1.64.1
वृष्णे॒ शर्धा॑य॒ सुम॑खाय वे॒धसे॒ नोध॑: सुवृ॒क्तिं प्र भ॑रा म॒रुद्भ्य॑: |
अ॒पो न धीरो॒ मन॑सा सु॒हस्त्यो॒ गिर॒: सम॑ञ्जे वि॒दथे॑ष्वा॒भुव॑: ||
BRING for the manly host, wise and majestical, O Nodhas, for the Maruts bring thou a pure gift. I deck my songs as one deft-handed, wise in mind prepares the water that hath power in solemn rites.
Bring for the manly, wise, majestical host, O Nodhas, a pure gift for the Maruts; I adorn my songs as a deft-handed, wise-minded one prepares the water that avails in solemn rites.
Self-addressed ritual craft: Nodhas prepares suvṛkti for the Marut śardha as one prepares ritual āpaḥ. Vidatha-ready giraḥ equal sacred waters—vāk as purifying medium. Sumakha and vedhas mark the host as sacrificial and wise.
Prepare offerings to collective energy—team spirit, movement, climate action—with the same care used for essential resources.
1.64.2
ते ज॑ज्ञिरे दि॒व ऋ॒ष्वास॑ उ॒क्षणो॑ रु॒द्रस्य॒ मर्या॒ असु॑रा अरे॒पस॑: |
पा॒व॒कास॒: शुच॑य॒: सूर्या॑ इव॒ सत्वा॑नो॒ न द्र॒प्सिनो॑ घो॒रव॑र्पसः ||
They spring to birth, the lofty Ones, the Bulls of Heaven, divine, the youths of Rudra, free from spot and stain; The purifiers, shining brightly even as suns, awful of form like giants, scattering rain-drops down.
They are born, the lofty Ones, bulls of heaven, youths of Rudra, spotless Asuras of light; purifiers shining like suns, awful of form like giants, scattering raindrops.
Maruts as Rudrasya maryāḥ and ukṣaṇaḥ of dyaus—virile storm sons of Rudra. Arepaḥ pāvakāḥ: stainless purifiers. Asura here is luminous power, not later pejorative. Rain-scattering (drapsinaḥ) is their ecological dharma.
Honor fierce purifying energies that still serve life—storms that clean air and water. Awe and gratitude can coexist.
1.64.3
युवा॑नो रु॒द्रा अ॒जरा॑ अभो॒ग्घनो॑ वव॒क्षुरध्रि॑गाव॒: पर्व॑ता इव |
दृ॒ह्ला चि॒द् विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि॒ पार्थि॑वा॒ प्र च्या॑वयन्ति दि॒व्यानि॑ म॒ज्मना॑ ||
Young Rudras, demon-slayers, never growing old, they have waxed, even as mountains, irresistible. They make all beings tremble with their mighty strength, even the very strongest, both of earth and heaven.
Young Rudras, never aging, demon-slayers, they have grown irresistible as mountains; with mighty strength they make all beings tremble—even the strongest of earth and heaven.
Ajara Rudra-youths as abhoghano amplify śiva-rudra protective ferocity. Mountain-like growth and universal trembling teach respect for storm-śakti within Sanātana nature theology—bhaya as doorway to namas.
Respect forces that can unsettle everything—climate, social tipping points, conscience. Irresistible growth demands humble adaptation.
1.64.4
चि॒त्रैर॒ञ्जिभि॒र्वपु॑षे॒ व्य॑ञ्जते॒ वक्षः॑सु रु॒क्माँ अधि॑ येतिरे शु॒भे |
अंसे॑ष्वेषां॒ नि मि॑मृक्षृर्ऋ॒ष्टय॑: सा॒कं ज॑ज्ञिरे स्व॒धया॑ दि॒वो नर॑: ||
With glittering ornaments they deck them forth for show; for beauty on their breasts they bind their chains of gold. The lances on their shoulders pound to pieces; they were born together, of themselves, the Men of Heaven.
With glittering ornaments they deck themselves for beauty; on their breasts they bind gold for splendour; lances on their shoulders smash; self-born together, they are the Men of Heaven.
