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The mighty overseer on high espies our deeds, as if he were quite close
at hand. The Gods through him know all men do, though often men contrive
to act all stealthily.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 1

A man may stand quite still, or walk, or run, or flee, or hide himself,
as he thinks, secretly; two men may hatch a plot together; Varuna knows
it all, being present as the third one.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 2

This earth is his; to him belongs the lofty boundless sky above. Varuna
contains within his body both the oceans, and yet he also is contained
within one droplet.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 3

Whoever would climb up to heaven and even beyond would not elude the
Lord Varuna. His watchmen with a thousand eyes, descending from heaven,
sweep the earth with all-seeing glance.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 4

Whatever exists in heaven and earth, whatever lies beyond–all this
Varuna scans. He counts the blinks of every eye and reckons, like a
skillful dicer, his throw in the cosmic game.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 5

May the seven times seven threads of net stretched out three times–a
fatal trap to catch the unwary– ensnare the man who tells a lie, but
let the man pass safely by who speaks the truth.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 6

Seize and bind with a hundred cords, O Varuna, the one who utters
falsehood. Let him not pass! Let the rogue be, his belly distended,
like a bursting barrel whose bands are cut and contents spilling!

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 7

Varuna is the warp of the loom, Varuna is the woof of the loom of this
universe. Varuna is of us, Varuna is foreign, Varuna is divine. he is
also human, Varuna he King.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 8

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I bind you, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, with all these bonds, all these I assign to you! (Atharva Veda IV, 16, 9)

May near things stay near to you and far things also! Remain here! Go not hence nor follow the Fathers! I firmly tie up your breath of life. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 1)

If one has bewitched you–a man of your people or perchance a stranger I proclaim by my voice these two things to you: deliverance, freedom. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 2)

If you have done violence or, heedless, have maligned a man or a woman I proclaim by my voice these two things to you: deliverance, freedom. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 3)

If you lie there prone owing to sin of your mother or sin of your
father I proclaim by my voice these two things to you: deliverance,
freedom. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 4)



 

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Accept the healing remedy your mother and your father bring together with your sister and your brother. I make you one who reaches ripe old age. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 5)

Live on, O man, with your spirit unimpaired. Do not follow the messengers sent by Yama! Remember the cities where the living dwell! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 6)

Come back hither in response to our calls, you who know the path that lies ahead, the way and the ascent of every living person! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 7)

Do not fear! You will not die. I shall bring you at the last to a ripe old age. I have exorcised from your limbs the consumption and burning fever. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 8)

The limb-splitting fever and the burning pain, the disease of the heart and all consumption, have fled far away. Iike a falcon, by the power of my word. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 9)

 

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May those two Sages, the Watcher and the Waker, he sleepless and the vigilant, guardians of your breath, be alert for your safety by night and by day! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 10)
All hail to Agni whom with reverence we approach! May the Sun continue to rise here for you! Arouse yourself from the pit of Death, from the shadows, however dark they may be! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 11)
Homage to Yama, homage to Death, homage to the Fathers and those who conduct you! I set forth Agni, who is able to save, before the eyes of this man, that he languish no longer. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 12)
Come breath, come mind, come eye, come strength! Let the body resume and integrate its power! Let it stand firm and steady on its feet! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 13)
Reunite him to his breath, O Agni, to his sight! set his whole body and its powers in motion! You know the secret of deathlessness. May he stay, not depart to a house of clay! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 14)

 

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May your out-breath not falter, your in-breath remain quite unobstructed! May the sovereign Sun snatch you from death by the power of his rays! (Atharva Veda V, 30, 15)
Trembling and halting, the tongue in his mouth utters words. From her I have exorcised the consumption, the hundred symptoms of fever. (Atharva Veda V, 30, 16)
Best loved is this world of ours: to the Gods let us leave the unconquered world. O man, whatever be the death assigned to you from birth, we recall you hither till old age comes!
(Atharva Veda V, 30, 17)
Homage to Death, the end of life! Here rest your breath, both inward and outward! May the life of this man be maintained in the realm of the Sun, in the world of deathlessness!
(Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 1)
The power of God has raised him up, the heavenly Drink has raised him up, the powers of the Storm, of Heaven and of Fire, have raised him up to well-being.
(Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 2)

 

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Here be your life–its full span–your breath and your mind! We save you from the bonds of Perdition by means of the divine Word. (Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 3)
Rise up from this place, O man, do not fall down, but cast off the fetters of Death which now hold you. Do not cut yourself off from this world of men, from the sight of the Fire and the Sun.
(Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 4)
May the great Wind breathe purification upon you, May the Waters rain immortality upon you, may the Sun warm your body with blessing, may Death show you mercy! Do not perish! (Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 5)
I charge you to rise, O man, not to fall. Long life I impart to you and skill for living. Mount safe and sound on this chariot of deathlessness. You shall speak in old age, full of wisdom! (Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 6)
Let not your mind stray away and be lost. Do not spurn the living and follow the Fathers! May All-Gods protect you right here! (Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 7)

 

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Do not give thought to the departed ones who lead men away to a far-off land. Arise out of darkness! Come to the light! Come, we grasp your two hands! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 8
From Yama's two watchdogs sent forth on the path, the black and the spotted, may you stay safe! Come, do not waver! Do not stand there with your mind deflected from here. Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 9
Do not proceed on that dread-filled path, not yet trodden by you–I give you good warning! To that darkness, O man, do not descend. There is fear, here fearlessness. Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 10
May the sparks that dwell in the Waters protect you, may the Fire that the sons of men kindle protect you, may the Universal Lord, the All-Knowing, protect you, heavenly fire and lightning not consume you! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 11
Let not the funeral pyre consume you! Elude the Destroyer! May Heaven and Earth, the Sun and the Moon, protect you! May space protect you from the stroke of the Gods! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 12

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Let the Wise and the Knower both protect you, let the Dreamless and the Sleepless both protect you, let the Guardian and the Wakeful both protect you! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 13
Let them protect you, let them guard you! To them be homage, to them be all hail! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 14
May the Lord of the Wind, the Sky, the Creator, the saving Sun, restore you to communion with the living! Let not your breath or your strength forsake you! It is for your sake that we call back your life! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 15
Let not the friend of the snapping jaws find you, or darkness, or the tongue of the demon! Shall you be subject to Death? No, never! May all the powers raise you up, may the Lord of the sky and of Fire raise you up to well-being! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 16
Heaven and Earth and the Lord of creation have raised you up! The plants and the herbs, with the heavenly Drink, have saved you from Death! Atharva Veda VIII, 1, 17

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Go forth, I adjure you, into the light of the living. I draw you toward a life of a hundred autumns. Releasing you from the bonds of death and malediction, I stretch forth your life thread into the distant future. Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 2
From the Wind I have taken your breath, from the Sun your eyesight. I strengthen your heart in you, consolidate your limbs. I adjure you to speak with tongue free from stammering. Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 3
With the breath that dwells in creatures of two legs or four, I blow upon you as one blows on a fire just kindled. To you, O Death, to your sight and your breath, I pay homage! Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 4
Let him live, not die! This man we now revive. I bring him healing. O Death, do not strike this man! Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 5
A life-possessing, life-bestowing plant, powerful, salvific, potent, I here invoke, to bring this man once more to health and strength! Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 6

