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...
attracts becomes friend god good influences positive thoughts traits
O God! You are the friend of all because of your merits. A good person embellished with good thoughts becomes the friend or benefactor of all. Such a person influences others, because of his positive personality traits and attracts them and as a result, he befriends all.
acquire actions becomes literally perform shall
If a person becomes a fatalist and does not perform actions he shall literally acquire nothing.
becomes dwells eliminate free ignorance knowledge man mind
Only by attaining knowledge can one become free from ignorance and eliminate his sins. Such a man dwells independently as his mind becomes free from fear.
becomes blessed darkness great himself inevitably liberates mind noble pure
The person blessed with a pure mind is noble and he inevitably becomes great and liberates himself from the darkness of ignorance.
assumes basis becomes efforts enemies great hearts successful support work
When a person does great work he assumes a coveted place in the hearts of all and he becomes great. He becomes successful in slaying all the enemies on basis of the efforts and the support of his fellow-beings.
analysis becomes help man proper scholar whatever
A man becomes a scholar by the help of self-study and proper analysis of whatever he has studied.
becomes path result scholar
A scholar always treads on the path of righteousness and as result becomes successful.
basis becomes energy food gives great intake knowledge man powerful
The intelligent man on the basis of his knowledge becomes powerful and great just as intake of food gives energy and strength.
considered scholar
The scholar who contemplates intelligently is considered great.
actions good perform scholar therefore
The scholar should, therefore always perform good actions and deeds.
federation strength unity
The strength of unity and federation are unquestionable.
abhor energy gain good performing strength wicked
The wicked abhor good things. One can gain more strength and energy by performing good deeds.
efforts intelligence-and-intellectuals learned using
During emergencies learned ones make efforts using their intelligence.
avoid citizen engage inspire path ready responsibility strive truth valiant waiting war welfare
During times of war it is the responsibility of every citizen to inspire the valiant to engage them in war. One should avoid waiting for invitation. One should always be ready to strive for welfare of others. This is the path of truth itself.