Citra añji and rukma: aesthetic theology of the Maruts—śobha as sacred. Self-born (svadhayā) as divaḥ naraḥ: spontaneous divine collective. Ṛṣṭi on aṃsa: ready force worn as identity.
Collective identity can be beautiful and formidable at once. Shared symbols and readiness bind groups without requiring ugliness.
1.64.5
ई॒शा॒न॒कृतो॒ धुन॑यो रि॒शाद॑सो॒ वाता॑न् वि॒द्युत॒स्तवि॑षीभिरक्रत |
दु॒हन्त्यूध॑र्दि॒व्यानि॒ धूत॑यो॒ भूमिं॑ पिन्वन्ति॒ पय॑सा॒ परि॑ज्रयः ||
Loud roarers, giving strength, devourers of the foe, they make the winds, they make the lightnings with their powers. The restless shakers drain the udders of the sky, and ever wandering round fill the earth full with milk.
Loud roarers who give strength and devour the foe, they make the winds and lightnings with their powers; restless shakers drain the sky's udders and, forever roaming, fill the earth with milk.
Maruts as makers of vāta and vidyut—immanent weather theurgy. Duhanty ūdhar divyāni: milking heaven's udder for payas on bhūmi. Ecological generosity of storm-gaṇa as ṛta's irrigation.
The water cycle is sacred technology. Protect the 'udders of the sky'—forests, oceans, climate stability—that milk the land.
1.64.6
पिन्व॑न्त्य॒पो म॒रुत॑: सु॒दान॑व॒: पयो॑ घृ॒तव॑द् विदथे॑ष्वा॒भुव॑: |
अत्यं॒ न मि॒हे वि न॑यन्ति वा॒जिन॒मुत्सं॑ दुहन्ति स्त॒नय॑न्त॒मक्षि॑तम् ||
The bounteous Maruts with the fatness dropping milk fill full the waters which avail in solemn rites. They lead, as ’twere, the Strong Horse forth, that it may rain: they milk the thundering, the never-failing spring.
Bounteous Maruts fill the ritual-ready waters with fatness-dropping milk; they lead forth the Strong Horse as if to rain; they milk the thundering, never-failing spring.
Sudānavaḥ filling āpaḥ with ghṛta-like payas for vidatha. Vājin horse led for mih—rain as sacrificial courser. Akṣita thunder-spring: inexhaustible source myth grounding monsoon faith.
Treat renewable sources as 'never-failing springs' only if stewarded. Ritual care of water mirrors policy care of aquifers and rainfall.
1.64.7
म॒हि॒षासो॑ मा॒यिन॑श्चि॒त्रभा॑नवो गि॒रयो॒ न स्वत॑वसो रघु॒ष्यद॑: |
मृ॒गा इ॑व ह॒स्तिन॑: खादथा॒ वना॒ यदारु॑णीषु॒ तवि॑षी॒रयु॑ग्ध्वम् ||
Mighty, with wondrous power and marvellously bright, selfstrong like mountains, ye glide swiftly on your way. Like the wild elephants ye eat the forests up when ye assume your strength among the bright red flames.
Mighty, wondrously bright, self-strong like mountains, you glide swiftly; like wild elephants you devour forests when you yoke your strength among the bright red flames.
Māyin citrabhānu Maruts with hasty motion; hastin-like forest-eating when yoked in aruṇīṣu—storm and wildfire kinship. Rudra-gaṇa as both fertilizing and formidable—hold both truths in dharma ecology.
Storm and fire power regenerate and destroy. Modern land management must respect both faces—suppression alone fails.
1.64.8
सिं॒हा इ॑व नानदति॒ प्रचे॑तसः पि॒शा इ॑व सु॒पिशो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दसः |
क्षपो॒ जिन्व॑न्त॒: पृष॑तीभिर्ऋ॒ष्टिभि॒: समित्स॒बाध॒: शव॒साहि॑मन्यवः ||
Exceeding wise they roar like lions mightily, they, all-possessing, are beauteous as antelopes; Stirring the darkness with lances and spotted deer, combined as priests, with serpents' fury through their might.
