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...
bow contained continents humbly nine within
He is contained in the nine continents of the world, and within this body; each and every moment, I humbly bow to Him.
anxiety attempts bring result rising spreading wave
NOW, there is a wave of anxiety spreading over the World as a result of rising prices; and attempts are frantically being made to bring down the level.
condemn far mind
YOU very often condemn the mind as a monkey; but take it from Me, it is far worse.
cage confine god picture
Do not cage God in a picture frame,Do not confine him in an idol,He is all forms; He is all Names.
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.
agreeable bend bring lord mind side thou thy towards turn
Bring hither by thy shouts, O lord of wealth, the suitor, bend his mind towards her; turn thou the right side of every agreeable suitor towards (her)!
alien cliff cry distant echoes far god heart infer mere responds taken task tyrant voice wanting
Even when the stony cliff echoes your voice and responds when you cry, will not the Softest, Sweetest, Love-filled Heart of God respond? When there is no response, infer that there is something wanting in the cry; perhaps, the cry is hollow, insincere, mere play-acting set to a pattern, addressed to someone alien to oneself, taken to be far away and distant as a tyrant or task master.
acquire benevolent bless help knowledge passing realize wealth
O Motherland! Bless us with a benevolent mind! Help us realize all the knowledge with the each passing day and may I acquire wealth from the earth!
act creeping egoism envy feet fragrance free full love offer talents worms
Offer your talents at the feet of God; let every act be a flower, free from creeping worms of envy and egoism and full of the fragrance of love and sacrifice.
attachment elevate family foster gave given hold instrument lord persons property sacred spiritual treat trust wealth worship
HOLD all your property and wealth in trust for the Lord who gave them to you; even your family you must treat as a sacred trust, as persons given to you by the Lord to love, foster and guide. Thus, you must elevate your attachment into worship and make it an instrument for spiritual progress.
honey speak sweet voice
Sweet as honey is my entrance, sweet as honey my departure. With my voice do I speak sweet as honey, may I become like honey!
attachment believed body destroyed remains until
It is believed that the soul's attachment with the body remains until the dead-body is not destroyed completely.
cannot god learnt seen service social society universe
THE Universe is seen; it can be learnt about; it can be experienced and enjoyed. But God is unseen. He has to be inferred through His handiwork. So too, Society to which social service is rendered, cannot be seen as such.
dwell mind name within
Be kind to Nanak, O God; let the Lord's Name dwell within my mind and body.