THOTA
The Hymns of the Atharvaveda
746 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from the Rig veda, all very ancient.
Table of contents
746 chapters
251 Book 6: Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child
252 Book 6: Hymn 77: A charm to bring the cattle home
253 Book 6: Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction
254 Book 6: Hymn 79: A prayer for seasonable rain and prosperity
255 Book 6: Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection
256 Book 6: Hymn 81: A charm to facilitate child-birth
257 Book 6: Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride
258 Book 6: Hymn 83: A charm against sores and pustules (apachitas)
259 Book 6: Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims
260 Book 6: Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption
261 Book 6: Hymn 86: A glorification of a newly consecrated King
262 Book 6: Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
263 Book 6: Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
264 Book 6: Hymn 89: A man's love charm
265 Book 6: Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man
266 Book 6: Hymn 91: A charm against disease
267 Book 6: Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse
268 Book 6: Hymn 93: A prayer for protection from poison
269 Book 6: Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people
270 Book 6: Hymn 95: A charm to remove disease
271 Book 6: Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow
272 Book 6: Hymn 97: A prayer for the success and prosperity of a King
273 Book 6: Hymn 98: Praise of Indra
274 Book 6: Hymn 99: A prayer for protection in battle
275 Book 6: Hymn 100: A charm against poison
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THOTA
The Hymns of the Atharvaveda
746 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from the Rig veda, all very ancient.
Table of contents
746 chapters
251 Book 6: Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child
252 Book 6: Hymn 77: A charm to bring the cattle home
253 Book 6: Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction
254 Book 6: Hymn 79: A prayer for seasonable rain and prosperity
255 Book 6: Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection
256 Book 6: Hymn 81: A charm to facilitate child-birth
257 Book 6: Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride
258 Book 6: Hymn 83: A charm against sores and pustules (apachitas)
259 Book 6: Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims
260 Book 6: Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption
261 Book 6: Hymn 86: A glorification of a newly consecrated King
262 Book 6: Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
263 Book 6: Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
264 Book 6: Hymn 89: A man's love charm
265 Book 6: Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man
266 Book 6: Hymn 91: A charm against disease
267 Book 6: Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse
268 Book 6: Hymn 93: A prayer for protection from poison
269 Book 6: Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people
270 Book 6: Hymn 95: A charm to remove disease
271 Book 6: Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow
272 Book 6: Hymn 97: A prayer for the success and prosperity of a King
273 Book 6: Hymn 98: Praise of Indra
274 Book 6: Hymn 99: A prayer for protection in battle
275 Book 6: Hymn 100: A charm against poison
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THOTA
The Hymns of the Atharvaveda
746 chapters English Public domain
About this book
This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from the Rig veda, all very ancient.
Table of contents
746 chapters
251 Book 6: Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child
252 Book 6: Hymn 77: A charm to bring the cattle home
253 Book 6: Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction
254 Book 6: Hymn 79: A prayer for seasonable rain and prosperity
255 Book 6: Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection
256 Book 6: Hymn 81: A charm to facilitate child-birth
257 Book 6: Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride
258 Book 6: Hymn 83: A charm against sores and pustules (apachitas)
259 Book 6: Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims
260 Book 6: Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption
261 Book 6: Hymn 86: A glorification of a newly consecrated King
262 Book 6: Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
263 Book 6: Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
264 Book 6: Hymn 89: A man's love charm
265 Book 6: Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man
266 Book 6: Hymn 91: A charm against disease
267 Book 6: Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse
268 Book 6: Hymn 93: A prayer for protection from poison
269 Book 6: Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people
270 Book 6: Hymn 95: A charm to remove disease
271 Book 6: Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow
272 Book 6: Hymn 97: A prayer for the success and prosperity of a King
273 Book 6: Hymn 98: Praise of Indra
274 Book 6: Hymn 99: A prayer for protection in battle
275 Book 6: Hymn 100: A charm against poison
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