Rigveda – Mandala 1, Sukta 30

We shall discuss the hymns, Sukta wise & Mandala wise. Our focus is on the implicit meaning of the various hymns instead of literal translations of the hymns. These purported meanings are based primarily on the English translations by Swami Dharmanand Saraswati of the works done by Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
 
Highlights -
Sukta 30 of Mandala 1 stresses on the need of using the fire and water to derive happiness by knowing science behind their usage & using them in various machines and modes of conveyance. By knowledge and industriousness all can be accomplished. No one can attain true knowledge without the teachings or sermons given by enlightened persons. The worship of God fulfils all the desires of righteous persons.
 
According to the injunctions of the Vedas, young men and women should marry with mutual consent and of their own accord. After marriage, they should respect each other and should discharge their duties jointly. All should be firm in your noble virtues, rules and regulations.
 
The person who does not waste time in vain in routine, all his time is the one which accomplishes all the works.
         
The hymn wise, purported explanations –
 
Mandala 1 – Sukta – 30

1.  As men dig a well first and by using its water for bathing, drinking and watering their fields and gardens, enjoy happiness, in the same manner, learned scientists derive happiness by using the fire in machines and putting water there in proper proportion and position and accomplishing many works with their conjunction and movement.
2. Agni in the form of the sun, electricity and material fire purifies substances in hundreds of ways and cooks thousands of articles speedily. As water goes to lower level, this fire goes upwards or downwards. Taking this contrast in mind and by placing fire below and water above it, by their conjunction through steam, speed and other qualities are produced.
3. As in the ocean, there is deep infinite water and there are many jewels and attributes, in the same way, in the fire, there are many attributes and there are many processes. Therefore, by the conjunction of the fire and water, men can take various benefits with labour.
4. As a pigeon approaches or follows his mate speedily, in the same manner, Agni (fire) when used scientifically, suitably benefits people. Men can learn this science of fire by listening to the teachings given by great scientists.
5. The Lord of all, the master of all the virtues stated in the Vedas, having special knowledge, having truth, opulence and doing justice appropriately, the councillor or commander is a learned scholar, He should be considered by us as a judge.
6. The true and false duties and non-duties of the commander and the chairman should also be properly decided by the order of the innermost God situated in the soul by a man positioned in meditation with true conduct. Without this one can never have the true understanding of the victory. Those who fight against the enemies by considering the omnipresent God as judge and as the righteous and the brave as the commander, they win definitely, not others.
7. Men should be friendly to one another and should preserve the articles already got and should get victory. They should take shelter in Almighty God and mighty commander in chief of the army. But merely by taking shelter in God or the Chief Commander of the army, the purpose cannot be served. But by knowledge and industriousness all this can be accomplished.
8. Where human beings serve the head of the assembly or army with true spirit, that chairman, along with his army's parts and gems, etc., is situated near him for protection. Without its help, truth, happiness and victory are not possible for anyone.
9. O man, I also invoke in right earnest God who creates many things and works from the eternal cause-Primordial matter whom your father or preceptor also invoked.
10. Men should desire to get the knowledge of and communion with this God Who is the Creator of the world, Adorable and Friend of all, the Support of the Universe, for no one can attain true knowledge without the teachings or sermons given by enlightened persons.
11. All men and women having mutual friendship should have communion with God and with industriousness should get the knowledge of Aryan (noble) system of administration, religious assembly and accomplishment of all dealings and works.
12. As the president of the Assembly or the Commander-in chief of an army who possesses the knowledge of all sciences and is the well-wisher of all, protects all his subjects, in the same manner, the people and soldiers of the army should always guard him.
13. According to the injunctions of the Vedas, young men and women should marry with mutual consent and of their own accord. After marriage, they should respect each other and should discharge their duties jointly. All of them should be engaged in meditation on God and acting according to His commandments, and according to the orders of good men and assemblies. It is not proper to behave in violation of these instructions on the part of any man or woman.
14. As the axle of the spokes even while moving stays in its own limit but takes the chariot far away, in the same way, you, O President of the Assembly, firm in your noble virtues, rules and regulations, control all.
15. As a King who is president of the council of ministers serves learned men and fulfils the desires of the students, in the same manner, the worship of God fulfils all the desires of righteous persons. Therefore, all men should adore God.
16. As God creates all animate and inanimate things and beings (moving and stationary) and gives happiness to all through them, in the same way, the heads of Assembly, army or judges should constantly gladden all subjects. All should believe that there is none else the Creator of the world, the Giver of the fruit of our actions and our Sovereign than one God and they should act accordingly.
17. A car or conveyance manufactured and driven by Ashvinau great artists and scientists can travel on the earth, the water and the sky. Therefore, such a conveyance should be accomplished soon.
18. Men can easily go to the end of the ocean with the steamers made with the proper combination of the fire, steam, water and machines. without such devices, it is not possible to reach the destination in fixed time.
19. Whatever conveyance is desired to be manufactured by artists for speedy transport, a group of machines and wheels below and mechanical wheel to move all machines should be placed above. When with its help water, fire, etc. are used, artists through its use can travel easily the route of earth, sea and the sky. This is quite certain.
20. Men should not waste a single moment from the time of their rising up in the morning till they go to bed. It is only such persons who know the value of time that can always enjoy happiness and not lazy men.
21. who know how to utilize the past, present and future times, can industriously accomplish all their works far and near. Therefore, a man should never waste a single moment.
22. The person who does not waste time in vain in routine, all his time is the one which accomplishes all the works.