1.94.1
इ॒मं स्तोम॒मर्ह॑ते जा॒तवे॑दसे॒ रथ॑मिव॒ सं म॑हेमा मनी॒षया॑ |
भ॒द्रा हि न॒: प्रम॑तिरस्य सं॒सद्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
FOR Jātavedas worthy of our praise will we frame with our mind this eulogy as ’twere a car. For good, in his assembly, is this care of ours. Let us not, in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
For praiseworthy Jātavedas we craft with mind this eulogy like a chariot; this care is good in his assembly—let us not, in your friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
Manas-built stuti as ratha for Jātavedas; sakhyam with Agni as safety condition. The refrain mā sakhyé riṣāma is the hymn's heart-vow.
Craft careful proposals for wise systems; prioritize psychologically safe alliance with transformative power.
1.94.2
यस्मै॒ त्वमा॒यज॑से॒ स सा॑धत्यन॒र्वा क्षे॑ति॒ दध॑ते सु॒वीर्य॑म् |
स तू॑ताव॒ नैन॑मश्नोत्यंह॒तिरग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
The man for whom thou sacrificest prospereth, dwelleth without a foe, gaineth heroic might. He waxeth strong, distress never approacheth him. Let us not, in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
The one for whom you sacrifice prospers, lives without foe, gains heroic might, grows strong; distress never approaches—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Agni as hotṛ for the devotee yields ari-free prosperity and vīrya; aṃhati never approaches. Friendship with fire as anti-distress field.
Processes that truly 'sacrifice' for people yield resilience; design systems where allies don't get burned.
1.94.3
श॒केम॑ त्वा स॒मिधं॑ सा॒धया॒ धिय॒स्त्वे दे॒वा ह॒विर॑द॒न्त्याहु॑तम् |
त्वमा॑दि॒त्याँ आ व॑ह॒ तान्ह्यु १ श्मस्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
May we have power to kindle thee. Fulfil our thoughts. In thee the Gods eat the presented offering, Bring hither the Ādityas, for we long for them. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
May we be able to kindle you; fulfill our thoughts; in you the gods eat the offering; bring the Ādityas—we long for them; let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Samidhah śakema; āśiṣ fulfillment; Devas eat in Agni; Āditya-āhvāna—Agni as the edible presence of gods and moral solar powers.
Enable ignition of purpose, deliver on intention, and connect to ethical higher standards without harming the team.
1.94.4
भरा॑मे॒ध्मं कृ॒णवा॑मा ह॒वींषि॑ ते चि॒तय॑न्त॒: पर्व॑णापर्वणा व॒यम् |
जी॒वात॑वे प्रत॒रं सा॑धया॒ धियो ऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
We will bring fuel and prepare burnt offerings, reminding thee at each successive festival. Fulfil our thought that so we may prolong our lives. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
We will bring fuel and prepare burnt offerings, reminding you at each festival; fulfill our thought that we may prolong life—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Recurring festival samidh/havis and āyus extension—Agni friendship as longevity practice through mindful repetition.
Cadence matters: regular fueling of important fires lengthens project and healthspan.
1.94.5
वि॒शां गो॒पा अ॑स्य चरन्ति ज॒न्तवो॑ द्वि॒पच्च॒ यदु॒त चतु॑ष्पद॒क्तुभि॑: |
चि॒त्रः प्र॑के॒त उ॒षसो॑ म॒हाँ अ॒स्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
His ministers move forth, the guardians of the folk, protecting quadruped and biped with their rays. Mighty art thou, the wondrous herald of the Dawn. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
His ministers go forth as folk-guardians, protecting quadruped and biped with rays; you are mighty dawn-herald—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Agni's ray-ministers guard paśu and dvipad; uṣas-herald role—fire as civilizational security and morning announcer.
Protect both human and non-human stakeholders; announce new phases clearly.
