1.90.1
ऋ॒जु॒नी॒ती नो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो न॑यतु वि॒द्वान् |
अ॒र्य॒मा दे॒वैः स॒जोषा॑: ||
MAY Varuṇa with guidance straight, and Mitra lead us, he who knows, And Aryaman in accord with Gods.
May Varuṇa with straight guidance, knowing Mitra, and Aryaman in accord with the gods lead us.
Ṛju guidance of Varuṇa, Mitra's knowing fellowship, and Aryaman's god-aligned kinship form the Āditya steering triad of moral pathfinding.
Seek leaders and norms that are straight, informed, and socially coherent—not cunning, clueless, or factional.
1.90.2
ते हि वस्वो॒ वस॑वाना॒स्ते अप्र॑मूरा॒ महो॑भिः |
व्र॒ता र॑क्षन्ते वि॒श्वाहा॑ ||
For they are dealers forth of wealth, and, not deluded, with their might Guard evermore the holy laws.
For they dispense wealth and, undeceived, guard the holy laws forever with their might.
Rayi-distribution joined to amoghā protection of vratāni: prosperity under undeceived guardianship of dharma—not wealth against law.
Sustainable abundance requires undeceived governance of shared rules—anti-corruption as spiritual and civic duty.
1.90.3
ते अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ शर्म॑ यंसन्न॒मृता॒ मर्त्ये॑भ्यः |
बाध॑माना॒ अप॒ द्विष॑: ||
Shelter may they vouchsafe to us, Immortal Gods to mortal men, Chasing our enemies away.
May the immortal gods grant us shelter, driving enemies away from mortal folk.
Amṛta shielding martya, chasing dviṣ—classic Vedic refuge (śarman). Divine immortality shelters human fragility.
Build shelters—legal, social, psychological—that protect the vulnerable and reduce adversarial harm.
1.90.4
वि न॑: प॒थः सु॑वि॒ताय॑ चि॒यन्त्विन्द्रो॑ म॒रुत॑: |
पू॒षा भगो॒ वन्द्या॑सः ||
May they mark out our paths to bliss, Indra, the Maruts, Pūṣan, and Bhaga, the Gods to be adored.
May Indra, the Maruts, Pūṣan, and adorable Bhaga mark out our paths to bliss.
Sugati paths traced by strength (Indra), movement (Maruts), nourishing guidance (Pūṣan), and fair share (Bhaga)—a complete itinerary of śreyas.
Map routes to flourishing with energy, adaptability, mentorship, and equitable reward—not grind alone.
1.90.5
उ॒त नो॒ धियो॒ गोअ॑ग्रा॒: पूष॒न् विष्ण॒वेव॑यावः |
कर्ता॑ नः स्वस्ति॒मत॑: ||
Yea, Pūṣan, Viṣṇu, ye who run your course, enrich our hymns with kine; Bless us with all prosperity.
Pūṣan and Viṣṇu, you who run your course, enrich our hymns with cattle; bless us with all prosperity.
Pūṣan-Viṣṇu as path-coursers link pastoral wealth (go) to hymn-power; Viṣṇu's stride already hints all-pervading blessing in this early layer.
Align spiritual practice with tangible livelihood and wide ethical reach—song that also feeds the household.
1.90.6
मधु॒ वाता॑ ऋताय॒ते मधु॑ क्षरन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वः |
माध्वी॑र्नः स॒न्त्वोष॑धीः ||
The winds waft sweets, the rivers pour sweets for the man who keeps the Law So may the plants be sweet for us.
Winds waft sweets, rivers pour sweets for the law-keeper; so may plants be sweet for us.
The Madhu beginning: vāta, sindhu, and oṣadhi turn madhu for the ṛtāvan. Ecological sweetness is the fruit of keeping ṛta—not exploitation.
Ethical living changes how the world 'tastes'—cooperation with ecosystems yields sweetness; violation yields bitterness.
1.90.7
मधु॒ नक्त॑मु॒तोषसो॒ मधु॑म॒त् पार्थि॑वं॒ रज॑: |
मधु॒ द्यौर॑स्तु नः पि॒ता ||
Sweet be the night and sweet the dawns, sweet the terrestrial atmosphere; Sweet be our Father Heaven to us.
Sweet be the night and sweet the dawns; sweet the earthly mid-space; sweet be Father Heaven to us.
Rātri, uṣasaḥ, pārthiva rajas, and Pitā Dyaus—all madhu: temporal and spatial cosmos as friendly. This is śānti as environmental intimacy.
Circadian and atmospheric friendliness: sleep, morning light, clean air, and open sky as wellness pillars.
1.90.8
मधु॑मान्नो॒ वन॒स्पति॒र्मधु॑माँ अस्तु॒ सूर्य॑: |
माध्वी॒र्गावो॑ भवन्तु नः ||
May the tall tree be full of sweets for us, and full of sweets the Sun: May our milch-kine be sweet for us.
May the tall tree be full of sweets for us, and the Sun full of sweets; may our milch-cows be sweet for us.
Vanaspati, Sūrya, and dhenu as madhu complete the food-web blessing—photosynthesis, arbor, and dairy under one sweet ṛta.
Food systems that stay 'sweet': regenerative trees, solar energy, and humane animal care over extractive bitterness.
1.90.9
शं नो॑ मि॒त्रः शं वरु॑ण॒: शं नो॑ भवत्वर्य॒मा |
शं न॒ इन्द्रो॒ बृह॒स्पति॒: शं नो॒ विष्णु॑रुरुक्र॒मः ||
Be Mitra gracious unto us, and Varuṇa and Aryaman: Indra, Bṛhaspati be kind, and Viṣṇu of the mighty stride.
Be Mitra gracious to us, and Varuṇa and Aryaman; be Indra and Bṛhaspati kind, and Viṣṇu of the mighty stride.
Closing grace from Mitra-Varuṇa-Aryaman, Indra, Bṛhaspati, and urugāya Viṣṇu—harmony, law, fellowship, strength, wisdom, and wide stride as one blessing.
End meetings and days by invoking the full set of goods: trust, justice, belonging, courage, wisdom, and expansive vision.