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If we have injured space, the earth, or heaven, or if we have offended mother or father, from that may Agni, fire of the house, absolve us and guide us safely to the world of goodness. (Atharva Veda VI, 120, 1)
May Earth our mother, Boundlessness our origin, and Space our brother save us from damnation! May father Heaven make peace for us with our Fathers! Having reached the world of our kindred, may we never be ejected! (Atharva Veda VI, 120, 2 )
Where Men of goodwill and good deeds rejoice, their bodies now made free from all disease, their limbs made whole from lameness or defect– in that heaven may we behold our parents and our sons! (Atharva Veda VI, 120, 3)
By means of rice offering, this widespread oblation, the best of all sacrifices, he enters heaven, where every kind of lotus abounds. May all these streams reach you in honey-filled heaven! May ponds full of lotus await you! (Atharva Veda IV, 34, 5 )
May lakes of melted butter abound, banks of honey, streams of milk and water and curds, and draughts of wine, free-flowing like water! May all these streams reach you in honey-filled heaven! May ponds full of lotus await you! (Atharva Veda IV, 34, 6 )

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Speak in his favor! Seize him not, but release him, yours though he be. Let him stay here with all his strength! Have mercy upon him, O powers of destruction, protect him! Grant to him fullness of days, removing all evil! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 7 )
Bless this man, O Death, have mercy upon him! Let him rise and depart, safe and sound, with unimpaired hearing! May he reach a hundred years and enjoy life's blessings! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 8 )
May the missile of the Gods be deflected from you! I make you emerge from the realm of darkness; from Death I have saved you! Far have I removed the Fire of the funeral pyre. I place a protective wall for your life's preservation. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 9 )
We rescue him, Death, from your murky path which admits of no return, and, protecting him from the descent, we make a shield to guard him–this our prayer. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 10 )
To you I now impart in-breath and out-breath, a ripe old age, death at its close, well-being! All the messengers of Death who prowl around– I send them far away! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 11 )

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When, by means of a fine and sharpened razor, you shave like a barber our hair and beards, let our faces shine bright, but our length of days be uncurtailed! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 17 )
May rice and barley bring to you good fortune! Never may they produce in you sickness or wasting! Let them, rather, serve to release you from anguish! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 18 )
Whatever you eat or drink, the grain of the field or milk, food of all kinds, edible, inedible– all these I make for you devoid of poison. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 19 )
We now entrust you to both, the Day and the Night. Protect him from the clutches of the demon who seeks to devour men. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 20 )
We grant you a hundred, ten thousand years, two, three, or four generations. May Indra and Agni and all the Gods grant you this boon without anger! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 21 )

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To Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer we now entrust you. May the Rainy Season, which makes the plants grow, console you!  (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 22 )
Over all creatures of two feet or four Death holds dominion, but you I rescue from his clutches! Do not fear. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 23 )
Do not fear, you will be safe! You shall not die, you shall not die! At that point men do not die or go to the lowest  (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 24 )
At that point all creatures live, the cow, the horse, and human beings– here where this holy word is uttered, true protection for life! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 25 )
May it protect you from your peers, from evil incantations, from the wiles of your relatives! May you be deathless, long-lived, immortal, may your breath not abandon your body! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 26 )

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From the hundred and one kinds of death, and the powers of destruction that must be combated, may the Gods deliver you–by the power of Agni, Universal Lord! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 27 )
You are the body of Agni, ready to save; vou are a slayer of demons and of foes. You, expeller of sickness, the healing herb, Putudru by name. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 28 )
There may the evil ghosts dwell– in the house infernal! There may Decay and every witch find an abode! (Atharva Veda II, 14, 3 )
Those who have spat or dribbled mucus on a holy man sit in a stream flowing with blood, devouring hair. (Atharva Veda V, 19, 3 )
In Yama's realm the cow grants all desires to him who has offered her. But hell, so they say, is the lot of the one who is asked, but refuses. (Atharva Veda XII, 4, 36 )

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I drive to a distant place Malignity, Destruction, the Demon who grabs and ghosts who feast upon corpses. All demons and evil powers–like darkness I destroy them! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 12 )
From Agni, the deathless One, the living and All-Knowing, I snatch back your breath, so that you may be unharmed, immortal in union with him. I perform this rite on your behalf, that you may reach perfection. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 13 )
May Heaven and Earth be gracious unto you, may those two splendors set you free from suffering! May the Sun warm you with blessings! May the Wind waft its propitious breezes to your heart! May the heavenly Streams, rich in milk, flow within you auspi (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 14 )
May the herbs of the earth be to you a propitious aid! I have raised you up from the lower realm to the higher. There may the Sun and Moon, the Boundless Ones, guard you! (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 15 )
The cloth that is covering you, encircling your waist, that we make soft to the touch, a caress to your body. (Atharva Veda VIII, 2, 16 )

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Guide us to the world of the supreme heaven. May we there find again our husband, wife, sons. I take your hand. May Destruction not prevail nor adversity pursue us close at heel! (Atharva Veda XII, 3, 17 )
Assemble all, with prayer to the Lord of heaven, He is the One, the all-pervading, the guest of men. He, the ancient of days, abides in the present. Him, the One, the many follow on their path. (Atharva Veda VII, 21, 1 )
Power entered within him. He is the One, the Onefold, the only One. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 12 )
In him all the Gods become unified. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 13 )
Fame and glory, fruitfulness and fertility, Brahman splendor, food and nourishment, (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 14 )

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belong to him who knows this God as One only. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 15 )
Not second or third or fourth is he called– he who knows this God as One only. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 16 )
Not fifth or sixth or seventh is he called– he who knows this God as One only. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 17 )
Not eighth or ninth or tenth is he called– he who knows this God as One only. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 18 )
He watches over all existent beings, those that breathe and those that breathe not. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 19 )

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Power entered within him. He is the One, the Onefold, the only One. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 20 )
In him all the Gods become unified. (Atharva Veda XIII, 4, 21 )
Know, O people, a mighty mystery, about to be proclaimed– that which is not found on earth or in heaven, that by which the plants breathe. (Atharva Veda I, 32, 1 )
In space is their stay, like a platform for the wearied, the place of support for all that is. This the wise know– or perhaps they do not? (Atharva Veda I, 32, 2 )
That which the trembling worlds and the earth together created is now in perpetual movement, like the streams of the mighty ocean. (Atharva Veda I, 32, 3 )

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The one has encompassed all; it is established upon the other. To Heaven and to Earth, which possesses all things, I have offered my worship. (Atharva Veda I, 32, 4 )
I offer a song to this God, Inspirer of heaven and earth, surpassingly wise, possessed of real energy, giver of treasure, dear to all hearts! (Atharva Veda VII, 14, 1 )
His splendor extends far and wide, his light shines brightly in creation. He traverses the sky, golden-handed, measuring the heaven by his appearance, full of wisdom! (Atharva Veda VII, 14, 2 )
It was you, God, who inspired our father of old, granting him space above and on all sides. May we too enjoy day by day your blessings and life abundant! (Atharva Veda VII, 14, 3 )
This Inspirer God, the Friend whom we adore, has bestowed on our Fathers life, power, and riches. Let him drink Soma, rejoicing in our offerings. In his Law walks the pilgrim! (Atharva Veda VII, 14, 4 )

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Homage to him who presides over all things, that which was and that which shall be; to whom alone belongs the heaven, to that all-powerful Brahman be homage! - Atharva Veda X, 8, 1

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It is thanks to Skambha that Heaven and Earth remain firm-fixed, each in place. In him dwells all that lives and breathes and all that opens and shuts the eye. - Atharva Veda X, 8, 2

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“Three generations are past already; others have followed in the relay of praise. On high is positioned the measurer of space. The Golden One has entered the green-gold plants.” - Atharva Veda X, 8, 3

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i liked that verse , sanmugun
thankyou

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“One is the wheel; the bands are twelve; three are the hubs–who can understand it? Three hundred spokes and sixty in addition have been hammered therein and firmly riveted. ” - Atharva Veda X, 8, 4

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“Take heed, O Savitri. Six are twins; one is born singly. The twins desire to unite with one that is born alone. ” - Atharva Veda X, 8, 5

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“Though manifest, it is yet hidden, secret, its name the Ancient, a mighty mode of being; in Skambha is established this whole world; therein is set fast all that moves and breathes.” -  Atharva Veda X, 8, 6

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“Advancing in the East, withdrawing in the West, it turns on one wheel, one rim, a thousand elements. With a half of itself it begat all creation. What has become of the half that remained? ” - Atharva Veda X, 8, 7

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“The five-horsed chariot draws onward all creatures with fleet-footed side horses pulling from the rear. One sees of it the not yet vanished portion, not the vanished. The Beyond appears nearer, the Before more distant.”  - Atharva Veda X, 8, 8

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A bowl there is with aperture at side and base upturned; within it is accumulated every form of glory. Upon it on their seven thrones are set the Seven Sages, appointed as protectors of this whole vast sphere.

