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Vedas

Mantras, peace chants, hymns and stories from the Vedas, explained

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Vedas — Mantras You Know

• Praising the Fire · Rig Veda 1.1.1
• Good Things From Every Side · Rig Veda 1.89.1
• Honey in Wind and Water · Rig Veda 1.90.6
• Night, Dawn, Earth, Sky · Rig Veda 1.90.7
• Tree, Sun and Cows · Rig Veda 1.90.8
• One Truth, Many Names · Rig Veda 1.164.46
• Savitr's Light, Our Thoughts · Rig Veda 3.62.10
• Released Like the Ripe Cucumber · Rig Veda 7.59.12
• Walk and Speak Together · Rig Veda 10.191.2
• Common Counsel, Common Offering · Rig Veda 10.191.3
• Shared Intent, Shared Heart · Rig Veda 10.191.4
• The Shiva Sankalpa, all six verses · Shukla Yajurveda 34
• The far-going mind · Shukla Yajurveda 34.1
• The Mind at Work · Shukla Yajurveda 34.2
• The Deathless Inner Light · Shukla Yajurveda 34.3
• Holding All Three Times · Shukla Yajurveda 34.4
• Spokes in the Hub · Shukla Yajurveda 34.5
• The Charioteer's Reins · Shukla Yajurveda 34.6
• Child of the Earth · Atharva Veda 12.1.12

Vedas — Peace Chants

• Studying Together Without Resentment · Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1
• From Darkness to Light · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28
• What Remains Full · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.1.1
• Hearing and Seeing Good · Rig Veda 1.89.8
• Peace from Sky to Self · Shukla Yajurveda 36.17

Vedas — The Dawn

• The Best of Lights · Rig Veda 1.113.1
• Night Hands Over Her Places · Rig Veda 1.113.2
• Two Sisters, One Road · Rig Veda 1.113.3
• Every Creature Woken · Rig Veda 1.113.4
• Many Callings, One Morning · Rig Veda 1.113.6
• First of Dawns to Come · Rig Veda 1.113.8
• Those Who Saw Before · Rig Veda 1.113.11
• The Life-Breath Returns · Rig Veda 1.113.16

Vedas — Vishnu's Three Strides

• The Vishnu Sukta, whole · Rig Veda 1.154
• Vishnu Measures the Worlds · Rig Veda 1.154.1
• A Wild Beast in the Heights · Rig Veda 1.154.2
• Praise Sent to the Lone Strider · Rig Veda 1.154.3
• Footsteps Brimming with Honey · Rig Veda 1.154.4
• Longing for His Dear Dwelling · Rig Veda 1.154.5
• Where Many-Horned Cattle Roam · Rig Veda 1.154.6

Vedas — What Was My Sin?

• Vasishtha to Varuna, whole · Rig Veda 7.86
• The One Who Holds the Worlds Apart · Rig Veda 7.86.1
• A Conscience Talks to Itself · Rig Veda 7.86.2
• The Sages' Single Answer · Rig Veda 7.86.3
• Show Me the Fault · Rig Veda 7.86.4
• Release From Inherited Wrongs · Rig Veda 7.86.5
• Drink, Dice, Anger, Sleep · Rig Veda 7.86.6
• Service After Pardon · Rig Veda 7.86.7
• Keeping and Gaining in Peace · Rig Veda 7.86.8

Vedas — The Gambler's Lament

• The Gambler's Lament, whole · Rig Veda 10.34
• The Pull of the Dice · Rig Veda 10.34.1
• A Blameless Wife Driven Off · Rig Veda 10.34.2
• Old Horse Nobody Wants · Rig Veda 10.34.3
• Disowned by His Own · Rig Veda 10.34.4
• A Vow Undone by Sound · Rig Veda 10.34.5
• Hope at the Gaming Table · Rig Veda 10.34.6
• Honey on the Hook · Rig Veda 10.34.7
• Dice That Bow to No One · Rig Veda 10.34.8
• Cold Coals That Burn · Rig Veda 10.34.9
• The Family Left Behind · Rig Veda 10.34.10
• Dawn Horses, Night Hearth · Rig Veda 10.34.11
• Ten Fingers Raised · Rig Veda 10.34.12
• Plough Instead of Play · Rig Veda 10.34.13
• Asking for a Truce · Rig Veda 10.34.14

