with 'tribhir ekadashaih' Devas (the thirty-three). Boons: 'pra ayus tarishtam,' 'ni rapamsi mrkshatam,' 'sedhatam dveshah,' 'sacabhuva'—longevity, cleansing of defect, removal of enmity, companionship. Complete Ashvin pastoral of health and social peace.
Invite help that extends life-quality, reduces harm, lowers hostility, and stays present as ally—not a one-dose transaction without relationship.
1.34.12
आ नो॑ अश्विना त्रि॒वृता॒ रथे॑ना॒ऽर्वाञ्चं॑ र॒यिं व॑हतं सु॒वीर॑म् |
शृ॒ण्वन्ता॑ वा॒मव॑से जोहवीमि वृ॒धे च॑ नो भवतं॒ वाज॑सातौ ||
Come, O Nāsatyas, with the thrice-eleven Gods; come, O ye Aśvins, to the drinking of the meath. Make long our days of life, and wipe out all our sins: ward off our enemies; be with us evermore.
Bring us hitherward with your triple chariot, O Ashvins, wealth rich in good heroes; hearing you, I call loudly for help—be for our growth in the winning of strength.
Final ask: 'trivrita rathena' bring 'suviram rayim'; the poet 'johavimi' for avas; Ashvins should be for 'vrdhe' in 'vajasatau.' Healing twins culminate as growth-partners in the contest for vaja—medicine serving flourishing, not mere survival.
Close the loop from healing to growth. Aid should deliver not only relief but reinforced capacity and courageous people for the next challenge.