Vedas- sun of knowledge and dawn of wisdom!

[Guest guest]

Nairji writes

 

"I am reading every word of yours in the current discussion on Rig

Veda. You are doing a commendable job - that too with just two

years' familiarity with the topic! "

 

Is that not the Truth?

 

A 'brilliant' exposition. Here i am a Hindu , born in the tradition,

and still groping in the 'darkness' after years of being exposed to

these great vedic texts.

 

I would like to dedicate these verses to Ken-ji for bringing to us

the 'sun' of knowledge and the dawn of 'wisdom' of these vedic

treasures!

 

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She hath shone brightly, like a youthful woman, stirring to

motion every living creature.

Agni hath come to feel on mortal's fuel. She hath made light

and chased away darkness.

Turned to this All, far-spreading, she hath risen and shone in

brightness with white robes about her

She hath beamed forth lovely with golden colours, Mother of

kine, Guide of the day she bringeth.

 

Bearing the Gods' own eye, auspicious Lady, leading her Cour-

ser white and fair to look on,

Distinguished by her beams Dawn shines apparent, comes forth

to all the world with wondrous treasure.

 

-- Rig-Veda, VII-LXXVII-1, 2, 3

 

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>From the days eternal hath Dawn shone, the Goddess, and shows

this light to-day, endowed with riches.

So will she shine on days to come; immortal she moves on in

her own strength, undecaying.

 

In the sky's borders hath she shone in splendour : the Goddess

hath thrown off the veil of darkness.

Awakening the world with purple horses, on her well-harnessed

chariot Dawn approaches.

 

Bringing all life-sustaining blessings with her, showing herself she

sends forth brilliant lustre.

Last of the countless mornings that have vanished, first of bright

morns to come hath Dawn arisen.

 

 

-- Rig-Veda, I-CXIII-13, 14, 15

 

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The Sun ascending, the refulgent star, pours down his beam

together with the Dawn.

O Dawn, at thine arising and the Sun's may we attain the share

allotted us.

Promptly we woke to welcome thee, O Usas, Daughter of the

Sky,

The Bounteous One, who bringest all we long to have, and to

the offerer of health and wealth.

 

-- Rig-Veda, VII-LXXXI-2, 3

 

 

Quoted from:

Hymns of the Rig-Veda, Vols. I and II

Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith

Published by: Munshiram Manoharlal Pvt. Ltd.

P.O.Box 5715, Delhi -- 110055, India

 

Borrowed from a web source

 

Lady Joyce ! They say a picture is worth a thousand words! Your

beautiful visuals tell a legend!

 

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And one thing about translations. I am indeed grateful to western

scholars ( even if the translations may not be 100% perfect)who have

attempted this and it is because of their magnificent efforts that

all non-sanskrit knowing population have access to this ancient

wisdom of the vedas. THE GRIFFITHS, THE SANDERSON BECKS, THE MAX

MUELLERS .... may their tribe increase. Our own beloved Aurobindo who

is well versed in both Samskritam and English attempted to translate

the Rig veda and honestly, i could not comprehend much from his

translation also - rather they appear to be clumsy.

 

But as Kenji reiterates again and again, Rig veda is not about words

and their meanings. It is about the sacred and eternal sound of

Chants.

 

In fact, the TM meditation groups are organizing workshops on Vedic

Sound Therapy and many people are benefitting from exposure to vedic

chants both emotionally and physically.

 

it is said ...

 

"Strotram kasya naa tusht-te"

 

It means that who is there in the world who does not get pleased by a

prayer or a salutation.

 

And the best way to please the god/essess is to sing hymns of

praises.

 

Aum Tat Sat!