The verse hitched in front and the verse hitched behind, the verse hitched to each and to every portion, the verse through which the sacrifice proceeds to consummation– which is it, I ask you, of all the verses?

What moves, what flies, what stands quite still, what breathes, what breathes not, blinks the eye– this, concentrated into a single One, though multiple its forms, sustains the earth.

The infinite extends in many places, the infinite and finite having a common border; the guardian of the firmament alone can trace that line, he who knows what has been and shall be.

The Lord of creatures stirs within the womb; unseen himself, he comes to diverse births. With half of himself he brought forth the whole world. Of the other half what is the special sign?

Like a woman carrying water in a pitcher, so he conveys the water on high. All creatures behold him with their eyes, but all do not know him with the spirit.

He dwells far away with that which is full. Far away is he, free from deficiencies, a great marvel in the center of the universe. To him do sovereign rulers bring tribute.

That from which the Sun arises, that into which the Sun subsides– that I believe to be the Supreme. There is nothing whatever that goes beyond.

Those who know or of old or in times between refer by word of mouth to the knower of the Veda, they speak one and all of the Sun in first place, next, of Fire and also of the threefold Bird.

The Sun, the Bird who soars in the sky, s preading his wings on a thousand-day flight, pursues his course, gathering all the Gods in his bosom, surveying all the worlds.

By Truth he blazes forth on high, by Sacred Word he surveys below, by Breath he breathes across these worlds– the one in whom resides the Supreme.

The Man who knows the two fire sticks from which by friction wealth is obtained– it is he whom they call a knower of the Supreme, it is he who knows the mighty Brahman.

In the beginning he came into being, footless. In the beginning he bore the heavenly light. Four-footed now, he has become the abode of delightfulness, assuming [in himself] all delights.

In the same way whosoever reveres the everlasting God who reigns supreme, will himself become the abode of delights, will himself receive food in abundance.

Men say that he is everlasting, and yet he is renewed today. Day and night with different forrns by turns give birth to one another.

A hundred, a thousand, tens of thousands, millions– innumerable are the forms of the Self entered in him. They are destroyed; he gazes [imperturbable]! Thus shines this God; thus is he!

The One is finer than a single hair; the One is utterly invisible; and yet this Deity, to me so dear, is vaster than the whole wide universe.

Atharva Veda X, 8, 9 - 25

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“Peaceful be heaven, peaceful the earth, peaceful the broad space between. Peaceful for us be the running waters, peaceful the plants and herbs! Peaceful to us be the signs of the future, peaceful what is done and undone, peaceful to us be what is and what will be. May all to us be gracious!” -  19.9

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“Dwelling immortal in the house of mortals is a fair maiden, never growing old. The one for whom she was created lies prone and he who made her has himself grown old.” - ( X, 8, 26)

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  God penetrates within the mind

You are woman, you are man, you are boy and young girl, too. You are the old man leaning on his staff. When born, you everywhere reveal your face. He is their father and no less their son, at once the eldest brother and the youngest. The One God penetrates within the mind, the Firstborn, yet even now within the womb. From fullness he pours forth the full; the full spreads, merging with the full. We eagerly would know from whence he thus replenishes himself? (X, 8, 27-29)

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The Deity whose name is Helpful dwells encompassed by Cosmic Order. It is by reason of her color that these trees are green, and green their garlands of flowers. Behold the marvelous mystery of God. Near though he is, one cannot leave him! Near though he is, one cannot see him! He does not die, nor does he grow old. Words uttered by the One who existed before all else convey things as they are; the place to which they go, reverberating, is called by men great Brahman, the Ultimate. That base on which both Gods and Men are founded, like spokes set firmly in a hub, in which the waters' flower by supernatural means made its appearance, who or what is he? The Gods who set the wind a blowing, who hold in relation the five compass points, who deem themselves to be superior to offerings, these guides of the Waters, who are they?

(X, 8, 31 - 35)

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“One among them is clothed with the earth; another encompasses the airy spaces; one, the Disposer, holds firm the heaven, while others protect all the four quarters. Who knows the fine-drawn thread on which the creatures that we see are spun, who knows the thread of that same thread he also knows Brahman, the Ultimate. I know the fine-drawn thread on which the creatures that we see are spun; I, even I, the thread know of the thread and, consequently, Brahman, the Ultimate. When, betwixt heaven and earth, the Fire sped onward, consuming all things, there where the wives of a single husband stood afar– then where was Matarishvan to be found? Matarishvan then had entered the Waters; the Gods also had passed beneath the waves. On high was the Sun, the measurer of space. Soma purified, had entered the golden flames.” ( X, 8, 36-40)

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Loftier even than the lofty Gayatri, strode he forth toward the Immortal. Where, I ask, is the Unborn visible? The knowers of song after song alone know it. He who sends creatures to their rest, who amasses great wealth, whose laws are as true as the God Savitri–which One stands firm, as firm as Indra, in the struggle for riches. Behold now the lotus with nine gates, encircled by the three strands; within is a great marvel consisting in the Self. This it is of which the knowers of Brahman have knowledge. Who knows the Self, wise, youthful, never aging, will have no fear of death, being free from desire– immortal, wise, in his own Self resourceful full of fresh sap, in nothing falling short. (X, 8, 41 - 44)

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On distant pathways is the birthplace of the Lord, remote from Heaven, remote from Earth. To the two abodes that are dear to his heart he comes, and then departs, knowing each path.

Atharva Veda VII, 9, 1

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He knows and traverses each heavenly realm. May he guide us in ways that are wholly secure! Undertaking our welfare, shielding from all harm may he who knows lead the way with vigilance! We take up our stance, Lord, beneath your law. May we, who now praise you, incur no harm! May the Lord interpose his right hand to protect us; may he retrieve for us that which we have lost! Yes, may we recover that which is lost! (VII, 9, 2 - 4)

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Render, O Grace, our sacrifice today acceptable to the Gods. May Agni convey the oblation of my worship! Regard us with favor, O Grace, and bless us. Accept, O Goddess, this proffered oblation and grant to us offspring. Approving, may he accord us wealth inexhaustible together with offspring! Void of anger, may he keep us in his mercy and favor! Approachable, O Grace, best of guides, is your name, pleasant and bountiful! For your own name's sake fulfill our sacrifice, O source of all riches, and grant us, O Blessed One, treasures and heroes. Grace, in response to our well-performed oblation, draws night to impart fair lands and brave heroes. Her providence is kindly. Guided by the Gods, may she enhance still further the sacrifice we offer! Grace has become this All–whatever stands, whatever walks and moves. Accept us, O Goddess! Grant us your favor! (VII, 20, 1 - 6)

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From all that flies, from all that crawls, from all that prowls on the mountain, may you, O Night, protect us! Behind, in front, above, below, do you, O Night, defend us! Behold us singing your praises! The Escorts of Night who keep watch and ward on the living and guard our cattle, they protect our lives and our herds. Most certainly, O Night, I know your name. You are the cream of bounty, O kindly One! Guard, as we sleep, ourselves and all our goods. - Atharva Veda XIX, 48, 3 - 6

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She is of ancient days, born in long ages past; she the primeval has traversed creation. The great Goddess Dawn, the shining One, looks out from each being that blinks the eye.

