1.86.1
मरु॑तो॒ यस्य॒ हि क्षये॑ पा॒था दि॒वो वि॑महसः |
स सु॑गो॒पात॑मो॒ जन॑: ||
THE best of guardians hath that man within whose dwelling place ye drink, O Maruts, giants of the sky.
That mortal has the finest guardian whose dwelling you enter to drink, O Maruts, mighty ones of heaven.
The Maruts are Rudra's storm-born sons who bless the household (kṣaya) where they are received. In Sanātana Dharma, inviting the storm-deities into the home means welcoming dynamic prāṇa, courage, and protective śakti—not fearing the thunder, but hosting it as guest.
Psychological safety grows when we make room for intensity—honest emotion, creative turbulence, and challenging allies—inside our lives rather than locking vitality outdoors.
1.86.2
य॒ज्ञैर्वा॑ यज्ञवाहसो॒ विप्र॑स्य वा मती॒नाम् |
मरु॑तः शृणु॒ता हव॑म् ||
Honoured with sacrifice or with the worship of the sages’ hymns, O Maruts, listen to the call.
Whether honored by sacrifice or by the hymns of sages, O Maruts, hear this call.
Yajña and mantra (matī) are twin paths of approach. The Maruts respond both to ritual offering and to inspired speech—affirming that Vedic devotion includes outer rite and inner vāk.
Multiple languages of sincerity work: disciplined practice and heartfelt words. Show up with either—or both—and listen for response.
1.86.3
उ॒त वा॒ यस्य॑ वा॒जिनो ऽनु॒ विप्र॒मत॑क्षत |
स गन्ता॒ गोम॑ति व्र॒जे ||
Yea, the strong man to whom ye have vouchsafed to give a sage, shall move Into a stable rich in kine.
The strong one to whom you grant a sage moves into a fold rich in cattle.
The gift of a vipra (seer-wisdom) precedes material abundance (gomati vraja). True Vedic prosperity follows insight, not the reverse—rayi flows after dharma-aligned vision.
Mentor-insight precedes wealth. Seek clarity and counsel before chasing scale; abundance follows oriented strength.
1.86.4
अ॒स्य वी॒रस्य॑ ब॒र्हिषि॑ सु॒तः सोमो॒ दिवि॑ष्टिषु |
उ॒क्थं मद॑श्च शस्यते ||
Upon this hero's sacred grass Soma is poured in daily rites: Praise and delight are sung aloud.
On this hero's sacred grass Soma is pressed in daily rites; praise and delight are sung aloud.
Barhis, daily Soma, uktha, and mada form the rhythm of Agnihotra-like continuity. The hero (vīra) is not only a warrior but the steadfast householder of daily sacred order.
Daily micro-rituals—gratitude, shared celebration, disciplined craft—sustain resilience better than rare heroic gestures alone.
1.86.5
अ॒स्य श्रो॑ष॒न्त्वा भुवो॒ विश्वा॒ यश्च॑र्ष॒णीर॒भि |
सूरं॑ चित् स॒स्रुषी॒रिष॑: ||
Let the strong Maruts hear him, him surpassing all men: strength be his That reaches even to the Sun.
May the powerful Maruts hear him who surpasses others; may his strength reach even to the Sun.
Aspiration that rises to Sūrya marks the Vedic ideal of tejas joining solar ṛta. Strength is measured by how far consciousness climbs toward luminous order.
Aim excellence that is cosmically oriented: ambition that serves clarity and life, not mere dominance.
1.86.6
पू॒र्वीभि॒र्हि द॑दाशि॒म श॒रद्भि॑र्मरुतो व॒यम् |
अवो॑भिश्चर्षणी॒नाम् ||
For, through the swift Gods’ loving help, in many an autumn, Maruts, we Have offered up our sacrifice.
Through the swift gods' loving aid, for many autumns, O Maruts, we have offered sacrifice.
Śarad after śarad—seasonal fidelity across years—is paramparā in action. Bhakti here is long loyalty, not a single festival flash.
Long-term commitment compounds trust. Keep the practice through many seasons of career, family, and health.
1.86.7
सु॒भग॒: स प्र॑यज्यवो॒ मरु॑तो अस्तु॒ मर्त्य॑: |
यस्य॒ प्रयां॑सि॒ पर्ष॑थ ||
Fortunate shall that mortal be, O Maruts most adorable, Whose offerings ye bear away.
Blessed is that mortal, O most adorable Maruts, whose offerings you carry away.
When the Maruts 'carry' the prayas, the offering is accepted—grahaṇa by the deity. Auspiciousness (subhaga) is acceptance into divine traffic.
Work that is truly received—by community, mentors, or the living world—marks meaningful contribution over performative effort.
1.86.8
श॒श॒मा॒नस्य॑ वा नर॒: स्वेद॑स्य सत्यशवसः |
वि॒दा काम॑स्य॒ वेन॑तः ||
O Heroes truly strong, ye know the toil of him who sings your praise, The heart's desire of him who loves.
O truly strong heroes, you know the toil of the singer and the heart's desire of the devoted lover.
Satyaśavas Maruts know both śrama (toil of praise) and kāma of the vena (yearning devotee). Deities cognize effort and longing—karma and bhakti together.
Good allies notice both the grind and the heart. Leadership that sees only metrics misses devotion; that sees only feeling misses work.
1.86.9
यू॒यं तत् स॑त्यशवस आ॒विष्क॑र्त महित्व॒ना |
विध्य॑ता वि॒द्युता॒ रक्ष॑: ||
O ye of true strength, make this thing manifest by your greatness: strike The demon with your thunderbolt.
O you of true strength, reveal this by your greatness: strike the demon with your lightning.
Vidyut against rakṣas is Vedic psychomachy: luminous force destroying obstruction (āsuric inertia). Manifestation (āviṣkarta) of satya-power clears the path.
Name and confront the blocking force with clarity and decisive action. Truth made visible dissolves shadowy sabotage.
1.86.10
गूह॑ता॒ गुह्यं॒ तमो॒ वि या॑त॒ विश्व॑म॒त्रिण॑म् |
ज्योति॑ष्कर्ता॒ यदु॒श्मसि॑ ||
Conceal the horrid darkness, drive far from us each devouring fiend. Create the light for which we long.
Hide the dreadful darkness, drive far every devouring fiend; create the light for which we long.
Guhyata tamas and jyotiṣkartā—conceal darkness, fashion light—echoes the eternal Vedic prayer from asato mā sad gamaya. The Maruts midwife dawn after storm.
After crisis work, deliberately cultivate clarity: reduce doom-scrolling darkness, build the light you actually need.