Exceeding wise they roar like lions; all-possessing, they are lovely as antelopes; stirring darkness with lances and spotted deer, united they rage with serpent-fury through their might.
Siṃha roar and piśa beauty: Marut paradox of ferocity and grace. Pṛṣatī and ṛṣṭi stirring kṣapa; ahi-manyu: serpent-wrath as kundalinī-adjacent later reading, here storm-anger of the gaṇa acting samit as one priestly band.
Teams can hold beauty and bite. Coordinated intensity—without chaotic cruelty—moves stagnant darkness.
1.64.9
रोद॑सी॒ आ व॑दता गणश्रियो॒ नृषा॑चः शूरा॒: शव॒साहि॑मन्यवः |
आ व॒न्धुरे॑ष्व॒मति॒र्न द॑र्श॒ता वि॒द्युन्न त॑स्थौ मरुतो॒ रथे॑षु वः ||
Heroes who march in companies, befriending man, with serpents' ire through strength, ye greet the earth and heaven. Upon the seats, O Maruts, of your chariots, upon the cars stands lightning visible as light.
Heroes marching in companies, man-befrienders, with serpent-ire through strength you greet earth and heaven; on your chariot seats, O Maruts, lightning stands visible as light.
Gaṇaśriyaḥ nṛṣācaḥ: glory-in-troop and human-allied. Rodasī greeted with śavasāhimanyu—fierce blessing. Vidyut on ratha as amati: lightning as visible goddess-presence on the storm car—theophany of the mid-air.
Make power visible and accountable on the 'chariot' of public action. Allies of humankind should show their light, not only their threat.
1.64.10
वि॒श्ववे॑दसो र॒यिभि॒: समो॑कस॒: संमि॑श्लास॒स्तवि॑षीभिर्विर॒प्शिन॑: |
अस्ता॑र॒ इषं॑ दधिरे॒ गभ॑स्त्योरन॒न्तशु॑ष्मा॒ वृष॑खादयो॒ नर॑: ||
Lords of all riches, dwelling in the home of wealth, endowed with mighty vigour, singers loud of voice, Heroes, of powers infinite, armed with strong men's rings, the archers, they have laid the arrow on their arms.
Lords of all riches dwelling in wealth's home, mighty-vigored loud singers; heroes of endless force with strong-men's rings, the archers have set the arrow on their arms.
Viśvavedas in rayi-home; virapśin with taviṣī. Vṛṣakhādi and anantaśuṣma: bull-force ornaments and infinite vigor. Arrow on gabhasti: readiness of the Marut warriors for ṛta's defense.
Preparedness is part of abundance. Keep capabilities strung—skills ready—while dwelling in a culture of shared wealth.
1.64.11
हि॒र॒ण्यये॑भिः प॒विभि॑: पयो॒वृध॒ उज्जि॑घ्नन्त आप॒थ्यो॒ ३ न पर्व॑तान् |
म॒खा अ॒यास॑: स्व॒सृतो॑ ध्रुव॒च्युतो॑ दुध्र॒कृतो॑ म॒रुतो॒ भ्राज॑दृष्टयः ||
They who with golden fellies make the rain increase drive forward the big clouds like wanderers on the way. Self-moving, brisk, unwearied, they o’erthrow the firm; the Maruts with bright lances make all things to reel.
With golden fellies they increase the rain, driving big clouds like wanderers on the path; self-moving, brisk, unwearied, they overthrow the firm; bright-lanced Maruts make all things reel.
Hiraṇyaya pavi and payovṛdh: golden-wheeled rain-increase. Dhruvacyuta—shakers of the fixed—reveal that even seeming permanence yields to Marut majman. Bhrajadṛṣṭi host as agents of cosmic motion within ṛta.
Expect disruption from living systems. Resilience means dancing with motion, not pretending pillars never sway.
1.64.12
घृषुं॑ पाव॒कं व॒निनं॒ विच॑र्षणिं रु॒द्रस्य॑ सू॒नुं ह॒वसा॑ गृणीमसि |
र॒ज॒स्तुरं॑ त॒वसं॒ मारु॑तं ग॒णमृ॑जी॒षिणं॒ वृष॑णं सश्चत श्रि॒ये ||
The progeny of Rudra we invoke with prayer, the brisk, the bright, the worshipful, the active Ones To the strong band of Maruts cleave for happiness, the chasers of the sky, impetuous, vigorous.
