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...
chase
Like the deer's delusion, this world is false; and yet, beholding it, they chase after it.
act assigned earn entering listen pray role stage wake
LISTEN to Me. When you wake up, feel that you are entering the stage to play the role assigned to you by the Lord; pray that you may act it well and earn His approbation.
good others prosperous works
The person who works for the good of others become prosperous and successful.
attains kinds path physical virtuous
The person who treads on the virtuous path attains all kinds of physical powers.
access blessed diligently easy gets growth helped means necessary resolution takes towards works
The person who takes a resolution and then works diligently towards it's fulfillment is helped and blessed by gods. He gets easy access to all the means necessary for success, growth and prosperity.
allow approach death engaged god learn matter practice serving wet
YOU have come here to learn and practice detachment. Get wet in the rain, while engaged in serving others. It does not matter if death comes while serving; do not pause; if you are so determined, God will not allow it to approach you.
animals beasts deliver earth shall wild
To the animals of the earth and those of heaven, to the wild beasts of the forest, to the winged birds, do we speak, they shall deliver us from calamity!
continuous difficult easily fact hence mind saying task truth understand untruth
While saying this one has to keep in mind the fact that there is continuous tug-of-war going on between truth and untruth and hence one can easily understand how difficult this task is.
blue
Those yonder do I envelop in blue and red!
carried hopes sanctuary seek society
Those who seek their Sanctuary are carried across; in the Society of the Saints, their hopes are fulfilled.
clothes humans hundred protector thou wear
Wear this attire for your own welfare! Thou are the protector of humans from destruction! May you live like this for one hundred years 'weaving' the clothes of 'Wealth' and 'Nourishment'!
leads problems unison work
We should work in unison and with co-operation because disunity leads to problems and failures.
otherwise people prove spiritual strictly
We should strictly keep away from such people otherwise it will prove detrimental for our own spiritual growth.
acquire efforts knowledge refrain
We should make efforts to acquire right knowledge and refrain from violence.