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...
acquire benevolent bless help knowledge passing realize wealth
O Motherland! Bless us with a benevolent mind! Help us realize all the knowledge with the each passing day and may I acquire wealth from the earth!
heart love mouth pass shall thy
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!
days deluded distracted great love mind nights occupied passing recognizes wanders
In the love of duality, it wanders deluded by doubt. The mind is distracted by great anxiety; no one recognizes one's own self. Occupied with their own affairs, their nights and days are passing away.
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.
build eat ego escape finds food gets house pass senses sleep store whatever wherever
Eat whatever one gets and appease the hunger; and sleep wherever one finds shelter. Do not store food for another day or build a house wherein to pass one's days. Escape the entangling coils of the senses and of the ego that prompts them.
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.
religion
There is only one Religion; the Religion of Love.
caste language
There is only one Caste; the Caste of Humanity.There is only one Language; the Language of the Heart.
future ours past present slips
The past is not ours any more; the present slips from our grasp; and the future is uncertain.
free
The 'Past' and the 'Future' being fearless, are indestructible! In the same way, O Life! Be free from fear.
good others prosperous works
The person who works for the good of others become prosperous and successful.
attains kinds path physical virtuous
The person who treads on the virtuous path attains all kinds of physical powers.
access blessed diligently easy gets growth helped means necessary resolution takes towards works
The person who takes a resolution and then works diligently towards it's fulfillment is helped and blessed by gods. He gets easy access to all the means necessary for success, growth and prosperity.
causes grief growth starts
When a child's growth is stunted, it causes grief; when he starts to grow normally, it causes joy, when the growth is abnormal, it causes grief again.