I magnify the Lord, the divine, the Priest, minister of the
sacrifice, the offerer, supreme giver of treasure. Worthy is the Lord to be
praised by living as by ancient seers. He makes present for us the Gods. Rig
Veda 1.1.1 Vedic Experience p. 329
Brahman, Prajapati,
Dhatir, the worlds, the Vedas, the seven sages and the fires, prepare for me a
blessed path! May Indra be my refuge, may Brahman be my refuge, may all the Gods
be my refuge! May the Gods united by my refuge! Atharva Veda 19.9.12
May the Lord, wise and
true offerer, approach, most marvelous in splendor, encircled with his crown of
Gods! To you, dispeller of the night, we come with daily prayer offering to you
our reverence. Rig Veda 1.1.5 Vedic Experience p. 329
The altar is the
furthest limit of earth; this sacrifice of ours is the world's center. Rig
Veda 1.164.35, Vedic Experience p. 102
The altar is the
furthest limit of earth; this sacrifice of ours is the world's center. Rig
Veda 1.164.35, Vedic Experience p. 102
May the righteous God
gladden our hearts with the warmth of their love. May the grace of the Gods
encompass us; their friendship we seek. May the Gods grant us life that we may
live! Rig Veda 1.89.2, Vedic Experience p. 301-302
Say not, "This poor
man's hunger is a heaven-sent doom." To the well-fed, too, comes death in many
forms. Yet the wealth of the generous giver never dwindles, while he who refuses
to give will evoke no pity. Rig Veda 10.117.1, Vedic Experience p.
850
The liberal man is he
who gives to the beggar who wanders in search of food, lean and forlorn; the one
who helps the passerby, when asked, makes of this same a friend for days to
come. Rig Veda 10.117.3, Vedic Experience p. 850
He who shares not his
food with a friend, the comrade at his side, is no true friend! From such a one
withdraw; no real home his! Stranger though he be, receive from another! Rig
Veda 10.117.4, Vedic Experience p. 850
This One who in his
might surveyed the Waters pregnant with vital forces, producing sacrifice, he is
the God of Gods and none beside him. What God shall we adore with our
oblation? Rig Veda 10.121.8, Vedic Experience p. 72
It was the same ritual
the Seers, our Fathers, adopted when in the beginning sacrifice was first
created. With the eyes of my mind I believe I can envisage those who were first
to offer this sacrifice. Rig Veda 10.130.6, Vedic Experience p. 357
May the God of light
grant to us sight! May the heavenly peaks grant to us sight! May God the creator
grant to us sight! Give sight to our eyes and sight to our bodes that we may
see. May we see the world at a single glance and in all its details. Rig Veda
10.158.3-4, Vedic Experience p. 340-341
From blazing ardor
cosmic order came, and truth; from thence was born the obscure night; from
thence the ocean with its billowing waves. From ocean with its waves was born
the year, which marshals the succession of nights and days, controlling
everything that blinks the eye. Rig Veda 10.190
When you speak out,
speak out auspicious things, O bird of inner conscience; when you remain silent,
be pleased to cherish kind thoughts toward us. When you speak out, flying
upwards, your voice is like sweet musical notes of a lute. May we, blessed with
excellent descendents, sing aloud your praises in the sacrificial
assembly. Rig Veda 2.43.3
Brihaspati, when first
he had his being from mighty splendor in supremest heaven, strong, with his
sevenfold mouth, with noise of thunder, with his seven rays, blew and dispersed
the darkness. Rig Veda 4.50.4, Hymns of the Rg Veda, Griffith Vol.1 p.
485
All set for the
kindling of the sacred fire, we hymn you, O Lord, with our verses, invoking your
powerful grace. In your praise, O Lord, who reach highest heaven, we compose our
song, eager to obtain your treasure divine! Rig Veda 5.13.1 Vedic Experience
p 853.
It was you, O Agni of
the flaming hair, whom the peoples enthroned as their foremost guest, the master
of their households, O God of the lofty ensign, of manifold shapes, the winner
of stakes, our kindly protector and helper, devourer of ancient forests. Rig
Veda 5.8.2
God the Rescuer, God
the Savior, almighty, whom always we joyfully adore, powerful God, invoked by
all men, may he, the bounteous, grant us his blessings! Rig Veda 6.47, Vedic
Experience p. 302
As fire priests with
fingers produce fire from two sticks by the motion of their hands, in the same
way, with the coordinated efforts of their deep thinking and noble actions, wise
men manifest and extend the glory of the effulgent Lord, who is excellent, and
to be realized at depth with subtle eyes, the ever vigilant sovereign Lord of
creation. Rig Veda 7.1.1, Rg Samhita, Prakash Sarasvati and
VidyalankarÑp.2341, Vol.8
Pour in his mouth an
oblation, the God who is worthy of reverence, our closest kinsman and friend!
The God who has fixed his abode in each home of every people -- the seer, the
proprietor, the youthful. Rig Veda 7.15.1 Vedic Experience p. 846
He through his
lordship thinks on beings of the earth, on heavenly beings through his high
imperial sway. Come willingly to our doors that gladly welcome thee, and heal
all sickness, Rudra, on our families. Rig Veda 7.46.2
Offering acceptable
sacrifices, obtaining the desired wealth, presenting oblations for the sake of
immortality, they satisfy the claims of love and pay due honor to the divine
powers. Rig Veda 8.31.9
The resplendent Self,
through the ecstasy of spiritual joy, inspires all virtuous thoughts among men
of divine nature. Rig Veda 8.32.28
The Lord brings us
riches, food in daily abundance, renown and hero sons to gladden our hearts. So,
like a father to his sons, be to us easy of entreaty. Stay with us, O Lord, for
our joy. Rig Veda Samhita 1.1.3 & 9. Vedic Experience, 329
To the strong Rudra
bring we these, our songs of praise, to Him the Lord of heroes, He with braided
hair, that it be well with our cattle and our men, that in this village all be
healthy and well fed. Rig Veda Samhita 1.114.1. Hymns of the Rg Veda,
Griffith, vol. 1, 161
The daughter of heaven
has revealed Herself in the eastern region, all clothed in light. Faithfully She
follows the path of rita dharma; well understanding, She measures out the
regions. Rig Veda Samhita 1.124.3. Vedic Experience, pg. 808
