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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.
This is the first time a complete translation of the Atharvaveda has been posted on the Internet. The Maurice Bloomfield partial translation, previously at this location, has been moved to the sbe42 directory.
Table of contents
746 chapters
76 Book 3: Hymn 5: A King's address to an amulet which is to strengthen his authority 77 Book 3: Hymn 6: Address to an amulet which is to secure the defeat of the wearer's enemies 78 Book 3: Hymn 7: A charm with an amulet of buck horn to drive away hereditary disease 79 Book 3: Hymn 8: A charm to secure the submission, love, and fidelity of kinsmen 80 Book 3: Hymn 9: A charm against rheumatism (vishkondha) 81 Book 3: Hymn 10: A new year prayer 82 Book 3: Hymn 11: A charm for the recovery of a dangerously sick man 83 Book 3: Hymn 12: A benediction on a newly built house 84 Book 3: Hymn 13: A benediction on a newly cut water channel 85 Book 3: Hymn 14: A benediction on a cattle pen 86 Book 3: Hymn 15: A merchant's prayer for success in his business 87 Book 3: Hymn 16: A Rishi's morning prayer 88 Book 3: Hymn 17: A farmer's song and prayer to speed the plough 89 Book 3: Hymn 18: A jealous wife's incantation against a rival 90 Book 3: Hymn 19: A glorification of the office of a king's household priest 91 Book 3: Hymn 20: A prayer for riches and general prosperity 92 Book 3: Hymn 21: In honour of fire in all shapes, to appease Agni of the funeral pile and to quench the flames of cremation 93 Book 3: Hymn 22: The taming and training of an elephant for a king to ride on 94 Book 3: Hymn 23: A charm to remove a woman's sterility, and to assure the birth of boys 95 Book 3: Hymn 24: A song of harvest 96 Book 3: Hymn 25: A man's love-charm 97 Book 3: Hymn 26: A charm to win the favour of all serpents 98 Book 3: Hymn 27: A charm consigning an enemy to the serpents for punishment 99 Book 3: Hymn 28: A charm to change the ill-omened birth of twin calves into a blessing 100 Book 3: Hymn 29: On the means to obtain immunity from taxation in the next world
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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.
This is the first time a complete translation of the Atharvaveda has been posted on the Internet. The Maurice Bloomfield partial translation, previously at this location, has been moved to the sbe42 directory.
Table of contents
746 chapters
76 Book 3: Hymn 5: A King's address to an amulet which is to strengthen his authority 77 Book 3: Hymn 6: Address to an amulet which is to secure the defeat of the wearer's enemies 78 Book 3: Hymn 7: A charm with an amulet of buck horn to drive away hereditary disease 79 Book 3: Hymn 8: A charm to secure the submission, love, and fidelity of kinsmen 80 Book 3: Hymn 9: A charm against rheumatism (vishkondha) 81 Book 3: Hymn 10: A new year prayer 82 Book 3: Hymn 11: A charm for the recovery of a dangerously sick man 83 Book 3: Hymn 12: A benediction on a newly built house 84 Book 3: Hymn 13: A benediction on a newly cut water channel 85 Book 3: Hymn 14: A benediction on a cattle pen 86 Book 3: Hymn 15: A merchant's prayer for success in his business 87 Book 3: Hymn 16: A Rishi's morning prayer 88 Book 3: Hymn 17: A farmer's song and prayer to speed the plough 89 Book 3: Hymn 18: A jealous wife's incantation against a rival 90 Book 3: Hymn 19: A glorification of the office of a king's household priest 91 Book 3: Hymn 20: A prayer for riches and general prosperity 92 Book 3: Hymn 21: In honour of fire in all shapes, to appease Agni of the funeral pile and to quench the flames of cremation 93 Book 3: Hymn 22: The taming and training of an elephant for a king to ride on 94 Book 3: Hymn 23: A charm to remove a woman's sterility, and to assure the birth of boys 95 Book 3: Hymn 24: A song of harvest 96 Book 3: Hymn 25: A man's love-charm 97 Book 3: Hymn 26: A charm to win the favour of all serpents 98 Book 3: Hymn 27: A charm consigning an enemy to the serpents for punishment 99 Book 3: Hymn 28: A charm to change the ill-omened birth of twin calves into a blessing 100 Book 3: Hymn 29: On the means to obtain immunity from taxation in the next world
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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.
This is the first time a complete translation of the Atharvaveda has been posted on the Internet. The Maurice Bloomfield partial translation, previously at this location, has been moved to the sbe42 directory.
Table of contents
746 chapters
76 Book 3: Hymn 5: A King's address to an amulet which is to strengthen his authority 77 Book 3: Hymn 6: Address to an amulet which is to secure the defeat of the wearer's enemies 78 Book 3: Hymn 7: A charm with an amulet of buck horn to drive away hereditary disease 79 Book 3: Hymn 8: A charm to secure the submission, love, and fidelity of kinsmen 80 Book 3: Hymn 9: A charm against rheumatism (vishkondha) 81 Book 3: Hymn 10: A new year prayer 82 Book 3: Hymn 11: A charm for the recovery of a dangerously sick man 83 Book 3: Hymn 12: A benediction on a newly built house 84 Book 3: Hymn 13: A benediction on a newly cut water channel 85 Book 3: Hymn 14: A benediction on a cattle pen 86 Book 3: Hymn 15: A merchant's prayer for success in his business 87 Book 3: Hymn 16: A Rishi's morning prayer 88 Book 3: Hymn 17: A farmer's song and prayer to speed the plough 89 Book 3: Hymn 18: A jealous wife's incantation against a rival 90 Book 3: Hymn 19: A glorification of the office of a king's household priest 91 Book 3: Hymn 20: A prayer for riches and general prosperity 92 Book 3: Hymn 21: In honour of fire in all shapes, to appease Agni of the funeral pile and to quench the flames of cremation 93 Book 3: Hymn 22: The taming and training of an elephant for a king to ride on 94 Book 3: Hymn 23: A charm to remove a woman's sterility, and to assure the birth of boys 95 Book 3: Hymn 24: A song of harvest 96 Book 3: Hymn 25: A man's love-charm 97 Book 3: Hymn 26: A charm to win the favour of all serpents 98 Book 3: Hymn 27: A charm consigning an enemy to the serpents for punishment 99 Book 3: Hymn 28: A charm to change the ill-omened birth of twin calves into a blessing 100 Book 3: Hymn 29: On the means to obtain immunity from taxation in the next world
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