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...
accepting command found home suffering total
Accepting the Command of the Lord's Will, I have found total peace; the home of suffering has been destroyed.
among function smoothly
No institution can function smoothly if there is disunity among it's members.
deal ear errors good hear mistakes seek
Never seek to exult over others' faults; deal sympathetically with the errors and mistakes of others; hear only good things about them; and do not give an ear to scandals.
acts appear depressed exterior god guiding might ordinary worship
A PERSON might appear poor, distressed, and depressed to ordinary mortals; he might not have the exterior demonstration of devotion, but God could be ever installed in his heart, guiding and guarding him. He might be doing all acts as acts of worship to the God residing in his heart.
lord meditate serve
Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every breath, meditate on the Lord.
seeks servant
Servant Nanak seeks Your Support; he has come to Your Sanctuary.
cleanse purify slowly steadily win
Slowly and steadily cleanse the mind; sharpen the intellect, purify the senses, and win grace.
citizen performs progress society unless
Society can not progress unless each citizen make his contribution and performs his duties.
beings birds entire existence forms muslims pass shall social universe visible
Social classes, races, Muslims and Hindus; beasts, birds and the many varieties of beings and creatures; the entire world and the visible universe - all forms of existence shall pass away.
delivered finite gaze inherent light
The lamps are different; But the light is the same It comes from beyond... ...fix your gaze upon the light and you are delivered from Dualism. Inherent in the finite body.
immovable mind move rare subdue
The mind is uncontrollable; how rare are those who subdue it. Those who move the immovable become pure.
bind comrade mind oneself properly ruin save
The mind is the instrument, the flywheel, and the thickest comrade of man. Through it, one can ruin oneself or save oneself. Regulated and controlled, channeled properly it can liberate; wayward and let loose, it can entangle and bind fast.
estimate fear leave lovingly remain
They remain absorbed in the fear of God; they never leave it. Who can estimate their value? They remain lovingly absorbed in the Lord.
break mattress member thus thy women
As women break reeds for a mattress with a stone, thus do I break thy member