Atharva Veda
Atharva Veda
The Atharvavedais the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life". The text is the fourth Veda, but has been a late addition to the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism...
jewel spiritual taken wisdom
The jewel of spiritual wisdom has been taken away from everyone; nothing can withstand it.
earth provide
May earth provide us with all the things of our requirements just like a 'mother', who breast-feeds her child.
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THAT which is born has also to die; coming implies going; that which has no birth has no death either.
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THE heart that does not melt at the sight of persons caught in the coils of ignorance, disease or deprivation, has to be labeled demonic; to call it bestial is an insult to the beasts.
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DO not lay the blame on Godhead, as you are prone to do. When everything goes right you say that God has come close to you; when something goes wrong you say that God has deserted you and gone far away! He does not move far or near.
discover
YOU must discover your identity; then only can you have peace.
ears evil eyes hands minds seek tongue
Your eyes should not seek evil sights; your ears should not seek evil tales; your tongue should not seek evil speech; your hands should not seek evil acts; your minds should not seek evil thoughts.
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The balanced persons will be active because it is their duty. They will not be agitated by anything - failure or success. The Godly will take up activity as a means of worshipping God; and they leave the result to God. They know that they are but instruments in the hands of God.
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THE Lord has to take the Form that is suitable for the task He has to fulfill. To catch a gang of decadents, the Police Officer has to move among them as a decadent. That is why the Human Form has been taken. But who, challenged with impurity by their own wives, dare challenge the Avatar and ask for proof! Of course, if you desire to understand, you are welcome; be near, watch, learn and believe.
acting action mind opposite resolution shall yours
May your mind be infused with 'one' thought(concentration of mind)! May every action of yours be embellished by 'one' thought! May your resolution be 'one'. You, who are acting to the contrary, your disposition shall have opposite orientation.
bless enemy flee remain together
May 'enthusiasm' and 'superiority' remain together and bless us with wealth! May the enemy flee after being scared!
dwell last liberate lord name shall
Dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; at the very last moment, the Lord shall liberate you.
acquire attempt knowledge move origin selves shed strive thus towards untruth
STRIVE to move away from Untruth towards Truth; attempt to acquire knowledge of yourself and of the origin of all selves and thus shed your fundamental ignorance.
dead earth jealous shall spirit thus
As the earth is dead in spirit, in spirit more dead than the dead, and as the spirit of him that has died, thus shall the spirit of the jealous (man) be dead!