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...
behold meditate says
Says Nanak, meditate on the One Lord; behold Him in each and every heart.
common emulate people quite
Quite naturally, common people take inspirations from them and try to emulate them.
beauty leads man petty physical pursuing pursuit trivial
Pursuing petty physical beauty leads man astray; it is as calamitous as the pursuit of trivial joy.
flow flows purified purify shall waters
Purified the waters shall flow for our bodies; what flows off from us that do we deposit upon him we dislike, with a purifier, O earth, do I purify myself!
conduct duties good health high importance loved order perform
Our conduct should be such that we are loved by one and all..the high as well as the low. It also describes the importance of good health because in order to perform all our duties efficiently we need to be in good health.
arms clinging run strength yourselves
O sun, take away their sight; O rays, run after them; clinging to their feet, fasten yourselves upon them, when the strength of their arms is gone!
accompany boat cross help hundred mount sun
O Sun god! Mount on a boat of hundred 'oars' for our welfare. Accompany me... help me cross the 'Day'... and also the 'Night'.
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.
welfare work
O Scholar! Work for the welfare of the nation!
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Concealing any activity from the other may create unnecessary suspicion and mistrust between husband and wife and the situation may go beyond repairs one day. Therefore it is in the best interest of both to share what ever they have so that it strengthens the mutual-bond and love.
dive eat people taste watch
Dive and know the depth; watch and discriminate; eat and know the taste - I long for people who do that.
plant secret spiritual work worry
Do and dedicate, work and worship, plant and protect; but do not worry about the fruit; that is the secret of spiritual success.
devotion highest precious truest
DEVOTION fosters the highest virtue; it is the most precious treasure, it is the truest path, the only way to God.
liberation meditating process
Contemplating and meditating on the 'real-self' accelerates this process of self-development and makes liberation possible.