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...
inferior rival shall superior women
Superior am I, O superior (plant), superior, truly, to superior (women). Now shall my rival be inferior to those that are inferior!
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.
bring chant comfort great name shall
With your tongue, chant the Name of the One Lord. In this world, it shall bring you peace, comfort and great joy; hereafter, it shall go with your soul, and shall be of use to you.
hawks ride shall
Those that ride on chariots, and those that have no chariots, those that are mounted, and those that are not mounted, all those, after they have been slain, vultures and strong-winged hawks shall devour!
conquer hail shall thou win
Do thou win here, do thou conquer here, overcome, win, hail! These here shall conquer, those yonder be conquered! Hail to these here, perdition to those yonder!
growth individual lead national shall success
Enhancement of individual growth and success shall unequivocally lead to national prosperity.
dwell last liberate lord name shall
Dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; at the very last moment, the Lord shall liberate you.
break hair pair shall stones turn wears
Turn him into a eunuch that wears his hair dressed, and into one that wears a hood! Then Indra with a pair of stones shall break his testicles both!
beings controls deliver lord shall speak
We speak to being, to the lord of being, and also to him that controls the beings; to the beings all assembled, they shall deliver us from calamity!
deliver gods hold order promote shall speak together
We speak here to all the gods that hold to their agreements, promote the order (of the universe), together with all their wives, they shall deliver us from calamity!
dead earth jealous shall spirit thus
As the earth is dead in spirit, in spirit more dead than the dead, and as the spirit of him that has died, thus shall the spirit of the jealous (man) be dead!
blow confused fire schemes shall
This fire has confused the schemes that are in your mind; it shall blow you from your home, blow you away from everywhere!
guard hail protect reverence shall
They shall guard thee, they shall protect thee. Reverence be to them. Hail be to them!
alone along beloved creator friend name shall
The Name of the Creator is your beloved friend and child; it alone shall go along with you, O my mind.