1.58.1
नू चि॑त् सहो॒जा अ॒मृतो॒ नि तु॑न्दते॒ होता॒ यद् दू॒तो अभ॑वद् वि॒वस्व॑तः |
वि साधि॑ष्ठेभिः प॒थिभी॒ रजो॑ मम॒ आ दे॒वता॑ता ह॒विषा॑ विवासति ||
NE’ER waxeth faint the Immortal, Son of Strength, since he, the Herald, hath become Vivasvān's messenger. On paths most excellent he measured out mid-air: he with oblation calls to service of the Gods.
Never does the Immortal, Son of Strength, grow faint, since he, the Hotar, became the messenger of Vivasvat; on most excellent paths he measured out the mid-air, and with oblation he summons service to the Gods.
Agni as amṛta and sahojā never tires—divine fire is inexhaustible. As dūta of Vivasvat he links solar lineage to the yajña. Measuring rajas (space) and calling the Devas with havis establishes Agni as the cosmic pathfinder and ritvik who makes divine reciprocity possible.
Sustainable energy of purpose outlasts bursts of motivation. Clear communication channels—between teams, generations, ideals and practice—keep larger aims alive.
1.58.2
आ स्वमद्म॑ यु॒वमा॑नो अ॒जर॑स्तृ॒ष्व॑वि॒ष्यन्न॑त॒सेषु॑ तिष्ठति |
अत्यो॒ न पृ॒ष्ठं प्रु॑षि॒तस्य॑ रोचते दि॒वो न सानु॑ स्त॒नय॑न्नचिक्रदत् ||
Never decaying, seizing his appropriate food, rapidly, eagerly through the dry wood he spreads. His back, as he is sprinkled, glistens like a horse: loud hath he roared and shouted like the heights of heaven?
Never aging, seizing his proper food, he spreads rapidly and eagerly through dry wood; his back, when sprinkled, gleams like a horse, and he has roared aloud like the thundering heights of heaven.
Agni ajara feeds on appropriate fuel (adma)—dharma of right consumption. Sprinkled (pruṣita) he shines like a steed: ritual abhiṣeka beautifies the flame. His stanayana roar equals diva's peaks—fire as audible manifestation of celestial force in the araṇi and altar.
Right fuel, right intensity. Passion without proper 'food' and care becomes destructive; tended enthusiasm becomes radiant and communicative.
1.58.3
क्रा॒णा रु॒द्रेभि॒र्वसु॑भिः पु॒रोहि॑तो॒ होता॒ निष॑त्तो रयि॒षाळम॑र्त्यः |
रथो॒ न वि॒क्ष्वृ॑ञ्जसा॒न आ॒युषु॒ व्या॑नु॒षग्वार्या॑ दे॒व ऋ॑ण्वति ||
Set high in place o’er all that Vasus, Rudras do, immortal, Lord of riches, seated as High Priest; Hastening like a car to men, to those who live, the God without delay gives boons to be desired.
Set high as purohita over all that Vasus and Rudras do, immortal Lord of riches seated as Hotar; hastening like a chariot among the living, the God without delay grants desired boons.
Agni as purohita among Vasu and Rudra hosts unifies gentle prosperity-powers and fierce purifying forces. Rayiṣāḷ amartya—immortal wealth-lord—gives vārya swiftly. The ratha simile teaches that divine response moves toward āyuṣu (living beings) with urgency when the Hotar is rightly seated.
Place trustworthy process at the center of diverse teams. When the 'priest' function—facilitation, integrity, clarity—is strong, benefits reach people without bureaucratic delay.
1.58.4
वि वात॑जूतो अत॒सेषु॑ तिष्ठते॒ वृथा॑ जु॒हूभि॒: सृण्या॑ तुवि॒ष्वणि॑: |
तृ॒षु यद॑ग्ने व॒निनो॑ वृषा॒यसे॑ कृ॒ष्णं त॒ एम॒ रुश॑दूर्मे अजर ||
Urged by the wind be spreads through dry wood as he lists, armed with his tongues for sickles, with a mighty roar. Black is thy path, Agni, changeless, with glittering waves! when like a bull thou rushest eager to the trees.
Wind-urged he spreads at will through dry wood, armed with tongue-sickles, roaring mightily; black is your path, Agni, changeless, with glittering waves, when like a bull you rush eager upon the trees.
Vāta-jūta Agni with juhū as sickles images discriminative fire that harvests the forest of ignorance. Kṛṣṇa path with ruśad waves: the dark trail of ash beside radiant flame—both aspects of transformative tapas. Vṛṣāyase toward vaninaḥ echoes Indra-like fecund vigor in the fire domain.
Transformation leaves a dark path and a bright edge. Change work is rarely tidy—acknowledge cost (the black trail) while honoring the luminous outcome.
1.58.5
तपु॑र्जम्भो॒ वन॒ आ वात॑चोदितो यू॒थे न सा॒ह्वाँ अव॑ वाति॒ वंस॑गः |
अ॒भि॒व्रज॒न्नक्षि॑तं॒ पाज॑सा॒ रज॑: स्था॒तुश्च॒रथं॑ भयते पत॒त्रिण॑: ||
With teeth of flame, wind-driven, through the wood he speeds, triumphant like a bull among the herd of cows, With bright strength roaming to the everlasting air: things fixed, things moving quake before him as he flies.
