The 4 Vedas

Vishva Dharma ki Jay! (Victory to Universal Dharma!)
says; verily from him he repels death. 'We from the darkness', he says; the darkness is the evil one;
verily from him he smites away the evil one. 'We have come to the highest light', he says; the highest
light is yonder sun; verily he attains unity with the sun. The year lags not, his future fails not, for whom
these are performed. The last he recites with the word 'light' in it; verily he bestows on him light above,
to reveal the world of heaven.
2.5.1.9 Mantra 9: The Production of Fire in the Pan
With six (verses) he consecrates; the seasons are six; verily he consecrates him with the seasons. With
seven he consecrates; the metres are seven; verily he consecrates him with the metres. 'Let every man of
the god that leads', with the final Anustubh he offers; the Anustubh is speech; therefore speech is the
highest of the breaths. The first quarter foot is deficient by one syllable; therefore men live upon the
incomplete part of speech. He offers with a full (one), for Prajapati is full as it were; (verily it serves) to
obtain Prajapati [1]; he offers with one that is deficient, for from the deficient Prajapati created
offspring; (verily it serves) for the creation of offspring. If he were to heat it on the flame, he would win
what has been, if on the embers, what is to be; he heats it on the embers; verily he wins what is to be, for
what is to be is greater than what has been. With two verses he heats (it); the sacrificer has two feet;
(verily it serves) for support. The pan is gathered together with holy power and the Yajus; if it should
break, the sacrificer would be ruined [2], and his sacrifice destroyed. 'O Mitra, do thou heat this pan', he
says; Mitra is holy power; verily on holy power he establishes it; the sacrificer is not ruined, nor is his
sacrifice destroyed. If it should break, he should unite it with the selfsame potsherds; that is the
atonement for it. If a man has attained prosperity, he should for him deposit (the fire) after producing it
by friction; this is one that has succeeded; verily he approaches his own deity [3]. For him who desires
prosperity should be used (the fire) which comes to life from the pan, for from it is it produced, it is selfproduced
by name; verily he becomes prosperous. If he desire of a man, 'May I produce a foe for him',
he should take for him (fire) from elsewhere, and deposit it; verily straightway he produces a foe for
him. From a frying-pan he should (take fire) and deposit (it) for one who desires food; in a frying-pan
food is kept; verily he wins food with its birth place [4]. He deposits Muñja grass; Muñja is strength;
verily he bestows upon him strength. Agni departed from the gods, he entered the Krumuka wood; he
deposits Krumuka; verily he wins what of Agni is there imbued. With butter he joins (it); butter is the
dear home of Agni; verily he unites him with his dear abode, and with brilliance also [5]. He puts on (a
stick) of Vikankata wood; verily he wins radiance; he puts on one of Çami, for atonement. 'Do thou sit
down in the lap of this mother', with three (verses) he adores (the fire) when born; three are these
worlds; verily he attains reputation in these worlds; verily also he bestows breaths on himself.
2.5.1.10 Mantra 10: The Fire in the Pan
Formerly Agni would not burn what was not cut by the axe, but Prayoga, the seer, made that acceptable
to him. 'Whatever logs we place on thee', (with these words) he puts on a kindling-stick; verily he makes
what is not cut by the axe acceptable to him; all is acceptable to him who knows thus. He puts on one of
Udumbara wood; the Udumbara is strength; verily he confers strength upon him. Prajapati created Agni;
him on creation the Raksases [1] were fain to destroy; he saw that (hymn) of the Raksas-slaying (one);
therewith he smote away the Raksases; in that it is (the hymn) of the Raksas-slaying one, thereby he
drives away the Raksases from Agni when born. He puts on one of Açvattha wood; of trees the Açvattha
is the overcomer of foes; (verily it serves) for victory. He puts on one of Vikankata; verily he wins light.
He puts on one of Çami wood, for atonement. 'Sharpened is my holy power', 'Their arms have I uplifted',
(with these words) he makes him speak over the last two Udumbara (sticks) [2]; verily by means of the
holy power he quickens the kingly power, and by the kingly power the holy power; therefore a Brahman
who has a princely person is superior to another Brahman; therefore a prince who has a Brahman is
superior to another prince. Now Agni is death, gold is immortality; he puts a gold plate within; verily he
severs immortality from death; it has twenty-one projections, the worlds of the gods are twenty-one, the
Ano Bhadraha Kritavayo Yantu Vishwataha (Let noble thoughts come from every side) – Rg Veda 732