Rig Veda
Rig Veda
The Rigvedais an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four canonical sacred textsof Hinduism known as the Vedas. The text is a collection of 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses, organized into ten books. A good deal of the language is still obscure and many hymns as a consequence seem unintelligible...
guru knowledge self ways
There are two ways by which knowledge can be imbibed- from an able guru and self study.
happiness life
The real happiness of life is in doing 'karma'.
fast firm measured wide
The one who made firm the quaking earth; the one who made fast the shaken mountains; the one who measured out wide the atmosphere; the one who propped up heaven, he, O people, is Indra.
both call coming lines nearer whom
The one whom the two lines of battle, coming together, call upon separately, the nearer and the farther, both foes; even the two who have mounted the same chariot call upon him individually, he, O people, is Indra.
beyond intelligence intelligence-and-intellectuals
Intelligence is the mightiest and nothing is beyond its reach.
deeds drive efficient good inspire master perform
Inspire us to perform good deeds just as the Master instructs the efficient charioteer to drive the new chariot.
qualities worship
In real worship,we just not do ritualistic worship but we try to imbibe the qualities of the one we are worshipping.
among bound difference men nation opinion power wealth
If men of knowledge, men of power and men of wealth come together; and there is no difference of opinion among them, then the nation is bound to prosper.
adorable attain charity position
By making charity one can attain a very respectable and adorable position in the society.
dwell heaven thou
Indra! Thou dwell in heaven only because of your success.
earth god heavens holds occasion sky war
Indra is a sky god and a war god who holds the earth and the heavens apart, on occasion making the earth tremble.
achieve determined followed good karma order
In order to achieve good result, a pious-objective is determined first and then followed by good Karma for its accomplishment.
blessed godliness happiness shall
By attaining godliness one shall be blessed with happiness and growth.
compared disposal early gets morning scholar thinkers time work
By getting up early in the morning one also gets more time at his disposal for work as compared to late-risers. Scholar and thinkers get up early in the morning and contemplate.