1.92.1
ए॒ता उ॒ त्या उ॒षस॑: के॒तुम॑क्रत॒ पूर्वे॒ अर्धे॒ रज॑सो भा॒नुम॑ञ्जते |
नि॒ष्कृ॒ण्वा॒ना आयु॑धानीव धृ॒ष्णव॒: प्रति॒ गावोऽरु॑षीर्यन्ति मा॒तर॑: ||
THESE Dawns have raised their banner; in the eastern half of the mid-air they spread abroad their shining light. Like heroes who prepare their weapons for the war, onward they come bright red in hue, the Mother Cows.
These Dawns have raised their banner in the eastern mid-air, spreading shining light; like heroes readying weapons they advance, bright-red Mother Cows.
Uṣas as ketu in pūrva antarikṣa and gāvaḥ mātaraḥ—dawn as maternal luminosity and heroic readiness. Banner-raising is cosmic sandhyā announcement.
Start the day with a clear signal: light, intention, readiness—not chaotic scrolling into consciousness.
1.92.2
उद॑पप्तन्नरु॒णा भा॒नवो॒ वृथा॑ स्वा॒युजो॒ अरु॑षी॒र्गा अ॑युक्षत |
अक्र॑न्नु॒षासो॑ व॒युना॑नि पू॒र्वथा॒ रुश॑न्तं भा॒नुमरु॑षीरशिश्रयुः ||
Readily have the purple beams of light shot up; the Red Cows have they harnessed, easy to be yoked. The Dawns have brought distinct perception as before: red-hued, they have attained their fulgent brilliancy.
Purple beams have shot up; they have yoked the easy Red Cows; Dawns bring distinct perception as before and attain fulgent brilliance.
Viveka (distinct perception) returns with dawn—cognitive ṛta renewed daily. Red cows as dawn-rays are classic Vedic image.
Morning light restores discrimination. Protect first-hour clarity for decisions before noise arrives.
1.92.3
अर्च॑न्ति॒ नारी॑र॒पसो॒ न वि॒ष्टिभि॑: समा॒नेन॒ योज॑ने॒ना प॑रा॒वत॑: |
इषं॒ वह॑न्तीः सु॒कृते॑ सु॒दान॑वे॒ विश्वेदह॒ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते ||
They sing their song like women active in their tasks, along their common path hither from far away, Bringing refreshment to the liberal devotee, yea, all things to the worshipper who pours the juice.
They sing like women active in tasks along a shared path from afar, bringing refreshment to the liberal devotee and all things to the Soma-pourer.
Uṣas as industrious singers on samāna patha reward dāśvāṃs and somasut—dawn favors generosity and sacred offering.
Shared purposeful mornings and generosity attract renewal; hoarding stagnates the day.
1.92.4
अधि॒ पेशां॑सि वपते नृ॒तूरि॒वापो॑र्णुते॒ वक्ष॑ उ॒स्रेव॒ बर्ज॑हम् |
ज्योति॒र्विश्व॑स्मै॒ भुव॑नाय कृण्व॒ती गावो॒ न व्र॒जं व्यु १ षा आ॑व॒र्तम॑: ||
She, like a dancer, puts her broidered garments on: as a cow yields her udder so she bares her breast. Creating light for all the world of life, the Dawn hath laid the darkness open as the cows their stall.
Like a dancer she dons embroidered garments; like a cow baring her udder she reveals her breast; creating light for the living world, Dawn opens darkness as cows open the stall.
Nṛtū-like śobhā and go-ūdhas imagery: Dawn as revealing beauty and nourishment. Tamas opened like vraja—liberation of light for jīva-loka.
Reveal what nourishes; open blocked 'stalls' of potential each morning with deliberate unveiling of priorities.
1.92.5
प्रत्य॒र्ची रुश॑दस्या अदर्शि॒ वि ति॑ष्ठते॒ बाध॑ते कृ॒ष्णमभ्व॑म् |
स्वरुं॒ न पेशो॑ वि॒दथे॑ष्व॒ञ्जञ् चि॒त्रं दि॒वो दु॑हि॒ता भा॒नुम॑श्रेत् ||
We have beheld the brightness of her shining; it spreads and drives away the darksome monster. Like tints that deck the Post at sacrifices, Heaven's Daughter hath attained her wondrous splendour.
We have beheld her shining brightness spreading, driving off the darksome monster; like sacrificial post-colors, Heaven's Daughter has reached wondrous splendour.
Tamasyaṃ jaghanvāṃsam—darkness as monster slain by sight of Uṣas. Divo duhitā attains citram mahah—daughter of Heaven as luminous dharma.
Name and face the 'dark monster' of despair; exposure to real light (nature, truth) shrinks it.
