1.48.1
स॒ह वा॒मेन॑ न उषो॒ व्यु॑च्छा दुहितर्दिवः |
स॒ह द्यु॒म्नेन॑ बृह॒ता वि॑भावरि रा॒या दे॑वि॒ दास्व॑ती ||
DAWN on us with prosperity, O Uṣas, Daughter of the Sky, Dawn with great glory, Goddess, Lady of the Light, dawn thou with riches, Bounteous One.
Dawn on us with lovely gift, O Uṣas, daughter of heaven; dawn with lofty splendour, O radiant goddess, dawn with wealth, O generous one.
Uṣas as 'duhitā divaḥ' and 'vibhāvarī' is asked for vāma, dyumna, and rāyi together—beauty, glory, and prosperity as one dawn-grace in Sanātana morning devotion.
Ask morning for more than caffeine: clarity, dignity, and enough resource to act well.
1.48.2
अश्वा॑वती॒र्गोम॑तीर्विश्वसु॒विदो॒ भूरि॑ च्यवन्त॒ वस्त॑वे |
उदी॑रय॒ प्रति॑ मा सू॒नृता॑ उष॒श् चोद॒ राधो॑ म॒घोना॑म् ||
They, bringing steeds and kine, boon-givers of all wealth, have oft sped forth to lighten us. O Uṣas, waken up for me the sounds of joy: send us the riches of the great.
Those who bring horses and cows, knowers of all good, have often sped to brighten us; O Uṣas, awaken joyful truths for me; urge the bounty of the liberal.
Dawn hosts powers that convey go-aśva wealth. 'Sūnṛtā'—truthful, life-giving speech—is wakened with her; she 'codaya' (impels) the rādhas of maghavans toward the singer.
Use early hours to speak honestly and to activate generosity—your own and your network's—before the day's noise dulls resolve.
1.48.3
उ॒वासो॒षा उ॒च्छाच्च॒ नु दे॒वी जी॒रा रथा॑नाम् |
ये अ॑स्या आ॒चर॑णेषु दध्रि॒रे स॑मु॒द्रे न श्र॑व॒स्यव॑: ||
Uṣas hath dawned, and now shall dawn, the Goddess, driver forth of cars Which, as she cometh nigh, have fixed their thought on her, like glory-seekers on the flood.
Uṣas has dawned and will dawn again, goddess who sets chariots in motion; those who fixed their minds on her approach are like seekers of renown upon the ocean.
Continuity of Uṣas—'uvāsa ... ucchāc ca nu'—grounds faith in cyclic ṛta. Chariots (human enterprise) move because she arrives; attention fixed on her is like mariners oriented to a vast goal.
Trust renewing cycles. Orient projects to reliable rhythms rather than one-off spikes of motivation.
1.48.4
उषो॒ ये ते॒ प्र यामे॑षु यु॒ञ्जते॒ मनो॑ दा॒नाय॑ सू॒रय॑: |
अत्राह॒ तत्कण्व॑ एषां॒ कण्व॑तमो॒ नाम॑ गृणाति नृ॒णाम् ||
Here Kaṇva, chief of Kaṇva's race, sings forth aloud the glories of the heroes’ names,— The. princes who, O Uṣas, as thou comest near, direct their thoughts to liberal gifts.
O Uṣas, among those who yoke their minds to giving as you approach, Kaṇva, most Kaṇva among them, sings aloud the names of those heroes.
Liberal intention ('dānāya') synchronized with dawn defines the sūri. The foremost Kaṇva praises nṛṇām nāma—heroic names—linking kīrtana to the ethics of gift.
Publicly honor those who give. Recognition at the start of cycles reinforces cultures of contribution.
1.48.5
आ घा॒ योषे॑व सू॒नर्यु॒षा या॑ति प्रभुञ्ज॒ती |
ज॒रय॑न्ती॒ वृज॑नं प॒द्वदी॑यत॒ उत्पा॑तयति प॒क्षिण॑: ||
Like a good matron Uṣas comes carefully tending everything: Rousing all life she stirs all creatures that have feet, and makes the birds of air fly up.
Like a noble woman, Uṣas comes carefully tending all; aging the dark enclosure, she stirs what goes on foot and makes birds take wing.
Classic image: Uṣas as 'sūnarī' / good matron ordering the world. She 'jarayanti vṛjanam'—wears out the night's confinement—and awakens padvat and pakṣin, all mobile life.
Good stewardship is attentive and awakening. Leadership that 'tends everything' enables movement rather than controlling it.
1.48.6
वि या सृ॒जति॒ सम॑नं॒ व्य१र्थिन॑: प॒दं न वे॒त्योद॑ती |
वयो॒ नकि॑ष्टे पप्ति॒वांस॑ आसते॒ व्यु॑ष्टौ वाजिनीवति ||
She sends the busy forth, each man to his pursuit: delay she knows not as she springs. O rich in opulence, after thy dawning birds that have flown forth no longer rest.
