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...
alone lord master says value
Says Nanak, the Lord and Master is Infinite; He alone understands the value of His Creation.
behold meditate says
Says Nanak, meditate on the One Lord; behold Him in each and every heart.
common emulate people quite
Quite naturally, common people take inspirations from them and try to emulate them.
beauty leads man petty physical pursuing pursuit trivial
Pursuing petty physical beauty leads man astray; it is as calamitous as the pursuit of trivial joy.
flow flows purified purify shall waters
Purified the waters shall flow for our bodies; what flows off from us that do we deposit upon him we dislike, with a purifier, O earth, do I purify myself!
conduct duties good health high importance loved order perform
Our conduct should be such that we are loved by one and all..the high as well as the low. It also describes the importance of good health because in order to perform all our duties efficiently we need to be in good health.
arms clinging run strength yourselves
O sun, take away their sight; O rays, run after them; clinging to their feet, fasten yourselves upon them, when the strength of their arms is gone!
accompany boat cross help hundred mount sun
O Sun god! Mount on a boat of hundred 'oars' for our welfare. Accompany me... help me cross the 'Day'... and also the 'Night'.
burn engage passions people sorts
People engage in all sorts of mind-enticing pastimes, but their passions are not fulfilled. They burn and burn, and are never satisfied; without the Lord's Name, it is all useless.
welfare work
O Scholar! Work for the welfare of the nation!
agreeable bend bring lord mind side thou thy towards turn
Bring hither by thy shouts, O lord of wealth, the suitor, bend his mind towards her; turn thou the right side of every agreeable suitor towards (her)!
bestows bold delights gambler game hand heaps loves player proper skilled spare strong verily
Even the strong hand the bold player conquers, as the skilled gambler heaps up his winnings at the proper time. Upon him that loves the game (the god), and does not spare his money, (the game, the god) verily bestows the delights of wealth.
actions engage growth lead national ourselves
Even now we should engage ourselves in such actions that lead to national development, growth and progress.
injury slip vigilant
Be vigilant about words. Slip while walking, the injury can be repaired; but slip with talking, the injury is irreparable.