With wisdom have I now uttered this truth, calling, for all to hear, on Earth and Heaven. Guard us from every fault and erring course; like father and mother succor and protect us.
Rig Veda I, 185, 10
Fulfill, O Heaven and Earth, this my prayer, with which, O Father and Mother, I now address you. Be of all Gods the nearest with your favors, in order that we may savor your quickening food.
Rig Veda I, 185, 11
Shine brightly, Agni, and chase away our sin; beam down upon us grace. May the Lord burn away our sin!
Rig Veda I, 97, 1
We make our offering to you for fruitful fields and pleasant homes. May the Lord burn away our sin!
Rig Veda I, 97, 2
That entity (the self), after enjoying himself and roaming in the dream state and merely witnessing the results of merits and demerits, hastens back in the reverse way to its former condition, the waking state.
Yajur Veda, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV, III-Investigation of the Three States, 34
