Profound Sloks From Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Indian scriptures that consist of hymns, prayers, and rituals. There are four Vedas: Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda. Each Veda is divided into different sections, including Samhitas (hymns), Brahmanas (rituals), Aranyakas (meditations), and Upanishads (philosophical teachings). Slokas (verses) from the Vedas often cover a wide range of topics, including life, spirituality, and the nature of existence.

Here are 20 slokas from various Vedas that touch upon aspects of life:

From Rigveda:

1. “Aano bhadra krtavo yantu vishwatah” – (Rigveda 1.89.1) – “Let noble thoughts come to us from every side.”
2. “Asato ma sadgamaya, Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya, Mrityorma amritam gamaya” – (Rigveda 1.3.28) – “Lead us from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from mortality to immortality.”

From Yajurveda:

3. “Om saha navavatu, Saha nau bhunaktu, Saha viryam karavavahai” – (Yajurveda Taittiriya Upanishad 2.2.2) – “May He protect us both (teacher and student). May He nourish us both. May we both work together with great energy.”
4. “Vidya dadati vinayam” – (Yajurveda 1.5.9) – “Knowledge bestows humility.”

From Samaveda:

5. “Ayam nijah paro veti ganana laghuchetasam, Udaracharitanam tu vasudhaiva kutumbakam” – (Samaveda, 6.72) – “This is mine or this is another’s is the calculation of the narrow-minded; for the magnanimous, however, the entire earth is but a family.”

From Atharvaveda:

6. “Om bhadram karnebhih shrunuyama devah” – (Atharvaveda 1.15.2) – “May we hear auspicious words with our ears.”
7. “Prithivim dharmana dhritam” – (Atharvaveda 12.1.12) – “The Earth is sustained by righteousness.”

From Upanishads:

8. “Asato ma sadgamaya, Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya, Mrityorma amritam gamaya” – (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28) – “Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, from mortality to immortality.”
9. “Satyam eva jayate naanritam” – (Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6) – “Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood.”
   From Rigveda:
10. “Yatra vishwam bhavatyekanidam” – (Rigveda 10.129.7) – “Where the universe becomes one-pointed.”
11. “Vishvani deva savitar duritani parasuv” – (Rigveda 3.62.10) – “May the divine Savitar remove all evils from our path.”

From Yajurveda:

12. “Om poornamadah poornamidam poornaat poornamudachyate” – (Yajurveda Isha Upanishad) – “That is complete; this is complete; from that completeness, this completeness comes.”
13. “Tadantarasya sarvasya tadu sarvasyasya bahyatah” – (Yajurveda Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.15) – “That which is inside is everything, and that which is outside is also everything.”

From Atharvaveda:

14. “Prithivim mata aputro aha” – (Atharvaveda 12.1.12) – “The Earth is our mother, and I am her son.”

15. “Om dyauh shantirantariksham shantih” – (Atharvaveda 19.9.9) – “May there be peace in heaven, peace in the sky.”

From Upanishads:

16. “Sarve bhavantu sukhinah, Sarve santu niramayah” – (Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.4) – “May all be happy, may all be free from disease.”

17. “Yato va imani bhutani jayante, Yena jatani jivanti, Yatprayantyabhisamvishanti” – (Taittiriya Upanishad 3.1.1) – “From whom all beings arise, in whom they live, and unto whom they return.”

18. “Om saha navavatu, Saha nau bhunaktu, Saha viryam karavavahai” – (Taittiriya Upanishad 2.2.2) – “May He protect us both (teacher and student). May He nourish us both. May we both work together with great energy.”