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
576 Book 19: Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves
577 Book 19: Hymn 48: A hymn to Night for protection
578 Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night
579 Book 19: Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity
580 Book 19: Hymn 51: A sacrificial formula
581 Book 19: Hymn 52: A hymn to Kāma or Desire
582 Book 19: Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time
583 Book 19: Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn
584 Book 19: Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
585 Book 19: Hymn 56: A hymn to Sleep
586 Book 19: Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams
587 Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice
588 Book 19: Hymn 59: An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice
589 Book 19: Hymn 60: A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour
590 Book 19: Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven
591 Book 19: Hymn 62: A prayer for the love of Gods and men
592 Book 19: Hymn 63: A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity
593 Book 19: Hymn 64: A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings
594 Book 19: Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun
595 Book 19: Hymn 66: A hymn to Agni as the Sun
596 Book 19: Hymn 67: A prayer for long life
597 Book 19: Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula
598 Book 19: Hymn 69: A prayer or charm for long life
599 Book 19: Hymn 70: A charm for long life
600 Book 19: Hymn 71: A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
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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
576 Book 19: Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves
577 Book 19: Hymn 48: A hymn to Night for protection
578 Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night
579 Book 19: Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity
580 Book 19: Hymn 51: A sacrificial formula
581 Book 19: Hymn 52: A hymn to Kāma or Desire
582 Book 19: Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time
583 Book 19: Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn
584 Book 19: Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
585 Book 19: Hymn 56: A hymn to Sleep
586 Book 19: Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams
587 Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice
588 Book 19: Hymn 59: An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice
589 Book 19: Hymn 60: A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour
590 Book 19: Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven
591 Book 19: Hymn 62: A prayer for the love of Gods and men
592 Book 19: Hymn 63: A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity
593 Book 19: Hymn 64: A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings
594 Book 19: Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun
595 Book 19: Hymn 66: A hymn to Agni as the Sun
596 Book 19: Hymn 67: A prayer for long life
597 Book 19: Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula
598 Book 19: Hymn 69: A prayer or charm for long life
599 Book 19: Hymn 70: A charm for long life
600 Book 19: Hymn 71: A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
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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
576 Book 19: Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves
577 Book 19: Hymn 48: A hymn to Night for protection
578 Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night
579 Book 19: Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity
580 Book 19: Hymn 51: A sacrificial formula
581 Book 19: Hymn 52: A hymn to Kāma or Desire
582 Book 19: Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time
583 Book 19: Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn
584 Book 19: Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
585 Book 19: Hymn 56: A hymn to Sleep
586 Book 19: Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams
587 Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice
588 Book 19: Hymn 59: An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice
589 Book 19: Hymn 60: A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour
590 Book 19: Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven
591 Book 19: Hymn 62: A prayer for the love of Gods and men
592 Book 19: Hymn 63: A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity
593 Book 19: Hymn 64: A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings
594 Book 19: Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun
595 Book 19: Hymn 66: A hymn to Agni as the Sun
596 Book 19: Hymn 67: A prayer for long life
597 Book 19: Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula
598 Book 19: Hymn 69: A prayer or charm for long life
599 Book 19: Hymn 70: A charm for long life
600 Book 19: Hymn 71: A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
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