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1. strange land ! The Asvins shall prepare for thee a path, easy to travel ! Do ye, his kinfolk, gather close about him ! 5. Thy opponents shall call thee ; thy friends have chosen thee ! Indra, Agni, and all the gods have kept prosperity with this people. 6. The kinsman or the stranger that opposes thy call, him, O Indra, drive away; then render this (king) accepted here! CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. II3 III, 4. Prayer at the election of a king. 1. (Thy) kingdom hath come to thee: arise, en- dowed with lustre ! Go forth as the lord of the people, rule (shine) thou, a universal ruler ! All the regions of the compass shall call thee, O king; attended and revered be thou here ! 2. Thee the clans, thee these regions, goddesses five, shall choose for empire ! Root thyself upon the height, the pinnacle of royalty : then do thou, mighty, distribute goods among us ! 3. Thy kinsmen with calls shall come to thee ; agile Agni shall go with them as messenger ! Thy wives, thy sons shall be devoted to thee ; being a mighty (ruler) thou shalt behold rich tribute ! 4. The Asvins first, Mitra and Varu/za both, all the gods, and the Maruts, shall call thee ! Then fix thy mind upon the bestowal of wealth, then do thou, mighty, distribute wealth among us ! 5. Hither hasten forth from the farthest distance ; heaven and earth, both, shall be propitious to thee ! Thus did this king Varu/za (as if, ' the chooser ') decree that ; he himself did call thee : ' come thou hither'! 6. O Indra, Indra, come thou to the tribes of men, for thou hast agreed, concordant with the Varu/zas (as if, 'the electors'). He did call thee to thy own domain (thinking) : ' let him revere the gods, and manage, too, the people ' ! 7. The rich divinities of the roads, of manifold diverse forms, all coming together have given thee a broad domain. They shall all concordantly call [42] 1 I 14 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. thee ; rule here, a mighty, benevolent (king), up to the tenth decade (of thy life) ! Ill, 5. Praise of an amulet derived from the par/za- tree, designed to strengthen royal power. 1. Hither hath come this amulet of pama-wood, with its might mightily crushing the enemy. (It is) the strength of the gods, the sap of the waters : may it assiduously enliven me with energy ! 2. The power to rule thou shalt hold fast in me, O amulet of par^a-wood ; wealth (thou shalt hold fast) in me ! May I, rooted in the domain of royalty, become the chief! 3.
2of the gods, the sap of the waters : may it assiduously enliven me with energy ! 2. The power to rule thou shalt hold fast in me, O amulet of par^a-wood ; wealth (thou shalt hold fast) in me ! May I, rooted in the domain of royalty, become the chief! 3. Their very own amulet which the gods de- posited secretly in the tree, that the gods shall give us to wear, together with life ! 4. The par^a has come hither as the mighty strength of the soma, given by Indra, instructed by Varu;za. May I, shining brilliantly, wear it, unto long life, during a hundred autumns! 5. The amulet of par/za-wood has ascended upon me unto complete exemption from injury, that I may rise superior (even) to friends and alliances ! 6. The skilful builders of chariots, and the inge- nious workers of metal, the folk about me all, do thou, O par/za, make my aids ! 7. The kings who (themselves) make kings, the charioteers, and leaders of hosts, the folk about me all, do thou, O par/za, make my aids ! 8. Thou art the body-protecting par/za, a hero, brother of me, the hero. Along with the brilliancy of the year do I fasten thee on, O amulet ! V. CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. I 1 5 IV, 22. Charm to secure the superiority of a king. i. This warrior, O Indra, do thou strengthen for me, do thou install this one as sole ruler (bull) of the Vis (the people) ; emasculate all his enemies, subject them to him in (their) contests ! 2. To him apportion his share of villages, horses, and cattle ; deprive of his share the one that is his enemy ! May this king be the pinnacle of royalty ; subject to him, O Indra, every enemy! 3. May this one be the treasure-lord of riches, may this king be the tribal lord of the Vis (the people) ! Upon this one, O Indra, bestow great lustre, devoid of lustre render his enemy ! 4. For him shall ye, O heaven and earth, milk ample good, as two milch-cows yielding warm milk ! May this king be favoured of Indra, favoured of cows, of plants, and cattle ! 5. I unite with thee Indra who has supremacy, through whom one conquers and is not (himself) conquered, who shall install thee as sole ruler of the people, and as chief of the human kings. 6. Superior art thou, inferior are thy rivals, and whatsoever adversaries are thine, O king! Sole ruler, befriended of Indra, victorious, bring thou hither the supplies of those who act as thy enemies ! 7.
