There is no doubt in the mind of the observant Hindu that he is on the side of righteousness. The Vedas speak overwhelmingly of the righteousness of the gods and their disdain for unrighteous people. It is from Vedas that we learn that the gods rule this earth for the sake of righteous people, and it is the righteous who worship and seek aid from the gods. The gods do not hand out wealth indiscriminately but do so only for the righteous, because it is the righteous who praise the Holy Law and the law itself is righteous. The Soma untangles righteous from unrighteous behavior and flows in righteous ways. It is the ungracious who speak ill of the righteous and the righteous are given victory over them. The righteous do not abandon their behavior and they know the meaning of friendship. It is the spirits of our righteous ancestors who come down for Soma sacrifice. The entire order is made for the righteous! The Asvins come to the homes of the deserving righteous “Thrice come ye to our home, thrice to the righteous folk, thrice triply aid the man who well deserves your help.” – Rig Veda 1.34.4 Indra is righteous and brings wealth “He, righteous-hearted, at each time of rapture gives us herds of kine. Gather in both thy hands for us treasures of many hundred sorts. Sharpen thou us, and bring us wealth.” – Rig Veda 1.81.7 The gods are righteous “May the auspicious favour of the Gods be ours, on us descend the bounty of the righteous Gods.The friendship of the Gods have we devoutly sought: so may the Gods extend our life that we may live.” – Rig Veda 1.89.2 Indra smotes the unrighteous “Indra, who with triumphant wrath smote Vyamsa down, and Sambara, and Pipru the unrighteous one; Who extirpated Susna the insatiate, him girt by Maruts we invoke to be our Friend.” – Rig Veda 1.101.2 Righteous men seek the aid of the gods “To Visvaka, Nasatyas! son of Krsna, the righteous man who sought your aid and praised you, Ye with your powers restored, like some lost creature, his son Visnapu for his eyes to look on.” – Rig Veda 1.116.23 The righteous worship the gods “The folk, O Mitra-Varuna, who hate you, who sinfully hating pour you no libations, Lay in their hearts, themselves, a wasting sickness, whereas the righteous gaineth all by worship.” – Rig Veda 1.122.9 The righteous prosper and proclaim the Holy Law “The people prospers, Asuras! whom ye dearly love: ye, Righteous Ones, proclaim aloud the Holy Law. That efficacious power that comes from lofty heaven, ye bind unto the work, as to the pole an ox.” – Rig Veda 1.151.4 Devotees sacrifice to righteous gods “With sacrifices and with milk they deck you first, ye Righteous Ones, as if through stirrings of the mind. To you they bring their hymns with their collected thought, while ye with earnest soul come to us gloriously” – Rig Veda 1.151.8 Sacrifices are for the righteous gods “Child of Thyself the sacrifice is for the righteous blent with meath, Presenting viands thousandfold.” – Rig Veda 1.188.2 The gods keep the unrighteous away from bliss “Thee as protector of our bodies we invoke, thee, saviour, as the comforter who loveth us. Strike, O Brhaspati, the Gods’ revilers down, and let not the unrighteous come to highest bliss.” – Rig Veda 2.23.8 The righteous overcome their enemies “THE righteous singer shall o’ercome his enemies, and he who serves the Gods subdue the godless man.The zealous man shall vanquish the invincible, the worshipper share the food of him who worships not” – Rig Veda 2.26.1 The gods rule for the righteous mortals “Golden and splendid, pure like streams of water, they hold aloft the three bright heavenly regions. Ne’er do they slumber, never close their eyelids, faithful, far-ruling for the righteous mortal.” – Rig Veda 2.27.9 Agni guides gods to the righteous “He knows, a God himself, to guide Gods to the righteous in his home: He gives e’en treasures that we love” – Rig Veda 4.08.3 The ungracious speak ill of the righteous “Agni, those friends of thine have turned them from thee: gracious of old, they have become ungracious. They have deceived themselves by their own speeches, uttering wicked words against the righteous.” – Rig Veda 5.12.5 Agni is righteous, saving us from foes “I WILL sing near, for grace, your God Agni, for he is good to us. Son of the Brands, may