THOTA
Title

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Author
Unknown author
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
Details
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

276 Book 6: Hymn 101: A charm to promote virile vigour
277 Book 6: Hymn 102: A man's love charm
278 Book 6: Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army
279 Book 6: Hymn 104: The same
280 Book 6: Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough
281 Book 6: Hymn 106: A charm to protect a house from fire
282 Book 6: Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle
283 Book 6: Hymn 108: A prayer for wisdom
284 Book 6: Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds
285 Book 6: Hymn 110: A benediction on a new-born child
286 Book 6: Hymn 111: A charm for insanity
287 Book 6: Hymn 112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son
288 Book 6: Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi
289 Book 6: Hymn 114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing
290 Book 6: Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins
291 Book 6: Hymn 116: A prayer for pardon of sin against mother, father, son, or brother
292 Book 6: Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt
293 Book 6: Hymn 118: A prayer for pardon of cheating at play
294 Book 6: Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
295 Book 6: Hymn 120: A prayer for pardon of sins and felicity hereafter
296 Book 6: Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven
297 Book 6: Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven
298 Book 6: Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven
299 Book 6: Hymn 124: An Omen from the sky
300 Book 6: Hymn 125: Glorification of a war-chariot
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THOTA
Title

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Author
Unknown author
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
Details
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

276 Book 6: Hymn 101: A charm to promote virile vigour
277 Book 6: Hymn 102: A man's love charm
278 Book 6: Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army
279 Book 6: Hymn 104: The same
280 Book 6: Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough
281 Book 6: Hymn 106: A charm to protect a house from fire
282 Book 6: Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle
283 Book 6: Hymn 108: A prayer for wisdom
284 Book 6: Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds
285 Book 6: Hymn 110: A benediction on a new-born child
286 Book 6: Hymn 111: A charm for insanity
287 Book 6: Hymn 112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son
288 Book 6: Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi
289 Book 6: Hymn 114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing
290 Book 6: Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins
291 Book 6: Hymn 116: A prayer for pardon of sin against mother, father, son, or brother
292 Book 6: Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt
293 Book 6: Hymn 118: A prayer for pardon of cheating at play
294 Book 6: Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
295 Book 6: Hymn 120: A prayer for pardon of sins and felicity hereafter
296 Book 6: Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven
297 Book 6: Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven
298 Book 6: Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven
299 Book 6: Hymn 124: An Omen from the sky
300 Book 6: Hymn 125: Glorification of a war-chariot
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THOTA
Title

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Author
Unknown author
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
Details
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

276 Book 6: Hymn 101: A charm to promote virile vigour
277 Book 6: Hymn 102: A man's love charm
278 Book 6: Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army
279 Book 6: Hymn 104: The same
280 Book 6: Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough
281 Book 6: Hymn 106: A charm to protect a house from fire
282 Book 6: Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle
283 Book 6: Hymn 108: A prayer for wisdom
284 Book 6: Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds
285 Book 6: Hymn 110: A benediction on a new-born child
286 Book 6: Hymn 111: A charm for insanity
287 Book 6: Hymn 112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son
288 Book 6: Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi
289 Book 6: Hymn 114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing
290 Book 6: Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins
291 Book 6: Hymn 116: A prayer for pardon of sin against mother, father, son, or brother
292 Book 6: Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt
293 Book 6: Hymn 118: A prayer for pardon of cheating at play
294 Book 6: Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
295 Book 6: Hymn 120: A prayer for pardon of sins and felicity hereafter
296 Book 6: Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven
297 Book 6: Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven
298 Book 6: Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven
299 Book 6: Hymn 124: An Omen from the sky
300 Book 6: Hymn 125: Glorification of a war-chariot
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