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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Destroy all those who are lustful, angry, greedy, enticed, proud and jealous.
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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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An enlightened man naturally engages himself in virtuous deeds.
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Anybody taking the above resolutions will naturally make efforts to fulfill them.
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Any thought, speech or deed causing harms to other is 'sin' while anything which is beneficial for others... gives joy to others is 'virtue'.
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As dust a steed did she, as soon as she was born, scatter these people, that dwelt upon the earth, she the lovely one, the leader, the guardian of the world, that holds the trees and plants.
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As flies the wind, as flies the mind, as fly the winged birds, so do thou, O embryo,. ten months old, fall along with the placenta! May the placenta fall down!
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The bull with a thousand horns who rose out of the sea, with the aid of him, the mighty one, do we put the folks to sleep.
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A virtuous person enjoys happiness, peace and prosperity and is liked by everybody. Such a person is blessed with a long life.
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A weak man can never achieve success in his life.
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THE Universe is seen; it can be learnt about; it can be experienced and enjoyed. But God is unseen. He has to be inferred through His handiwork. So too, Society to which social service is rendered, cannot be seen as such.
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This fire has confused the schemes that are in your mind; it shall blow you from your home, blow you away from everywhere!
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This also has an added advantage in the form of professional perfection as constant practice proves to be of great help in fine tuning his capabilities.
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Stress upon the importance of virtuous living free from any kind of sinful tendencies.