1.89.1
आ नो॑ भ॒द्राः क्रत॑वो यन्तु वि॒श्वतो ऽद॑ब्धासो॒ अप॑रीतास उ॒द्भिद॑: |
दे॒वा नो॒ यथा॒ सद॒मिद् वृ॒धे अस॒न्नप्रा॑युवो रक्षि॒तारो॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे ||
MAY powers auspicious come to us from every side, never deceived, unhindered, and victorious, That the Gods ever may be with us for our gain, our guardians day by day unceasing in their care.
May auspicious resolves come to us from every side—undeceived, unhindered, and breakthrough-strong—so the gods may always be with us for growth, our guardians day by day without fail.
Ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ is among Sanātana Dharma's most quoted Vedic blessings: bhadra kratu means wholesome intention and skillful sacred will, not mere luck. Adabdha, aparīta, udbhida name resolves that cannot be cheated, blocked, or kept from bursting into fruit. Daily divine guardianship (dive-dive) is continuous ṛta, not occasional miracle.
Curate inputs and intentions from all directions: ethics, health, craft, relationships. Seek undeceived clarity and persistent guardianship over viral, captured attention.
1.89.2
दे॒वानां॑ भ॒द्रा सु॑म॒तिर्ऋ॑जूय॒तां दे॒वानां॑ रा॒तिर॒भि नो॒ नि व॑र्तताम् |
दे॒वानां॑ स॒ख्यमुप॑ सेदिमा व॒यं दे॒वा न॒ आयु॒: प्र ति॑रन्तु जी॒वसे॑ ||
May the auspicious favour of the Gods be ours, on us descend the bounty of the righteous Gods. The friendship of the Gods have we devoutly sought: so may the Gods extend our life that we may live.
May the gods' auspicious good-will be ours; may the bounty of the upright gods turn toward us. We have sought the gods' friendship; may the gods extend our life so that we may live.
Sumati, rāti, and sakhya form a triad of divine favor, gift, and friendship—seed of bhakti as sakhyabhāva. Āyus extension for jīvasa affirms life as sacred trust, not escape from the world.
Cultivate mutual goodwill with mentors and community; friendship that lengthens meaningful life outranks transactional networking.
1.89.3
तान् पूर्व॑या नि॒विदा॑ हूमहे व॒यं भगं॑ मि॒त्रमदि॑तिं॒ दक्ष॑म॒स्रिध॑म् |
अ॒र्य॒मणं॒ वरु॑णं॒ सोम॑म॒श्विना॒ सर॑स्वती नः सु॒भगा॒ मय॑स्करत् ||
We call them hither with a hymn of olden time, Bhaga, the friendly Dakṣa, Mitra, Aditi, Aryaman, Varuṇa, Soma, the Aśvins. May Sarasvatī, auspicious, grant felicity.
With the ancient nidā we call Bhaga, Mitra, Aditi, unfailing Dakṣa, Aryaman, Varuṇa, Soma, and the Aśvins; may blessed Sarasvatī make ease for us.
The pūrvā nid—old invocation-formula—assembles Āditya virtues: Bhaga (share), Mitra (ally-harmony), Aditi (boundless mother), Dakṣa (skill), Aryaman (noble fellowship), Varuṇa (ṛta-law), Soma (rasa), Aśvins (healing twin-light), and Sarasvatī (vāk-felicity). This is a map of dharmic excellences, not a random pantheon list.
Invoke a full stack of human goods: fair share, trustworthy alliance, spacious compassion, competence, fellowship, ethical law, vitality, healing, and clear speech.
1.89.4
तन्नो॒ वातो॑ मयो॒भु वा॑तु भेष॒जं तन्मा॒ता पृ॑थि॒वी तत् पि॒ता द्यौः |
तद् ग्रावा॑णः सोम॒सुतो॑ मयो॒भुव॒स्तद॑श्विना शृणुतं धिष्ण्या यु॒वम् ||
May the Wind waft to us that pleasant medicine, may Earth our Mother give it, and our Father Heaven, And the joy-giving stones that press the Soma's juice. Aśvins, may ye, for whom our spirits long, hear this.
May Wind blow us that healing joy; may Mother Earth and Father Heaven give it; may the joy-giving Soma-pressing stones; Aśvins, hear this, you for whom our minds yearn.
Vāta as mayo-bhu bheṣaja, Mātā Pṛthivī and Pitā Dyaus, and Soma-grāvāṇaḥ unite medicine, parental cosmos, and ritual joy. Healing is ecological and parental—not only pharmacological.
Holistic health: breath, ground, sky-rhythm, mindful ritual, and skilled care. Yearn for healers; don't wait until crisis alone.
1.89.5
तमीशा॑नं॒ जग॑तस्त॒स्थुष॒स्पतिं॑ धियंजि॒न्वमव॑से हूमहे व॒यम् |
पू॒षा नो॒ यथा॒ वेद॑सा॒मस॑द् वृ॒धे र॑क्षि॒ता पा॒युरद॑ब्धः स्व॒स्तये॑ ||
Him we invoke for aid who reigns supreme, the Lord of all that stands or moves, inspirer of the soul, That Pūṣan may promote the increase of our wealth, our keeper and our guard infallible for our good.
We call for aid the Lord of all that moves and stands, who quickens thought, that Pūṣan may increase our substance—our undeluded keeper and guardian for well-being.
