Atharvavedaparishishta 2.1
Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 2.1
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- Sanskrit
2.1.1
om | brahmaṇe brahmavedāya rudrāya parameṣṭhine | namaskṛtya pravakṣyāmi śeṣam ātharvaṇaṃ vidhim ||
Om. Having bowed to Brahmā, the Brahmaveda, and Rudra Parameṣṭhin, / I shall proclaim the remainder of the Atharvan rule.
2.1.2
daivaṃ prabhavate śreṣṭhaṃ hetumātraṃ tu pauruṣam | daivena tu suguptena śakto jetuṃ vasuṃdharām ||
Fate is sovereign and paramount, whereas human effort is merely an instrumental cause; / but supported well by fate, one is able to conquer the earth.
2.1.3
daivāt puruṣakārāc ca daivam eva viśiṣyate | tasmād daivaṃ viśeṣeṇa pūjayet tu mahīpatiḥ ||
Between fate and human effort, fate indeed is superior; / therefore the ruler of the earth should especially venerate fate.
2.1.4
daivakarmavidau tasmāt sāṃvatsarapurohitau | gṛhṇīyāt satataṃ rājā dānasaṃmānarañjanaiḥ ||
Therefore, the king should constantly maintain the astrologer and the royal priest, who know rites concerning fate, / through gifts, honors, and pleasing words.
2.1.5
apitā tu yathā bālas tathāsāṃvatsaro nṛpaḥ | amātṛko yathā bālas tathātharvavivarjitaḥ || arimadhye yathaikākī tathā vaidyavivarjitaḥ ||
Just as a child is fatherless, so is a king without an astrologer; / just as a child is motherless, so is one destitute of an Atharvan; / just as one is alone in the midst of enemies, so is one destitute of a physician.
2.1.6
dharmeṇa pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ vijayiṣyan mahīpatiḥ | vidyālakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ bhārgavaṃ varayed gurum ||
A ruler of the earth who desires to conquer the entire earth in accordance with dharma / should choose as spiritual guide a descendant of Bhṛgu endowed with learning and bodily signs.
2.1.7
caturvidhasya karmaṇo vedatattvena niścayam | prajāpatir athaiko hi na vedatrayam īkṣate ||
The determination of fourfold ritual action is made according to the reality of the Veda; / for Prajāpati alone does not look upon the triad of Vedas [apart from the fourth].
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