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
26 Book 1: Hymn 24: A charm against leprosy
27 Book 1: Hymn 25: A prayer to fever, as a charm against his attacks
28 Book 1: Hymn 26: A charm to obtain invisibility
29 Book 1: Hymn 27: A prayer for protection, guidance, and prosperity
30 Book 1: Hymn 28: A prayer to Agni for the destruction of evil spirits
31 Book 1: Hymn 29: A charm to secure the supremacy of a dethroned King
32 Book 1: Hymn 30: A benediction on a King at his consecration
33 Book 1: Hymn 31: A prayer for protection and general prosperity
34 Book 1: Hymn 32: In praise of Heaven and Earth
35 Book 1: Hymn 33: To the Waters, for health and happiness
36 Book 1: Hymn 34: A young man's love-charm
37 Book 1: Hymn 35: A charm to ensure long life and glory to the wearer of an amulet
38 Book 2
39 Book 2: Hymn 1: Glorification of the prime cause of all things
40 Book 2: Hymn 2: A charm to ensure success in gambling
41 Book 2: Hymn 3: A water-cure charm
42 Book 2: Hymn 4: A charm to ensure health and prosperity by wearing an amulet
43 Book 2: Hymn 5: Invitation to, and praise of Indra
44 Book 2: Hymn 6: A prayer to Agni for protection
45 Book 2: Hymn 7: A counter-charm against imprecation and malignity
46 Book 2: Hymn 8: A charm against hereditary disease (kshetriya)
47 Book 2: Hymn 9: A charm to cure dangerous disease
48 Book 2: Hymn 10: Absolution and benediction
49 Book 2: Hymn 11: Counter-charm, with an amulet, against an enemy's spell
50 Book 2: Hymn 12: A prayer for vengeance on a malicious rival worshipper
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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
26 Book 1: Hymn 24: A charm against leprosy
27 Book 1: Hymn 25: A prayer to fever, as a charm against his attacks
28 Book 1: Hymn 26: A charm to obtain invisibility
29 Book 1: Hymn 27: A prayer for protection, guidance, and prosperity
30 Book 1: Hymn 28: A prayer to Agni for the destruction of evil spirits
31 Book 1: Hymn 29: A charm to secure the supremacy of a dethroned King
32 Book 1: Hymn 30: A benediction on a King at his consecration
33 Book 1: Hymn 31: A prayer for protection and general prosperity
34 Book 1: Hymn 32: In praise of Heaven and Earth
35 Book 1: Hymn 33: To the Waters, for health and happiness
36 Book 1: Hymn 34: A young man's love-charm
37 Book 1: Hymn 35: A charm to ensure long life and glory to the wearer of an amulet
38 Book 2
39 Book 2: Hymn 1: Glorification of the prime cause of all things
40 Book 2: Hymn 2: A charm to ensure success in gambling
41 Book 2: Hymn 3: A water-cure charm
42 Book 2: Hymn 4: A charm to ensure health and prosperity by wearing an amulet
43 Book 2: Hymn 5: Invitation to, and praise of Indra
44 Book 2: Hymn 6: A prayer to Agni for protection
45 Book 2: Hymn 7: A counter-charm against imprecation and malignity
46 Book 2: Hymn 8: A charm against hereditary disease (kshetriya)
47 Book 2: Hymn 9: A charm to cure dangerous disease
48 Book 2: Hymn 10: Absolution and benediction
49 Book 2: Hymn 11: Counter-charm, with an amulet, against an enemy's spell
50 Book 2: Hymn 12: A prayer for vengeance on a malicious rival worshipper
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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
26 Book 1: Hymn 24: A charm against leprosy
27 Book 1: Hymn 25: A prayer to fever, as a charm against his attacks
28 Book 1: Hymn 26: A charm to obtain invisibility
29 Book 1: Hymn 27: A prayer for protection, guidance, and prosperity
30 Book 1: Hymn 28: A prayer to Agni for the destruction of evil spirits
31 Book 1: Hymn 29: A charm to secure the supremacy of a dethroned King
32 Book 1: Hymn 30: A benediction on a King at his consecration
33 Book 1: Hymn 31: A prayer for protection and general prosperity
34 Book 1: Hymn 32: In praise of Heaven and Earth
35 Book 1: Hymn 33: To the Waters, for health and happiness
36 Book 1: Hymn 34: A young man's love-charm
37 Book 1: Hymn 35: A charm to ensure long life and glory to the wearer of an amulet
38 Book 2
39 Book 2: Hymn 1: Glorification of the prime cause of all things
40 Book 2: Hymn 2: A charm to ensure success in gambling
41 Book 2: Hymn 3: A water-cure charm
42 Book 2: Hymn 4: A charm to ensure health and prosperity by wearing an amulet
43 Book 2: Hymn 5: Invitation to, and praise of Indra
44 Book 2: Hymn 6: A prayer to Agni for protection
45 Book 2: Hymn 7: A counter-charm against imprecation and malignity
46 Book 2: Hymn 8: A charm against hereditary disease (kshetriya)
47 Book 2: Hymn 9: A charm to cure dangerous disease
48 Book 2: Hymn 10: Absolution and benediction
49 Book 2: Hymn 11: Counter-charm, with an amulet, against an enemy's spell
50 Book 2: Hymn 12: A prayer for vengeance on a malicious rival worshipper
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