A charm to divert Imprecation personified
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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
HYMN XXXVII
A charm to divert Imprecation personified
1Hitherward, having yoked his steeds, came Imprecation,
Ā Ā Ā thousand-eyed,
Ā Ā Seeking my curser, as a wolf the home of one who owneth sheep.
2Avoid us, Imprecation! as consuming fire avoids the lake.
Ā Ā Smite thou the man who curses us, as the sky's lightning strikes
Ā Ā Ā the tree.
3Who curses us, himself uncursed, or, cursed, who curses us
Ā Ā Ā again,
Ā Ā Him cast I as a sop to Death, as to a dog one throws a bone.
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