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

376 Book 7: Hymn 60: A parting traveller's address to the houses of his village
377 Book 7: Hymn 61: A prayer for sacred knowledge and its fruits
378 Book 7: Hymn 62: A prayer for the overthrow of enemies
379 Book 7: Hymn 63: A prayer for deliverance from affliction
380 Book 7: Hymn 64: A charm to avert an evil omen
381 Book 7: Hymn 65: A charm against imprecation and threatened evils
382 Book 7: Hymn 66: A prayer to Vāk
383 Book 7: Hymn 67: A priest's prayer to the Agnayo Dhishnyāh
384 Book 7: Hymn 68: A prayer for children and prosperity
385 Book 7: Hymn 69: A prayer for prosperity
386 Book 7: Hymn 70: A charm to frustrate an enemy's sacrifice
387 Book 7: Hymn 71: In praise of Agni
388 Book 7: Hymn 72: An invitation to Indra
389 Book 7: Hymn 73: An invitation to the Asvins
390 Book 7: Hymn 74: A charm to cure pustules, sores, or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
391 Book 7: Hymn 75: A blessing on cows
392 Book 7: Hymn 76: A charm to cure scrofulous pustules and scrofula
393 Book 7: Hymn 77: An incantation against an enemy
394 Book 7: Hymn 78: A charm for a prince's prosperity
395 Book 7: Hymn 79: A hymn to the New Moon
396 Book 7: Hymn 80: A hymn to the Full Moon
397 Book 7: Hymn 81: A hymn to the New Moon
398 Book 7: Hymn 82: In praise of Agni
399 Book 7: Hymn 83: A prayer for deliverance from sin and other evils
400 Book 7: Hymn 84: A prayer for protection
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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

376 Book 7: Hymn 60: A parting traveller's address to the houses of his village
377 Book 7: Hymn 61: A prayer for sacred knowledge and its fruits
378 Book 7: Hymn 62: A prayer for the overthrow of enemies
379 Book 7: Hymn 63: A prayer for deliverance from affliction
380 Book 7: Hymn 64: A charm to avert an evil omen
381 Book 7: Hymn 65: A charm against imprecation and threatened evils
382 Book 7: Hymn 66: A prayer to Vāk
383 Book 7: Hymn 67: A priest's prayer to the Agnayo Dhishnyāh
384 Book 7: Hymn 68: A prayer for children and prosperity
385 Book 7: Hymn 69: A prayer for prosperity
386 Book 7: Hymn 70: A charm to frustrate an enemy's sacrifice
387 Book 7: Hymn 71: In praise of Agni
388 Book 7: Hymn 72: An invitation to Indra
389 Book 7: Hymn 73: An invitation to the Asvins
390 Book 7: Hymn 74: A charm to cure pustules, sores, or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
391 Book 7: Hymn 75: A blessing on cows
392 Book 7: Hymn 76: A charm to cure scrofulous pustules and scrofula
393 Book 7: Hymn 77: An incantation against an enemy
394 Book 7: Hymn 78: A charm for a prince's prosperity
395 Book 7: Hymn 79: A hymn to the New Moon
396 Book 7: Hymn 80: A hymn to the Full Moon
397 Book 7: Hymn 81: A hymn to the New Moon
398 Book 7: Hymn 82: In praise of Agni
399 Book 7: Hymn 83: A prayer for deliverance from sin and other evils
400 Book 7: Hymn 84: A prayer for protection
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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

376 Book 7: Hymn 60: A parting traveller's address to the houses of his village
377 Book 7: Hymn 61: A prayer for sacred knowledge and its fruits
378 Book 7: Hymn 62: A prayer for the overthrow of enemies
379 Book 7: Hymn 63: A prayer for deliverance from affliction
380 Book 7: Hymn 64: A charm to avert an evil omen
381 Book 7: Hymn 65: A charm against imprecation and threatened evils
382 Book 7: Hymn 66: A prayer to Vāk
383 Book 7: Hymn 67: A priest's prayer to the Agnayo Dhishnyāh
384 Book 7: Hymn 68: A prayer for children and prosperity
385 Book 7: Hymn 69: A prayer for prosperity
386 Book 7: Hymn 70: A charm to frustrate an enemy's sacrifice
387 Book 7: Hymn 71: In praise of Agni
388 Book 7: Hymn 72: An invitation to Indra
389 Book 7: Hymn 73: An invitation to the Asvins
390 Book 7: Hymn 74: A charm to cure pustules, sores, or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
391 Book 7: Hymn 75: A blessing on cows
392 Book 7: Hymn 76: A charm to cure scrofulous pustules and scrofula
393 Book 7: Hymn 77: An incantation against an enemy
394 Book 7: Hymn 78: A charm for a prince's prosperity
395 Book 7: Hymn 79: A hymn to the New Moon
396 Book 7: Hymn 80: A hymn to the Full Moon
397 Book 7: Hymn 81: A hymn to the New Moon
398 Book 7: Hymn 82: In praise of Agni
399 Book 7: Hymn 83: A prayer for deliverance from sin and other evils
400 Book 7: Hymn 84: A prayer for protection
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