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
426 Book 7: Hymn 110: A prayer for success in battle
427 Book 7: Hymn 111: A prayer for offspring
428 Book 7: Hymn 112: A prayer for protection and freedom from sin
429 Book 7: Hymn 113: A woman's incantation against a rival
430 Book 7: Hymn 114: A woman's incantation against a rival
431 Book 7: Hymn 115: A charm against Misfortune
432 Book 7: Hymn 116: A charm against Fever
433 Book 7: Hymn 117: A charm to ensure prosperity
434 Book 7: Hymn 118: A benediction on a warrior
435 Book 8
436 Book 8: Hymn 1: A charm to recover a dying man
437 Book 8: Hymn 2: The same
438 Book 8: Hymn 3: A prayer for the destruction of demons
439 Book 8: Hymn 4: Imprecations on demons
440 Book 8: Hymn 5: A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet
441 Book 8: Hymn 6: A charm to exercise evil spirits who beset women
442 Book 8: Hymn 7: A charm to restore a sick man to health
443 Book 8: Hymn 8: Imprecations directed against a hostile army
444 Book 8: Hymn 9: An enunciation of cosmogonical, ritual, and metrical doctrine
445 Book 8: Hymn 10: A glorification of the mystical abstraction Virāj
446 Book 9
447 Book 9: Hymn 1: A glorification of the Asvins' whip and a prayer for blessings
448 Book 9: Hymn 2: A glorification of Kāma as God of desire of all that is good
449 Book 9: Hymn 3: On the consecration of a newly built house
450 Book 9: Hymn 4: A glorification of the typical sacrificial bull
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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
426 Book 7: Hymn 110: A prayer for success in battle
427 Book 7: Hymn 111: A prayer for offspring
428 Book 7: Hymn 112: A prayer for protection and freedom from sin
429 Book 7: Hymn 113: A woman's incantation against a rival
430 Book 7: Hymn 114: A woman's incantation against a rival
431 Book 7: Hymn 115: A charm against Misfortune
432 Book 7: Hymn 116: A charm against Fever
433 Book 7: Hymn 117: A charm to ensure prosperity
434 Book 7: Hymn 118: A benediction on a warrior
435 Book 8
436 Book 8: Hymn 1: A charm to recover a dying man
437 Book 8: Hymn 2: The same
438 Book 8: Hymn 3: A prayer for the destruction of demons
439 Book 8: Hymn 4: Imprecations on demons
440 Book 8: Hymn 5: A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet
441 Book 8: Hymn 6: A charm to exercise evil spirits who beset women
442 Book 8: Hymn 7: A charm to restore a sick man to health
443 Book 8: Hymn 8: Imprecations directed against a hostile army
444 Book 8: Hymn 9: An enunciation of cosmogonical, ritual, and metrical doctrine
445 Book 8: Hymn 10: A glorification of the mystical abstraction Virāj
446 Book 9
447 Book 9: Hymn 1: A glorification of the Asvins' whip and a prayer for blessings
448 Book 9: Hymn 2: A glorification of Kāma as God of desire of all that is good
449 Book 9: Hymn 3: On the consecration of a newly built house
450 Book 9: Hymn 4: A glorification of the typical sacrificial bull
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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
426 Book 7: Hymn 110: A prayer for success in battle
427 Book 7: Hymn 111: A prayer for offspring
428 Book 7: Hymn 112: A prayer for protection and freedom from sin
429 Book 7: Hymn 113: A woman's incantation against a rival
430 Book 7: Hymn 114: A woman's incantation against a rival
431 Book 7: Hymn 115: A charm against Misfortune
432 Book 7: Hymn 116: A charm against Fever
433 Book 7: Hymn 117: A charm to ensure prosperity
434 Book 7: Hymn 118: A benediction on a warrior
435 Book 8
436 Book 8: Hymn 1: A charm to recover a dying man
437 Book 8: Hymn 2: The same
438 Book 8: Hymn 3: A prayer for the destruction of demons
439 Book 8: Hymn 4: Imprecations on demons
440 Book 8: Hymn 5: A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet
441 Book 8: Hymn 6: A charm to exercise evil spirits who beset women
442 Book 8: Hymn 7: A charm to restore a sick man to health
443 Book 8: Hymn 8: Imprecations directed against a hostile army
444 Book 8: Hymn 9: An enunciation of cosmogonical, ritual, and metrical doctrine
445 Book 8: Hymn 10: A glorification of the mystical abstraction Virāj
446 Book 9
447 Book 9: Hymn 1: A glorification of the Asvins' whip and a prayer for blessings
448 Book 9: Hymn 2: A glorification of Kāma as God of desire of all that is good
449 Book 9: Hymn 3: On the consecration of a newly built house
450 Book 9: Hymn 4: A glorification of the typical sacrificial bull
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