Atharva Veda X, 8, 30

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May Agni, Lord of the forest, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! - V, 24, 2

May Heaven and Earth, Sovereigns of bounty, save me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! - V, 24, 3

May Varuna, Lord of the waters, save me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! - V, 24, 4

May Mitra-Varuna, Lords of rain, preserve me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! - V, 24, 5

May the Maruts, Lords of the mountains, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! - V, 24, 6

May Soma, Lord of plants and herbs, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! - V, 24, 7

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That lively maiden, young friend of our homes, all-encompassing Night, dear to Savitri and Bhava, easy of entreaty and adorned with glory, has filled with her greatness both earth and heaven. - XIX, 49, 1

Night profound has risen above all things. She has scaled–most splendid!–the loftiest heights. She lovingly extends her auspicious presence like that of a friend who moves at will. - XIX, 49, 2

You have come, blessed Night, gentle-born, the object of our hymns and longings. Be favorable! Abide! Guard us, ourselves and all our possessions, all the prosperity that resides in cattle! = XIX, 49, 3

Benevolent Night has assumed to herself the splendor of a lion, a leopard, a tiger, the neighing of a horse and the call of a man. The shining maiden takes many a form. - XIX, 49, 4

May Night, succeeding the Sun, be auspicious! May this mother of frost be attentive to our cry! Turn your ear, O blessed, to this song of praise with which I worship you on every side! - XIX, 49, 5

As a king in his stately splendor, you enjoy, O radiant Night, our hymn of praise. May we, as one Dawn succeeds another, possess many heroes, be filled with all wealth! - XIX, 49, 6

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May the Wind, Lord of the middle air, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! May the Sun, Lord of every eye, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! May the Moon, Lord of constellations, save me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! May Indra, the Lord of the Gods, protect me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! May the Father of the Winds, Lord of cattle, save me in this my prayer, in this my act, in this my priestly duty, in this my performance, in this my thought, in this my purpose and desire, in this my calling on the Gods! All Hail! = V, 24, 8 - 12

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Of one heart and one mind I make you, devoid of hate. Love one another, as a cow loves the calf she has borne. Let the son be courteous to his father, of one mind with his mother. Let the wife speak words that are gentle and sweet to her husband. Never may brother hate brother or sister hurt sister. United in heart and in purpose, commune sweetly together. I will utter a prayer for such concord among family members as binds together the Gods, among who is no hatred. - Atharva Veda III, 30, 1 - 4

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Lovely is the name that you have assumed. Those who have evil designs against my wealth, destroy them, O Night! Let no thief be found! I say it again, let no thief be found!

You are fair, O Night, like a well-shaped chalice! You possess the grace of a youthful maiden! Full of eyes, you lovingly reveal your forms, adorning yourself with the stars of heaven. Whatever thief may come this night or mortal foe who plots our harm, let Night, advancing, encounter him! Let her sever his head and his neck from his body! Let her sever his feet that he walk no more, his hands that he harm not! Whoever he be, let him go to his place vanquished and maimed, depart far away, depart to the desert!

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O Night, [for our safety] make the snake blind, scorch him, behead him! Gouge out the eyes of the wolf and entrap the thief in a snare! With your sturdy oxen, sharp-horned and swift, transport us safely over every danger! May our passage each night be performed without hindrance, while the mean, lacking boats, fail to cross the stream! As a millet seed, blown, is scattered beyond trace, so blow him, O Night, who wishes us ill! Keep far from us the thief and the stealer of cattle and him who would stealthily lead off our horses! When you come with your favors, O Night, well proportioned, give us our due share. Do not pass us by! O resplendent Night, may you lead us sinless to Dawn, from Dawn to day, and from day back to you! - Atharva Veda XIX, 50, 1 - 7

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Whatever I dig up of you, O Earth, may you of that have quick replenishment! O purifying One, may my thrust never reach right unto your vital points, your heart!

Your circling seasons, nights succeeding days, your summer, O Earth, your splashing rains, our autumn, your winter and frosty season yielding to spring–may each and all produce for us their milk! This cleansing Earth, who trembles before the Serpent, who guards the fires that dwell within the waters, who castigates the god-insulting demons, has chosen for her mate Indra, not Vrtra, surrendering herself to the powerful one, the potent. On her are erected the platform and the sheds of oblation; on her is reared the sacrificial post. On her the brahmins, knowers of the rites, recite their hymns, intone their melodies. On her the priests set forth the sacrifice, that Indra may drink Soma. On her those sages of old, the Seven Seers who fashioned these worlds, performing the sacrifice by dint of holy rite and creative Fervor, sang hymns and lo! the cows came to birth! May Earth afford us all that copious wealth for which we long! May Bhaga play his part and Indra go before to show the way! May Earth, the stage where mortals sing and play with varied shouts and noises, which resounds with cries of war or beatings of the drum, drive far my foemen and rid me of all rivals! Earth is the source of food, of rice and barley; from her derive the five tribes of men. To rain-steeped Earth, the Rain-giver's wife, be homage! Her castles are built by the Gods, her plains the arena in which men wage war. The matrix of all things is Earth. May the Lord of life dispose for our enjoyment all her regions! May the Goddess Earth, bearer of many a treasure and of wealth stored up in diverse hidden places, the generous sharer of riches, impart to us, in addition to gold and gems, a special portion of her favor!
- Atharva Veda XII, 1, 35 - 44

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O Goddess made by the Gods in the beginning, the mistress of this dwelling, our shelter and joy, be robed in grass. May you ever treat us graciously, giving us sons and wealth. Stay firm on your post, O Pillar. May your righteousness shine far, driving away all foes! Let your inmates not suffer any harm, may we and all men live a hundred autumns! To this house, together with the calf and other beasts, has come the newborn boy; to this house a jug filled full of foaming drink, together with bowls of curds. Bring forward, woman, this full jar, a stream of ghee mingled with life's elixir. Anoint those who drink with immortality. May our votive offerings ever protect this dwelling! I bring this water free from all impurity. I bring this immortal Fire. With these I set my foot within this dwelling and take possession of it. - Atharva Veda III, 12, 5 - 9

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Lead us to a wide world, O wise one, t o heavenly light, fearlessness, and blessing. Strong are your arms, O powerful Lord. We resort to your infinite refuge. May the atmosphere we breathe breathe fearlessness into us: fearlessness on earth and fearlessness in heaven! May fearlessness guard us behind and before! May fearlessness surround us above and below! May we be without fear of friend and foe! May we be without fear of the known and the unknown! May we be without fear by night and by day! Let all the world be my friend! - Atharva Veda XIX, 15,4 - 6 

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O Agni, since we are kindling the fire of the Spirit through tapas, may we be dear to the Veda, long-lived and bright in intellect.
Atharva Veda 7.61.1. bo hv, p. 71

