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...
build eat ego escape finds food gets house pass senses sleep store whatever wherever
Eat whatever one gets and appease the hunger; and sleep wherever one finds shelter. Do not store food for another day or build a house wherein to pass one's days. Escape the entangling coils of the senses and of the ego that prompts them.
both challenges man meet physically strong
A man should become strong both physically and mentally, so that he could successfully meet the challenges of this world.
fall humble remain
If I fall at their Feet, then I live; associating with those humble beings, I remain happy.
art directions either great regions thou
Great as are the directions (of space) and the intermediate direction on either side, great as are the regions and the vistas of the sky; to these art thou superior, &c.
air beasts birds feed flesh hack insects move prey raw seize shall sky
May the winged birds that move in the air and in the sky descend; beasts of prey and insects shall seize upon them; the vultures that feed upon raw flesh shall hack into (their) carcasses!
art both full grown
I am overpowering, and thou, (O plant), art completely overpowering. Having both grown full of power, let us overpower my rival!
act conceit
Those who act in egotism, selfishness and conceit die; what do they gain?
coming control shepherd turning
Him that has control of departure, that has control of coming home, return, and turning in, that shepherd do I also call.
love others serve win
Love others and serve them; then you can win My Love.
god reach ways
God is one but the ways to reach Him are many.
both meet spread
The 'infinity' is spread all over!! The 'infinity' and the 'boundless one' (God) both meet at a point.
both capable double immense mind power useful
Mind is a double edged sword. It has immense power and it is capable of accomplishing both useful and destructive feats.
both fixed liberation mind
The mind can also be used for Liberation from these two shackles, I and Mine.Let it be fixed on God; they will both disappear.
again birth death full man ocean vast
This ocean too is vast and full of mystery; it has its unplumbed depths! It tosses man about from birth to death and again from death to birth.