1.95.1
द्वे विरू॑पे चरत॒: स्वर्थे॑ अ॒न्यान्या॑ व॒त्समुप॑ धापयेते |
हरि॑र॒न्यस्यां॒ भव॑ति स्व॒धावा॑ञ् छु॒क्रो अ॒न्यस्यां॑ ददृशे सु॒वर्चा॑: ||
To fair goals travel Two unlike in semblance: each in succession nourishes an infant. One bears a Godlike Babe of golden colour; bright and fair-shining, is he with the other.
Two unlike in form travel to fair goals; each in turn nourishes an infant; one bears a golden godlike babe; with the other he is bright and fair-shining.
Night and Dawn (or two fire-sticks / two worlds) as unlike yātṛ—Agni as hiraṇya śiśu. Paradox of dual mothers of one flame.
Complementary opposites nurse creativity; golden insight needs both poles of a cycle.
1.95.2
दशे॒मं त्वष्टु॑र्जनयन्त॒ गर्भ॒मत॑न्द्रासो युव॒तयो॒ विभृ॑त्रम् |
ति॒ग्मानी॑कं॒ स्वय॑शसं॒ जने॑षु वि॒रोच॑मानं॒ परि॑ षीं नयन्ति ||
Tvaṣṭar's ten daughters, vigilant and youthful, produced this Infant borne to sundry quarters. They bear around him whose long flames are pointed, fulgent among mankind with native splendour.
Tvaṣṭar's ten vigilant young daughters produced this Infant borne many ways; they carry him of long pointed flames, native-splendid among humans.
Daśa of Tvaṣṭar—often fingers or directions—midwife Agni. Multidirectional bearing of the pointed-flame infant among manuṣya.
Many careful hands bring a sharp idea into human spaces; craft is collective midwifery.
1.95.3
त्रीणि॒ जाना॒ परि॑ भूषन्त्यस्य समु॒द्र एकं॑ दि॒व्येक॑म॒प्सु |
पूर्वा॒मनु॒ प्र दिशं॒ पार्थि॑वानामृ॒तून् प्र॒शास॒द् वि द॑धावनु॒ष्ठु ||
Three several places of his birth they honour, in mid-air, in the heaven, and in the waters. Governing in the east of earthly regions, the seasons hath he stablished in their order.
Three birthplaces they honor—mid-air, heaven, and waters; governing earth's east he established the seasons in order.
Tripled birth (antarikṣa, dyaus, āpas) and ṛtūnām ordering from eastern rule—Agni as calendar-setter of ṛta.
Honor multiple origins of energy and keep seasonal/orderly governance of projects.
1.95.4
क इ॒मं वो॑ नि॒ण्यमा चि॑केत व॒त्सो मा॒तॄर्ज॑नयत स्व॒धाभि॑: |
ब॒ह्वी॒नां गर्भो॑ अ॒पसा॑मु॒पस्था॑न्म॒हान् क॒विर्निश्च॑रति स्व॒धावा॑न् ||
Who of you knows this secret One? The Infant by his own nature hath brought forth his Mothers. The germ of many, from the waters' bosom he goes forth, wise and great, of Godlike nature.
Who knows this secret One? By his own nature the Infant has brought forth his Mothers; germ of many, from the waters' womb he goes forth wise and great, godlike.
Guhya Agni: śiśu generating mātṛs—metaphysical inversion. Apām garbha as cosmic embryo of wisdom (dhīra, mahas, daivya).
Breakthrough ideas restructure their own enabling conditions; emerge from deep incubation wise.
1.95.5
आ॒विष्ट्यो॑ वर्धते॒ चारु॑रासु जि॒ह्माना॑मू॒र्ध्वः स्वय॑शा उ॒पस्थे॑ |
उ॒भे त्वष्टु॑र्बिभ्यतु॒र्जाय॑मानात् प्रती॒ची सिं॒हं प्रति॑ जोषयेते ||
Visible, fair, he grows in native brightness uplifted in the lap of waving waters. When he was born both Tvaṣṭar's worlds were frightened: they turn to him and reverence the Lion.
Visible and fair he grows in native brightness in the lap of waving waters; at his birth both Tvaṣṭar worlds feared; they turn to him and reverence the Lion.
Apām upasthe growth; siṃha reverence—Agni as awe-inspiring lion-fire. Worlds' initial bhaya becomes namas.
New power frightens existing orders, then earns respect when its nature is clear.
1.95.6
उ॒भे भ॒द्रे जो॑षयेते॒ न मेने॒ गावो॒ न वा॒श्रा उप॑ तस्थु॒रेवै॑: |
स दक्षा॑णां॒ दक्ष॑पतिर्बभूवा॒ञ्जन्ति॒ यं द॑क्षिण॒तो ह॒विर्भि॑: ||
The Two auspicious Ones, like women, tend him: like lowing cows they seek him in their manner. He is the Lord of Might among the mighty; him, on the right, they balm with their oblations.