With flame-teeth, wind-driven through the wood he speeds, triumphant like a bull among the cow-herd; roaming with bright force into everlasting air, fixed and moving things tremble before him as he flies.
Tapurjambha—flame-jawed—Agni is jātavedas devouring fuel as offering. His pājas into akṣita rajas connects earthly blaze to immortal space. Sthātuś caratham: the entire animated cosmos responds to Agni's presence—fire as axis that shakes complacency toward awakening.
Genuine catalytic energy unsettles both static structures and restless habits. Expect resistance when real change moves; trembling can signal that something alive is happening.
1.58.6
द॒धुष्ट्वा॒ भृग॑वो॒ मानु॑षे॒ष्वा र॒यिं न चारुं॑ सु॒हवं॒ जने॑भ्यः |
होता॑रमग्ने॒ अति॑थिं॒ वरे॑ण्यं मि॒त्रं न शेवं॑ दि॒व्याय॒ जन्म॑ने ||
The Bhṛgus established thee among mankind for men, like as a treasure, beauteous, easy to invoke; Thee, Agni, as a herald and choice-worthy guest, as an auspicious Friend to the Celestial Race.
The Bhṛgus established you among humans as a beautiful, easily invoked treasure for people; Agni, as Hotar and choice guest, as an auspicious friend for the celestial race.
Bhṛgu-lineage transmission of Agni into mānuṣeṣu is the myth of sacred technology gifted to humanity. Su-hava and atithi-varenya: Agni is guest-law incarnate. Mitra-like śeva for divya janman shows fire as the friendship-bond between human and Deva realms—core of Sanātana yajña ecology.
Civilizational gifts—tools, literacy, ethical norms—are trusts to keep beautiful and easy to 'invoke.' Treat foundational goods as guests to honor, not commodities to exploit.
1.58.7
होता॑रं स॒प्त जु॒ह्वो॒ ३ यजि॑ष्ठं॒ यं वा॒घतो॑ वृ॒णते॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ |
अ॒ग्निं विश्वे॑षामर॒तिं वसू॑नां सप॒र्यामि॒ प्रय॑सा॒ यामि॒ रत्न॑म् ||
Agni, the seven tongues' deftest Sacrificer, him whom the priests elect at solemn worship, The Herald, messenger of all the Vasus, I serve with dainty food, I ask for riches.
The most sacrificial Hotar of the seven tongues, whom priests choose in the sacred rites—Agni, messenger of all the Vasus—I serve with loving effort and seek the jewel-treasure.
Sapta juhvaḥ—seven tongues of Agni—are classical Vedic fire-forms (Kālī, Karālī, etc. in later enumeration). Vāghats elect him in adhvara; he is arati of all Vasus. Prayasā service seeking ratnam joins outer offering to inner longing for the true jewel of illumination.
Choose your core process deliberately (the 'elected herald'), serve it with craft, and aim for substantive treasure—insight, trust, durable value—not glitter.
1.58.8
अच्छि॑द्रा सूनो सहसो नो अ॒द्य स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ मित्रमह॒: शर्म॑ यच्छ |
अग्ने॑ गृ॒णन्त॒मंह॑स उरु॒ष्योर्जो॑ नपात् पू॒र्भिराय॑सीभिः ||
Grant, Son of Strength, thou rich in friends, a refuge without a flaw this day to us thy praisers. O Agni, Son of Strength, with forts of iron preserve thou from distress the man who lauds thee.
Son of Strength, rich in friends, grant us today a flawless refuge for your praisers; Agni, child of vigor, protect the singer from distress with forts of iron.
Śarman without chidra (flaw) is spiritual and social safety grounded in Agni. Āyasī pūr—iron fortresses—image tapas-hardened boundaries that shield the stotṛ from aṃhas (constraint, sin, distress). Mitramahas: Agni's glory is friendship-multiplied protection.
Build psychological and communal 'iron forts'—boundaries, mutual aid, reliable routines—that protect creative and ethical work from chronic distress.
1.58.9
भवा॒ वरू॑थं गृण॒ते वि॑भावो॒ भवा॑ मघवन् म॒घव॑द्भ्य॒: शर्म॑ |
उ॒रु॒ष्याग्ने॒ अंह॑सो गृ॒णन्तं॑ प्रा॒तर्म॒क्षू धि॒याव॑सुर्जगम्यात् ||
Be thou a refuge, Bright One, to the singer, a shelter, Bounteous Lord, to those who worship. Preserve the singer from distress, O Agni. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.
Bright One, be a shelter to the singer; Bounteous Lord, be a refuge to those who worship. Protect the praiser from distress, O Agni. May he who is rich in prayer come soon at dawn.
The closing triad of varūtha/śarman/uruṣya crystallizes Agni's protective bhakti. Maghavan Agni shelters maghavadbhyah—generosity answering generosity. The refrain prātar makṣū dhiyāvasur jagamyāt—may the prayer-enriched one come swiftly at morning—seals Nodhas's Agni cycle with dawn-oriented āśīrvāda.
End cycles of effort by asking for protection and timely renewal. Morning clarity—after rest and honest prayerful review—is when help most usefully 'arrives.'