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...
drum scared skin sway
With the drum and the skin of the antelope all the gods, that sway the battle, have scared away the enemies.
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The almighty God reveals his presence through Nature or in other words it can also be said that Nature is the 'visible' part of God and in the same manner vice versa is also true....both are inseparable...each being the extension of other. There is no distinction between the two and one is absorbed in the other.
Here and hereafter, God, You are All-powerful; everything is in Your Hands.
faith guard guide until victory
Have faith in Him; He will never give you up; He will guard and guide you until victory is won.
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HAVING an open heart, do not relish the narrow path of restricted love; love all, do not develop prejudices against men in power or position. They too are our kith and kin. We all sail together.
anyone hardly loves rare
Hardly anyone loves the Lord's Name; how rare is that place which is in bloom.
happiness hot roaming shade standing value
Happiness will not come from happiness; but only from pain. We know the value of standing in shade only after roaming in the hot day sun.
confusion downright hearts today wear white
TODAY the student-world is tossed in confusion; not only in confusion but in downright insanity. They wear white clothing; but the hearts are still dark.
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To live for hundred years it is important that the body is healthy, devoid of weakness and ailments
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Time created the earth, in Time the sun burns. In Time are all beings, in Time the eye looks abroad.
days early milk nights rainy shall thy yield
Thy summer, O earth, thy rainy season, thy autumn, winter, early spring, and spring; thy decreed yearly seasons, thy days and nights shall yield us milk
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Thy mind shall not go thither, shall not disappear! Do not become heedless of the living, do not follow the Fathers! All the gods shall preserve thee here!
both evil free good gracious men paths people thy tracks
Thy many paths upon which people go, thy tracks for chariots and wagons to advance, upon which both good and evil men proceed, this road, free from enemies,and free from thieves, may we gain, with what is auspicious (on thee) be gracious to us!
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Thy heart shall parch (with love) for me, and thy mouth shall parch (with love for me)! Languish, moreover, with love for me, with parched mouth pass thy days!