1.94.6
त्वम॑ध्व॒र्युरु॒त होता॑सि पू॒र्व्यः प्र॑शा॒स्ता पोता॑ ज॒नुषा॑ पु॒रोहि॑तः |
विश्वा॑ वि॒द्वाँ आर्त्वि॑ज्या धीर पुष्य॒स्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
Thou art Presenter and the chief Invoker, thou Director, Purifier, great High Priest by birth. Knowing all priestly work thou perfectest it, Sage. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
You are Presenter and chief Invoker, Director, Purifier, great High Priest by birth; knowing all priestcraft you perfect it, Sage—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
All ṛtvij roles in Agni—pratiprasthātṛ through brahman—Jātavedas as complete ritual intelligence. Kavī who finishes karma.
Mastery means holding multiple functions with integrity; end-to-end ownership without burning collaborators.
1.94.7
यो वि॒श्वत॑: सु॒प्रती॑कः स॒दृङ्ङसि॑ दू॒रे चि॒त्सन्त॒ळिदि॒वाति॑ रोचसे |
रात्र्या॑श्चि॒दन्धो॒ अति॑ देव पश्य॒स्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
Lovely of form art thou, alike on every side; though far, thou shinest brightly as if close at hand. O God, thou seest through even the dark of night. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
Lovely of form on every side; though far you shine as if near; you see through night's dark—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Viśvataḥ-śubha rūpa, dūra/antikā paradox, nakta-darśana—Agni's omnipresent beauty and night vision. Nothing hidden from satya-fire.
Transparent systems that work near and far; night-mode integrity when no one watches.
1.94.8
पूर्वो॑ देवा भवतु सुन्व॒तो रथो॒ ऽस्माकं॒ शंसो॑ अ॒भ्य॑स्तु दू॒ढ्य॑: |
तदा जा॑नीतो॒त पु॑ष्यता॒ वचो ऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
Gods, foremost be his car who pours libations out, and let our hymn prevail o’er evil-hearted men. Attend to this our speech and make it prosper well. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
Gods, foremost be the car of the libation-pourer; may our hymn prevail over evil-hearted men; attend and prosper this speech—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Somasut ratha foremost; mantra over durmatīn—speech ethics under Agni's ear. Vācas prospering.
Prioritize contributors; let truthful narrative outcompete bad-faith speech.
1.94.9
व॒धैर्दु॒:शंसाँ॒ अप॑ दू॒ढ्यो॑ जहि दू॒रे वा॒ ये अन्ति॑ वा॒ के चि॑द॒त्रिण॑: |
अथा॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ गृण॒ते सु॒गं कृ॒ध्यग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
Smite with thy weapons those of evil speech and thought, devouring demons, whether near or tar away. Then to the singer give free way for sacrifice. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
Smite with weapons those of evil speech and thought, devouring demons near or far; then give the singer free way for sacrifice—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Duraḥ / durohanas and atrins smitten; then singer's path opens for yajña—Agni clears psychic and āsuric blocks to sacred work.
Remove toxic communication and predatory dynamics so creative/ritual work can proceed.
1.94.10
यदयु॑क्था अरु॒षा रोहि॑ता॒ रथे॒ वात॑जूता वृष॒भस्ये॑व ते॒ रव॑: |
आदि॑न्वसि व॒निनो॑ धू॒मके॑तु॒ना ऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
When to thy chariot thou hadst yoked two red steeds and two ruddy steeds, wind-sped, thy roar was like a bull's. Thou with smoke-bannered flame attackest forest trees. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
When you yoked two red and two ruddy wind-sped steeds, your roar was bull-like; smoke-bannered you attack forest trees—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Ratha with aruṣa steeds, vṛṣa-rava, dhūmaketu forest assault—Agni's wild krūra face acknowledged inside friendship prayer.
Respect transformative power's destructive capacity; partner carefully with forces that can clear or consume.
1.94.11
अध॑ स्व॒नादु॒त बि॑भ्युः पत॒त्रिणो॑ द्र॒प्सा यत्ते॑ यव॒सादो॒ व्यस्थि॑रन् |
सु॒गं तत्ते॑ ताव॒केभ्यो॒ रथे॒भ्यो ऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
Then at thy roar the very birds are terrified, when, eating-up the grass, thy sparks fly forth abroad. Then is it easy for thee and thy car to pass. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
At your roar birds are terrified when sparks fly eating grass; then passage is easy for you and your car—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Ecological awe of Agni's advance; after spark-storm, ratha finds easy path—destruction opening way, framed by the harmlessness refrain.
