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The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

31 entries

tr. by Ralph T.H. Griffith

Hymn 1: A prayer or charm for the defeat and destruction of enemies in battle Hymn 2: A rifaccimento or recension of I Hymn 3: A charm for the restoration of an expelled king Hymn 4: A benediction at the election of a king Hymn 5: A King's address to an amulet which is to strengthen his authority Hymn 6: Address to an amulet which is to secure the defeat of the wearer's enemies Hymn 7: A charm with an amulet of buck horn to drive away hereditary disease Hymn 8: A charm to secure the submission, love, and fidelity of kinsmen Hymn 9: A charm against rheumatism (vishkondha)Hymn 10: A new year prayer Hymn 11: A charm for the recovery of a dangerously sick man Hymn 12: A benediction on a newly built house Hymn 13: A benediction on a newly cut water channel Hymn 14: A benediction on a cattle pen Hymn 15: A merchant's prayer for success in his business Hymn 16: A Rishi's morning prayer Hymn 17: A farmer's song and prayer to speed the plough Hymn 18: A jealous wife's incantation against a rival Hymn 19: A glorification of the office of a king's household priest Hymn 20: A prayer for riches and general prosperity Hymn 21: In honour of fire in all shapes, to appease Agni of the funeral pile and to quench the flames of cremation Hymn 22: The taming and training of an elephant for a king to ride on Hymn 23: A charm to remove a woman's sterility, and to assure the birth of boys Hymn 24: A song of harvest Hymn 25: A man's love-charm Hymn 26: A charm to win the favour of all serpents Hymn 27: A charm consigning an enemy to the serpents for punishment Hymn 28: A charm to change the ill-omened birth of twin calves into a blessing Hymn 29: On the means to obtain immunity from taxation in the next world Hymn 30: A prayer or charm to secure love and concord in a family Hymn 31: A charm for the recovery of one dangerously ill