1.96.1
स प्र॒त्नथा॒ सह॑सा॒ जाय॑मानः स॒द्यः काव्या॑नि॒ बळ॑धत्त॒ विश्वा॑ |
आप॑श्च मि॒त्रं धि॒षणा॑ च साधन् दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
HE in the ancient way by strength engendered, lo! straight hath taken to himself all wisdom. The waters and the bowl have made him friendly. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.
He, engendered of old by strength, has at once taken all wisdom; waters and bowl made him friendly; the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Purāṇa janman by śavas; sakṛt all medhā; āpas and camū make him mitra—Dravinodā as gods' possessed treasure-fire.
Foundational energy that instantly orients to wisdom becomes an organizational asset worth 'possessing' well.
1.96.2
स पूर्व॑या नि॒विदा॑ क॒व्यता॒योरि॒माः प्र॒जा अ॑जनय॒न्मनू॑नाम् |
वि॒वस्व॑ता॒ चक्ष॑सा॒ द्याम॒पश्च॑ दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
At Āyu's ancient call he by his wisdom gave all this progeny of men their being, And, by refulgent light, heaven and the waters. The Gods possessed the wealth. bestowing Agni.
At Āyu's ancient call, by wisdom he gave all human progeny being, and by bright light heaven and waters; the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Āyu's call—life/ancestral invocation—Agni as progenitor of manuṣya prajā and illuminator of dyaus-āpas. Cosmogonic wealth-fire.
Answer life's call with generative wisdom that lights both aspiration and deep resources.
1.96.3
तमी॑ळत प्रथ॒मं य॑ज्ञ॒साधं॒ विश॒ आरी॒राहु॑तमृञ्जसा॒नम् |
ऊ॒र्जः पु॒त्रं भ॑र॒तं सृ॒प्रदा॑नुं दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
Praise him, ye Āryan folk, as chief performer of sacrifice adored and ever toiling, Well-tended, Son of Strength, the Constant Giver. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.
Praise him, Āryan folk, as chief doer of sacrifice, adored and ever toiling, well-tended Son of Strength, the Constant Giver; the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Arya jana stuti of yajñasya netṛ, śaśvat toiling Sahasaḥ sūnu, satya dātṛ—work-ethic deity as Dravinodā.
Honor reliable, hardworking value-creators who continually give—not flashy one-off heroes.
1.96.4
स मा॑त॒रिश्वा॑ पुरु॒वार॑पुष्टिर्वि॒दद् गा॒तुं तन॑याय स्व॒र्वित् |
वि॒शां गो॒पा ज॑नि॒ता रोद॑स्योर्दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
That Mātariśvan rich in wealth and treasure, light-winner, finds a pathway for his offspring. Guard of our folk, Father of earth and heaven. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.
That Mātariśvan rich in wealth finds a pathway for his offspring; folk-guard, Father of earth and heaven; the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Mātariśvan as rayi-rich pathfinder for tokas; gopā / pitā of dyāvāpṛthivī—Agni-line as civilizational parent.
Build pathways for successors; parental stewardship of culture and environment.
1.96.5
नक्तो॒षासा॒ वर्ण॑मा॒मेम्या॑ने धा॒पये॑ते॒ शिशु॒मेकं॑ समी॒ची |
द्यावा॒क्षामा॑ रु॒क्मो अ॒न्तर्वि भा॑ति दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
Night and Dawn, changing each the other's colour, meeting together suckle one same Infant: Golden between the heaven and earth he shineth. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.
Night and Dawn, exchanging colors, meeting together suckle one Infant; golden he shines between heaven and earth; the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Nāktosāsā color-exchange nursing one śiśu—Agni as hiraṇya antarikṣa light. Dual time suckling wealth-fire.
Opposing phases can jointly nourish one mission shining in the middle space of practice.
1.96.6
रा॒यो बु॒ध्नः सं॒गम॑नो॒ वसू॑नां य॒ज्ञस्य॑ के॒तुर्म॑न्म॒साध॑नो॒ वेः |
अ॒मृ॒त॒त्वं रक्ष॑माणास एनं दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
Root of wealth, gathering-place of treasures, banner of sacrifice, who grants the suppliant's wishes: Preserving him as their own life immortal, the Gods possessed the wealth-bestowing Agni.
Root of wealth, gathering-place of treasures, banner of sacrifice who grants the suppliant's wish; preserving him as their own immortal life, the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Rayiṇām mūla, vasūnām saṅgama, yajñasya ketu, kāma-prada—Agni as immortal prāṇa of the gods themselves.
Identify the root asset of your ecosystem and protect it as life itself, not a disposable tool.
1.96.7
नू च॑ पु॒रा च॒ सद॑नं रयी॒णां जा॒तस्य॑ च॒ जाय॑मानस्य च॒ क्षाम् |
स॒तश्च॑ गो॒पां भव॑तश्च॒ भूरे॑र्दे॒वा अ॒ग्निं धा॑रयन् द्रविणो॒दाम् ||
Now and of old the home of wealth, the mansion of what is born and what was born aforetime, Guard of what is and what will be hereafter,—the Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.
Now and of old the home of wealth, mansion of what is born and was born, guard of what is and will be—the gods possessed wealth-bestowing Agni.
Vasor damūnas across kāla—bhūta, bhavya, bhaviṣyat guardian. Agni as temporal vault of value.
Steward past heritage, present operations, and future options as one continuous trust.
1.96.8
द्र॒वि॒णो॒दा द्रवि॑णसस्तु॒रस्य॑ द्रविणो॒दाः सन॑रस्य॒ प्र यं॑सत् |
द्र॒वि॒णो॒दा वी॒रव॑ती॒मिषं॑ नो द्रविणो॒दा रा॑सते दी॒र्घमायु॑: ||
May the Wealth-Giver grant us conquering riches; may the Wealth-Giver grant us wealth with heroes. May the Wealth-Giver grant us food with offspring, and length of days may the Wealth-Giver send us.
May the Wealth-Giver grant conquering riches; wealth with heroes; food with offspring; and length of days.
Dravinodā petitions: jayantī rayi, vīravatī, annavatī prajā, dīrgham āyus—complete life-goods list.
Define prosperity as win-capable resources, capable people, nourishment, lineage, and healthspan.
1.96.9
ए॒वा नो॑ अग्ने स॒मिधा॑ वृधा॒नो रे॒वत् पा॑वक॒ श्रव॑स॒॒ 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.
Closing twin to sister hymns: pāvakā for yaśas under full cosmic court.
Fuel clean excellence and submit outcomes to broad ethical-ecological accountability.