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May this woman, Agni, find a husband, then, verily, King Soma will make her happy. May she, bearing sons, be the queen of the home, and fortunate, hold the sway, united with her husband. Even as the lair, O bounteous Ones, is a loved, charming, happy retreat of wild animals, so may this woman, Fortune’s darling, be loved by her husband, being never at variance with him.
Atharva Veda 2.36.3-4 hv, p. 125

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In which of his limbs does Fervor dwell? In which of his limbs is Order set? In what part of him abides Constancy, Faith? In which of his limbs is Truth established?  From which of his limbs does Fire shine forth? From which of his limbs issues the Wind? Which limb does the moon take for measuring rod when it measures the form of the great Support?  In which of his limbs does the earth abide? In which of his limbs the atmosphere? In which of his limbs is the sky affixed? In which of his limbs the great Beyond? - Atharva Veda X, 7, 1 - 3

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Toward whom does the rising Flame aspire? Toward whom does the Wind eagerly blow? On whom do all the compass points converge? Tell me of that Support–who may he be? Where do the half months and months together proceed in consultation with the year? Where do the seasons go, in groups or singly? Tell me of that Support–who may he be? Toward whom run the sisters, day and night, who look so different yet one summons answer? Toward whom do the waters with longing flow? Tell me of that Support–who may he be? The One on whom the Lord of Life leant for support when he propped up the world– Tell me of that Support–who may he be? That which of all forms the Lord of Life created–above, below, and in between–with how much of himself penetrated the Support? How long was the portion that did not enter? - Atharva Veda X, 7, 4 - 8

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With how much of himself penetrated the Support into the past? With how much into the future? In that single limb whose thousand parts he fashioned with how much of himself did he enter, that Support? Through whom men know the worlds and what enwraps them, the waters and Holy Word, the all-powerful in whom are found both Being and Nonbeing–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? By whom Creative Fervor waxing powerful upholds the highest Vow, in whom unite Cosmic Order and Faith, the waters and the Word–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? On whom is firmly founded earth and sky and the air in between; so too the fire, moon, sun, and wind, each knowing his own place–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? In whose one limb all the Gods, three and thirty in number, are affixed–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? - Atharva Veda X, 7, 9 - 13

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He whose mouth, so they say, is Brahman, whose tongue is a whip steeped in honey, of whom Viraj is considered the udder–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? Out of his body were carved the verses, the formulas being formed from the shavings. His hairs are the songs, his mouth the hymns of the Seers Atharvan and Angiras–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? The branch of Nonbeing which is far-extending men take to be the highest one of all. They reckon as inferior those who worship your other branch, the branch of Being. In whom the Adityas, Rudras and Vasus, are held together, in whom are set firm worlds–that which was and that which shall be–Tell me of that Support–who may he be?  Whose treasure hoard the three and thirty Gods forever guard–today who knows its contents? Tell me of that Support–who may he be? - Atharva Veda X, 7, 19-23

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In whom the Gods, knowers of Brahman, acknowledge Brahman as the Supreme, he who knows the Gods face to face is truly a Knower, a Vehicle of Brahman. Great are the Gods who were born from Nonbeing, yet men aver this Nonbeing to be the single limb of the Support, the great Beyond. The limb in which the Support, when generating, evolved the Ancient One–who knows this limb knows too by that same knowledge the Ancient One. It was from his limb that the thirty-three Gods distributed portions among themselves. Thus in truth only knowers of Brahman are also knowers of the thirty-three Gods. Men recognize the Golden Embryo as the unutterable, the Supreme. Yet it was the Support who in the beginning poured forth upon the world that stream of gold. - Atharva Veda X, 7, 24-28

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In whom are set firm the firstborn Seers, the hymns, the songs, and the sacrificial formulas, in whom is established the Single Seer, Tell me of that Support, who may he be?
In whom, as Man, deathlessness and death combine, to whom belong the surging ocean and all the arteries that course within him; Tell me of that Support, who may he be? Of whom the four cardinal directions comprise the veins, visibly swollen, in whom the sacrifice has advanced victorious, Tell me of that Support, who may he be? Those who know the divine in Man know the highest Lord; who knows the highest Lord or the Lord of Life knows the supreme Brahman. They therefore know the Support also. He whose head is Universal Fire, who has for his eyes the Angirases and for his limbs the practitioners of sorcery,  Tell me of that Support, who may he be? - Atharva Veda X, 7, 14-18

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To whom the Gods always with hands and feet, with speech, ear, and eye bring tribute unmeasured in a well-measured place of sacrifice. Tell me of that Support, who may he be? In him exists no darkness, no evil. In him are all the lights, including the three that are in the Lord of Life. The one who knows the Reed of gold standing up in the water is truly the mysterious Lord of Life. - Atharva Veda X, 7, 39-41

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That Sacred Word which was first born in the East the Seer has revealed from the shining horizon. He disclosed its varied aspects, high and low, the womb of both the Existent and the Nonexistent. May this ancestral Queen who dwells among beings stride forth toward primordial creation! I have conveyed to her this shining Sunbird. Let them offer warm milk to the one who is thirsty for worship. The wise who knows from birth this world’s hidden thread discerns the coming to birth of all the Gods. From the bosom of the Sacred Word he brought forth the Word. On high, below, he abides in his own laws. - Atharva Veda IV, 1,1-3

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In whom are set firm the firstborn Seers, the hymns, the songs, and the sacrificial formulas, in whom is established the Single Seer–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? In whom, as Man, deathlessness and death combine, to whom belong the surging ocean and all the arteries that course within him; Tell me of that Support–who may he be? Of whom the four cardinal directions comprise the veins, visibly swollen, in whom the sacrifice has advanced victorious–Tell me of that Support–who may he be? Those who know the divine in Man know the highest Lord; who knows the highest Lord or the Lord of Life knows the supreme Brahman. They therefore know the Support also. He whose head is Universal Fire, who has for his eyes the Angirases and for his limbs the practitioners of sorcery– Tell me of that Support–who may he be? - Atharva Veda X, 7, 14-18

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In the Support the worlds consist; in him Creative Fervor and Order have their ground. You I have known, O Support, face to face, in Indra wholly concentrated. In Indra the worlds consist; in Indra Creative Fervor and Order have their ground. You I have known, O Indra, face to face, in the Support wholly established. Before dawn and sunrise man invokes name after name. This Unborn sprang to birth already with full sovereignty empowered. Than he nothing higher ever existed. Homage to him of whom the earth is the model, the atmosphere his belly, who created the sky from his head. Homage to this supreme Brahman! Homage to him whose eye is the sun and the moon which is ever renewed, whose mouth is the Fire. Homage to this supreme Brahman! - Atharva Veda X, 7, 29-33

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That Sacred Word which was first born in the East the Seer has revealed from the shining horizon. He disclosed its varied aspects, high and low, the womb of both the Existent and the Nonexistent. May this ancestral Queen who dwells among beings stride forth toward primordial creation! I have conveyed to her this shining Sunbird. Let them offer warm milk to the one who is thirsty for worship. The wise who knows from birth this world's hidden thread discerns the coming to birth of all the Gods. From the bosom of the Sacred Word he brought forth the Word. On high, below, he abides in his own laws. - Atharva Veda IV, 1,1-3

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The wise who knows from birth this world's hidden thread discerns the coming to birth of all the Gods. From the bosom of the Sacred Word he brought forth the Word. On high, below, he abides in his own laws.

