I've been interested in reading the Vedas, particularly the Rig Veda, but I'm not sure where to look for a good translation. Any suggestions?
Suggestions for English translations of the Vedas?
Gabriel Lee
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Bentley Parker
The vedas suck ass and make good toilet paper, just like the bible
Read the Tantraloka instead
Jeremiah Ortiz
Avoid anything by ISKCON, but I´m not sure if they have translated the Rig Veda, they prefer the much, much later Puranic sectarian literature that they call "Vedas".
I´m not competent enough to know if it´s 100% accurate or not, but Ralph Griffith´s translation preserves the metric scheme of the hymns, which I find pretty cool. So if you could, for example, set it into music and sing in both English and Sanskrit and it would basically fit.
Ethan Cruz
Second for Griffith
Fuck off
>Shaivism
Only Vedas
Ian Wood
Doesn't translate well literally so your best bet is to get multiple translation and cross reference that shit...Sanskrit is extremely intricate, the ability to pronunciate, spell, master this form of written letter is imprinted in Aryan Hindi genetic memory it's such a challenge yo. That's why those dumb fucks win all the spelling bees bruh
John Clark
the vedas ARE shaivic, EVERYTHING is shaivism my man
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Nolan Rivera
Not really. Shiva is a Dravidian graveyard spirit that got ARYAN´d/syncretized with Vedic Rudra, which was originally a storm god, one of the Maruts, and Indra's companion. Shaivism philosophy is a mishmash between Upanishads, Buddhism, Shramanic traditions and the Tantric and Agamic traditions, which had been flying under the radar until then.
Ethan Brooks
Shaivite* philosophy.
Isaac Bailey
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Colton Russell
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Griffith's matches the syllable count:
aagním īḷe puróhitaṃ
byajñásya devám r̥tvíjam
chótāraṃ ratnadhā́tamam
I Laud Agni, the chosen Priest,
God, minister of sacrifice,
The hotar, lavishest of wealth.
Adrian Wright
Say that to my face IDL (in the deva loka) and see what happens, dualist
Brayden Moore
F-forgive my insolence oh Blue-throated One! Please don´t vaporize me with your optic blast!
Jordan Moore
Which one is your favorite hymn from the Rig Veda lads? Mine is the one about the tree and the two birds.
Alexander Martinez
Mine is the one about rubbing the Vajra in the Padma
Adam Thompson
Lewd.
Mason Jenkins
is that sexual it sounds sexual
Lincoln White
This one is not bad either.
Thou hast disclosed the light to light the Ārya: on thy left hand, O Indra, sank the Dasyu.
19 May we gain wealth, subduing with thy succour and with the Ārya, all our foes, the Dasyus.
Levi Nguyen
That's the Kalachakra tantra and it's buddhist
Bentley Nguyen
Read Olivelle's Upanisads and google the Nasadiya hymn
If you must, Doniger's Vedas are good
Ryder Lewis
I like the Gambler's Lament
Jaxson Robinson
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Gabriel Powell
>Avoid anything by ISKCON
Prahupada's translations are some of the best out there though.
>much later Puranic sectarian literature that they call "Vedas".
The Puranas are Vedic texts. The Bhagavata Purana which is popular in ISKCON is the most studied Purana as well, I'd hardly call that sectarian.
Henry Green
Ultimately, orthodoxy in Hinduism is determined by adherence to the early vedas, in particular the Rig-Veda.The fact that Shiva was able to be incorporated was because it spoke to strains of thought already present that had been expressed in the Shruti texts.