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...
attain inspire total whose
May that 'divine knowledgeable person'(almighty) inspire us! One, without whose inspiration one can never attain total knowledge.
desires heart mind pure whose works
One whose mind is pure and chaste, and who works incessantly all the desires of his heart are fulfilled.
friend himself whose
He, whose friend is great, is himself great.
afraid force god gods greatness possessed protect whose wisdom worlds
The one who is first and possessed of wisdom when born; the god who strove to protect the gods with strength; the one before whose force the two worlds were afraid because of the greatness of his virility, he, O people, is Indra.
atmosphere heavens nor whose
The non-existent was not; the existent was not at that time. The atmosphere was not nor the heavens which are beyond. What was concealed? Where? In whose protection? Was it water? An unfathomable abyss?
born caused control whose
The one in whose control are horses, cows, villages, all chariots; the one who has caused to be born the sun, the dawn; the one who is the waters' leader, he, O people, is Indra.
greater knows religion truth truthful
There is no religion greater than truth and a truthful person knows no fear.
devoid eternal falsehoods path remains
The person, who treads on the path of truth, refrains from deception, treachery, pretension, and remains untouched by falsehoods is never devoid of eternal joy.
benefit desire free mind negative path qualities truth wickedness
The person who treads on the path of truth and his mind free from negative qualities like fear, wickedness and with the desire of benefit of all, is long lived.
firm gets goal resolution takes towards works
The person, who takes a resolution and works towards his goal with firm conviction, always gets its fulfilled.
accomplish good inspired thoughts vows
The person who is inspired by good thoughts can accomplish all his vows successfully.
attain blessings cease divine shall total
Without the blessings of that divine knowledgeable even the knowledgeable(man) shall cease to attain total knowledge.
knowledge man
Without knowledge a man is no better than an animal.
definite mind success works
When one works with his whole heart, mind and soul, success is definite to come.