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...
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That man is happy, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name. All the rest of the world is enticed by Maya; they do not obtain the state of fearless dignity.
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Can you eat a meal with a single finger? When the five fingers work in unison, the stomach is filled in five minutes! So, no attachment should be developed; no wish is to be welcomed, nothing is to be sought for; and no defeat is to be taken to heart, without solving deep into the consequences.
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Peace and tranquility have come; the Guru, the Lord of the Universe, has brought it. The burning sins have departed, O my Siblings of Destiny.
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They wander around lost, trapped in the myriad bonds of Maya; they do not sing the Praises of the Treasure of Virtue.
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People who pollute our mind with their impure and sinful thoughts must be kept in check.
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A person, whose heart is pure, remains untouched by 'pain' just as an assiduous person remains aloof from sinful deeds.
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Abstinence from sinful deeds not only ensures freedom from 'pains' but it also bless us with good health and long life.
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Sin leads to sure and certain downfall and hence we should abstain from sinful deeds.
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It is considered a grave sin to die a debtor.
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His Love brings eternal peace; meeting the Guru, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises.
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Renouncement of evils and sins helps in the attainment of prosperity and success.
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Sing the Glories of God each and every day; your afflictions shall be dispelled, and you shall be saved, my humble friend.
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THE study of the Vedas is the highest type of learning since it leads to the conquest of Death. All other studies deal with the means of living or the surroundings which you have to live; they deal with earning and spending, deriving a little pleasure by this trick, escaping a little grief by that trick. The Vedas show the path to the Realm of Eternal Bliss, where there is no Birth or Death.
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Sincere efforts made for the realization of auspicious resolution never go in vain.Such a person naturally becomes the leader of the masses.