1.37.1
क्री॒ळं व॒: शर्धो॒ मारु॑तमन॒र्वाणं॑ रथे॒शुभ॑म् |
कण्वा॑ अ॒भि प्र गा॑यत ||
SING forth, O Kaṇvas, to your band of Maruts unassailable, Sporting, resplendent on their car
Sing forth, O Kanvas, to your unassailable Marut band—sporting and resplendent upon their chariot.
The Maruts are 'Adhrishta'—unconquerable host—yet 'Krilaya' (playful) on the Ratha. Vedic vision holds fierce storm-power and joyful Lila together: Rudra's sons as collective Prana moving in radiant companionship.
Celebrate disciplined teams that still play. High-performing groups need both unbreakable cohesion and room for spirited creativity.
1.37.2
ये पृष॑तीभिर्ऋ॒ष्टिभि॑: सा॒कं वाशी॑भिर॒ञ्जिभि॑: |
अजा॑यन्त॒ स्वभा॑नवः ||
They who, self-luminous, were born together, with the spotted deer, Spears, swords, and glittering ornaments.
They who were born together, self-luminous, with spotted deer, spears, swords, and glittering ornaments.
Sahajata and Svabhanavah—the Maruts share one birth and inherent light. Prisati (spotted deer) as mounts and shining weapons image organized vital forces: many limbs of one storm-consciousness.
Unity with distinct roles. Teams shine when members share origin values yet bring specialized 'weapons'—skills—and visible excellence.
1.37.3
इ॒हेव॑ शृण्व एषां॒ कशा॒ हस्ते॑षु॒ यद् वदा॑न् |
नि याम॑ञ्चि॒त्रमृ॑ञ्जते ||
One hears, as though ’twere close at hand, the cracking of the whips they hold They gather glory on their way.
One hears as if nearby the crack of the whips they hold; they gather glory on their way.
The sonic presence of the Maruts—Kashas cracking—signals immanent divine motion. Even 'as if near,' their Yasha increases along the path: sacred sound (Nada) announcing the approach of higher Pranas.
Signals precede arrival. Learn to hear early cues—market shifts, body stress, team friction—before the full front lands.
1.37.4
प्र व॒: शर्धा॑य॒ घृष्व॑ये त्वे॒षद्यु॑म्नाय शु॒ष्मिणे॑ |
दे॒वत्तं॒ ब्रह्म॑ गायत ||
Now sing ye forth the God-given hymn to your exultant Marut host, The fiercely-vigorous, the strong.
Now sing the God-given hymn to your exultant Marut host—the fiercely vigorous, the strong.
The hymn is Devatta—God-given, not mere human invention. Stuti matches the Maruts' Tvesha and Tavisha: inspired Vak rises to meet fierce vitality with fitting metre and devotion.
Match language to energy. Ambitious work needs speech and ritual that honor intensity—clear briefs, bold vision, not timid understatement.
1.37.5
प्र शं॑सा॒ गोष्वघ्न्यं॑ क्री॒ळं यच्छर्धो॒ मारु॑तम् |
जम्भे॒ रस॑स्य वावृधे ||
Praise ye the Bull among the cows; for ’tis the Maruts’ sportive band: It strengthened as it drank the rain.
Praise the Bull among the cows—for it is the Maruts' sportive band; it strengthened as it drank the rain.
The Vrishan among Gauh may image the leader-cloud or Indra-linked storm-bull amid the Marut herd. Drinking rain (or Soma-like wetness) increases their Balas—nature's own Abhisheka of strength.
Strength grows by taking in nourishment. Leaders and creatives refill through real rest, learning, and 'rain' of inspiration—not endless output alone.
1.37.6
को वो॒ वर्षि॑ष्ठ॒ आ न॑रो दि॒वश्च॒ ग्मश्च॑ धूतयः |
यत्सी॒मन्तं॒ न धू॑नु॒थ ||
Who is your mightiest, Heroes, when, O shakers of the earth and heaven, Ye shake them like a garment's hem?
Who is mightiest among you heroes when, O shakers of earth and heaven, you shake them like a garment?
The Maruts as Dhunayah of Dyavaprithivi evoke cosmic Spanda. The question 'Kah Tavishthah' invites recognition that collective storm-power exceeds any single boast—humility before Vibhuti.
Respect systemic force. Some changes are collective weather—culture, climate, markets—best met with awe, preparation, and teamwork, not ego.
1.37.7
नि वो॒ यामा॑य॒ मानु॑षो द॒ध्र उ॒ग्राय॑ म॒न्यवे॑ |
जिही॑त॒ पर्व॑तो गि॒रिः ||
At your approach man holds him down before the fury of your wrath: The rugged-jointed mountain yields.
At your approach a person bows before the fury of your wrath; even the rugged mountain yields.
Manyu (sacred wrath) of the Maruts humbles human pride and softens 'Parvata'—outer obstacle and inner rigidity. Vedic Manyu is not petty anger but purifying force that restores flow.
Yield wisely to greater forces. Pride that refuses to bend before reality—deadlines, nature, justice—gets broken; flexible strength survives.
1.37.8
येषा॒मज्मे॑षु पृथि॒वी जु॑जु॒र्वाँ इ॑व वि॒श्पति॑: |
भि॒या यामे॑षु॒ रेज॑ते ||
They at whose racings forth the earth, like an age-weakened lord of men, Trembles in terror on their ways.
