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...
alone along beloved creator friend name shall
The Name of the Creator is your beloved friend and child; it alone shall go along with you, O my mind.
body fails grown life string voice wearing
The string of life is wearing thin, day and night, and you have done nothing for your soul. Doing your deeds, you have grown old; your voice fails you, and your body has become weak.
death embraces fearless praise truly virtues
Praise the virtues of fearlessness. A truly fearless person embraces even death without any kind of hesitation.
dark morning night
The night is dark and gloomy; how will the morning dawn?
land mind wherever
Go wherever your mind desires...go to the land you wish.
break power thy
The two canals, fashioned by the gods, in which man's power rests, in thy testicles . . . . . . . . . . . . I break them with a club.
doubt emotional feet tied
In doubt and emotional attachment, this person understands nothing; with this leash, these feet are tied up.
became people sat
Deities became his protector.... resolutions his messengers and people sat in his company.
along calf mind placed run thee thy water
About thee (my husband) I have placed the overpowering (plant), upon thee placed the very overpowering one. May thy mind run after me as a calf after the cow, as water along its course!
given guru revealed says taken truth within
Says Nanak, the Truth has been revealed to me. The Guru has given me the treasure; I have taken it and enshrined it within my heart.
body discover eat
Eat just enough to keep the body trim; use the body to discover this Reality, namely, God.
far understanding
I have no beauty, understanding or strength; I am a stranger, from far away.
body healthy sound
The body should be sound and healthy because only then we can have a healthy mind.
given guru remain runs satisfied steady true waver within
Satisfied and satiated, I remain steady within my heart, and now, I do not waver at all. The True Guru has given me the inexhaustible treasure; it never decreases, and never runs out.