he give gifts, and, righteous, save us from the foe” – Rig Veda 5.25.1 The laws of the gods are righteous “To the three spheres of light thou goest, Savitar, and with the rays of Sidrya thou combinest thee. Around, on both sides thou encompassest the night: yea, thou, O God, art Mitra through thy righteous laws” – Rig Veda 5.81.4 Righteous people are lauded with songs “I LAUD with newest songs the Righteous People, Mitra and Varuna who make us happy. Let them approach, here let them listen, Agni, Varuna, Mitra, Lords of fair dominion.” – Rig Veda 6.49.1 The righteous bring gifts to Indra “Righteous is he, and liberal and helpful who, Indra-Varuna, brings you gifts with gladness. That bounteous man through food shall conquer faemen, and win him opulence and wealthy people.” – Rig Veda 6.68.5 Offerings are made for a righteous life “Whoso, for righteous life, pours offerings to you, O Heaven and Earth, ye Hemispheres, that man succeeds. He in his seed is born again and spreads by Law: from you flow things diverse in form, but ruled alike” – Rig Veda 6.70.3 The gods are righteous “Let Aditi rejoice and the Adityas, Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, most righteous. May they, the Guardians of the world, protect us, and, to show favour, drink this day our Soma.” – Rig Veda 7.51.2 Those who harm the righteous are punished by the gods “Those who destroy, as is their wont, the simple, and with their evil natures barm the righteous, May Soma give them over to the serpent, or to the lap of Nirrti consign them.” – Rig Veda 7.104.9 Agni is a righteous preserver “Famed art thou, Agni, far and wide, Preserver, righteous, and a Sage. The holy singers, O refulgent kindled God! arrangers, call on thee to come ” – Rig Veda 8.49.5 Wealth is bestowed in righteousness “O Holy Agni, give us wealth renowned with men and strengthening life. Bestow on us, O Helper, that which many crave, more glorious still by righteousness” – Rig Veda 8.49.11 Soma untangles righteous from unrighteous conduct “Part, like a knotted tangle, while they cleanse thee, O Soma, righteous and unrighteous conduct. Neigh like a tawny courser who is loosened, come like a youth, O God, a house-possessor.” – Rig Veda 9.97.18 The righteous slay the wicked “Flow onward righteous slayer of the wicked, driving away our enemies and sickness, Blending thy milk with milk which cows afford us. We are thy friends, thou art the Friend of Indra.” – Rig Veda 9.97.43 Soma flows in righteous ways “Flow to the realm of earth, flow to the realm of heaven, O Soma, in thy righteous ways. Fair art thou whom the sages, O Far-seeing One, urge onward with their songs and hymns” – Rig Veda 9.107.24 The devotees dare not give up their righteousness “Shall we do now what we ne’er did aforetime? we who spake righteously now talk impurely? Gandharva in the floods, the Dame of Waters-such is our bond, such our most lofty kinship.” – Rig Veda 10.10.4 The spirits of the ancestors are gentle and righteous “MAY they ascend, the lowest, highest, midmost, the Fathers who deserve a share of Soma - May they who have attained the life of spirits, gentle and righteous, aid us when we call them.” – Rig Veda 10.15.1 The unrighteous are truth’s perverter “THIS, singer, is my firm determination, to aid the worshipper who pours the Soma. I slay the man who brings no milkoblation, unrighteous, powerful, the truth’s perverter.” – Rig Veda 10.27.1 The laws of the Aryas are righteous “They generated prayer, the cow, the horse, the plants, the forest trees, the earth, the waters, and the hills. These very bounteous Gods made the Sun mount to heaven, and spread the righteous laws of Aryas o’er the land” – Rig Veda 10.65.11 Those who abandon their friends do not know righteousness “No part in Vak hath he who hath abandoned his own dear friend who knows the truth of friendship. Even if he hears her still in vain he listens: naught knows he of the path of righteous action.” – Rig Veda 10.71.6 Visvakarman’s (personification of omnipotence) works are righteous “Let us invoke to-day, to aid our labour, the Lord of Speech, the thought-swift Visvakarman. May he hear kindly all our invocations who gives all bliss for aid, whose works are righteous.” – Rig Veda 10.81.7
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