Some Atharava Veda Mantra (Tr.)

  Now we give here some Atharva Veda mantra sloka (Tr.) for reference and compare these with the other Veda mantra given in the preceding blocks. The readers can make out the nature of the mantra and how the concerned Rishi perceived these! 

   The Sama Veda mantra are of the nature of prayer to Gods. The Atharva Veda mantra mainly deal with our daily life. These are very helpful in warding off evil and protecting ourselves and our family. These mantra are for deep meditation, contemplation! The mantra are available for download separately.

    We invoke him, the Lord of what moves and what moves not, the inspirer of our thoughts. May he come to our aid! May this our divine Protector and Guard, the unfailing one, cause our wealth to increase, that we may long flourish! [Rk Veda I, 89, 5]. That splendor that resides in an elephant, in a king among men, or within the waters, with which the Gods in the beginning came to godhood, with that same splendor make me splendid, O Lord. O All-Knowing God, that powerful strength with which sacrifice endows you, the strength of the sun, the strength of the elephant, King among men-- may the t     “Behold the elephant, best of all creatures to mount and to ride! I anoint myself with his share of strength, with his elephant splendor! With the splendor that resides in a lion, a tiger, an adder, the fire, Brahman, the sun, may that blessed Goddess who gave birth to Indra now come to us, endowed with splendor! With the splendor that resides in an elephant, a leopard, in gold, in the waters, in cattle and in men, may that blessed Goddess who gave birth to Indra now come to us, endowed with splendor! [Atharva Veda VI, 38, That splendor that resides in an elephant, in a king among men, or within the waters, with which the Gods in the beginning came to godhood, with that same splendor make me splendid, O Lord. O All-Knowing God, that powerful strength with which sacrifice endows you, the strength of the sun, the strength of the elephant, King among men-- may the two Spirits, garlanded with lotus, vouchsafe that to me! From the four directions, as far as the eye can direct its gaze, may that force, that elephant splendor, assemble and concentrate its virtue in me.” [Atharva Veda III, 22, 3-5]