1.92.6
अता॑रिष्म॒ तम॑सस्पा॒रम॒स्योषा उ॒च्छन्ती॑ व॒युना॑ कृणोति |
श्रि॒ये छन्दो॒ न स्म॑यते विभा॒ती सु॒प्रती॑का सौमन॒साया॑जीगः ||
We have o’erpast the limit of this darkness; Dawn breaking forth again brings clear perception. She like a flatterer smiles in light for glory, and fair of face hath wakened to rejoice us.
We have crossed this darkness's limit; Dawn breaking again brings clear perception; she smiles in light for glory and fair-faced wakes to rejoice us.
Ati tamasas pāram—crossing darkness's border—is daily mokṣa-miniature. Smiling Uṣas for yaśas models joyful awakening.
Track crossing out of depressive or confused states; celebrate clear mornings as earned crossings.
1.92.7
भास्व॑ती ने॒त्री सू॒नृता॑नां दि॒वः स्त॑वे दुहि॒ता गोत॑मेभिः |
प्र॒जाव॑तो नृ॒वतो॒ अश्व॑बुध्या॒नुषो॒ गोअ॑ग्राँ॒ उप॑ मासि॒ वाजा॑न् ||
The Gotamas have praised Heaven's radiant Daughter, the leader of the charm of pleasant voices. Dawn, thou conferrest on us strength with offspring and men, conspicuous with kine and horses.
Gotamas have praised Heaven's radiant Daughter, leader of pleasant voices; Dawn, grant strength with offspring and renowned men, conspicuous with cattle and horses.
Gotama stuti of Divo duhitā seeks vīrya, prajā, and go-aśva wealth—household flourishing under dawn's leadership of vāṇī.
Bless work that supports family continuity, reputation, and sustainable livelihood assets.
1.92.8
उष॒स्तम॑श्यां य॒शसं॑ सु॒वीरं॑ दा॒सप्र॑वर्गं र॒यिमश्व॑बुध्यम् |
सु॒दंस॑सा॒ श्रव॑सा॒ या वि॒भासि॒ वाज॑प्रसूता सुभगे बृ॒हन्त॑म् ||
O thou who shinest forth in wondrous glory, urged onward by thy strength, auspicious Lady, Dawn, may I gain that wealth, renowned and ample, in brave sons, troops of slaves, far-famed for horses.
O wondrously glorious, strength-urged auspicious Lady, may I gain that ample renowned wealth in brave sons, attendants, and horse-fame.
Bhaga of Uṣas as yaśas-rayi including suvīra—dawn-gifted social capital. Maghonī as gracious lady of abundance.
Ask mornings for capacity: courage in the next generation, reliable help, and mobile opportunity.
1.92.9
विश्वा॑नि दे॒वी भुव॑नाभि॒चक्ष्या॑ प्रती॒ची चक्षु॑रुर्वि॒या वि भा॑ति |
विश्वं॑ जी॒वं च॒रसे॑ बो॒धय॑न्ती॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ वाच॑मविदन्मना॒योः ||
Bending her looks on all the world, the Goddess shines, widely spreading with her bright eye westward. Waking to motion every living creature, she understands the voice of each adorer.
Bending her gaze on all the world, the Goddess shines, spreading her bright eye westward; waking every living creature, she understands each adorer's voice.
Viśvaṃ paśyantī with west-reaching eye—solar dawn-awareness. She knows each arkin's vāṇī: personal devotion heard by cosmic morning.
Practice panoramic awareness and personal listening—see the whole field and still hear the individual.
1.92.10
पुन॑:पुन॒र्जाय॑माना पुरा॒णी स॑मा॒नं वर्ण॑म॒भि शुम्भ॑माना |
श्व॒घ्नीव॑ कृ॒त्नुर्विज॑ आमिना॒ना मर्त॑स्य दे॒वी ज॒रय॒न्त्यायु॑: ||
Ancient of days, again again born newly, decking her beauty with the self-same raiment. The Goddess wastes away the life of mortals, like a skilled hunter cutting birds in pieces.
Ancient of days, born anew again and again in the same raiment; the Goddess wears away mortals' life like a skilled hunter cutting birds.
Purāṇī / nūtanā—eternal recurrence of Dawn. She is also kāla consuming āyus—honest Vedic memento mori without despair: beauty that also spends life.
Daily renewal coexists with mortality. Use mornings consciously; time is spent whether or not you attend.
1.92.11
व्यू॒र्ण्व॒ती दि॒वो अन्ताँ॑ अबो॒ध्यप॒ स्वसा॑रं सनु॒तर्यु॑योति |
प्र॒मि॒न॒ती म॑नु॒ष्या॑ यु॒गानि॒ योषा॑ जा॒रस्य॒ चक्ष॑सा॒ वि भा॑ति ||
She hath appeared discovering heaven's borders: to the far distance she drives off her Sister. Diminishing the days of human creatures, the Lady shines with all her lover's splendour.
She appears discovering heaven's borders, driving her Sister far; shortening human days, the Lady shines with her lover's splendour.
Sister Night driven afar; Uṣas with Sūrya-lover's śriya—dawn as lover-allied light. Dual truth: revelation and life-shortening kāla.
Clarity displaces confusion yet reminds us life is finite—urgency with beauty, not panic.
1.92.12
प॒शून्न चि॒त्रा सु॒भगा॑ प्रथा॒ना सिन्धु॒र्न क्षोद॑ उर्वि॒या व्य॑श्वैत् |
अमि॑नती॒ दैव्या॑नि व्र॒तानि॒ सूर्य॑स्य चेति र॒श्मिभि॑र्दृशा॒ना ||
The bright, the blessed One shines forth extending her rays like kine, as a flood rolls his waters. Never transgressing the divine commandments, she is beheld visible with the sunbeams.
The bright blessed One shines, extending rays like cattle, like a flood rolling waters; never transgressing divine laws, she is seen with the sunbeams.
Devānām vratāni non-transgression: Dawn as perfect ṛta. Rays as cows and flood—abundance within law.
Scale impact without breaking ethics—growth like flood and herd within natural and moral banks.
1.92.13
उष॒स्तच्चि॒त्रमा भ॑रा॒स्मभ्यं॑ वाजिनीवति |
येन॑ तो॒कं च॒ तन॑यं च॒ धाम॑हे ||
O Dawn enriched with ample wealth, bestow on us the wondrous gift Wherewith we may support children and children's sons.
O Dawn rich in wealth, bestow the wondrous gift whereby we may support children and children's sons.
Rayivatī Uṣas for naptṛ sustenance—intergenerational provision as dawn-gift. Citrā iṣ as marvelous enabling resource.
Build generational support systems—education, environment, savings—not only next-quarter wins.
1.92.14
उषो॑ अ॒द्येह गो॑म॒त्यश्वा॑वति विभावरि |
रे॒वद॒स्मे व्यु॑च्छ सूनृतावति ||
Thou radiant mover of sweet sounds, with wealth of horses and of kine Shine thou on us this day, O Dawn auspiciously.
Radiant mover of sweet sounds, with horse- and cattle-wealth, shine on us this day auspiciously, O Dawn.
Madhu-vāc mover with go-aśva: aesthetic and economic blessing in one day's vyuṣṭi. Adya—this very day—matters.
Ask for today's auspicious focus: beauty of speech and practical means in the hours you actually have.
1.92.15
यु॒क्ष्वा हि वा॑जिनीव॒त्यश्वाँ॑ अ॒द्यारु॒णाँ उ॑षः |
अथा॑ नो॒ विश्वा॒ सौभ॑गा॒न्या व॑ह ||
O Dawn enriched with holy rites, yoke to thy car thy purple steeds, And then bring thou unto us all felicities.
O Dawn enriched with holy rites, yoke your purple steeds and bring us all felicities.
Ṛtāvarī yoking aruṣa horses—ritual-aligned dawn action delivering viśvā saubhagāni. Active grace.
Pair discipline with momentum: yoke habits early, then deliver multiple goods in one focused run.
1.92.16
अश्वि॑ना व॒र्तिर॒स्मदा गोम॑द् दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवत् |
अ॒र्वाग्रथं॒ सम॑नसा॒ नि य॑च्छतम् ||
O Aśvins wonderful in act, do ye unanimous direct Your chariot to our home wealthy in kine and gold.
O Ashvins wonderful in act, unanimously direct your chariot to our home rich in cattle and gold.
Aśvins as dasrā turn ratha to go-hiraṇya home—twin healers aligning for household prosperity. Samāna mind of the pair.
Coordinate complementary skills toward a prosperous shared base—aligned partnership over solo heroics.
1.92.17
यावि॒त्था श्लोक॒मा दि॒वो ज्योति॒र्जना॑य च॒क्रथु॑: |
आ न॒ ऊर्जं॑ वहतमश्विना यु॒वम् ||
Ye who brought down the hymn from heaven, a light that giveth light to man, Do ye, O Aśvins, bring strength hither unto us.
You who brought the hymn down from heaven as light that lights humanity—Ashvins, bring strength here to us.
Heaven-descended brahman as jyoti for manu—Aśvins as transmitters of illuminating sacred speech plus bala. Revelation as light-gift.
Import elevating ideas into embodied strength; inspiration without power stalls, power without light harms.
1.92.18
एह दे॒वा म॑यो॒भुवा॑ द॒स्रा हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी |
उ॒ष॒र्बुधो॑ वहन्तु॒ सोम॑पीतये ||
Hither may they who wake at dawn bring, to drink Soma both the Gods Health-givers Wonder-Workers, borne on paths of gold.
May the dawn-wakers bring both gods to drink Soma—health-givers and wonder-workers borne on golden paths.
Uṣarbudhaḥ bringing Aśvins on hiraṇyavartani for Soma—closing dawn hymn with healing twin presence. Golden paths of healing arrival.
Early-rising care networks that deliver healing and wonder—protect morning windows for what truly restores.