Sunday, December 2, 2007

Simplified Sukla Yajurveda - Chapter 12

Hymns - 117

1. A man desirous of wealth, must exhibit vitality and lead undaunted life all through his living years.

2. Powerful divine forces support sun. Night and dawn suckle him (provide nutrition to him) like two mothers.

3. God in there in the world in every form. He takes care of all bipeds, quadrupeds and all others.

4. O man! you have all organs capable of doing great deeds. Acquire knowledge, perform yajnas and attain happiness.

5. O man! understand the meanings of various groups of slokas in vedas. Know the laws of cause and effect and control various things in nature.

6. A person possessed of noble qualities be elected and accepted as a ruler because he makes judgements on the good and bad deeds of people of society for the happiness of society.

7. This hymn hints that every persons returns to god number of times. It says, return to me after acquiring knowledge, wealth, and progeny is each life.

8. This hymn repeats the above statement. O man! be your visits to earth and me hundred and thousand times. Each time uncover knowledge unknown before and create wealth.

9. O learned teacher, preach us nobles resolves again and again. Tell us again and again not to do deeds which result in losses and ill health.

10. O man! shun evil deeds to enjoy happiness with health and wealth.

11. O King I declare you as the ruler. Let all the citizens long for you as a ruler(desire you as a ruler).

12. O King! always watch people so that people observe your true and just laws.

13. O King! you have to perform your duty like the Sun who is in the sky every day before dawn.

14. God is the creator of vital breaths, and vedas(life and the knowledge that sustains the life).

15. O boy! learn from your mother sitting in her lap. Never think of putting her to grief with distress and violence.

16. O majestic king! improve the strength of your subjects. Through that stength only you can suppress your enemies.

17. O king! bring prosperity to your subjects. Do things which bring prosperity to your subjects.

18. O king! your importance in the country is like that of sun in the sky. Secondly you are a very knowledgeable man. Thirdly you are a thoughtful man who uses the knowledge purposefully. Using your noble qualities, stimulate your people to do right things. Learned people of your state should stimulate you and advise you for doing useful things.

19. O learned person! tell us your name, birth place and about your parents. Secondly tell us what special knowledge you possess. Thirdly tell us how it benefits us.

20. O learned person! I love people with special knowledge. They are leaders of men. I,in the position of judge of worth of men, spread your name in my state. All learned men in this state may accept you as one among them and recognize you for your special field of knowledge.

21. The sun helps in the growth of medicinal plants.

22. Elect him as a ruler who is bestower of wisdom, a person committed to his word and is a person who is in control of his senses.

23. Elect him as a ruler who is respected by classes of persons.

24. God has established among mortals knowledge ot make use of.

25. Know the imperishable God of manifold vitalities.

26. Have a cook who can prepare highly delicious, palatable meals.

27. Have a cook who acts upon the instructions given, knows the cooking art well and keeps good relations with family members.

28. People who want guidance approach knowledgeable people and the wise people have to guide them in right ways for incresing the prosperity.

29.O learned sages, give us advice that gives us wealth and make our sons heroic by educating them.

30. O householders, take care of learned preachers.


31. O learned person, preach us elevating thoughts that you learned from sages. Sages should nourish you with their knowledge.

32. O king only punish wrong doers and work for the welfare of people like the sun does with his rays. Do no destroy the bodies of people.
(The book says in the footnote that Vedas prohibit hanging on gallows.)

33. Only he, who has knowledge, strength, practices religious duties and has expertise in statesmanship is fit to rule.
(A foot note in the book says this hymn is the same as revealed in 12.6 and 12.21)

34. The army chief must also be a learned man, with confidence to fight the enemies visible in his face like the brightness of sun, and must be willing to stand along with the officers in the battle field.

35. O learned person, marry a girl who is also educated and have a happy and contented life. Have children and love them as your life.

36. The souls take birth again and again.

37. The souls take birth in all animate objects. They take birth as plants, as trees, as animals in water and as animal on earth.

38. Souls after cremation in the fire or in the earth, reside in the belly of mothers and take birth again.

39. The souls get the love of their mother.

40. Parent have the responsibility to protect their children from sinful conducts. Sons have to listen to their parents, remain aloof from vices, and through their conduct increase the resolve of their parents to do good deeds and remain away from evil intentions.

1 comment:

Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. said...

द्वादशोध्याय: ॐ श्री वेदपुरुषाय नम: श्री शुक्ल यजुर्वेद संहिता ॥
ch.12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzKaTqacmAY