1.40.1
उत्ति॑ष्ठ ब्रह्मणस्पते देव॒यन्त॑स्त्वेमहे |
उप॒ प्र य॑न्तु म॒रुत॑: सु॒दान॑व॒ इन्द्र॑ प्रा॒शूर्भ॑वा॒ सचा॑ ||
O BRAHMAṆASPATI, stand up: God-serving men we pray to thee. May they who give good gifts, the Maruts, come to us. Indra, most swift, be thou with them.
Stand up, O Brahmanaspati; we God-serving people pray to you. May the gift-giving Maruts come forward with Indra on the right.
Brahmanaspati (Brihaspati) as Lord of Brahman—sacred Word and priestly wisdom—is asked to Uttishtha. Maruts with Indra Dakshinatah image storm-forces aligned to the south/right of auspicious ritual order.
Elevate clear purpose first. Before mobilizing energetic teams, stand up the guiding 'word'—charter, ethics, shared language.
1.40.2
त्वामिद्धि स॑हसस्पुत्र॒ मर्त्य॑ उपब्रू॒ते धने॑ हि॒ते |
सु॒वीर्यं॑ मरुत॒ आ स्वश्व्यं॒ दधी॑त॒ यो व॑ आच॒के ||
O Son of Strength, each mortal calls to thee for aid when spoil of battle waits for him. O Maruts, may this man who loves you well obtain wealth of good steeds and hero might.
O Son of Strength, each mortal calls you when battle-spoil awaits; O Maruts, may your strong favor be with us.
Sahasas Putra (often Agni/Brahmanaspati aspect) invoked at Vaja-crisis. Marut Uti sought as Tavishi—divine backing when competitive stakes rise, keeping Kshatra under sacred counsel.
Seek wise power under pressure. Competition tempts shortcuts; invite principles and allies that keep strength clean.
1.40.3
प्रैतु॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॒: प्र दे॒व्ये॑तु सू॒नृता॑ |
अच्छा॑ वी॒रं नर्यं॑ प॒ङ्क्तिरा॑धसं दे॒वा य॒ज्ञं न॑यन्तु नः ||
May Brahmaṇaspati draw nigh, may Sūnṛtā the Goddess come, And Gods bring to this rite which gives the five-fold gift the Hero, lover of mankind.
May Brahmanaspati approach, may Goddess Sunrita come, and may the Gods bring to this reward-giving rite the impulse of the pious.
Sunrita—Goddess of true, kindly speech—joins Brahmanaspati. The Savana that gives Dakshina attracts Devas who bring Satyadharmanam motivation; Vak-satya completes the yajna's fruit.
Pair strategy with truthful kindness. Initiatives flourish when candid, generous speech sits beside planning intelligence.
1.40.4
यो वा॒घते॒ ददा॑ति सू॒नरं॒ वसु॒ स ध॑त्ते॒ अक्षि॑ति॒ श्रव॑: |
तस्मा॒ इळां॑ सु॒वीरा॒मा य॑जामहे सु॒प्रतू॑र्तिमने॒हस॑म् ||
He who bestows a noble guerdon on the priest wins fame that never shall decay. For him we offer sacred hero-giving food, peerless and conquering easily.
Who bestows a noble reward on the priest wins fame that never decays; for him we offer the sacred rite among the Gods.
Dakshina to Rtvij yields Akshiti Shravas—undying renown. Dana as yajna's spine: supporting Vak-bearers sustains Rita and the giver's lasting Yasha.
Pay creative and advisory labor well. Fair compensation builds enduring reputation and keeps wisdom circulating.
1.40.5
प्र नू॒नं ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॒र्मन्त्रं॑ वदत्यु॒क्थ्य॑म् |
यस्मि॒न्निन्द्रो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा दे॒वा ओकां॑सि चक्रि॒रे ||
Now Brahmaṇaspati speaks forth aloud the solemn hymn of praise, Wherein Indra and Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, the Gods, have made their dwelling place.
Now Brahmanaspati speaks aloud the solemn hymn wherein Indra and Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, and the Gods take pleasure.
Brahmanaspati as Udīrayan the Brahma (sacred utterance) delights Indra and the Adityas. Right formulation harmonizes Will (Indra) with moral cosmos (Varuna-Mitra-Aryaman).
Craft messages that unify stakeholders. Language that satisfies drive, ethics, trust, and fairness moves whole systems.
1.40.6
तमिद् वो॑चेमा वि॒दथे॑षु श॒म्भुवं॒ मन्त्रं॑ देवा अने॒हस॑म् |
इ॒मां च॒ वाचं॑ प्रति॒हर्य॑था नरो॒ विश्वेद् वा॒मा वो॑ अश्नवत् ||
May we in holy synods, Gods! recite that hymn, peerless, that brings felicity. If you, O Heroes, graciously accept this word, may it obtain all bliss from you.
May we recite in holy assemblies that peerless hymn which brings felicity—if you heroes graciously encourage us.
In Vidatha (sacred synod) the hymn is Asama and Sham-bhu. Heroic Devas' Sumati enables human recitation—grace preceding successful Brahmodya.
Communities need encouraging culture. Peerless ideas spread when leaders actively cheer careful public speech.
1.40.7
को दे॑व॒यन्त॑मश्नव॒ज् जनं॒ को वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषम् |
प्रप्र॑ दा॒श्वान् प॒स्त्या॑भिरस्थितान्त॒र्वाव॒त् क्षयं॑ दधे ||
Who shall approach the pious? who the man whose sacred grass is trimmed? The offerer with his folk advances more and more: he fills his house with precious things.
Who shall approach the pious? Who the one whose sacred grass is trimmed? The offerer with his folk draws near for gain of wealth.
Questions highlight Adhvaryu readiness—Barhis trimmed, Yajamana with Jana. Approach to Brahmanaspati is for Rayi that follows prepared, collective shraddha—not casual demand.
Preparation invites partnership. People and opportunities approach those who have readied space, team, and sincere offering.
1.40.8
उप॑ क्ष॒त्रं पृ॑ञ्ची॒त हन्ति॒ राज॑भिर्भ॒ये चि॑त् सुक्षि॒तिं द॑धे |
नास्य॑ व॒र्ता न त॑रु॒ता म॑हाध॒ने नार्भे॑ अस्ति व॒ज्रिण॑: ||
He amplifies his lordly might, with kings he slays: e’en mid alarms he dwells secure In great or lesser fight none checks him, none subdues,—the wielder of the thunderbolt.
He amplifies his lordly might; with kings he slays; even amid alarms he dwells secure—in great or lesser measure according to his power.
Under Brahmanaspati the devotee's Kshatra expands; security mid Bhaya reflects mantra-backed sovereignty. Measure (Mahat/Alpa) matches one's aligned Shakti—Rita scales power to fitness.
Scale confidence to real capacity. Security in chaos grows from practiced competence and wise alliances, sized honestly to your strength.