Sacred Concord

YV 4.1c

Yajur Veda · translated by Arthur Berriedale Keith

b Thou art taken with a support; thou art the leader, thou art the good leader; quicken the sacrifice, quicken the lord of the sacrifice; guard the pressings; let Visnu guard thee, do thou guard the folk with thy power; this is thy birthplace; to the All-gods thee! a Three and thirty in troops the Rudras Frequent the sky and earth, the destructive ones, Eleven seated on the waters; May all of them accept the Soma pressed for the pressing. b Thou art taken with a support; thou art the leader, thou art the good leader; quicken the sacrifice, quicken the lord of the sacrifice; guard the pressings; let Visnu guard thee, do thou guard the folk with thy power; this is thy birthplace; to the all-gods thee! a Thou art taken with a support. To Indra thee, to him of the Brhat (Saman), The strong, eager for praise. Thy great strength, O Indra, To that thee! To Visnu thee! This is thy birthplace; to Indra, eager for praise, thee! a The head of the sky, the messenger of earth, Vaiçvanara, born for holy order, Agni, The sage, the king, the guest of men, The gods have produced as a cup for their mouths. b Thou art taken with a support; to Agni Vaiçvanara thee! Thou art secure, of secure foundation, most secure of the secure, with securest foundation of those which are secure. This is thy birthplace; to Agni Vaiçvanara thee! a Thou art Madhu and Madhava; thou art Çukra and Çuci; thou art Nabha and Nabbasya; thou art Isa and Urja; thou art Saha and Sahasya; thou art Tapa and b Thou art taken with a support. c Thou art Samsarpa. d To Anhaspatva thee! a O Indra and Agni, come For our prayers to the pressed drink, the delightful fumes Drink ye of it, impelled by our prayer. b Thou art taken with a support; to Indra and Agni thee! This is thy birthplace; to Indra and Agni thee! a Ye dread ones, guardians of men, O All-gods, come ye, Generous, to the pressed drink of the generous one. b Thou art taken with a support; to the All-gods thee! This is thy birthplace; to the All-gods thee!
YV 4.1c · Yajur Veda

Themes in this passage

ProtectionWorshipNatureStrengthCharityThe DivinePrayerFear

Protection in other traditions

The same theme, as Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hellenism address it.

That is the safe refuge, that is the best refuge; having gone to that refuge, a man is delivered from all pain.
Dhp 14.192 · Dhammapada · The Buddha (The Awakened)
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Psalms 121:7 · Bible · Psalms
Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him
Quran 72:22 · Quran · The Jinn
Now shield with shield, with helmet helmet closed, To armour armour, lance to lance opposed, Host against host with shadowy squadrons drew, The sounding darts in iron tempests flew, Victors and vanquish’d join’d promiscuous cries, And shrilling shouts and dying groans arise; With streaming blood the slippery fields are dyed, And slaughter’d heroes swell the dreadful tide.
Iliad 4.38 · Iliad · 4

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