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...
attachment deep defeat eat filled fingers five meal single solving sought stomach taken wish work
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.
body grace met mind
By the Grace of the Saints, Nanak has met the Lord; his mind and body are soothed and satisfied.
empty fill gifts hands shall
But I tell you; Come to Me with empty hands. I shall fill your hands with gifts and Grace. If your hands are full, what am I to fill them with?
faith full human
Be full of humility; have faith in human goodness.
behold glory grace joy proclaim
Behold and Acknowledge the Glory that you have witnessed; proclaim the joy that you have experienced; confer the Grace that you have earned.
acts appear depressed exterior god guiding might ordinary worship
A PERSON might appear poor, distressed, and depressed to ordinary mortals; he might not have the exterior demonstration of devotion, but God could be ever installed in his heart, guiding and guarding him. He might be doing all acts as acts of worship to the God residing in his heart.
lord meditate serve
Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every breath, meditate on the Lord.
seeks servant
Servant Nanak seeks Your Support; he has come to Your Sanctuary.
cleanse purify slowly steadily win
Slowly and steadily cleanse the mind; sharpen the intellect, purify the senses, and win grace.
citizen performs progress society unless
Society can not progress unless each citizen make his contribution and performs his duties.
beings birds entire existence forms muslims pass shall social universe visible
Social classes, races, Muslims and Hindus; beasts, birds and the many varieties of beings and creatures; the entire world and the visible universe - all forms of existence shall pass away.
delivered finite gaze inherent light
The lamps are different; But the light is the same It comes from beyond... ...fix your gaze upon the light and you are delivered from Dualism. Inherent in the finite body.
immovable mind move rare subdue
The mind is uncontrollable; how rare are those who subdue it. Those who move the immovable become pure.
bind comrade mind oneself properly ruin save
The mind is the instrument, the flywheel, and the thickest comrade of man. Through it, one can ruin oneself or save oneself. Regulated and controlled, channeled properly it can liberate; wayward and let loose, it can entangle and bind fast.