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...
conquer hail shall thou win
Do thou win here, do thou conquer here, overcome, win, hail! These here shall conquer, those yonder be conquered! Hail to these here, perdition to those yonder!
attending cleansing courage depend discourage grace laugh learning meanwhile mind needs others personal start work
COURAGE comes out of the grace of the Lord, it needs generations of learning and struggle. Meanwhile you must start with the first step, the cleansing of the mind and the cultivation of virtue. Even if you do not start with that step, at least do not laugh at those who do and discourage them. Do at least this much!Then, do not depend upon others for doing your work like attending to your personal wants. Do it yourself; that is real freedom.
growth individual lead national shall success
Enhancement of individual growth and success shall unequivocally lead to national prosperity.
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.
duty work
Duty is God; Work is Worship--that is the motto.
achieve fashions fills fulfills fused gives moment sovereign task uses
Each moment is worthwhile, for He gives it; He uses it; He fills it; He fashions it; and He fulfills it. When He is fused with every breath, you can achieve the sovereign task of merging in Him.
experience learn
Things that I could get done, I do not entrust to others; I do them myself, so that they may learn self-reliance and get experience thereby.
alone destiny good whose woven
They alone become Your servants, upon whose foreheads such good destiny is recorded. You are imbued with Your servant, God; Your devotees are woven into Your Fabric, through and through.
blows dogs looks thou wind women
The wind blows not over the earth. No one looks on. Do thou then, befriended of Indra, put all women and dogs to sleep!
lie rest sweet women
The women that lie upon couches and upon beds, and they that rest in litters, the women all that exhale sweet fragrance, do we put to sleep.
divine empty falls happens human itself leaps life loses ocean river seeks
THE river of human life meanders along, through many a valley, leaps over many a cliff, loses itself in many a marsh and seeks to empty itself in the ocean of Divine Grace; though, what happens is that it falls into the undrinkable expanse of salt.
gold lord patterns various
The same gold is fashioned into various articles; just so, the Lord has made the many patterns of the creation.
path praise saint shown slave worship
The Saint has shown me the Path of God; slave Nanak has implanted devotional worship and the Praise of the Lord.
becomes helps soul
Self-analysis helps a man's soul to becomes enlightened.