3ruler of the people, and as chief of the human kings. 6. Superior art thou, inferior are thy rivals, and whatsoever adversaries are thine, O king! Sole ruler, befriended of Indra, victorious, bring thou hither the supplies of those who act as thy enemies ! 7. Presenting the front of a lion do thou devour all (their) people, presenting the front of a tiger do thou strike down the enemies ! Sole ruler, befriended of Indra, victorious, seize upon the supplies of those who act as thy enemies ! 1 2 Il6 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. I, 9. Prayer for earthly and heavenly success. 1. Upon this (person) the Vasus, Indra, Pushan, Varu;za, Mitra, and Agni, shall bestow goods (vasu) ! The Adityas, and, further, all the gods shall hold him in the higher light ! 2. Light, ye gods, shall be at his bidding : Surya (the sun), Agni (fire), or even gold ! Inferior to us shall be our rivals ! Cause him to ascend to the highest heaven ! 3. With that most potent charm with which, O C&tavedas (Agni), thou didst bring to Indra the (soma-) drink, with that, O Agni, do thou here strengthen this one ; grant him supremacy over his kinsmen ! 4. Their sacrifice and their glory, their increase of wealth and their thoughtful plans, I have usurped, O Agni. Inferior to us shall be our rivals ! Cause him to ascend to the highest heaven ! VI, 38. Prayer for lustre and power. 1. The brilliancy that is in the lion, the tiger, and the serpent ; in Agni, the Brahma^a, and Surya (shall be ours) ! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! 2. (The brilliancy) that is in the elephant, panther, and in gold ; in the waters, cattle, and in men (shall be ours) ! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! 3. (The brilliancy) that is in the chariot, the dice, in the strength of the bull ; in the wind, Par^anya, and in the fire of Vanma (shall be ours) ! May the V. CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. 1 1 7 lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! 4. (The brilliancy) that is in the man of royal caste, in the stretched drum, in the strength of the horse, in the shout of men (shall be ours) ! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! VI, 39. Prayer for glory (yasas). 1. The oblation that yields glory, sped on by Indra, of thousandfold strength, well offered, pre- pared with might, shall prosper! Cause me, that offers the oblation, to continue long beholding (light), and to rise to supremacy! 2.
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1. strange land ! The Asvins shall prepare for thee a path, easy to travel ! Do ye, his kinfolk, gather close about him ! 5. Thy opponents shall call thee ; thy friends have chosen thee ! Indra, Agni, and all the gods have kept prosperity with this people. 6. The kinsman or the stranger that opposes thy call, him, O Indra, drive away; then render this (king) accepted here! CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. II3 III, 4. Prayer at the election of a king. 1. (Thy) kingdom hath come to thee: arise, en- dowed with lustre ! Go forth as the lord of the people, rule (shine) thou, a universal ruler ! All the regions of the compass shall call thee, O king; attended and revered be thou here ! 2. Thee the clans, thee these regions, goddesses five, shall choose for empire ! Root thyself upon the height, the pinnacle of royalty : then do thou, mighty, distribute goods among us ! 3. Thy kinsmen with calls shall come to thee ; agile Agni shall go with them as messenger ! Thy wives, thy sons shall be devoted to thee ; being a mighty (ruler) thou shalt behold rich tribute ! 4. The Asvins first, Mitra and Varu/za both, all the gods, and the Maruts, shall call thee ! Then fix thy mind upon the bestowal of wealth, then do thou, mighty, distribute wealth among us ! 5. Hither hasten forth from the farthest distance ; heaven and earth, both, shall be propitious to thee ! Thus did this king Varu/za (as if, ' the chooser ') decree that ; he himself did call thee : ' come thou hither'! 6. O Indra, Indra, come thou to the tribes of men, for thou hast agreed, concordant with the Varu/zas (as if, 'the electors'). He did call thee to thy own domain (thinking) : ' let him revere the gods, and manage, too, the people ' ! 7. The rich divinities of the roads, of manifold diverse forms, all coming together have given thee a broad domain. They shall all concordantly call [42] 1 I 14 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. thee ; rule here, a mighty, benevolent (king), up to the tenth decade (of thy life) ! Ill, 5. Praise of an amulet derived from the par/za- tree, designed to strengthen royal power. 1. Hither hath come this amulet of pama-wood, with its might mightily crushing the enemy. (It is) the strength of the gods, the sap of the waters : may it assiduously enliven me with energy ! 2. The power to rule thou shalt hold fast in me, O amulet of par^a-wood ; wealth (thou shalt hold fast) in me ! May I, rooted in the domain of royalty, become the chief! 3.
