বেদ - Some select prayers from the Vedas
यो विश्वाभि विपश्यति भुवना सं च पश्यति । स नः पूषाविता भुवत् ॥
यो विश्वाभि विपश्यति भुवना सं च पश्यति । स नः पूषा अविता भुवत् ॥
যো বিশ্বাভি বিপশ্যতি ভুবনা সং চ পশ্যতি । স নঃ পূষা অবিতা ভুবৎ ।।
He who sees from above and aside
Sees all living together
May He, Pushan, be our saviour. (RV 3.62.9)
यदग्ने स्यामहं त्वं त्वं वा घा स्या अहम् । स्युष्टे सत्या इहाशिषः ॥
যদগ্নে স্যামহং ত্বং ত্বং বা ঘা স্যা অহম্ । স্যুষ্টে সত্যা ইহাশিষঃ ।।
If, O God! I were Thou and Thou were I,
Thy prayers should have their due fulfilment here (RV. VIII.44.23)
ऋचो अक्षरे परमे व्योमन यस्मिन्देवा अधि विश्वे निषेदुः ।
यस्तन्न वेद किमृचा करिष्यति य इत् तत् विदुः ते इमे समासते ॥
ऋचः अक्षरे परमे व्योमन यस्मिन्देवा अधि विश्वे निषेदुः ।
यः तत् न वेद किम् ऋचा करिष्यति ये इत् तत् विदुः ते इमे सम् आसते ॥
ঋচঃ অক্ষরে পরমে ব্যোমন যস্মিন্দেবা অধি বিশ্বে নিষেদুঃ ।
যঃ তৎ ন বেদ কিম্ ঋচা করিষ্যতি যে ইৎ তৎ বিদুঃ তে ইমে সম্ আসতে ।।
The Eternal (subject) of (Vedic) hymns existing in the supreme region
In which the gods have their being
Who knows not this, what will he do with hymns?
But they who know it well sit here assembled (perfect). (RV 1.164.39)
ब्रह्मा देवानां पदवीः कवीनाम् ऋषिः विप्राणां महिषो मृगाणाम् ।
श्येनो गृध्राणां स्वधितिः वनानां सोमः पवित्रम् अत्येति रेभन् ॥
ব্রহ্মা দেবানাং পদবীঃ কবীনাম্ ঋষিঃ বিপ্রাণাং মহিষো মৃগাণাম্ ।
শ্যেনো গৃধ্রাণাং স্বধিতিঃ বনানাং সোমঃ পবিত্রম্ অত্যেতি রেভন্ ।।
Brahma among Gods, the Leader of poets,
The Sage among the wise, the Bull among wild animals,
the Falcon amid vultures, the axe in the forest
Soma over the cleansing sieve goes singing. (RV. IX. 96.6)
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The Vedas are the fountainhead of Hinduism and its ultimate sacred scriptures. These sacred books are the most ancient preserved literature of the world. It is difficult to say when exactly these works were composed. According to educated guess, these are more than seven to 8,000 years old.
The contents of these books are the records of the spiritual realisation of the sages of that period. Some of the mantras of the Vedas, including the Gaytri mantra are quite popular and are recited regularly by millions.
Everything of Hinduism, the grand old religion of the world, flows out of these sacred books, organised in four -- Rik, Sama, Yajur and Atharva. Composed and preserved in an oral tradition since ancient times, these contain in full the four aspects of religion - philosophy, mythology, rituals, and ethics. Most importantly, these contain the Upanishads, popularly known as Vedanta, which is the greatest philosophical system in the world.
The Vedas contain more than 20, 000 verses of varied lengths. The language used is very old and the mantras have profound meaning. This series of talks tries to give a simple overview of these sacred books.
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18 сен 2024
