Atharva Veda Shall Quotations

Whether thou art beyond the haunts of men, or whether across the river, this very herb, as if a captive bound, shall bring, thee back to me!

Very few are those perfect ones who do this good deed. The wealth of the Lord's Name is inexhaustible; it shall never be exhausted. In this world, it brings a constant peace, and at the Lord's Gate, it brings honor.

Let us not seek the outer empire; let us become the rulers of the inner empire. Let us not try to defy the outer enemy, leaving the inner foe to grow in striking power. We have Krishna with us, and so, who can defeat us? We shall win through winning His Grace.

Sing the Glories of God each and every day; your afflictions shall be dispelled, and you shall be saved, my humble friend.

May your mind be infused with 'one' thought(concentration of mind)! May every action of yours be embellished by 'one' thought! May your resolution be 'one'. You, who are acting to the contrary, your disposition shall have opposite orientation.

May the winged birds that move in the air and in the sky descend; beasts of prey and insects shall seize upon them; the vultures that feed upon raw flesh shall hack into (their) carcasses!

May their weapons fall from their (hands), may they be unable to lay the arrow on (the bow)! And then (our) arrows shall smite them, badly frightened, in their vital members!

May it preserve thee from sorcery, from thy equals and thy kin! Undying be, immortal, exceedingly vital; thy spirits shall not abandon thy body!

One who works assiduously and wholeheartedly without bothering about the results shall definitely accomplish his tasks.

My anxiety is over. The Guru has cut away my bonds, and I have found eternal peace. Whatever shall be, shall be in the end; so where can pain and pleasure be seen?

I have found the Perfect Guru; Maya shall no longer harass me.

I am a sacrifice to my True Guru. He shall not abandon me; He shall surely carry me across.

Four directions has the heaven, and also four the earth, (from these) the gods created the embryo. May they open her, that she shall bring forth!

The people, rulers, leaders and chiefs - none of them shall be able to remain in the world. Death is inevitable; it strikes the heads of the false.

Our resolve to indulge in good deeds shall definitely yield rich benefits.

That earth which formerly was water upon the ocean (of space), which the wise (seers) found out by their skilful devices; whose heart is in the highest heaven, immortal, surrounded by truth, shall bestow upon us brilliancy and strength, (and place us) in supreme sovereignty!

Thy summer, O earth, thy rainy season, thy autumn, winter, early spring, and spring; thy decreed yearly seasons, thy days and nights shall yield us milk

Thy mind shall not go thither, shall not disappear! Do not become heedless of the living, do not follow the Fathers! All the gods shall preserve thee here!

Thy heart shall parch (with love) for me, and thy mouth shall parch (with love for me)! Languish, moreover, with love for me, with parched mouth pass thy days!

the proper way, be delivered, may her joints relax, that she shall bring forth!

The Creator Himself has created the universe; He Himself shall destroy it.

To the animals of the earth and those of heaven, to the wild beasts of the forest, to the winged birds, do we speak, they shall deliver us from calamity!

Fight shy of the medicine which thy mother and thy father, thy sister and thy brother let out against thee, I shall cause thee to live unto old age!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Enhancement of individual growth and success shall unequivocally lead to national prosperity.

Dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; at the very last moment, the Lord shall liberate you.

These wise armies of the gods, having the sun as their ensign, shall conquer our enemies! Hail!

These creatures all together shall yield milk for us; do thou, O earth, give us the honey of speech!

Purified the waters shall flow for our bodies; what flows off from us that do we deposit upon him we dislike, with a purifier, O earth, do I purify myself!

The Name of the Creator is your beloved friend and child; it alone shall go along with you, O my mind.

The mother shall sleep, the father shall sleep, the dog shall sleep, the lord of the house shall sleep! All her relations shall sleep, and these people round about shall sleep!

You shall not obtain this human body again; make the effort - try to achieve liberation!

You shall be redeemed, and through you, the whole world shall be saved, if you chant the Name of the One and Only Lord. Practice this yourself, and teach others; instill the Lord's Name in your heart. That person, who has this treasure upon his forehead - that person meditates on God.

This fire has confused the schemes that are in your mind; it shall blow you from your home, blow you away from everywhere!

They shall guard thee, they shall protect thee. Reverence be to them. Hail be to them!

This (man) shall live and shall not die, we rouse this man (to life)! I make for him a remedy, O death, do not slay the man!

Superior am I, O superior (plant), superior, truly, to superior (women). Now shall my rival be inferior to those that are inferior!

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.

In thought, word and deed, seek the Support of the Lord of the Universe; thus you shall be saved from the poisonous world-ocean.

Into thy womb shall enter a male germ, as an arrow into a quiver! May a man be born there, a son ten months old!

His breath shall come, his soul shall come, his sight shall come, and, too, his strength! His body shall collect itself, then shall he stand firm upon his feet!

But I tell you; Come to Me with empty hands. I shall fill your hands with gifts and Grace. If your hands are full, what am I to fill them with?

The five divine regions, the twelve divine seasons, the teeth of the year, they shall ever be propitious, to us!

The gods that dwell in heaven, and those that dwell in the atmosphere; the mighty (gods) that are fixed upon the earth, they shall deliver us from calamity!

The earth upon whom day and night jointly, black and bright, have been decreed, the broad earth covered and enveloped with rain, shall kindly place us into every pleasant abode!

The earth that holds treasures manifold in secret places, wealth, jewels, and gold shall she give to me; she that bestows wealth liberally, the kindly goddess, wealth shall she bestow upon us!

The earth that has heights, and slopes, and great plains, that supports the plants of manifold virtue, free from the pressure that comes from the midst of men, she shall spread out for us, and fit. herself for us!