Those, who indulge excessively in material and sensual pleasures approach death with fear and inevitably fall prey to the wrath of death. |
Through this oblation, that causes prosperity, may this man flourish anew; may he excel the wife that they have brought to him with his sap! |
Thy easterly regions, and thy northern, thy southerly (regions), O earth, and thy western, shall be kind to me as I walk (upon thee)! May I that have been placed into the world not fall down! |
Thy heart shall parch (with love) for me, and thy mouth shall parch (with love for me)! Languish, moreover, with love for me, with parched mouth pass thy days! |
Thy many paths upon which people go, thy tracks for chariots and wagons to advance, upon which both good and evil men proceed, this road, free from enemies,and free from thieves, may we gain, with what is auspicious (on thee) be gracious to us! |
Thy mind shall not go thither, shall not disappear! Do not become heedless of the living, do not follow the Fathers! All the gods shall preserve thee here! |
Thy summer, O earth, thy rainy season, thy autumn, winter, early spring, and spring; thy decreed yearly seasons, thy days and nights shall yield us milk |
Time created the earth, in Time the sun burns. In Time are all beings, in Time the eye looks abroad. |
Time, the steed, runs with seven reins (rays), thousand-eyed, ageless, rich in seed. The seers, thinking holy thoughts, mount him, all the beings (worlds) are his wheels. |
To autumn thee, to winter, spring and summer, do we commit; the rains in which grow the plants shall be pleasant to thee! |
To death do I hand them over, with the fetters of death they have been bound. To the evil messengers of death do I lead them captive. |
To live for hundred years it is important that the body is healthy, devoid of weakness and ailments |
To the animals of the earth and those of heaven, to the wild beasts of the forest, to the winged birds, do we speak, they shall deliver us from calamity! |
TODAY the student-world is tossed in confusion; not only in confusion but in downright insanity. They wear white clothing; but the hearts are still dark. |
Touch fire and get the sensation of burning; there is nothing like it to teach you that fire is to be avoided. Unless you touch it, you will be aware only of its light. It is both light and heat; just as this world is both true and false; that is to say unreal. |