She sends each to their task; she knows no delay as she springs forth; O wealth-rich one, after your dawning the flown birds no longer rest.
Uṣas as impeller of 'samana' (common activity) and 'arthin' (those with aims). Her 'vyuṣṭi' ends idle roosting—kāla itself as dharmic summons to work.
Respect circadian activation: align deep work with natural alertness instead of fighting biology with endless night effort.
1.48.7
ए॒षायु॑क्त परा॒वत॒: सूर्य॑स्यो॒दय॑ना॒दधि॑ |
श॒तं रथे॑भिः सु॒भगो॒षा इ॒यं वि या॑त्य॒भि मानु॑षान् ||
This Dawn hath yoked her steeds afar, beyond the rising of the Sun: Borne on a hundred chariots she, auspicious Dawn, advances on her way to Men.
This fortunate Uṣas has yoked her steeds from afar, beyond the sun's rising; on a hundred chariots she advances toward humankind.
Paradoxical majesty: she yokes 'parāvataḥ' even 'sūryasya udayanād adhi'—her operation precedes and exceeds ordinary solar measure—yet she moves 'abhi mānuṣān' for human welfare.
Forces that serve humanity often organize offstage and at scale; stay ready to meet large positive shifts when they arrive.
1.48.8
विश्व॑मस्या नानाम॒ चक्ष॑से॒ जग॒ज् ज्योति॑ष्कृणोति सू॒नरी॑ |
अप॒ द्वेषो॑ म॒घोनी॑ दुहि॒ता दि॒व उ॒षा उ॑च्छ॒दप॒ स्रिध॑: ||
To meet her glance all living creatures bend them down: Excellent One, she makes the light. Uṣas, the Daughter of the Sky, the opulent, shines foes and enmities away.
The whole world bows to behold her; the excellent lady makes the light; opulent daughter of heaven, Uṣas shines away hatred and failures.
Uṣas as 'jyotiṣkṛṇoti'—light-maker—dispels 'dveṣa' and 'sridh' (enmity and miscarriage of aim). Dawn as ethical-cosmic cleansing in Vedic imagination.
Illumination reduces hostility. Transparency and clear communication often dissolve conflicts that thrived in obscurity.
1.48.9
उष॒ आ भा॑हि भा॒नुना॑ च॒न्द्रेण॑ दुहितर्दिवः |
आ॒वह॑न्ती॒ भूर्य॒स्मभ्यं॒ सौभ॑गं व्यु॒च्छन्ती॒ दिवि॑ष्टिषु ||
Shine on us with thy radiant light, O Uṣas, Daughter of the Sky, Bringing to us great store of high felicity, and beaming on our solemn rites.
Shine on us with radiant and delightful beam, daughter of heaven, bringing us abundant good fortune as you dawn upon our sacred rites.
'Bhānunā candreṇa'—bright and pleasing radiance—escorts 'saubhaga' into 'diviṣṭi' (heavenward rites). Uṣas blesses yajña with felicity, not only photons.
Let clarity be pleasant, not harsh. Environments that feel bright and welcoming sustain better ritualized habits of work and care.
1.48.10
विश्व॑स्य॒ हि प्राण॑नं॒ जीव॑नं॒ त्वे वि यदु॒च्छसि॑ सूनरि |
सा नो॒ रथे॑न बृह॒ता वि॑भावरि श्रु॒धि चि॑त्रामघे॒ हव॑म् ||
For in thee is each living creature's breath and life, when, Excellent! thou dawnest forth. Borne on thy lofty car, O Lady of the Light, hear, thou of wondrous wealth, our call.
For in you is the breath and life of every creature when you dawn, O excellent one; on your lofty car, lady of light, hear our call, O wondrously wealthy.
Uṣas holds 'prāṇana' and 'jīvana' of the viśva—dawn as condition of biological and spiritual vitality. The vibhāvarī on bṛhat ratha is petitioned for śravaṇa.
Protect morning light exposure and sleep hygiene—literal dawn physiology underwrites mood, immunity, and motivation.
1.48.11
उषो॒ वाजं॒ हि वंस्व॒ यश्चि॒त्रो मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ |
तेना व॑ह सु॒कृतो॑ अध्व॒राँ उप॒ ये त्वा॑ गृ॒णन्ति॒ वह्न॑यः ||
O Uṣas, win thyself the strength which among men is wonderful. Bring thou thereby the pious unto holy rites, those who as priests sing praise to thee.
O Uṣas, win that wonderful strength which is among humankind; thereby bring the pious to the rites—those priests who sing you.