2of the gods, the sap of the waters : may it assiduously enliven me with energy ! 2. The power to rule thou shalt hold fast in me, O amulet of par^a-wood ; wealth (thou shalt hold fast) in me ! May I, rooted in the domain of royalty, become the chief! 3. Their very own amulet which the gods de- posited secretly in the tree, that the gods shall give us to wear, together with life ! 4. The par^a has come hither as the mighty strength of the soma, given by Indra, instructed by Varu;za. May I, shining brilliantly, wear it, unto long life, during a hundred autumns! 5. The amulet of par/za-wood has ascended upon me unto complete exemption from injury, that I may rise superior (even) to friends and alliances ! 6. The skilful builders of chariots, and the inge- nious workers of metal, the folk about me all, do thou, O par/za, make my aids ! 7. The kings who (themselves) make kings, the charioteers, and leaders of hosts, the folk about me all, do thou, O par/za, make my aids ! 8. Thou art the body-protecting par/za, a hero, brother of me, the hero. Along with the brilliancy of the year do I fasten thee on, O amulet ! V. CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. I 1 5 IV, 22. Charm to secure the superiority of a king. i. This warrior, O Indra, do thou strengthen for me, do thou install this one as sole ruler (bull) of the Vis (the people) ; emasculate all his enemies, subject them to him in (their) contests ! 2. To him apportion his share of villages, horses, and cattle ; deprive of his share the one that is his enemy ! May this king be the pinnacle of royalty ; subject to him, O Indra, every enemy! 3. May this one be the treasure-lord of riches, may this king be the tribal lord of the Vis (the people) ! Upon this one, O Indra, bestow great lustre, devoid of lustre render his enemy ! 4. For him shall ye, O heaven and earth, milk ample good, as two milch-cows yielding warm milk ! May this king be favoured of Indra, favoured of cows, of plants, and cattle ! 5. I unite with thee Indra who has supremacy, through whom one conquers and is not (himself) conquered, who shall install thee as sole ruler of the people, and as chief of the human kings. 6. Superior art thou, inferior are thy rivals, and whatsoever adversaries are thine, O king! Sole ruler, befriended of Indra, victorious, bring thou hither the supplies of those who act as thy enemies ! 7.
3ruler of the people, and as chief of the human kings. 6. Superior art thou, inferior are thy rivals, and whatsoever adversaries are thine, O king! Sole ruler, befriended of Indra, victorious, bring thou hither the supplies of those who act as thy enemies ! 7. Presenting the front of a lion do thou devour all (their) people, presenting the front of a tiger do thou strike down the enemies ! Sole ruler, befriended of Indra, victorious, seize upon the supplies of those who act as thy enemies ! 1 2 Il6 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. I, 9. Prayer for earthly and heavenly success. 1. Upon this (person) the Vasus, Indra, Pushan, Varu;za, Mitra, and Agni, shall bestow goods (vasu) ! The Adityas, and, further, all the gods shall hold him in the higher light ! 2. Light, ye gods, shall be at his bidding : Surya (the sun), Agni (fire), or even gold ! Inferior to us shall be our rivals ! Cause him to ascend to the highest heaven ! 3. With that most potent charm with which, O C&tavedas (Agni), thou didst bring to Indra the (soma-) drink, with that, O Agni, do thou here strengthen this one ; grant him supremacy over his kinsmen ! 4. Their sacrifice and their glory, their increase of wealth and their thoughtful plans, I have usurped, O Agni. Inferior to us shall be our rivals ! Cause him to ascend to the highest heaven ! VI, 38. Prayer for lustre and power. 1. The brilliancy that is in the lion, the tiger, and the serpent ; in Agni, the Brahma^a, and Surya (shall be ours) ! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! 2. (The brilliancy) that is in the elephant, panther, and in gold ; in the waters, cattle, and in men (shall be ours) ! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! 3. (The brilliancy) that is in the chariot, the dice, in the strength of the bull ; in the wind, Par^anya, and in the fire of Vanma (shall be ours) ! May the V. CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. 1 1 7 lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! 4. (The brilliancy) that is in the man of royal caste, in the stretched drum, in the strength of the horse, in the shout of men (shall be ours) ! May the lovely goddess that bore Indra come to us, endowed with lustre ! VI, 39. Prayer for glory (yasas). 1. The oblation that yields glory, sped on by Indra, of thousandfold strength, well offered, pre- pared with might, shall prosper! Cause me, that offers the oblation, to continue long beholding (light), and to rise to supremacy! 2.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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