We invoke with prayer Rudra's son—brisk, bright, worshipful, active; cleave to the strong Marut band for happiness—sky-chasers, impetuous, vigorous.
Rudra's sūnu as Marut gaṇa—explicit lineage. Ṛjīṣin vṛṣan band for śriye: attach to the troop for auspicious flourishing. Havasa gṛṇīmaḥ continues Vedic method of verbal invocation binding seeker to storm-grace.
Choose energetic, ethical collectives and stay close. Belonging to a vigorous good band multiplies individual capacity.
1.64.13
प्र नू स मर्त॒: शव॑सा॒ जनाँ॒ अति॑ त॒स्थौ व॑ ऊ॒ती म॑रुतो॒ यमाव॑त |
अर्व॑द्भि॒र्वाजं॑ भरते॒ धना॒ नृभि॑रा॒पृच्छ्यं॒ क्रतु॒मा क्षे॑ति॒ पुष्य॑ति ||
Maruts, the man whom ye have guarded with your help, he verily in strength surpasseth all mankind. Spoil with his steeds he gaineth, treasure with his men; he winneth honourable strength and prospereth.
Truly the mortal whom you have guarded with your help, O Maruts, surpasses all people in strength; with steeds he gains the prize, with men treasure; he wins honorable power and prospers.
Ūtī of Maruts elevates the martya above janān in śavas. Vāja, dhana, āpṛcchya kratu, and puṣyati: holistic prosperity—contest success, wealth, reputable will, and growth. Divine storm-guard as condition of human thriving.
Mentorship and protective networks create outsized outcomes. Individual excellence usually rides on unseen guardianship.
1.64.14
च॒र्कृत्यं॑ मरुतः पृ॒त्सु दु॒ष्टरं॑ द्यु॒मन्तं॒ शुष्मं॑ म॒घव॑त्सु धत्तन |
ध॒न॒स्पृत॑मु॒क्थ्यं॑ वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिं तो॒कं पु॑ष्येम॒ तन॑यं श॒तं हिमा॑: ||
O Maruts, to the worshippers give glorious strength invincible in battle, brilliant, bringing wealth, Praiseworthy, known to all men. May we foster well, during a hundred winters, son and progeny.
O Maruts, give worshippers glorious strength invincible in battles, brilliant, wealth-bringing, praiseworthy, known to all; may we foster well, through a hundred winters, offspring and descendants.
Śuṣma dyumant dustara in pṛt: radiant untouchable vigor. Śataṃ himāḥ for toka tanaya—classic Vedic prayer for longevity of lineage across hundred winters. Maghavatsu placement of strength: empower the generous.
Pray and plan for multi-generational flourishing—climate, culture, family—not only quarterly wins. Hundred winters is the right horizon.
1.64.15
नू ष्ठि॒रं म॑रुतो वी॒रव॑न्तमृती॒षाहं॑ र॒यिम॒स्मासु॑ धत्त |
स॒ह॒स्रिणं॑ श॒तिनं॑ शूशु॒वांसं॑ प्रा॒तर्म॒क्षू धि॒याव॑सुर्जगम्यात् ||
Will ye then, O ye Maruts, grant us riches, durable, rich in men, defying onslaught. A hundred, thousandfold, ever increasing? May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.
Will you then, O Maruts, grant us durable riches rich in heroes, defying onslaught—hundredfold, thousandfold, ever increasing? May he enriched with prayer come soon and early.
Sthira vīravant rayi, ṛtīṣāh, sahasriṇa śatina—durable, people-rich, assault-proof, compounding abundance. Closing dawn-dhiyāvasu refrain links Marut hymn to Nodhas's Agni-Indra series: prayer-fed arrival as shared liturgical seal.
Seek compounding, people-centered, resilient wealth. Ask for increase that strengthens community capacity, then renew the ask each morning.