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...
burn engage passions people sorts
People engage in all sorts of mind-enticing pastimes, but their passions are not fulfilled. They burn and burn, and are never satisfied; without the Lord's Name, it is all useless.
actions becomes resolution unify
May your thoughts, resolution and actions unify and become one so that 'unity' becomes possible.
actions bad engage good refrain
One should refrain from bad actions and engage in good deeds.
glorious lord serve treasure
O Nanak, serve the Lord forever; He is the treasure of glorious virtue.
ceases death fears ignorance mind
One fears death because of ignorance but when the 'flame of knowledge' is enkindled in the mind then the 'fear of death' ceases to exist.
duty earn fulfil fulfill happy husband money needs protect
It is the duty of the husband to earn money and fulfil the needs of his wife. It is also his duty to keep her happy and satisfied. He should protect her and fulfill all her demands.
attainment evils helps prosperity sins
Renouncement of evils and sins helps in the attainment of prosperity and success.
accessible brave cart earning easily follow freely move prospects provides treading vanquished
Follow 'this' path... it is easily accessible and the cart can move freely on it.... treading on which the brave ones do not get vanquished and which also provides better prospects for earning wealth.
welfare work
O Scholar! Work for the welfare of the nation!
diving earth fear fellow flying himself love man men moon moves others reach sea strike terrified towards
MAN is flying to the Moon and diving into the Sea; but he does not know how to live on Earth with his fellow men in Love and Peace. He moves towards the Moon for fear others may reach there before him and dives through the Sea to strike terror, himself terrified of others!
acquires becomes company knowledge learned living man souls
By living in the company of learned souls a man acquires knowledge and becomes well cultured.
happiest household satisfied
That household is the happiest where all are satisfied and Content.
discard faith invented led lord malice path staff stories
The Lord is your Staff and Support. Do not discard it; do not be led away from the path of faith by stories invented by malice and circulated by spite.
elevated homeless mind pure torn trained
The trained mind is torn by fear; the pure elevated mind is placid and unruffled, like that of a homeless Sage.