Vedas — The Rivers

• The Hymn of the Rivers, whole · Rig Veda 10.75
• Praise for the Seven Rivers · Rig Veda 10.75.1
• Varuna Cuts Sindhu's Path · Rig Veda 10.75.2
• A Roar Rising Skyward · Rig Veda 10.75.3
• A Warrior King Out Front · Rig Veda 10.75.4
• A Roll Call of Streams · Rig Veda 10.75.5
• One Chariot, Many Companions · Rig Veda 10.75.6
• Striking as a Mare · Rig Veda 10.75.7
• Dressed in Wool and Gold · Rig Veda 10.75.8
• Yoked to Win the Prize · Rig Veda 10.75.9

Vedas — The Cosmic Person

• The Purusha Sukta, whole · Rig Veda 10.90
• The Thousand-Headed Person · Rig Veda 10.90.1
• All That Was, Will Be · Rig Veda 10.90.2
• One Quarter Here Below · Rig Veda 10.90.3
• Spreading to Every Side · Rig Veda 10.90.4
• Viraj and the Second Birth · Rig Veda 10.90.5
• The Seasons as Offering · Rig Veda 10.90.6
• Sprinkled on the Sacred Grass · Rig Veda 10.90.7
• Curds, Ghee and Creatures · Rig Veda 10.90.8
• The Birth of Sacred Speech · Rig Veda 10.90.9
• Herds From the Offering · Rig Veda 10.90.10
• Questions About the Body · Rig Veda 10.90.11
• Four Peoples, One Person · Rig Veda 10.90.12
• Gods From Mind and Breath · Rig Veda 10.90.13
• Sky, Earth and Directions · Rig Veda 10.90.14
• Altar Laid, Victim Bound · Rig Veda 10.90.15
• First Laws, Highest Heaven · Rig Veda 10.90.16

Vedas — The Golden Womb

• The Hiranyagarbha Sukta, whole · Rig Veda 10.121
• The First Lord of All · Rig Veda 10.121.1
• Shadow of Life and Death · Rig Veda 10.121.2
• King of Two Feet and Four · Rig Veda 10.121.3
• Mountains, Sea and Open Arms · Rig Veda 10.121.4
• Who Holds the Sky Up · Rig Veda 10.121.5
• Where the Sun Rises · Rig Veda 10.121.6
• The Waters and the Seed · Rig Veda 10.121.7
• One God Above the Gods · Rig Veda 10.121.8
• Do Us No Harm · Rig Veda 10.121.9
• Naming Prajapati at Last · Rig Veda 10.121.10

Vedas — The Goddess Speaks

• The Devi Sukta, whole · Rig Veda 10.125
• Speech Among the Gods · Rig Veda 10.125.1
• Bearer of Wealth to Worshippers · Rig Veda 10.125.2
• Sovereign Present Everywhere · Rig Veda 10.125.3
• Hidden Source of Living · Rig Veda 10.125.4
• The One She Chooses · Rig Veda 10.125.5
• Stringing Rudra's Bow · Rig Veda 10.125.6
• Mother of the Father · Rig Veda 10.125.7
• Beyond Earth and Sky · Rig Veda 10.125.8

Vedas — The Hymn of Creation

• The Nasadiya Sukta, whole · Rig Veda 10.129
• Neither Being nor Non-Being · Rig Veda 10.129.1
• The Windless Breath · Rig Veda 10.129.2
• Born from Heat · Rig Veda 10.129.3
• Desire, the First Seed · Rig Veda 10.129.4
• The Cord Stretched Across · Rig Veda 10.129.5
• The Gods Came Later · Rig Veda 10.129.6
• The Overseer's Own Doubt · Rig Veda 10.129.7

Vedas — Faith

• The Shraddha Sukta, whole · Rig Veda 10.151
• Faith Kindles the Fire · Rig Veda 10.151.1
• A Blessing on the Giver · Rig Veda 10.151.2
• The Gods' Own Example · Rig Veda 10.151.3
• The Heart's Longing · Rig Veda 10.151.4
• Called Three Times Daily · Rig Veda 10.151.5

