We have attained light…

July 19, 2008

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“We have attained light; we have attained bliss. We are united with the light of the sun.”

– Atharva Veda

marital bliss…

July 18, 2008

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“May the creator Lord, take hold of your hand. May the blissful Lord, the sovereign, bless you with good offspring. May the adorable Lord, cognizant of all, make the wife full of marital bliss for the husband till old age.”

– Atharva Veda

He, indeed

July 17, 2008

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“He indeed, is born of the sacrifice; the sacrifice is born of him. He is the sacrifice; the sacrifice is his…”

– Atharva Veda

that which breathes not.

July 16, 2008

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“He oversees all, that which breathes as well as that which breathes not.”

– Atharva Veda

We laud the sun…

July 15, 2008

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“We laud the sun, illuminator of the marks of the quarters. The strong winged, swift, protector of the world, falling into the restless ocean at the end of the day; he who brightens all the regions with his rays.”

–Atharva Veda

The blessings…

July 14, 2008

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“May we obtain the blessings of that eternal law maker of this world to whom the offerings are made. He is the thread spun out by th epriests and extended to the divine powers. He is thus the perfecter of the cosmic sacrifice.”

–Atharva Veda

He has been born…

July 13, 2008

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“He has been born as the first sacrifice, that had been, and that was to be, as well. From Him is born all this whatever shines pleasantly. All this has been provided by the ascendent Lord, the seer.”

–Atharva Veda

The two fires…

July 12, 2008

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“The two fires increasing with knowledge, augmented with knowledge, offered oblations of knowledge, and enkindled with knowledge, worship the ascendent Lord, the bestower of light (bliss).

– Atharva Veda

Staying yonder…

July 11, 2008

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“Staying yonder, you know what is here, staying here, you see the yonder ones. From here people see the brilliant sun, full of wisdom, in the sky.”

–Atharva Veda

The sacrificers, purified with knowledge..

July 10, 2008

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“The sacrificers, purified with knowledge, carry you upwards; the coursers, always traveling on the paths, carry you upwards. You shine gracefully across the restless sea.”

–Atharva Veda

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