Sacred Concord

YV 1.7k

Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith

a Many through thy dam, powerful through thy sire, thou art a horse, thou art a thou art a runner, thou art a male, thou art a strong horse, thou art a racer, thou art powerful, thou art a stallion, thou art heroic hearted; 'goer' is thy name; do thou the course of the Adityas. b To Agni hail! Hail to Indra and Agni! Hail to Prajapati! Hail to the All-gods! all the deities! c Here is support, hail! Here is keeping apart, hail! Here is joy, hail! Here is d Thou art becoming; to being thee, to what is becoming thee, to what shall be all beings thee! e O gods that guard the quarters, do ye guard for the gods for sacrifice this horse besprinkled. vii. 1. 13. To the going hail! To the advancing hail! To the running hail! To him after be hath run hail! To the crying of 'shoo' hail! To him over whom is cried 'shoo' hail! To him who hath moved hail! To him who hath moved forward hail! To him springing forward hail! To him jumping away hail! To him who advanceth hail! To him who advanceth forward hail! To all hail! vii. 1. 14. To Agni hail! To Soma hail! To Vayu hail! To the joy of the waters hail! To Savitr hail! To Sarasvati hail! To Indra hail! To Brhaspati hail! To Mitra hail! To Varuna hail! To all hail! vii. 1. 15. To earth hail! To atmosphere hail! To sky hail! To the sun hail! To the moon hail! To the Naksatras hail! To the eastern quarter hail! To the southern quarter hail! To the western quarter hail! To the northern quarter hail! To the zenith hail! To the quarters hail! To the intermediate quarters hail! To the half-years hail! To the autumns hail! To the days and nights hail! To the half-months hail! To the months hail! To the seasons hail! To the year hail! To all hail! vii. 1. 16. To Agni hail! To Soma hail! To Savitr hail! To Sarasvati hail! To Pusan hail! To Brhaspati hail! To the joy of the waters hail! To Vayu hail! To Mitra hail! To Varuna hail! To all hail! vii. 1. 17. To earth hail! To atmosphere hail! To sky hail! To Agni hail! To Soma hail!
YV 1.7k · Yajur Veda

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NatureJoyStrengthProtectionWorship

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The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
Joel 2:10 · Bible · Joel
Hast thou not seen that unto Allah payeth adoration whosoever is in the heavens and whosoever is in the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the hills, and the trees, and the beasts, and many of mankind, while there are many unto whom the doom is justly due. He whom Allah scorneth, there is none to give him honour. Lo! Allah doeth what He will.
Quran 22:18 · Quran · The Pilgrimage
Cut down the whole forest (of lust), not a tree only! Danger comes out of the forest (of lust). When you have cut down both the forest (of lust) and its undergrowth, then, Bhikshus, you will be rid of the forest and free!
Dhp 20.283 · Dhammapada · The Way
Abstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. To whom is it that these (two) things are owing? To Heaven and Earth. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man!
Tao Te Ching 23.1 · Tao Te Ching

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