Vedas — Shri Rudram

• Homage to Rudra's Anger · Shukla Yajurveda 16.1
• The Gentle Form Requested · Shukla Yajurveda 16.2
• Lowering the Raised Arrow · Shukla Yajurveda 16.3
• Kind Words, Healthy World · Shukla Yajurveda 16.4
• The First Physician · Shukla Yajurveda 16.5
• Seen by Herders and Water-Bearers · Shukla Yajurveda 16.7
• Thousand Eyes and His Company · Shukla Yajurveda 16.8
• The Weapon at Rest · Shukla Yajurveda 16.14
• Spare Our Children and Herds · Shukla Yajurveda 16.16
• Lord of Trees and Roads · Shukla Yajurveda 16.17
• Lord of the Night Thieves · Shukla Yajurveda 16.21
• Rudra in Every Trade · Shukla Yajurveda 16.27
• Dogs and the Blue Throat · Shukla Yajurveda 16.28
• Eldest, Youngest, and Between · Shukla Yajurveda 16.32
• Kind, and Kinder Still · Shukla Yajurveda 16.41
• From Cow-Pen to Heart · Shukla Yajurveda 16.44
• The Healing Form · Shukla Yajurveda 16.49
• The Weapon Hung Aside · Shukla Yajurveda 16.51
• Countless Ones Upon the Earth · Shukla Yajurveda 16.54

Vedas — One Heart at Home

• Sammanasya, whole · Atharva Veda 3.30
• One Heart, One Mind · Atharva Veda 3.30.1
• Sweet Words at Home · Atharva Veda 3.30.2
• No Hatred Between Siblings · Atharva Veda 3.30.3
• The Accord of the Gods · Atharva Veda 3.30.4
• Sharing the Yoke · Atharva Veda 3.30.5
• Spokes Around the Fire · Atharva Veda 3.30.6
• Goodwill at Dusk and Dawn · Atharva Veda 3.30.7

Vedas — The Earth Hymn

• What Holds the Earth Up · Atharva Veda 12.1.1
• The Golden-Breasted Provider · Atharva Veda 12.1.6
• Unwounded on Many-Colored Ground · Atharva Veda 12.1.11
• Five Peoples, One Mother · Atharva Veda 12.1.15
• The Scent of Soil · Atharva Veda 12.1.23
• Let the Cut Heal · Atharva Veda 12.1.35
• The Earth's Six Seasons · Atharva Veda 12.1.36
• Where Mortals Sing and Fight · Atharva Veda 12.1.41
• A Home for Many Tongues · Atharva Veda 12.1.45
• She Carries Every Weight · Atharva Veda 12.1.48
• Words Sweet as Honey · Atharva Veda 12.1.58
• A Firm Place to Stand · Atharva Veda 12.1.63

Vedas — Time

• The Hymn to Time, whole · Atharva Veda 19.53
• Time the Tireless Horse · Atharva Veda 19.53.1
• Seven Wheels, Deathless Axle · Atharva Veda 19.53.2
• The Brimming Pitcher · Atharva Veda 19.53.3
• Father Who Becomes Son · Atharva Veda 19.53.4
• Begetter of Sky and Earth · Atharva Veda 19.53.5
• Sun Blazing, Eye Seeing · Atharva Veda 19.53.6
• Mind, Breath and Name · Atharva Veda 19.53.7
• Lord Over Everything · Atharva Veda 19.53.8
• Bearer of the Highest One · Atharva Veda 19.53.9
• Source of the Self-Born · Atharva Veda 19.53.10

Vedas — Stories

• Indra and Vritra · Rig Veda 1.32
• Vishvamitra and the Rivers · Rig Veda 3.33
• Pururavas and Urvashi · Rig Veda 10.95
• Sarama and the Panis · Rig Veda 10.108
• Shunahshepa · Aitareya Brahmana 7.13
• Vishnu the Dwarf · Shatapatha Brahmana 1.2.5
• Manu and the Fish · Shatapatha Brahmana 1.8.1

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