Message of Universal Brotherhood and Human Welfare in the Vedas




 **Message of Universal Brotherhood and Human Welfare in the Vedas**

The message of universal brotherhood and human welfare found in the Vedas is not present in any other system of worship (so-called religions). Let us protect humanity and this creation through conduct in accordance with the Vedas.

**“Janam bibhṛtī… dhenur anapasphurantī”** (Atharvaveda 12.1.45)

  जनं॒ बिभ्र॑ती बहु॒धा विवा॑चसं॒ नाना॑धर्माणं पृथि॒वी य॑थौक॒सम्। स॒हस्रं॒ धारा॒ द्रवि॑णस्य मे दुहां ध्रु॒वेव॑ धे॒नुरन॑पस्फुरन्ती ॥

Just as a home accommodates all family members, this Earth sustains within herself people who speak different languages and follow different modes of worship. Even though there may be differences of language, religion, dress, etc., we should live together with mutual love.

**“Saṁ gacchadhvaṁ… su-sahāsati”** (Ṛgveda 10.191.2)

सं ग॑च्छध्वं॒ सं व॑दध्वं॒ सं वो॒ मनां॑सि जानताम् । दे॒वा भा॒गं यथा॒ पूर्वे॑ संजाना॒ना उ॒पास॑ते ॥

O human beings! Walk together, speak together, let your minds be united. Accomplish your tasks together just as the various *devas* cooperate with one another. Here *devas* mean the forces of nature—such as the Sun, Moon, air, Earth, stars, etc.—and, within the body, the mind, eyes, ears, speech, hands, feet, and so on.

Let your resolve be the same, your hearts be united, and your minds be harmonious, so that a noble tendency of living together in unity may arise among you.

**“Dṛte dṛḍhaṁ… samīkṣāmahe”** (Yajurveda 36.18)

दृते॒ दृꣳह॑ मा मि॒त्रस्य॑ मा॒ चक्षु॑षा॒ सर्वा॑णि भू॒तानि॒ समी॑क्षन्ताम्। मि॒त्रस्या॒ऽहं चक्षु॑षा॒ सर्वा॑णि भू॒तानि॒ समी॑क्षे। मि॒त्रस्य॒ चक्षु॑षा॒ समी॑क्षामहे ॥१८ ॥

O Lord, I take a vow of friendship; grant me the strength to remain firm in it. May all beings look upon me with friendliness, and may I also look upon all beings as friends. Let all humans regard one another as friends.

**“Asmākaṁ… dadhātana”** (Ṛgveda 10.37.11)

अ॒स्माकं॑ देवा उ॒भया॑य॒ जन्म॑ने॒ शर्म॑ यच्छत द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे । अ॒दत्पिब॑दू॒र्जय॑मान॒माशि॑तं॒ तद॒स्मे शं योर॑र॒पो द॑धातन ॥

May we work for the welfare of both two-footed (men) and four-footed ( animals) beings. May the Lord grant us such happiness and health that every being may live well, eat, drink, and remain strong and active.

**“Sarvam ij jagad ayakṣmaṁ sumanā asat”** (Yajurveda 16.4)

शि॒वेन॒ वच॑सा॒ त्वा॒ गिरि॒शाच्छा॑ वदामसि। यथा॑ नः॒ सर्व॒मिज्जग॑दय॒क्ष्म सु॒मना॒ऽअस॑त् ॥

May the entire world be free from disease and possess a healthy and joyful mind.

**“Viśvaṁ puṣṭaṁ grāme asmin anāturam”** (Yajurveda 16.48)

इ॒मा रु॒द्राय॑ त॒वसे॑ कप॒र्दिने॑ क्ष॒यद्वी॑राय॒ प्र भ॑रामहे म॒तीः। यथा॒ श॑मसद् द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे॒ विश्वं॑ पु॒ष्टं ग्रामे॑ऽअ॒स्मिन्न॑नातु॒रम् ॥

May everyone in this society be strong, well-nourished, and free from illness.

**Om Śam.**

Reproduced by Dr. Vivek Arya

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