Disruptions scare bystanders; after clearance, movement eases—sequence change with care for the living.
1.94.12
अ॒यं मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ धाय॑से ऽवया॒तां म॒रुतां॒ हेळो॒ अद्भु॑तः |
मृ॒ळा सु नो॒ भूत्वे॑षां॒ मन॒: पुन॒रग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
He hath the Power to soothe Mitra and Varuṇa: wonderful is the Maruts’ wrath when they descend. Be gracious; let their hearts he turned to us again. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
You can soothe Mitra and Varuṇa; wondrous is the Maruts' wrath when they descend; be gracious—turn their hearts to us; let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Agni as śamayitṛ of Mitra-Varuṇa and mitigator of Marut manyu—diplomatic fire between law and storm. Hṛdaya-turning grace.
Be the mediator who cools institutional anger and team tempests; restore goodwill.
1.94.13
दे॒वो दे॒वाना॑मसि मि॒त्रो अद्भु॑तो॒ वसु॒र्वसू॑नामसि॒ चारु॑रध्व॒रे |
शर्म॑न्त्स्याम॒ तव॑ स॒प्रथ॑स्त॒मे ऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
Thou art a God, thou art the wondrous Friend of Gods, the Vasu of the Vasus, fair in sacrifice. Under, thine own most wide protection may we dwell. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
You are a god, wondrous friend of gods, Vasu of Vasus, fair in sacrifice; under your widest protection may we dwell—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Devānām adbhuta sakha, vasūnām vasu—Agni as essence of the bright wealth-gods. Uruvyacas śarman dwelling.
Dwell under the widest ethical protection available; choose infrastructures of safety over thin promises.
1.94.14
तत्ते॑ भ॒द्रं यत् समि॑द्ध॒: स्वे दमे॒ सोमा॑हुतो॒ जर॑से मृळ॒यत्त॑मः |
दधा॑सि॒ रत्नं॒ द्रवि॑णं च दा॒शुषे ऽग्ने॑ स॒ख्ये मा रि॑षामा व॒यं तव॑ ||
This is thy grace that, kindled in thine own abode, invoked with Soma thou soundest forth most benign, Thou givest wealth and treasure to the worshipper. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.
This is your grace: kindled in your own home, invoked with Soma, you sound most benign; you give wealth to the worshipper—let us not in your friendship suffer harm.
Sve dame kindled with Soma, sumṛḷīka sound, rayi to yajamāna—domestic Agni's soft voice of grace within the refrain.
Home-base practices that sound gentle yet generate real prosperity—calm competence.
1.94.15
यस्मै॒ त्वं सु॑द्रविणो॒ ददा॑शो ऽनागा॒स्त्वम॑दिते स॒र्वता॑ता |
यं भ॒द्रेण॒ शव॑सा चो॒दया॑सि प्र॒जाव॑ता॒ राध॑सा॒ ते स्या॑म ||
To whom thou, Lord of goodly riches, grantest freedom from every sin with perfect wholeness, Whom with good strength thou quickenest , with children and wealth—may we be they, Eternal Being.
To whom you grant freedom from every sin with perfect wholeness, whom you quicken with good strength, children, and wealth—may we be they, Eternal One.
Anāgas / sarvatāti, suvīrya, prajā, rayi from Agni—wholeness as freedom from enas. Amṛta addressed as eternal being.
Aim integrity (freedom from corrosive fault) plus vitality, legacy, and means—holistic success.
1.94.16
स त्वम॑ग्ने सौभग॒त्वस्य॑ वि॒द्वान॒स्माक॒मायु॒: प्र ति॑रे॒ह दे॑व |
तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑ति॒: सिन्धु॑: पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||
Such, Agni, thou who knowest all good fortune, God, lengthen here the days of our existence. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
Such, Agni who know all good fortune, lengthen our days here; may Varuṇa, Mitra, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth, and Heaven grant this prayer.
Viśvavedas Agni for āyus; closing witness-list of Varuṇa-Mitra-Aditi-Sindhu-Dyāvāpṛthivī—cosmic ratification of the friendship prayer.
Seek longevity of good work under the widest ethical and ecological witnesses.