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Poems
and Prayers
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Vedic
Prayers
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Thvame'va
Maathaa Cha Pithaa Thvame'va
Thvame'va
Bandhuscha Sakha Thvame'va |
Thvame'va
Vidhyaa Cha Thraveenam Thvame'va
Thvame'va
Sarvam Mama Dheva Dheva ||
Om Saanthi ! Saanthi !! Saanthih !!! |
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You
are my Mother; You are my Father;
You
are my closest Kin; You are my dearest Friend;
You
are my Wisdom; You are the Treasure;
You
are Everything for me; O' my Lord, My loving Lord ||
Om
Peace ! Peace !! Peace !!!
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"Idham
Mithram Agnim Aahu Atho;
Dhivya
Sah Suparnah Garuthman |
E'kam
Sath Viprah Bahudha Vadanthi,
Agnim
! Yama Matharisvanam Aahuh ||"
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(Rig Veda - - I -164 - 46).
"
They call It (Him) Indra, Varuna, Agni; and He is the heavenly Nobly-winged
Garuthman !
Truth
is One, Sages give It many a title; Agni,Yama, Matharisvan, they
call It (Him) !!"
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Aakaasat
pathitham thoyam Yathaa gacchathi Saagaram |
Sarva
Deva Namaskarah Kesavam prathigacchathi ||
Ke'savam
prathigacchathi Om nama iti ||
Just
as all the water that fall from the sky inescapably reach the sea,
Let
all salutations to all the Deities reach only Kesava ;
Indeed
they only reach Kesava.
[Here
"Kesava" stands for Paramathma encompassing Brahma, Vishnu and Siva]
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One
Supreme Divine Truth known by many Forms!
One
Supreme Faith also known by many Names !!
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