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
176 Book 6: Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar
177 Book 6: Hymn 2: In praise of Indra
178 Book 6: Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity
179 Book 6: Hymn 4: A hymn to various deities for protection
180 Book 6: Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron
181 Book 6: Hymn 6: A prayer to Brāhmanaspati for protection from wicked men
182 Book 6: Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection
183 Book 6: Hymn 8: A man's love-charm
184 Book 6: Hymn 9: A man's love-charm
185 Book 6: Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight
186 Book 6: Hymn 11: An epithalamian charm to ensure the birth of a boy
187 Book 6: Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents
188 Book 6: Hymn 13: Homage to death
189 Book 6: Hymn 14: A charm against consumption
190 Book 6: Hymn 15: A charm for power and preeminence
191 Book 6: Hymn 16: A medical charm
192 Book 6: Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception
193 Book 6: Hymn 18: A charm to banish jealousy
194 Book 6: Hymn 19: A prayer for purification
195 Book 6: Hymn 20: A charm against fever
196 Book 6: Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth
197 Book 6: Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods
198 Book 6: Hymn 23: To the Waters
199 Book 6: Hymn 24: To the Rivers
200 Book 6: Hymn 25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
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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
176 Book 6: Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar
177 Book 6: Hymn 2: In praise of Indra
178 Book 6: Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity
179 Book 6: Hymn 4: A hymn to various deities for protection
180 Book 6: Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron
181 Book 6: Hymn 6: A prayer to Brāhmanaspati for protection from wicked men
182 Book 6: Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection
183 Book 6: Hymn 8: A man's love-charm
184 Book 6: Hymn 9: A man's love-charm
185 Book 6: Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight
186 Book 6: Hymn 11: An epithalamian charm to ensure the birth of a boy
187 Book 6: Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents
188 Book 6: Hymn 13: Homage to death
189 Book 6: Hymn 14: A charm against consumption
190 Book 6: Hymn 15: A charm for power and preeminence
191 Book 6: Hymn 16: A medical charm
192 Book 6: Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception
193 Book 6: Hymn 18: A charm to banish jealousy
194 Book 6: Hymn 19: A prayer for purification
195 Book 6: Hymn 20: A charm against fever
196 Book 6: Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth
197 Book 6: Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods
198 Book 6: Hymn 23: To the Waters
199 Book 6: Hymn 24: To the Rivers
200 Book 6: Hymn 25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
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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
176 Book 6: Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar
177 Book 6: Hymn 2: In praise of Indra
178 Book 6: Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity
179 Book 6: Hymn 4: A hymn to various deities for protection
180 Book 6: Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron
181 Book 6: Hymn 6: A prayer to Brāhmanaspati for protection from wicked men
182 Book 6: Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection
183 Book 6: Hymn 8: A man's love-charm
184 Book 6: Hymn 9: A man's love-charm
185 Book 6: Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight
186 Book 6: Hymn 11: An epithalamian charm to ensure the birth of a boy
187 Book 6: Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents
188 Book 6: Hymn 13: Homage to death
189 Book 6: Hymn 14: A charm against consumption
190 Book 6: Hymn 15: A charm for power and preeminence
191 Book 6: Hymn 16: A medical charm
192 Book 6: Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception
193 Book 6: Hymn 18: A charm to banish jealousy
194 Book 6: Hymn 19: A prayer for purification
195 Book 6: Hymn 20: A charm against fever
196 Book 6: Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth
197 Book 6: Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods
198 Book 6: Hymn 23: To the Waters
199 Book 6: Hymn 24: To the Rivers
200 Book 6: Hymn 25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
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