Two auspicious ones tend him like women; like lowing cows they seek him; he is Lord of Might among the mighty; on the right they anoint him with offerings.
Śubhe like strī and go seeking Agni; sahasāṃ sahīyān—supreme among strengths. Dakṣiṇa anointing with havis.
Nurture peak capability with attentive care and rightful recognition (the 'right-hand' honor).
1.95.7
उद् यं॑यमीति सवि॒तेव॑ बा॒हू उ॒भे सिचौ॑ यतते भी॒म ऋ॒ञ्जन् |
उच्छु॒क्रमत्क॑मजते सि॒मस्मा॒न्नवा॑ मा॒तृभ्यो॒ वस॑ना जहाति ||
Like Savitar his arms with might he stretches; awful, he strives grasping the world's two borders. He forces out from all a brilliant vesture, yea, from his Mothers draws he forth new raiment.
Like Savitar he stretches arms with might; awful, he grasps the world's two borders; he forces brilliant vesture from all, drawing new raiment from his Mothers.
Savitar-like bāhu-extension spanning rodasi; mothers as source of new vāsas—Agni reclothes cosmos with tejas.
Expand capacity to hold wider contexts; keep renewing the 'garment' of methods from foundational sources.
1.95.8
त्वे॒षं रू॒पं कृ॑णुत॒ उत्त॑रं॒ यत् सं॑पृञ्चा॒नः सद॑ने॒ गोभि॑र॒द्भिः |
क॒विर्बु॒ध्नं परि॑ मर्मृज्यते॒ धीः सा दे॒वता॑ता॒ समि॑तिर्बभूव ||
He makes him a most noble form of splendour, decking him in his home with milk and waters. The Sage adorns the depths of air with wisdom: this is the meeting where the Gods are worshipped.
He makes a most noble form of splendour, decking himself at home with milk and waters; the Sage adorns air's depths with wisdom—this is the gods' worship meeting.
Śriyaḥ varūtha at home with payas/āpas; kavi decorating antarikṣa with medhā—yajña as gods' gathering-point.
Beauty plus substance at the home base; wisdom that structures the 'mid-air' of culture where values meet.
1.95.9
उ॒रु ते॒ ज्रय॒: पर्ये॑ति बु॒ध्नं वि॒रोच॑मानं महि॒षस्य॒ धाम॑ |
विश्वे॑भिरग्ने॒ स्वय॑शोभिरि॒द्धो ऽद॑ब्धेभिः पा॒युभि॑: पाह्य॒स्मान् ||
Wide through the firmament spreads forth triumphant the far-resplendent strength of thee the Mighty. Kindled by us do thou preserve us, Agni, with all thy self-bright undiminished succours.
Wide through the firmament spreads your triumphant far-resplendent strength; kindled by us, preserve us, Agni, with all your self-bright undiminished aids.
Ojas spreading in nabhas; samiddha protection with ajaśra ūtayaḥ—self-luminous undiminished help.
Scale luminous strength without dimming core integrity; keep aids self-bright, not outsourced hollowly.
1.95.10
धन्व॒न्त्स्रोत॑: कृणुते गा॒तुमू॒र्मिं शु॒क्रैरू॒र्मिभि॑र॒भि न॑क्षति॒ क्षाम् |
विश्वा॒ सना॑नि ज॒ठरे॑षु धत्ते॒ ऽन्तर्नवा॑सु चरति प्र॒सूषु॑ ||
In dry spots he makes stream, and course, and torrent, and inundates the earth with floods that glisten. All ancient things within his maw he gathers, and moves among the new fresh-sprouting grasses.
In dry places he makes stream, course, and torrent, inundating earth with glistening floods; he gathers all ancient things in his maw and moves among new grasses.
Agni as paradoxical water-bringer in dhanvan and as consumer of purāṇa into new oṣadhi—destruction-renewal ecology.
Transform barren zones; compost the obsolete so new growth can be walked among.
1.95.11
ए॒वा नो॑ अग्ने स॒मिधा॑ वृधा॒नो रे॒वत् पा॑वक॒ श्रव॑से॒ वि भा॑हि |
तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑ति॒: सिन्धु॑: पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||
Fed with our fuel, purifying Agni, so blaze to us auspiciously for glory. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
Fed with our fuel, purifying Agni, blaze auspiciously for glory; may Varuṇa, Mitra, Aditi, Sindhu, Earth, and Heaven grant this prayer.
Samidh-fed pāvakā Agni for yaśas; standard Kutsa closing with cosmic witnesses—purity-fire under ṛta's court.
Fuel purification processes that aim at honorable outcomes under public ethical scrutiny.