1.82.1
उपो॒ षु शृ॑णु॒ही गिरो॒ मघ॑व॒न् मात॑था इव |
य॒दा न॑: सू॒नृता॑वत॒: कर॒ आद॒र्थया॑स॒ इद् योजा॒ न्वि॑न्द्र ते॒ हरी॑ ||
GRACIOUSLY listen to our songs, Maghavan, be not negligent. As thou hast made us full of joy and lettest us solicit thee, now, Indra, yoke thy two Bay Steeds.
Listen well to our songs, Maghavan; do not be inattentive. Since you have made us rich in kindly truth and let us seek you—now yoke your two bay horses, O Indra.
Upa śṛṇuhī girah: Indra’s śravaṇa is requested against āthā (neglect). Sūnṛtāvantah—people made full of gracious true speech—may arthayāsa (approach in petition). The refrain yojā nv indra te harī turns devotion into motion: harness and come.
After enabling someone’s voice, show up when they call. Attention is the first harness of responsive leadership.
1.82.2
अक्ष॒न्नमी॑मदन्त॒ ह्यव॑ प्रि॒या अ॑धूषत |
अस्तो॑षत॒ स्वभा॑नवो॒ विप्रा॒ नवि॑ष्ठया म॒ती योजा॒ न्वि॑न्द्र ते॒ हरी॑ ||
Well have they eaten and rejoiced; the friends have risen and passed away. The sages luminous in themselves have. praised thee with their latest hymn. Now, Indra, yoke thy two Bay Steeds.
They have eaten and rejoiced; dear ones have risen and moved on; self-luminous sages have praised you with newest thought—now yoke your two bay horses, O Indra.
Feast, joy, and viprāḥ svabhānavah with naviṣṭhayā matī show living paramparā of fresh insight. Even as priyāḥ pass, newest manīṣā continues stuti—Indra is called into present time.
Keep tradition fresh: celebrate, let people move on, and still offer the latest clear thinking to what you serve.
1.82.3
सु॒सं॒दृशं॑ त्वा व॒यं मघ॑वन् वन्दिषी॒महि॑ |
प्र नू॒नं पू॒र्णव॑न्धुरः स्तु॒तो या॑हि॒ वशाँ॒ अनु॒ योजा॒ न्वि॑न्द्र ते॒ हरी॑ ||
Maghavan, we will reverence thee who art so fair to look upon. Thus praised, according to our wish come now with richly laden car. Now, Indra, yoke thy two Bay Steeds.
We would honor you, Maghavan, so fair to behold; praised, come now with a fully laden chariot according to our wish—yoke your two bay horses, O Indra.
Susandraśa Indra is vandya—beauty of the Deva invites bhakti. Pūrṇavandhura ratha: the car filled with gifts. Stutaḥ yāhi vaśān anu—come as praised, according to devotees’ longing.
Invite valued partners with clear honor and a concrete ask: come prepared to deliver, as the relationship warrants.
1.82.4
स घा॒ तं वृष॑णं॒ रथ॒मधि॑ तिष्ठाति गो॒विद॑म् |
यः पात्रं॑ हारियोज॒नं पू॒र्णमि॑न्द्र॒ चिके॑तति॒ योजा॒ न्वि॑न्द्र ते॒ हरी॑ ||
He will in very truth ascend the powerful car that finds the kine, Who thinks upon the well-filled bowl, the Tawny Coursers' harnesser. Now, Indra, yoke thy two Bay Steeds.
He indeed mounts that bullish, cattle-finding chariot who knows the full bowl for harnessing the bays—yoke your two bay horses, O Indra.
Govida ratha—chariot that finds cows—links Indra to recovery of light/cattle. Ciketati of the pūrṇa pātra for hariyojana: mindful readiness of Soma bowl precedes the ride. Consciousness and offering yoke the steeds.
Preparation enables discovery. Fill the ‘bowl’ (resources, brief, intent) before expecting the journey that finds what was lost.
1.82.5
यु॒क्तस्ते॑ अस्तु॒ दक्षि॑ण उ॒त स॒व्यः श॑तक्रतो |
तेन॑ जा॒यामुप॑ प्रि॒यां म॑न्दा॒नो या॒ह्यन्ध॑सो॒ योजा॒ न्वि॑न्द्र ते॒ हरी॑ ||
Let, Lord of Hundred Powers, thy Steeds be harnessed on the right and left. Therewith in rapture of the juice, draw near to thy beloved Spouse. Now, Indra, yoke thy two Bay Steeds.
Let your right and left steeds be yoked, O Śatakratu; with them, glad in the draught, go to your beloved wife—yoke your two bay horses, O Indra.
Dakṣiṇa and savya horses of Śatakratu frame complete readiness. Mandaāna andhasaḥ, Indra approaches priyā jāyā—often linked with Indrāṇī—showing that Vedic power includes household-sacred companionship, not only battle.
Balance both ‘sides’ of capacity, then bring energized presence home to cherished relationship—power that also knows intimacy.
1.82.6
यु॒नज्मि॑ ते॒ ब्रह्म॑णा के॒शिना॒ हरी॒ उप॒ प्र या॑हि दधि॒षे गभ॑स्त्योः |
उत् त्वा॑ सु॒तासो॑ रभ॒सा अ॑मन्दिषुः पूष॒ण्वान् व॑ज्रि॒न्त्समु॒ पत्न्या॑मदः ||
With holy prayer I yoke thy long-maned pair of Bays: come hitherward; thou holdest them in both thy hands. The stirring draughts of juice outpoured have made thee glad: thou, Thunderer, hast rejoiced with Pūṣan and thy Spouse.
With sacred word I yoke your long-maned bays; come forward—you hold them in your two hands. Eager pressed draughts have gladdened you; O Thunderer with Pūṣan, you have rejoiced together with your wife.
Brahmaṇā yunajmi: the Rishi’s mantra itself harnesses the keśinā harī. Gabhastyoh—reins in Indra’s hands. Joy with Pūṣan and patnī joins path-finding nourishment (Pūṣan) and partnership to vajrin’s Soma-mada—full Vedic ecology of arrival.
Speech can mobilize power; hold the reins yourself. Celebrate arrival with allies of nourishment and partnership, not solitary triumph.