Atharva Veda IV, 1,3

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High Truth, unyielding Order, Consecration, Ardor and Prayer
and Holy Ritual uphold the Earth; may she, the ruling Mistress of what has been
and what will come to be, for us spread wide a limitless domain. - Atharva Veda
XII, 1, 1
Untrammeled in the midst of men, the Earth, adorned with
heights and gentle slopes and plains, bears plants and herbs of various healing
powers. May she spread wide for us, afford us joy! - Atharva Veda XII, 1, 2
On whom are ocean, river, and all waters, on whom have
sprung up food and ploughman's crops, on whom moves all that breathes and stirs
abroad–Earth, may she grant to us the long first draught! - Atharva Veda XII,
1, 3
To Earth belong the four directions of space. On her grows
food; on her the ploughman toils. She carries likewise all that breathes and
stirs. Earth, may she grant us cattle and food in plenty! - Atharva Veda XII,
1, 4
(These verses are drawn from the  Atharva Veda, Hinduism's revealed scriptures,
which are 6,000 to 8,000 years old. Many of the verses are from the book The
Vedic Experience, by Raimundo Panikkar, available at our Minimela online store
of the Himalayan Academy, Kauai's Hindu Monastery.

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Abiding by Cosmic Order, he fixed as his seat the mighty firmaments of Heaven and Earth. Mighty from birth, dwelling in earth and heaven, he fixed those mighty masses, defining their spheres. - Atharva Veda IV, 1,4

From birth at depths abysmal the Sacred Word has passed up to the summit; the cosmic ruler, the Lord of the Sacred Word, is her divinity. Just as the luminous day is born from light, so may the radiant singers shine far and wide! - Atharva Veda IV, 1,5

Truly the Poet's wisdom enhances the glory of the Ordinance decreed by God the powerful, the ancient. He was born here together with many; they were found sleeping when the Eastern hemisphere was opened. - Atharva Veda IV, 1,6

Whoever you are who approach Atharvan our father and Brhaspati, the friend of the Gods, with reverence, you shall become the creator of all that is, a sage, a God, invulnerable, self-dependent. - Atharva Veda IV, 1,7

That Sacred Word which was first born in the East the Seer has revealed from the shining horizon. He disclosed its varied aspects, high and low, the womb of both the Existent and the Nonexistent.-Atharva Veda IV, 1,1

(These verses are drawn from the Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, Hinduism's revealed scriptures, which are 6,000 to 8,000 years old. Many of the verses are from the book The Vedic Experience, by Raimundo Panikkar, available at our Minimela online store. Himalayan Academy, Kauai's Hindu Monastery,)

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Homage to him whose in-breath and out-breath is the Wind, whose eyes are the Angirases, whose wisdom consists in the cardinal points. Homage once again to this supreme Brahman!

Atharva Veda X, 7, 34

By the Support are held both heaven and earth, by the Support the broad domain of space, by the Support the six divergent directions, by the Support is this whole world pervaded.

Atharva Veda X, 7, 35

Homage to him who, born of labor and Creative Fervor, has entered all the worlds, who has taken Soma for his own exclusive possession. Homage to this Supreme Brahman!

Atharva Veda X, 7, 36

How does the wind not cease to blow? How does the mind take no repose? Why do the waters, seeking to reach truth, never at any time cease flowing?

Atharva Veda X, 7, 37

A mighty wonder in the midst of creation moves, thanks to Fervor, on the waters' surface. To him whatever Gods there are adhere like branches of a tree around the trunk.

Atharva Veda X, 7, 38

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(about earth)Your fragrance which adheres to human beings, the good cheerand the charm of women and men, that which is found in horses and in warriors,that which is in wild beasts and in the elephant, the radiance that shinesabout a maiden–O Earth, steep us,too, deeply in that fragrance, and let noenemy ever wish us ill! Atharva Veda XII, 1, 25 Earth is composed of rock, of stone, of dust; Earth iscompactly held, consolidated. I venerate this mighty Earth, thegolden-breasted! Atharva Veda XII, 1, 26 Her upon whom the trees, lords of the forest, stand firm,unshakable, in every place, this long-enduring Earth we now invoke, the giverof all manner of delights. Atharva Veda XII, 1, 27 Whether we stand upright or sit, whether we stay quite stillor walk, whether we walk with right foot or left, never may we stumble uponEarth! Atharva Veda XII, 1, 28 O purifying Earth, I you invoke! O patient Earth, by SacredWord enhanced, bearer of nourishment and strength, of food and ghee–O Earth,we would approach you with due praise! Atharva Veda XII, 1, 29

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 The two breaths are rice and barley, Breath the ox that pulls. In barley resides i inbreath; out-breath is called rice.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 13

A man breathes in, he breathes out, within the womb. Quickened by you, to birth he comes once more.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 14

The mighty Wind they call him, or Breeze. The future and the past exist in him. On Breath of Life all things are based.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 15

When you, Breath of Life, quicken them, then the plants of the Atharvans and Angirases, of Gods and of Men, come to birth.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 16

When Breath has poured down with the rain upon the vast earth, then plants come forth and herbs of every sort.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 17

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 The one who knows you thus, O Breath, and that which forms your support, to him will all offer tribute in yonder highest heaven.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 18

Just as all creatures owe tribute to you, Breath of Life, so may they bring it to the one who hears you, O renowned!

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 19

He moves among the Gods, an inner seed; becomes, is, is reborn. He has entered the son he, the father, who was, is, and shall be!

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 20

If the sunbird, rising, extracted his foot from the sea, neither today nor tomorrow would exist, neither night, day, nor dawn.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 21

The eight–wheeled moves on one rim, to and fro, thousand-syllabled. With one half it engendered all creation. Of its other half what sign?

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 22

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 Time draws this chariot with seven wheels. Seven are the hubs; its axle is nondeath. At the head of all beings Time proceeds unceasingly, the first among the Gods.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 2

Above Time is set a brimful vessel. Simultaneously we see Time here, there, everywhere. Set face to face with all existences, Time is throned, men say, in the loftiest realm.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 3

Time has gathered together all beings that are; he has passed through all the gathered beings. He who was father has become their son. There is no glory higher than his.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 4

Time generated the Sky above and this vast Earth. The passing moments present and future, by him set swinging, are reckoned out in due proportions.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 5

Time brought forth fate-filled chance. In Time the Sun shines and burns. In Time the eye spies from afar. In Time all existences are.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 6

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The Maker of the world sought her with oblations when she was shrouded in the depth of the ocean. A vessel of gladness, long cherished in secret, the earth was revealed to mankind for their joy.

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 60

Primeval Mother, disperser of Men, you, far-flung Earth, fulfill all our desires. Whatever you lack, may the Lord of creatures, the First-born of Right, supply to you fully!

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 61

May your dwellings, O Earth, free from sickness and wasting, flourish for us! Through a long life, watchful, may we always offer to you our tribute!

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 62

O Earth, O Mother, dispose my lot in gracious fashion that I be at ease. In harmony with all the powers of Heaven set me, O Poet, in grace and good fortune!

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 63

Just as the mighty earth bore the seed of all life, so may you carry the child and bring forth a son!

Atharva Veda VI, 17, 1

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In Time is consciousness and life, In Time is concentrated name By Time, when he draws close at hand, all creatures are with gladness filled.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 7

In Time is energy, in Time the highest good. In Time is the Holy Utterance. Time is the Lord of all that is, the Father, he, of the Creator.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 8

Sent forth by him, from him all this was born . On him is it established. So soon as he has become Brahman, Time supports the highest Deity.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 9

Time created the creatures. Time created in the beginning the Lord of creatures. From Time comes the Self-Existent. Energy likewise from Time derives.

