Sacred Concord

YV 3.4g

Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith

They praised with twenty-five, wild cattle were created, Vayu was the overlord. They praised with twenty-seven, sky and earth [2] went apart, the Vasus, Rudras, and Adityas followed their example, theirs was the overlordship. They praised with twenty-nine, trees were created, Soma was the overlord. They praised with thirty-one, creatures were created, the Yavas and the Ayavas had the overlordship. They praised with thirty- three, creatures came to rest, Prajapati was the overlord and chief. a This is she that first dawned; Within this (earth) she hath entered and moveth; The new-made bride as mother beareth the mothers; Three greatnesses attend her. b Charming, the dawns, adorned, Moving along a common birthplace, Wives of the sun, they move, wise ones, Making a banner of light, unaging, rich in seed. c Three have followed the path of holy order, Three cauldrons have come with the light, Offspring one guardeth, strength one [1], Another the law of the pious guardeth. d The fourth hath become that of four Stomas, Becoming the two wings of the sacrifice, O Rsis; Yoking the Gayatri, Tristubh, Jagati, and Anustubh, the Brhat, The hymn, they have borne forward this heaven. e By five the creator disposed this (world), What time he produced sisters of them, five by five, By their mingling go five strengths Clad in various forms. f Thirty sisters go to the appointed place, Putting on the same badge [2], The sages spread out the seasons, the knowing ones With the metres in their midst, go about in brilliance. g The shining one putteth on clouds, The ways of the sun, the night divine; The beasts of many forms that are born Look around on the lap of their mother. h The Ekastaka, undergoing penance, Hath borne a child, the great Indra; Therewith the gods overpowered the Asuras; Slayer of Asuras he became in his might.
YV 3.4g · Yajur Veda

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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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