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...
dwells healthy mind remain sound
It is important for a person to remain healthy and sound because a healthy mind dwells in a healthy body.
beings best diligently gods human interest towards work
It is in the best interest of the human beings to take inspiration from gods and work diligently towards their goal.
fools fools-and-foolishness impossible learned path tread
It is impossible for the fools to tread the path of learned ones.
acquiring attain energy heat manner providing respected sun
Just as the Sun is respected for providing heat and energy to the world, in the same manner you too can attain respect in this world by acquiring knowledge.
animosity avoid best breed interest lack path tread
Lack of faith, treachery, arguments and animosity only breed malevolence. It is in the best interest of all to avoid this and tread on the path of progress.
creation declare gods knows
Who knows truly? Who here will declare whence it arose, whence this creation? The gods are subsequent to the creation of this. Who, then, knows whence it has come into being?
daily god night rises showing sun works
We invoke the Sun God who incessantly works day and night and rises daily without showing any kind of lethargy.
bless please
Please bless us with benevolence and keep us away from miserliness.
diligent earn inspire radiant successful wealth
O radiant one! Inspire the diligent and the successful only to earn wealth.
against dependent donor expected humans love nurture people wishes
It is expected from humans that they nurture all the people dependent on them with love and affection, and it is expected from the recipient that he does not do anything against the wishes of the donor or guardian.
attains fame good man name
Man attains name and fame by his good deeds.
although efforts expect fruits gets karma naturally puts yogi
The karma yogi puts efforts and naturally gets the fruits although he does not expect them.
attain bring cannot exchange external forces harmony means people progress rapidly thoughts together unite
All good, intellectual people come together at one place and try to bring harmony by means of exchange of thoughts and ideas. When all of them unite they progress rapidly and attain their aims. The external forces cannot harm them in any way.
balanced body essential food form happiness health maintain mind sound
The first form of happiness is sound health, one should partake nutritious, balanced food to keep the body healthy. So it is essential to maintain the health of the mind and body simultaneously.