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...
abject life necessity water
Water is the abject necessity for any kind of life to exist.
breeds cause compared contempt earn hindrance mental physical quantity riches shoes sloth
The quantity of riches one must earn can be compared to the shoes one wears; if too small, they cause pain; if too big, they are a hindrance to physical and mental comfort. When we have more, it breeds pride, sloth and contempt for others.
created
The One who created the thing, understands it; He has fashioned all of this.
faction love loyalty mind
When the mind wavers, loyalty sits light; love disappears; and faction begins.
inside scatter seeds surface
WHEN you scatter seeds on the surface of the soil, they do not germinate; you have to keep them inside the soil.
common eyes gleam mind shine thy within
The eyes of us two shine like honey, our foreheads gleam like ointment. Place me within thy heart; may one mind be in common to us both!
causes grief growth starts
When a child's growth is stunted, it causes grief; when he starts to grow normally, it causes joy, when the growth is abnormal, it causes grief again.