She is asked to appropriate 'vāja' citra among mānuṣa jana and convey sukṛtaḥ to adhvara. Dawn mediates between human vigor and sacred assembly.
Channel collective energy into constructive gatherings; facilitators who 'win strength' for good work multiply impact.
1.48.12
विश्वा॑न् दे॒वाँ आ व॑ह॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ ऽन्तरि॑क्षादुष॒स्त्वम् |
सास्मासु॑ धा॒ गोम॒दश्वा॑वदु॒क्थ्य१मुषो॒ वाजं॑ सु॒वीर्य॑म् ||
Bring from the firmament, O Uṣas, all the Gods, that they may drink our Soma juice, And, being what thou art, vouchsafe us kine and steeds, strength meet for praise and hero might.
Bring all the Gods from the mid-space, O Uṣas, to drink Soma; and grant us cattle, horses, praiseworthy vigor, and heroic might.
Uṣas as psychopomp of Devas from antarikṣa to Soma-pīti. She is also asked for go, aśva, ukthya vāja, suvīrya—full Vedic prosperity package.
Invite diverse talents into shared celebration, and resource the community with mobility, nourishment, and courage.
1.48.13
यस्या॒ रुश॑न्तो अ॒र्चय॒: प्रति॑ भ॒द्रा अदृ॑क्षत |
सा नो॑ र॒यिं वि॒श्ववा॑रं सु॒पेश॑समु॒षा द॑दातु॒ सुग्म्य॑म् ||
May Uṣas whose auspicious rays are seen resplendent round about, Grant us great riches, fair in form, of all good things, wealth which light labour may attain.
May Uṣas, whose bright auspicious rays are seen all around, give us wealth of every good, fair-formed, and easy to manage.
'Rayi viśvavāra supeśas sugmya'—wealth that is universally choice, well-shaped, and tractable. Vedic prosperity ideal: beautiful and workable, not crushing.
Prefer assets and goals that are elegant and maintainable—abundance you can actually live with.
1.48.14
ये चि॒द्धि त्वामृष॑य॒: पूर्व॑ ऊ॒तये॑ जुहू॒रेऽव॑से महि |
सा न॒: स्तोमाँ॑ अ॒भि गृ॑णीहि॒ राध॒सोष॑: शु॒क्रेण॑ शो॒चिषा॑ ||
Mighty One, whom the Ṛṣis of old time invoked for their protection and their help, O Uṣas, graciously answer our songs of praise with bounty and with brilliant light.
Mighty one whom ancient ṛṣis invoked for protection and help—O Uṣas, answer our stotras with bounty and brilliant flame.
Paramparā: pūrva ṛṣayas called her for ūti and avas; the present Kaṇva seeks the same with śukra śociṣ. Continuity of dawn-bhakti across ages.
Revive ancestral practices that still work—morning routines of gratitude and asking—rather than inventing emptiness.
1.48.15
उषो॒ यद॒द्य भा॒नुना॒ वि द्वारा॑वृ॒णवो॑ दि॒वः |
प्र नो॑ यच्छतादवृ॒कं पृ॒थु च्छ॒र्दिः प्र दे॑वि॒ गोम॑ती॒रिष॑: ||
Uṣas, as thou with light to day hast opened the twin doors of heaven, So grant thou us a dwelling wide and free from foes. O Goddess, give us food with kine.
O Uṣas, as with your beam today you open the twin doors of heaven, grant us a wide, wolf-free shelter and food rich in cattle.
'Dvārā divaḥ'—heaven's double doors—opened at dawn. Prayer for 'avṛka pṛthu chardiḥ' (broad refuge without predators) and gomati iṣ—security and nourishment as paired goods.
Open access and safety together: opportunities without shelter breed anxiety; shelter without openness stagnates.
1.48.16
सं नो॑ रा॒या बृ॑ह॒ता वि॒श्वपे॑शसा मिमि॒क्ष्वा समिळा॑भि॒रा |
सं द्यु॒म्नेन॑ विश्व॒तुरो॑षो महि॒ सं वाजै॑र्वाजिनीवति ||
Bring us to wealth abundant, sent in every shape, to plentiful refreshing food, To all-subduing splendour, Uṣas, Mighty One, to strength, thou rich in spoil and wealth.
Unite us with vast, all-formed wealth, with nourishing foods, with splendour that conquers all, O great Uṣas, and with victorious strengths, O rich in prizes.
Final synthesis: rāyi, iḷā, dyumna viśvatur, vāja—material, nutritive, luminous, and competitive excellences gathered by 'saṁ mimikṣva'. Holistic dawn-blessing.
Aim for integrated flourishing—resources, health, reputation, and capability—rather than optimizing one metric to exhaustion.