1.71.1
उप॒ प्र जि॑न्वन्नुश॒तीरु॒शन्तं॒ पतिं॒ न नित्यं॒ जन॑य॒: सनी॑ळाः |
स्वसा॑र॒: श्यावी॒मरु॑षीमजुष्रञ् चि॒त्रमु॒च्छन्ती॑मु॒षसं॒ न गाव॑: ||
LOVING the loving One, as wives their husband, the sisters of one home have urged him forward, Bright-coloured, even, as the cows love morning, dark, breaking forth to view, and redly beaming.
Loving the loving One, as wives their husband, the sister-flames of one home have urged him on—bright-hued as cows love morning, dark then redly breaking into view.
Ushatih–ushantam and saniḷah svasarah: intimate bhakti imagery of kindling sticks/dawns as sisters urging the beloved Agni. The flame's shyava-to-arushi color shift is the mystic dawn of cit in the home.
Sustain motivation through loving relationship to your craft—communal encouragement kindles what solitary will cannot.
1.71.2
वी॒ळु चि॑द् दृ॒ह्ला पि॒तरो॑ न उ॒क्थैरद्रिं॑ रुज॒न्नङ्गि॑रसो॒ रवे॑ण |
च॒क्रुर्दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तो गा॒तुम॒स्मे अह॒: स्व॑र्विविदुः के॒तुमु॒स्राः ||
Our sires with lauds burst e’en the firm-set fortress, yea, the Aṅgirases, with roar, the mountain. They made for us a way to reach high heaven, they found us day, light, day's sign, beams of morning.
Our fathers, the Angirases, with lauds and roar burst the firm mountain; they made us a path to high heaven and found day, light, day's banner, and morning rays.
Angirasa rishis splitting adri is the archetypal breakthrough from darkness (Vala/panis motif). Finding ahah, svar, ketu, usrah establishes parampara: ancestral tapas opens the sky-path for later seekers.
Honor breakthroughs inherited from predecessors; use their 'path to heaven'—methods, rights, knowledge—as living capital.
1.71.3
दध॑न्नृ॒तं ध॒नय॑न्नस्य धी॒तिमादिद॒र्यो दि॑धि॒ष्वो॒ ३ विभृ॑त्राः |
अतृ॑ष्यन्तीर॒पसो॑ य॒न्त्यच्छा॑ दे॒वाञ्जन्म॒ प्रय॑सा व॒र्धय॑न्तीः ||
They stablished order, made his service fruitful; then parting them among the longing faithful, Not thirsting after aught, they come, most active, while with sweet food the race of Gods they strengthen.
They established Rita and made his service fruitful; then, sharing among the longing faithful, thirstless they come, most active, strengthening the Gods' race with sweet food.
Dadhan rtam…devan janma prayasa: Rita founded, Agni's dhiiti enriched, offerings distributed to aryah. The atrishyantih apasah model desireless yet vigorous seva that feeds divine frequencies.
Build fair process, share credit and resources, serve without craving applause—energy that truly nourishes systems.
1.71.4
मथी॒द् यदीं॒ विभृ॑तो मात॒रिश्वा॑ गृ॒हेगृ॑हे श्ये॒तो जेन्यो॒ भूत् |
आदीं॒ राज्ञे॒ न सही॑यसे॒ सचा॒ सन्ना दू॒त्यं १ भृग॑वाणो विवाय ||
Since Mātariśvan, far-diffused, hath stirred him, and he in every house grown bright and noble, He, Bhṛgu-like I hath gone as his companion, as on commission to a greater Sovran.
Since Matarishvan, far-spread, has stirred him, and in every house he has grown bright and noble, he has gone Bhrigu-like as companion on embassy to a greater sovereign.
Matarishvan mathana and grihe-grihe shyetah: the mythic kindling that places Agni in every home. Bhriguvan duty to a maharajan mirrors Agni as dutya between human and cosmic Ishvara.
Distribute capability locally ('every house') while keeping a clear channel to larger purpose—networked agency with a center.
1.71.5
म॒हे यत् पि॒त्र ईं॒ रसं॑ दि॒वे करव॑ त्सरत् पृश॒न्य॑श्चिकि॒त्वान् |
सृ॒जदस्ता॑ धृष॒ता दि॒द्युम॑स्मै॒ स्वायां॑ दे॒वो दु॑हि॒तरि॒ त्विषिं॑ धात् ||
When man poured juice to Heaven, the mighty Father, he knew and freed himself from close embracement. The archer boldly shot at him his arrow, and the God threw his splendour on his Daughter.
When one poured juice to Heaven the mighty Father, he knew and freed himself from close embrace; the archer boldly shot his bolt, and the God cast splendour on his Daughter.
Dense mythic verse: offering to Dyaus-pitṛ, release from embrace, arrow, and tvishi on duhitar (often Ushas). Agni mediates cosmogonic tension—separation that allows dawn-light and ordered worlds.
