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Sukta 1.90
Collective deities invoked for well-being (svasti) / protective powers (plural ‘te amṛtāḥ’)
Is mantra mein amrit shaktiyon ko pukara gaya hai. Yeh Aditya aur rta ke rakshak hain. Unse svasti aur suraksha maangi hai. Dushman taakatein aur buri nazar bhag jaayein. Raat, savera, dharti aur aasman sab madhur ho jaayein. Sab kuch shubh aur sahi chal sake, yeh dua hai.
Mantra 1
ऋजुनीती नो वरुणो मित्रो नयतु विद्वान् । अर्यमा देवैः सजोषाः ॥
Varun aur Mitra humein seedha raasta dikhayein, woh jaante hain sahi rasta kya hai. Aryaman bhi unke saath milkar humein sahi disha mein le chalayein.
Mantra 2
ते हि वस्वो वसवानास्ते अप्रमूरा महोभिः । व्रता रक्षन्ते विश्वाहा ॥
Yeh teeno devata asli maalik hain dhan ke, koi dhoka nahi dete. Apni badi shakti se woh roz dharam ki baat sambhal ke rakhte hain.
Mantra 3
ते अस्मभ्यं शर्म यंसन्नमृता मर्त्येभ्यः । बाधमाना अप द्विषः ॥
Jo amar hain, woh humein suraksha dein. Hum insaan hain, humein shanti chahiye. Dushman taakatein door bhaag jaayen.
Mantra 4
वि नः पथः सुविताय चियन्त्विन्द्रो मरुतः । पूषा भगो वन्द्यासः ॥
Indra aur Marut devta humare raaste saaf karein. Pushan aur Bhaga bhi saath dein. Humara kaam aasan ho aur hum aage badhein.
Mantra 5
उत नो धियो गोअग्राः पूषन्विष्णवेवयावः । कर्ता नः स्वस्तिमतः ॥
Roshni humare soch ko sahi disha mein le jaaye. Pushan aur Vishnu humare saath chalen. Humari bhala ho aur sab theek rahe.
Mantra 6
मधु वाता ऋतायते मधु क्षरन्ति सिन्धवः । माध्वीर्नः सन्त्वोषधीः ॥
Hawa meethi chale, sachchai ke saath. Nadiyan meetha paani bahayein. Saari jadi-butiyan humein acha karein aur khushi dein.
Mantra 7
मधु नक्तमुतोषसो मधुमत्पार्थिवं रजः । मधु द्यौरस्तु नः पिता ॥
Raat aur savera dono humare liye meetha ho. Yeh dharti jahan hum chalte hain woh bhi meethi ho. Aasman jo humara baap hai woh bhi meetha ho. Sab jagah khushi aur sahi baat honi chahiye.
Mantra 8
मधुमान्नो वनस्पतिर्मधुमाँ अस्तु सूर्यः । माध्वीर्गावो भवन्तु नः ॥
Jungle ke ped-paudhe humare liye meetha hon. Suraj bhi meetha ho. Gaay jo humein dudh deti hain woh bhi meethi hon. Sab humein khushi aur gyaan dein.
Mantra 9
शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः शं नो भवत्वर्यमा । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः शं नो विष्णुरुरुक्रमः ॥
Mitra humein shanti dein. Varun bhi shanti dein. Aryaman bhi humein shanti dein. Indra aur Brihaspati shanti dein. Vishnu jo bade kadam rakhte hain woh bhi shanti dein. Sab humare mann mein shanti layein.
It is a prayer for svasti (well-being) and protection, asking the Immortal Powers who uphold cosmic order to grant peace and drive away hostile influences.
They are a collective group of divine guardians—often understood as the Ādityas and allied deities—who protect ṛta (right order) and support human life with auspiciousness.
“Madhu” literally means honey, and in this hymn it signifies sweetness, harmony, and auspiciousness—wishing that all times and realms of experience become supportive and rightly ordered.
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