Īśāna of jagat and tasthuṣ, dhiyaṃjinva—Pūṣan as path-finder and nourisher—guards travel, cattle, and livelihood. Svasti here is protected prosperous going on the road of life.
Seek reliable guidance systems for livelihood and focus—tools and mentors that protect attention and resources without deception.
1.89.6
स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः स्व॒स्ति न॑: पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः |
स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु ||
Illustrious far and wide, may Indra prosper us: may Pūṣan prosper us, the Master of all wealth. May Tārkṣya with uninjured fellies prosper us: Bṛhaspati vouchsafe to us prosperity.
May far-famed Indra grant us well-being; may all-knowing Pūṣan; may Tārkṣya of unbroken wheel-rim; may Bṛhaspati establish well-being for us.
The famous svasti-mantra cluster: Indra (vṛddhaśravas strength), Pūṣan (viśvavedas provision), Tārkṣya/Garutman (ariṣṭanemi—unbroken journey-wheel), Bṛhaspati (brahma-wisdom). Together they bless power, path, and sacred knowledge.
Well-being needs strength, provision, unbroken momentum, and wise counsel. Design life support across all four, not one alone.
1.89.7
पृष॑दश्वा म॒रुत॒: पृश्नि॑मातरः शुभं॒यावा॑नो वि॒दथे॑षु॒ जग्म॑यः |
अ॒ग्नि॒जि॒ह्वा मन॑व॒: सूर॑चक्षसो॒ विश्वे॑ नो दे॒वा अव॒सा ग॑मन्नि॒ह ||
The Maruts, Sons of Pṛśni, borne by spotted steeds, moving in glory, oft visiting holy rites, Sages whose tongue is Agni, brilliant as the Sun,—hither let all the Gods for our protection come.
Spotted-steed Maruts, sons of Pṛśni, glory-moving, frequenters of rites, Agni-tongued sages sun-eyed—may all the gods come here with protection.
Viśve devāḥ arrive with Marut-energy: Agni as their jihvā means offerings reach gods through fire-speech; Sūrya-cakṣus means lucid seeing. Protection (avasā) is the request.
Bring diverse strengths to your defense: energy, clarity, ritual discipline, and collective goodwill.
1.89.8
भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणुयाम देवा भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॑र्यजत्राः |
स्थि॒रैरङ्गै॑स्तुष्टु॒वांस॑स्त॒नूभि॒र्व्य॑शेम दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायु॑: ||
Gods, may we with our ears listen to what is good, and with our eyes see what is good, ye Holy Ones. With limbs and bodies firm may we extolling you attain the term of life appointed by the Gods.
Gods, may we hear the auspicious with our ears and see the auspicious with our eyes, O worshipful ones; with firm limbs and bodies, praising you, may we attain the life-span the gods appoint.
Bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ / bhadraṃ paśyema is the sensory ethic of Sanātana living: śrotra and cakṣus dedicated to bhadra. Sthira aṅga and devahita āyus join bodily steadiness to divinely allotted span—hearing and seeing as tapas.
Digital hygiene as sacred practice: filter audio-visual diet toward the good; keep the body firm enough to complete a worthy life.
1.89.9
श॒तमिन्नु श॒रदो॒ अन्ति॑ देवा॒ यत्रा॑ नश्च॒क्रा ज॒रसं॑ त॒नूना॑म् |
पु॒त्रासो॒ यत्र॑ पि॒तरो॒ भव॑न्ति॒ मा नो॑ म॒ध्या री॑रिष॒तायु॒र्गन्तो॑: ||
A hundred autumns stand before us, O ye Gods, within whose space ye bring our bodies to decay; Within whose space our sons become fathers in turn. Break ye not in the midst our course of fleeting life.
A hundred autumns stand before us, O gods, wherein you bring our bodies to age and sons become fathers; do not cut our life-course in the middle of the path.
Śataṃ śaradaḥ—the Vedic ideal of a full hundred autumns—honors jaras as natural, lineage continuity (putrāḥ pitaraḥ), and prays against untimely break (mā madhyā rīriṣata). Longevity in dharma, not denial of aging.
Design for long horizons: healthspan, mentorship of the next generation, and prevention of midlife burnout that truncates the arc.
1.89.10
अदि॑ति॒र्द्यौरदि॑तिर॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒मदि॑तिर्मा॒ता स पि॒ता स पु॒त्रः |
विश्वे॑ दे॒वा अदि॑ति॒: पञ्च॒ जना॒ अदि॑तिर्जा॒तमदि॑ति॒र्जनि॑त्वम् ||
Aditi is the heaven, Aditi is mid-air, Aditi is the Mother and the Sire and Son. Aditi is all Gods, Aditi five-classed men, Aditi all that hath been born and shall be born.
Aditi is heaven, Aditi mid-air; Aditi is Mother, Father, and Son; Aditi is all the gods, Aditi the five peoples; Aditi is what is born and what will be born.
This crowning verse of Aditi-vidyā: Aditi (a-diti, the unbound) is Dyaus, Antarikṣa, the whole kinship triad, Viśve Devāḥ, pañca janāḥ, and both jāta and janitva. In Sanātana thought she is the infinite matrix—mātā of gods—within whom multiplicity rests without seam. Not abstraction alone: she is living boundlessness embracing time and birth.
Hold a spacious identity: you are continuous with past and future, community and cosmos. Narrow tribalism and short-termism shrink what Aditi names as whole.