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Archive for February, 2009
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The divine supreme…
“The Divine Supreme is the sacrificer; the divine Supreme is the sacrifice; the sacrificial posts have been set up by the Divine Supreme. The priest is born of the Divine Supreme; and the sacrificial offering is made within the Divine Supreme.” – Atharva Veda -
from that the dharba was born…
The pundit above is holding the sacred darbha grass. “They call you the armour of the enlightened ones; they call you, O darbha, the Lord supreme. They call you the armour of the replendent Lord. You protect kingdoms. Destroyer of rivals, O darbha, and burner of hater’s heat, augmenter of ruling power, I make you [...] -
All the valours collected…
“All the valours collected are surpassed by the Divine spureme spread out the sky. the Divine supreme existed before the beings were born. So who can dare to compete with that Divine supreme.” – Atharva Veda -
protect us from all sides…
“The armour of the bounties of nature, shining in the sky, assuming bodily form, put on their bodies, what the resplendent self makes an armour for himself, may that armour protect us from all sides. May heaven and earth be my armour; my armour be the day; armour be the sun. May all the bounties [...] -
I lead you forward to that castle…
“The Sun rose up with the sky; I lead you forward to that castle; reach it; enter it. May it offer you happiness as well as protection.” – Atharva Veda -
On the way….
Some time after booking my flight to India, I thought to check to see what kind of day it might be from the perspective of Jyotish. Just something simple like looking at the nakshatra; the vedic constellation the Moon would be in on that day. It was horrible. The text said very simply “avoid travel [...] -
May this our praise…
“May this our praise, O Lord of light and bliss, be appreciated by you. May it, O adorable Lord, be valued by you, as the means of health and happiness to us. May we then obtain depth of life and stability. We offer reverence to the vast celestial region.” – Rig Veda -
may the radiant dawns….
“May teh divine refulgent Lord, the saviour, be for our happiness; may the radiant dawns be propitious to us. May the clouds be propitious for our people; may the sovereign Lord of the universe bless us with happiness.” –Atharva Veda -
May the sun and fire…
“May the sun and fire, with their blessing aids, be for our happiness, may the sun and ocean, to whom homage is offered, be for our happiness; may the sun and moon be for our happiness and comfort, along with prosperity; may the sun and sustenance be for our happiness in life-struggles.” –Rig Veda -
May the earth grant peace…
“May the earth grant us peace, the midspace peace, the sky peace, the waters peace, the herbs peace, forest trees peace; all the enlightened ones grant me peace; all the bounties of Nature grant me peace. May the peace be real peace wtih all sorts of peace. With those peaces, with complete peaces, we hereby [...]