Rig Veda
Rig Veda
The Rigvedais an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is one of the four canonical sacred textsof Hinduism known as the Vedas. The text is a collection of 1,028 hymns and 10,600 verses, organized into ten books. A good deal of the language is still obscure and many hymns as a consequence seem unintelligible...
against dependent donor expected humans love nurture people wishes
It is expected from humans that they nurture all the people dependent on them with love and affection, and it is expected from the recipient that he does not do anything against the wishes of the donor or guardian.
attains fame good man name
Man attains name and fame by his good deeds.
dwells healthy mind remain sound
It is important for a person to remain healthy and sound because a healthy mind dwells in a healthy body.
beings best diligently gods human interest towards work
It is in the best interest of the human beings to take inspiration from gods and work diligently towards their goal.
fools fools-and-foolishness impossible learned path tread
It is impossible for the fools to tread the path of learned ones.
acquiring attain energy heat manner providing respected sun
Just as the Sun is respected for providing heat and energy to the world, in the same manner you too can attain respect in this world by acquiring knowledge.
accept good karma knowledge leader people radiant
People accept only that person as their leader who is radiant with good knowledge and karma (deeds).
animosity avoid best breed interest lack path tread
Lack of faith, treachery, arguments and animosity only breed malevolence. It is in the best interest of all to avoid this and tread on the path of progress.
born both cows cutting goats horses teeth
From it the horses were born and all that have cutting teeth in both jaws. The cows were born from it, also. From it were born goats and sheep.
acquire actions becomes literally perform shall
If a person becomes a fatalist and does not perform actions he shall literally acquire nothing.
according acquire circumstance gains herself himself karma nature performs seasons shall walks
If a householder moulds himself according to the circumstances just like nature moulds Herself according to seasons and performs his Karma then only shall he acquire happiness. One who does this successfully gains in all walks of life.
intellect needs perform relentless sharp successful work
For the successful accomplishment of any work one needs sharp intellect and the will to perform relentless Karma.
blesses god great scholars souls
God always blesses all the scholars and great souls with wisdom.
deeds definite obviously pure quite results
If the thought is pure then the deeds are definite to be pure and quite obviously the results are unquestionably excellent.