Sacred Concord

YV 6.4f

Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith

n Let loose, fly forward, O arrow, expelled with holy power; Go to our foes, and enter [4] them; Not one of them do thou spare. o Thy vital parts I clothe with armour; May Soma, the king, cover thee with immortality, Space broader than broad be thine; May the gods take delight in thy victory. p When the arrows fly together Like boys unshorn, Then may Indra, slayer of foes, Accord us protection for ever. a Along the eastern quarter do thou advance, wise one; Be thou, O Agni, of Agni the harbinger here; Illumine with thy radiance all the regions; Confer strength on our bipeds and quadrupeds. b Mount ye, with Agni, to the vault, Bearing him of the pan in your hands; Having gone to the ridge of the sky, to the heaven, Do ye eat, mingled with the gods. c From earth have I mounted to the atmosphere; From the atmosphere have I mounted to the sky; From the ridge of the vault of the sky Have I attained the heaven, the light [1]. d Going to the heaven, they look not away; They mount the sky, the two worlds, They who extended, wisely, The sacrifice, streaming on every side. e O Agni, advance, first of worshippers, Eye of gods and mortals; Pressing on in unison with the Bhrgus, Let the sacrificers go to heaven, to prosperity. f Night and the dawn, one-minded, but of various form, United suckle one child; The radiant one shineth between sky and earth; The gods, granters of wealth, support Agni. g O Agni, of a thousand eyes [2], of a hundred heads, A hundred are thy expirations, a thousand thine inspirations; Thou art lord of wealth a thousandfold; To thee as such let us pay homage for strength, hail! h Thou art the winged bird, sit on the earth; sit on the ridge of earth; with thy blaze the atmosphere, with thy light establish the sky, with thy brilliance make firm the i Receiving offering, fair of face, O Agni; Sit down in front in thine own birthplace, in due order; In this higher place, O All-gods [3], do ye sit with the sacrificer.
YV 6.4f · Yajur Veda

Themes in this passage

NatureThe DivineStrengthWealthWisdomWorshipChildrenJoy

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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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