Atharva Veda XIX, 53, 10

From Time came into being the Waters, from Time the Holy Word, Energy, and the regions. By Time [each day] the Sun arises, in Time he goes to rest again.

Atharva Veda XIX, 54, 1

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 By Time blows the cleansing Wind, through Time the vast Earth has her being. The great Heaven has his post in Time.

Atharva Veda XIX, 54, 2

Their son Time long ago engendered the things that were and that shall be. From Time came Scripture into being and formulas for Sacrifice.

Atharva Veda XIX, 54, 3

By Time was Sacrifice inaugurated, inexhaustible oblation to the Gods. In Time live the spirits ant the nymphs. Upon Time all the worlds repose.

Atharva Veda XIX, 54, 4

In Time are set this Angiras and Atharvan who came from Heaven, both this world and the world above, all holy worlds and holy interspaces.

Atharva Veda XIX, 54, 5

Having conquered the worlds by Holy Word, Time, the God supreme, goes on.

Atharva Veda XIX, 54, 6

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 Love is the firstborn, loftier than the Gods, the Fathers and men. You, O Love, are the eldest of all, altogether mighty. To you we pay homage!

Atharva Veda IX, 2, 19

Greater than the breadth of Earth and Heaven or of Waters and Fire, you, O Love, are the eldest of all, altogether mighty. To you we pay homage!

Atharva Veda IX, 2, 20

Greater than the quarters and directions, the expanses and vistas of the sky, you, O Love, are the eldest of all, altogether mighty. To you we pay homage!

Atharva Veda IX, 2, 21

Greater than all things moving and inert, than the Ocean, O Passion, you, O Love, are the eldest of all, altogether mighty. To you we pay homage!

Atharva Veda IX, 2, 23

Beyond the reach of Wind or Fire, the Sun or the Moon, you, O Love, are the eldest of all, altogether mighty. To you we pay homage!

Atharva Veda IX, 2, 24

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In many a form of goodness, O Love, you show your face. Grant that these forms may penetrate within our hearts. Send elsewhere all malice!

Atharva Veda IX, 2, 25

In the beginning was Desire, the first seed of mind. O desire, twin of Desire, grant wealth to me!

Atharva Veda XIX, 52, 1

Powerful, unshakable, shining, companionable, formidable victor, grant power to me!

Atharva Veda XIX, 52, 2

He who longed from afar to furnish a pledge in response to the eternal was heeded by the regions. By means of Desire they generated light.

Atharva Veda XIX, 52, 3

From Desire springs desire, leaps from Heart to heart. The mind of my people, let that mind be mine!

Atharva Veda XIX, 52, 4

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Just as the mighty earth bore the trees of the forest, so may you carry the child and bring forth a son!

Atharva Veda VI, 17, 2

Just as the mighty earth bore the mountains and peaks, so may you carry the child and bring forth a son!

Atharva Veda VI, 17, 3

Just as the mighty earth bore the whole world's weight, so may you carry the child and bring forth a son!

Atharva Veda VI, 17, 4

Praise to the Breath of Life! He rules this world, master of all things, on which all things are based.

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 1

Praise, Breath of Life, to your uproar! Praise to your thunder! Praise to your lightning! Praise, Breath of Life, for your rain!

Atharva Veda XI, 4, 2

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 May Indra guide the Furrow, may Pushan guard it on every side; may the Furrow, like a milch cow, yield to us copiously year after year!

Atharva Veda III, 17, 4

O blessed Furrow, we bring you our homage. Turn your face to us; grant us your favor and bear fruits for us abundantly.

Atharva Veda III, 17, 8

The Furrow is steeped in ghee and honey. She is blessed by all Gods. Channel hither, O Furrow, your milky streams, rich in vigor and oil.

Atharva Veda III, 17, 9

Brimful of sweetness is the grain, brimful of sweetness are my words; when everything is a thousand times sweet, how can I not prosper?

Atharva Veda III, 24, 1

I know one who is brimful of sweetness, the one who has given abundant corn, the God whose name is Reaper-God; him we invoke with our song. He dwells in the home of even the lowly who are debarred from sacrifice. The God whose name is Reaper-God, him

Atharva Veda III, 24, 2

Re: Atharva Veda

 Let the five directions and races of men bring to our doors prosperity, as after the rains (in a swollen flood) a river carries down driftwood.

Atharva Veda III, 24, 3

As a spring gushes forth in a hundred, a thousand, streams, and yet stays inexhaustible, so in a thousand streams may our corn flow inexhaustibly!

Atharva Veda III, 24, 4

Reap, you workers, one hundred hands, garner, you workers, one thousand hands! Gather in the bounteous corn that is cut or still waits on the stalk.

Atharva Veda III, 24, 5

Three measures I apportion to the Spirits, four measures to the mistress of the house, while you I touch with the amplest measure (of all that the field has yielded).

Atharva Veda III, 24, 6

Reaper and Garnerer are your two distributors, O Lord of creation. May they convey hither an ample store of riches never decreasing!

Atharva Veda III, 24, 7

Re: Atharva Veda

 O Goddess made by the Gods in the beginning, the mistress of this dwelling, our shelter and joy, be robed in grass. May you ever treat us graciously, giving us sons and wealth.

Atharva Veda III, 12, 5

Stay firm on your post, O Pillar. May your righteousness shine far, driving away all foes! Let your inmates not suffer any harm, may we and all men live a hundred autumns!

Atharva Veda III, 12, 6

To this house, together with the calf and other beasts, has come the newborn boy; to this house a jug filled full of foaming drink, together with bowls of curds.

Atharva Veda III, 12, 7

Bring forward, woman, this full jar, a stream of ghee mingled with life's elixir. Anoint those who drink with immortality. May our votive offerings ever protect this dwelling!

Atharva Veda III, 12, 8

I bring this water free from all impurity. I bring this immortal Fire. With these I set my foot within this dwelling and take possession of it.

Atharva Veda III, 12, 9

Re: Atharva Veda

May Earth, whose measurements the Ashvins marked, over whose breadth the foot of Visnu strode, whom Indra, Lord of power, freed from foes, stream milk for me, as a mother for her son!

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 10

Your hills, O Earth, your snow-clad mountain peaks, your forests, may they show us kindliness! Brown, black, red, multifarious in hue and solid is this vast Earth, guarded by Indra. Invincible, unconquered, and unharmed, I have on her established myabode.

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 11

Impart to us those vitalizing forces that come, O Earth, from deep within your body, your central point, your navel; purify us wholly. The Earth is mother; I am son of Earth. The Rain-giver is my father; may he shower on us blessings!

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 12

The Earth on which they circumscribe the altar, on which a band of workmen prepare the oblation, on which the tall bright sacrificial posts are fixed before the start of the oblation–may Earth, herself increasing, grant us increase!

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 13

That man, O Earth, who wills us harm, who fights us, who by his thoughts or deadly arms opposes, deliver him to us, forestalling action.