At whose racing forth the earth trembles like an age-weakened lord of men upon their paths.
Prithivi shaking under Marut Yama (courses) shows even the stable matrix responds to higher Prana-surge. Aging fragility of 'Nripati' images what is calcified before living storm-energy.
Disruption exposes brittle structures. Institutions and habits that only looked solid tremble when genuine innovation or crisis races through.
1.37.9
स्थि॒रं हि जान॑मेषां॒ वयो॑ मा॒तुर्निरे॑तवे |
यत् सी॒मनु॑ द्वि॒ता शव॑: ||
Strong is their birth: vigour have they to issue from their Mother; strength, Yea, even twice enough, is theirs.
Strong is their birth; they have vigor to issue from their Mother—strength even twice enough to issue forth.
Birth from Prisni (mottled mother-cloud/earth) with compounded Savas affirms Shakti inherited and multiplied. The Maruts embody abundant Ojas sufficient for repeated manifestation.
Build surplus capacity. Resilience means more than bare-minimum strength—reserves for emergence, restart, and second efforts.
1.37.10
उदु॒ त्ये सू॒नवो॒ गिर॒: काष्ठा॒ अज्मे॑ष्वत्नत |
वा॒श्रा अ॑भि॒ज्ञु यात॑वे ||
And these, the Sons, the Singers, in their racings have enlarged the bounds, So that the kine must walk knee-deep.
These Sons, the Singers, have in their racing enlarged the bounds so that the kine must walk forth.
Maruts as Sunavah and Gayatrinah expand Simana (boundaries). Enlarged space lets Gauh—cows, rays, or prosperity—move freely. Storm-power as liberator of pasture and possibility.
Creative intensity expands possibility. Bold collaborative 'races' push limits until resources and ideas have room to roam.
1.37.11
त्यं चि॑द् घा दी॒र्घं पृ॒थुं मि॒हो नपा॑त॒ममृ॑ध्रम् |
प्र च्या॑वयन्ति॒ याम॑भिः ||
Before them, on the ways they go, they drop this offspring of the cloud, Long, broad, and inexhaustible.
Before them on their ways they drop this offspring of the cloud—long, broad, and inexhaustible.
Miha/rain as cloud's child (Apam garbha imagery) laid along Marut paths. Inexhaustible breadth of rainfall is divine Dana—life distributed ahead of the host's movement.
Leave nourishment along your path. Leaders and makers who distribute learning, credit, and support ahead of themselves create lasting fertility.
1.37.12
मरु॑तो॒ यद्ध॑ वो॒ बलं॒ जनाँ॑ अचुच्यवीतन |
गि॒रीँर॑चुच्यवीतन ||
O Maruts, as your strength is great, so have ye cast men down on earth, So have ye made the mountains fall.
O Maruts, as your strength is great, so have you cast people down on earth and made the mountains low.
Mahima of the Maruts levels human arrogance and mountain obstacles alike. Cosmic forces equalize; Bhakti and Viveka learn humility before vast Rita-enforcing powers.
Power implies responsibility for impact. Influence that can topple should be paired with care—what you flatten, you must help rebuild or wisely clear.
1.37.13
यद्ध॒ यान्ति॑ म॒रुत॒: सं ह॑ ब्रुव॒तेऽध्व॒न्ना |
शृ॒णोति॒ कश्चि॑देषाम् ||
The while the Maruts pass along, they talk together on the way: Doth any hear them as they speak?
While the Maruts pass they converse together on the way; does anyone hear them speak?
The Maruts' Mithah conversation is secret storm-speech. The Rishi's question invites Shravanam—subtle listening for divine dialogue in wind, thunder, and inner Nadis.
Practice deep listening. Important coordination often happens in side-channels—tone, timing, unspoken cues—if we quiet enough to hear.
1.37.14
प्र या॑त॒ शीभ॑मा॒शुभि॒: सन्ति॒ कण्वे॑षु वो॒ दुव॑: |
तत्रो॒ षु मा॑दयाध्वै ||
Come quick with swift steeds, for ye have worshippers among Kaṇva's sons May you rejoice among them well.
Come quickly with swift steeds; you have worshippers among Kanva's sons. May you rejoice among them.
Ashva-swift arrival to Kanvanam Sunusu shows deities respond to Kula-bhakti. The prayer that Maruts Mandasana (rejoice) among devotees seeks Lila-companionship, not distant fear alone.
Invite energizing forces into your community. Cultures that welcome vitality with respect get to enjoy that energy among them, not only fear it.
1.37.15
अस्ति॒ हि ष्मा॒ मदा॑य व॒: स्मसि॑ ष्मा व॒यमे॑षाम् |
विश्वं॑ चि॒दायु॑र्जी॒वसे॑ ||
All is prepared for your delight. We are their servants evermore, To live as long as life may last.
All is prepared for your delight. We are their servants evermore, to live as long as life may last.
Sarvam is ready for Marut Moda; the devotees declare lifelong Dasya—sacred service. Longevity (Jivase) is framed as continued Seva within the storm-gods' fellowship.
Sustain commitment beyond the event. Peak experiences matter most when followed by durable service, craft, and belonging for a whole lifetime.