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Atharva Veda Quotes

«With seven wheels does this Time ride, seven naves has he, immortality is his axle. He carries hither all these beings (worlds). Time, the first god, now hastens onward.»
Author: Atharva Veda | Keywords: axle, axles, hastens
«A full jar has been placed upon Time; him, verily, we see existing in many forms. He carries away all these beings (worlds); they call him Time in the highest heaven.»
Author: Atharva Veda | Keywords: jar
«He surely did bring hither all the beings (worlds), he surely did encompass all the beings (worlds). Being their father, he became their son; there is, verily, no other force, higher than he.»
«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!»
«Him that hates us, O earth, him that battles against us, him that is hostile towards us with his mind and his weapons, do thou subject to us, anticipating (our wish) by deed!»
Author: Atharva Veda | Keywords: anticipating
«These creatures all together shall yield milk for us; do thou, O earth, give us the honey of speech!»
Author: Atharva Veda
«Upon the firm, broad earth, the all-begetting mother of the plants, that is supported by (divine) law, upon her, propitious and kind, may we ever pass-our lives!»
«Rock, stone, dust is this earth; this earth is supported, held together. To this golden-breasted earth I have rendered obeisance.»
«The earth, upon whom the forest-sprung trees ever stand firm, the all-nourishing, compact earth, do we invoke.»
«Rising or sitting, standing or walking, may we not stumble with our right or left foot upon the earth!»
Author: Atharva Veda