A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
HYMN LXXXVII
A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
1Here art thou: I have chosen thee. Stand stedfast and immov-
Ā Ā Ā able.
Ā Ā Let all the clans desire thee: let not thy kingdom fall away.
2Be even here: fall not away: be like a mountain unremoved.
Ā Ā Stand stedfast here like Indra's self, and hold the kingship in
Ā Ā Ā the grasp.
3This man hath Indra stablished, made secure by constant sacri-
Ā Ā Ā fice.
Ā Ā Soma, and BrÄhmanaspati here present bless and comfort him!
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