Growth sometimes requires releasing an old embrace; clarity (the 'arrow') and new light on what must emerge.
1.71.6
स्व आ यस्तुभ्यं॒ दम॒ आ वि॒भाति॒ नमो॑ वा॒ दाशा॑दुश॒तो अनु॒ द्यून् |
वर्धो॑ अग्ने॒ वयो॑ अस्य द्वि॒बर्हा॒ यास॑द् रा॒या स॒रथं॒ यं जु॒नासि॑ ||
Whoso, hath flames for thee within his dwelling, or brings the worship which thou lovest daily, Do thou of double might increase his substance: may he whom thou incitest meet with riches.
Whoever kindles flame for thee in his dwelling, or brings the worship thou lovest day by day—increase his substance with double might; may he whom thou urge onward meet with riches.
Sva dame vibhati and dive-dive namah: daily household Agnihotra ethos. Dvibarha Agni doubles the worshipper's vayas—body-life and spiritual amplitude—when the heart-flame is kept.
Small daily rituals compound. Consistency attracts 'increase' more reliably than rare intensity.
1.71.7
अ॒ग्निं विश्वा॑ अ॒भि पृक्ष॑: सचन्ते समु॒द्रं न स्र॒वत॑: स॒प्त य॒ह्वीः |
न जा॒मिभि॒र्वि चि॑किते॒ वयो॑ नो वि॒दा दे॒वेषु॒ प्रम॑तिं चिकि॒त्वान् ||
All sacrificial viands wait on Agni as the Seven mighty Rivers seek the ocean. Not by our brethren was our food discovered: find with the Gods care for us, thou who knowest.
All nourishing powers attend Agni as the seven mighty rivers seek the ocean; our food was not found by brethren alone—knowing one, find us care among the Gods.
Saptah yahvih to samudra: all prkshah converge on Agni. The plea vidā deveṣu pramatim seeks divine providence beyond sibling rivalry—grace when human sharing fails.
Centralize care where flows naturally gather; when peer systems fail, seek wiser stewardship networks.
1.71.8
आ यदि॒षे नृ॒पतिं॒ तेज॒ आन॒ट् छुचि॒ रेतो॒ निषि॑क्तं॒ द्यौर॒भीके॑ |
अ॒ग्निः शर्ध॑मनव॒द्यं युवा॑नं स्वा॒ध्यं॑ जनयत् सू॒दय॑च्च ||
When light hath filled the Lord of men for increase, straight from the heaven descends the limpid moisture. Agni hath brought to light and filled with spirit the youthful host blameless and well providing.
When light has filled the lord of men for increase, pure seed descends from heaven; Agni has brought forth and quickened the youthful host, blameless and well providing.
Tejas filling nṛpati and shuci retas from dyaus: fecundating light. Agni janayat the anavadya yuvan—pure productive energies of the people—linking solar/ritual tejas to social vitality.
Invest illumination (education, health, inspiration) so the next generation is capable and ethical.
1.71.9
मनो॒ न योऽध्व॑नः स॒द्य एत्येक॑: स॒त्रा सूरो॒ वस्व॑ ईशे |
राजा॑ना मि॒त्रावरु॑णा सुपा॒णी गोषु॑ प्रि॒यम॒मृतं॒ रक्ष॑माणा ||
He who like thought goes swiftly on his journey, the Sun, alone is ever Lord of riches. The Kings with fair hands, Varuṇa and Mitra, protect the precious nectar in our cattle.
He who like thought goes at once upon the paths—the Sun alone is lord of riches; Kings Mitra and Varuna of fair hands guard the dear amrita in our cattle.
Mano na…surya and Mitra–Varuna protecting amrtam in goṣu: solar sovereignty with moral guardianship of milk-nectar—livelihood held under satya and friendship (mitra) plus cosmic order (varuna).
Pair rapid insight with ethical oversight; protect the 'nectar' in your real assets—trust, data, food systems.
1.71.10
मा नो॑ अग्ने स॒ख्या पित्र्या॑णि॒ प्र म॑र्षिष्ठा अ॒भि वि॒दुष्क॒विः सन् |
नभो॒ न रू॒पं ज॑रि॒मा मि॑नाति पु॒रा तस्या॑ अ॒भिश॑स्ते॒रधी॑हि ||
O Agni, break not our ancestral friendship, Sage as thou art, endowed with deepest knowledge. Old age, like gathering cloud, impairs the body: before that evil be come nigh protect me.
O Agni, do not forget our ancestral friendships, sage of deep knowledge; old age like a cloud impairs the form—before that curse draws near, care for me.
Sakhya pitryani: the hymn closes in tender anxiety—preserve ancestral sakhyam before jariman (aging) like nabhas ruins rupa. Agni as kavi vidushi is asked for lifelong continuum of friendship—bhakti against entropy.
Maintain mentoring bonds and health before decline forces the issue; continuity of relationship is a practice, not a given.