Atharva Veda XII, 1, 14

Re: Atharva Veda

 O Pillars of this House of countless treasures, O buttresses and crossbeams, we loosen your bonds!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 1

What is bound in you, who contain all riches, those fetters and knots, with a powerful word I unloose, like Brhaspati breaking open the cavern.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 2

[The sorcerer] stretched out the rope and tied it, fixing firmly the knots. Like a skillful butcher cleaving the joints, with Indra's help we loosen them.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 3

We unite the bonds of your beams and clasps, of your thatch and your sides, O House of all riches.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 4

We loosen the bonds of the clamps and bundles, of all that encircles and binds the Lady of the House.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 5 

Re: Atharva Veda

 These hanging loops,which are tied for enjoyment within you, we loosen. May the Lady of the House, when established within her, be gracious toward us!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 6

Receptacle of oblation and hall of Agni, abode and domain of the wives are you. You, Goddess House, are the seat of the Gods.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 7

By Holy Word we unfasten the extended thousand-eyed net which rests upon the central beam, well-placed and well-fastened.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 8

May the one who receives you as a gift, O House, queen among dwellings, and the one who built you both enjoy long life and reach ripe old age!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 9

Here let her come to meet her owner. Firmly fastened and adorned are you, whose limbs and joints we proceed to loosen!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 10

Re: Atharva Veda

The one who collected the trees, O House, and built your walls, the Highest Lord of creatures, has made you for the increase of children.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 11

To him be homage! Homage to the donor and to the master of the House! Homage to Agni and homage to the one who performs his rites!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 12

Homage to the cows and the horses, to all that is born in this House! O future scene of births and young life, we loosen your bonds!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 13

In your innermost heart, with both creatures and men, you cherish God Agni. O future scene of births and young life, we loosen your bonds!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 14

The expanse that lies between heaven and earth I accept together with this your House. The air it encloses I make a container for wealth. I receive thus this House for her owner.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 15

Re: Atharva Veda

Abounding in food, abounding in milk, with firm foundation set on the earth, receptacle of every nourishing thing, do no harm, O House, to those who receive you.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 16

Covered with thatch and clothed in straw, the House, like night, gives rest for her inmates, she stands firm-fixed, her broad feet planted on the earth like an elephant cow's.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 17

I untie, remove, your covering of reed. That which Varuna has tightly closed, let Mitra open again in the morning!

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 18

This House is founded on Worship, designed and built by the wise. May Indra and Agni, the immortals, protect this House, the abode of Soma.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 19

One nest is placed upon a second, one container laid upon another. Within is born a mortal. From here all things originate.

Atharva Veda IX, 3, 20

Re: Atharva Veda

 May the splendor of an elephant, the greatest of all creatures, may that great glory, which was born from the Boundless, now be diffused. The Gods together have bestowed it upon me.

Atharva Veda III, 22, 1

On this splendor have all the powers of heaven concentrated their thought. May those Gods who nourish all life on earth anoint me with splendor!

Atharva Veda III, 22, 2

That splendor that resides in an elephant, in a king among men, or within the waters, with which the Gods in the beginning came to godhood, with that same splendor make me splendid, O Lord.

Atharva Veda III, 22, 3

O All-Knowing God, that powerful strength with which sacrifice endows you, the strength of the sun, the strength of the elephant, King among men– may the two Spirits, garlanded with lotus, vouchsafe that to me!

Atharva Veda III, 22, 4

From the four directions, as far as the eye can direct its gaze, may that force, that elephant splendor, assemble and concentrate its virtue in me.

Atharva Veda III, 22, 5

Re: Atharva Veda

 Behold the elephant, best of all creatures to mount and to ride! I anoint myself with his share of strength, with his elephant splendor!

Atharva Veda III, 22, 6

With the splendor that resides in a lion, a tiger, an adder, the fire, Brahman, the sun, may that blessed Goddess who gave birth to Indra now come to us, endowed with splendor!

Atharva Veda VI, 38, 1

With the splendor that resides in an elephant, a leopard, in gold, in the waters, in cattle and in men, may that blessed Goddess who gave birth to Indra now come to us, endowed with splendor!

Atharva Veda VI, 38, 2

With the splendor that resides in a chariot, in dice, in a strong bull, in wind, in rain and in thunder, may that blessed Goddess who gave birth to Indra now come to us, endowed with splendor!

Atharva Veda VI, 38, 3

With the splendor that resides in a noble, a drumbeat, an arrow's flight, a man's shout, a mettlesome horse, may that blessed Goddess who gave birth to Indra now come to us, endowed with splendor!

Atharva Veda VI, 38, 4

Re: Atharva Veda

 Lead us to a wide world, O wise one, t o heavenly light, fearlessness, and blessing. Strong are your arms, O powerful Lord. We resort to your infinite refuge.

Atharva Veda XIX, 15, 4

May the atmosphere we breathe breathe fearlessness into us: fearlessness on earth and fearlessness in heaven! May fearlessness guard us behind and before! May fearlessness surround us above and below!

Atharva Veda XIX, 15, 5

May we be without fear of friend and foe! May we be without fear of the known and the unknown! May we be without fear by night and by day! Let all the world be my friend!

Atharva Veda XIX, 15, 6

Blessing and joy to our mother and father! Joy to cattle, to beasts, and to men! May all well-being and graces be ours! Long may we see the sun!

Atharva Veda I, 31, 4

May the wind blow us joy, may the sun shine down joy on us, may our days pass with joy, may the night be a gift of joyful peace! May the dawn bring us joy at its coming!

Atharva Veda VII, 69

Re: Atharva Veda

Visible and invisible– both have I crushed, not sparing Kururu, Algandus or Shalunas! We destroy all these worms with our spell!

Atharva Veda II, 31, 2

With a powerful weapon I destroy the AIgandus; charred or uncharred, they are drained of life sap! Present or absent, with my spell I subdue them! Let no single worm stay alive!

Atharva Veda II, 31, 3

The worm in the entrails, the worm in the head, the worm in the ribs, we crush with this spell!

Atharva Veda II, 31, 4

Whether worms in the hills, or worms in the woods, whether worms in the plants or the waters, whether worms that reside within cattle or men– this whole breed of worms I exterminate!

Atharva Veda II, 31, 5

Headache, head pain, earache, inflammations, all that now afflicts the head expel we by our prayer.

Atharva Veda IX, 8, 1

Re: Atharva Veda

My pile of gold for my trading, seeking wealth through wealth, may it ever increase and not dwindle! By this offering to the Gods, O Lord, check and frustrate those who would spoil our profit.

Atharva Veda III, 15, 5

The wealth which I use for trading, seeking, O Gods, wealth to accrue to my wealth– in this may Indra, Prajapati, Savitri, Soma, and Agni grant me renown!

Atharva Veda III, 15, 6

To you, O Lord, the Priest Beloved of all men, we bring our praise with reverence. Keep watch over our children and ourselves, we pray. Guard both our lives and our cattle.

Atharva Veda III, 15, 7

Thus, steadfast and firm as a horse, we shall offer you praises, Omniscient Lord, forever. Replete with food and with riches, being close to you always, may we never suffer reverses!

Atharva Veda III, 15, 8

This is your appointed origin. From here once born, you shine. Knowing this, O Agni, arise and cause our wealth to increase!

Atharva Veda III, 20, 1

Re: Atharva Veda

 Whoever would climb up to heaven and even beyond would not elude the Lord Varuna. His watchmen with a thousand eyes, descending from heaven, sweep the earth with all-seeing glance.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 4

Whatever exists in heaven and earth, whatever lies beyond–all this Varuna scans. He counts the blinks of every eye and reckons, like a skillful dicer, his throw in the cosmic game.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 5

May the seven times seven threads of net stretched out three times–a fatal trap to catch the unwary– ensnare the man who tells a lie, but let the man pass safely by who speaks the truth.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 6

Seize and bind with a hundred cords, O Varuna, the one who utters falsehood. Let him not pass! Let the rogue be, his belly distended, like a bursting barrel whose bands are cut and contents spilling!

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 7

Varuna is the warp of the loom, Varuna is the woof of the loom of this universe. Varuna is of us, Varuna is foreign, Varuna is divine. he is also human, Varuna he King.

Atharva Veda IV, 16, 8