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The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

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tr. by Ralph T.H. Griffith

Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar Hymn 2: In praise of Indra Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity Hymn 4: A hymn to various deities for protection Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron Hymn 6: A prayer to Brāhmanaspati for protection from wicked men Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection Hymn 8: A man's love-charm Hymn 9: A man's love-charm Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight Hymn 11: An epithalamian charm to ensure the birth of a boy Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents Hymn 13: Homage to death Hymn 14: A charm against consumption Hymn 15: A charm for power and preeminence Hymn 16: A medical charm Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception Hymn 18: A charm to banish jealousy Hymn 19: A prayer for purification Hymn 20: A charm against fever Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods Hymn 23: To the Waters Hymn 24: To the Rivers Hymn 25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)Hymn 26: To Affliction Hymn 27: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove Hymn 28: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove Hymn 29: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove and an owl Hymn 30: A charm to promote the growth of hair Hymn 31: To Sūrya the Sun-God Hymn 32: A charm against fiends and goblins Hymn 33: A prayer to Indra for riches Hymn 34: To Agni for protection from enemies Hymn 35: To Agni Vaisvānara Hymn 36: In praise of Agni Vaisvānara Hymn 37: A charm to divert Imprecation personified Hymn 38: A prayer for surpassing strength and energy Hymn 39: A priest's prayer for power and glory Hymn 40: A prayer for peace and security Hymn 41: A prayer for protection, long life, and various blessings Hymn 42: A charm to reconcile estranged friends Hymn 43: The same Hymn 44: A charm to remove disease Hymn 45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings Hymn 46: A charm against evil dreams Hymn 47: To accompany the three daily libations Hymn 48: Formulas to be used at the three daily libations Hymn 49: In praise of Agni Hymn 50: A charm for the destruction of vermin Hymn 51: A prayer for purification and forgiveness of sins Hymn 52: A charm against noxious reptiles and insects Hymn 53: A prayer for recovery and preservation of health and security Hymn 54: A benediction on a newly elected King Hymn 55: A prayer for general protection and prosperity Hymn 56: A charm against snakes Hymn 57: A charm for a wound or bruise Hymn 58: A priest's prayer for power and glory Hymn 59: A charm to protect cattle and men Hymn 60: The wooing of a bride Hymn 61: A prayer for prosperity and greatness Hymn 62: A prayer for purification and riches Hymn 63: The symbolical liberation of a sacrificial victim Hymn 64: To promote unanimity in an assembly Hymn 65: A sacrificial charm against enemies Hymn 66: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies Hymn 67: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies Hymn 68: A charm to accompany the shaving of the beard Hymn 69: A priest's prayer for power and glory Hymn 70: A benediction on cow and calf Hymn 71: A priest's benediction after meat Hymn 72: A charm to restore or increase virile power Hymn 73: A King's charm to conciliate his discontented kinsmen Hymn 74: A King's charm to secure the fidelity of his people Hymn 75: A charm to effect the removal of an enemy Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child Hymn 77: A charm to bring the cattle home Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction Hymn 79: A prayer for seasonable rain and prosperity Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection Hymn 81: A charm to facilitate child-birth Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride Hymn 83: A charm against sores and pustules (apachitas)Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption Hymn 86: A glorification of a newly consecrated King Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King Hymn 89: A man's love charm Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man Hymn 91: A charm against disease Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse Hymn 93: A prayer for protection from poison Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people Hymn 95: A charm to remove disease Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow Hymn 97: A prayer for the success and prosperity of a King Hymn 98: Praise of Indra Hymn 99: A prayer for protection in battle Hymn 100: A charm against poison Hymn 101: A charm to promote virile vigour Hymn 102: A man's love charm Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army Hymn 104: The same Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough Hymn 106: A charm to protect a house from fire Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle Hymn 108: A prayer for wisdom Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds Hymn 110: A benediction on a new-born child Hymn 111: A charm for insanity Hymn 112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi Hymn 114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins Hymn 116: A prayer for pardon of sin against mother, father, son, or brother Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt Hymn 118: A prayer for pardon of cheating at play Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment Hymn 120: A prayer for pardon of sins and felicity hereafter Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven Hymn 124: An Omen from the sky Hymn 125: Glorification of a war-chariot Hymn 126: Glorification of the war drum Hymn 127: A charm to banish various diseases Hymn 128: A charm for fair weather Hymn 129: A charm for success and happiness Hymn 130: A woman's love-charm Hymn 131: A woman's love-charm Hymn 132: The same Hymn 133: A glorification of the sacred girdle Hymn 134: A priest's prayer for power to punish wrong-doers Hymn 135: A priest's fulmination against an enemy Hymn 136: A charm to promote the growth of hair Hymn 137: A charm to promote the growth of hair Hymn 138: A woman's imprecation on her unfaithful lover Hymn 139: A woman's love-charm Hymn 140: A blessing on a child's first two teeth Hymn 141: A blessing on cattle Hymn 142: A blessing on cattle