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1ith you, then I ween, ambrosia (amrzta) am I tasting ! 7. Here, ye waters, is your heart, here is your calf, ye righteous ones ! Come ye, mighty ones, by this way here, by which I am conducting you here ! VI, 106. Charm to ward off danger from fire. 1. Where thou comest, (O fire), and where thou goest away, the blooming durva-plant shall grow : a well-spring there shall rise up, or a lotus-laden pool ! 2. Here (shall be) the gathering place of the waters, here the dwelling-place of the sea ! In the midst of a pond our house shall be : turn, (O fire), away thy jaws ! 3. With a covering of coolness do we envelop thee, O house ; cool as a pond be thou for us ! Agni shall furnish the remedy ! IV, 3. Shepherd's charm against wild beasts and robbers. 1. Three have gone away from here, the tiger, man, and wolf. Out of sight, forsooth, go the rivers, out of sight (grows) the divine tree (the banyan-tree ?) : out of sight the enemies shall retreat ! 2. The wolf shall tread a distant path, and the robber one still more distant! On a distant path shall move the biting rope (the serpent), on a distant path the plotter of evil ! i\ 2 148 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 3. Thy eyes and thy jaw we crush, O tiger, and also all thy twenty claws. 4. We crush the tiger, the foremost of animals, armed with teeth. Next, too, the thief, and then the serpent, the wizard, and also the wolf. 5. The thief that approacheth to-day, crushed to pieces he goeth away. Where the paths are preci- pitate he shall go, Indra shall slay him with his bolt ! 6. The teeth of the wild beast are dulled, and broken are his ribs. Out of thy sight the dragon shall go, down shall tumble the hare-hunting beast ! 7. The (jaw, O beast,) that thou shuttest together, thou shalt not open up ; that which thou openest up, thou shalt not shut together! — Born of Indra, born of Soma, thou, (my charm), art Atharvan's crusher of tigers. Ill, 15. A merchant's prayer. 1. Indra, the merchant, do I summon: may he come to us, may he be our van ; driving away the demon of grudge, the waylayers, and wild beasts, may he, the possessor, bestow wealth upon me ! 2. May the many paths, the roads of the gods, which come together between heaven and earth, gladden me with milk and ghee, so that I may gather in wealth from my purchases ! 3. Desirous do I, O Agni, with firewood and ghee offer oblations (to thee), for success and strength; according to ability praising (thee) with my prayer, do I sing this divine song, that I may gain a hundredfold ! 4.
2may gather in wealth from my purchases ! 3. Desirous do I, O Agni, with firewood and ghee offer oblations (to thee), for success and strength; according to ability praising (thee) with my prayer, do I sing this divine song, that I may gain a hundredfold ! 4. (Pardon, O Agni, this sin of ours [incurred VII. CHARMS TO SECURE PROSPERITY. 1 49 upon] the far road which we have travelled !) May our purchases and our sales be successful for us ; may what I get in barter render me a gainer ! May ye two (Indra and Agni) in accord take pleasure in this oblation ! May our transactions and the accru- ing gain be auspicious to us ! 5. The wealth with which I go to purchase, de- siring, ye gods, to gain wealth through wealth, may that grow more, not less ! Drive away, O Agni, in return for the oblation, the gods who shut off gain ! 6. The wealth with which I go to purchase, de- siring, ye gods, to gain wealth through wealth, may Indra, Pra^apati, Savitar, Soma, Agni, place lustre into it for me ! 7. We praise with reverence thee, O priest (Agni) Vai^vanara. Do thou over our children, selves, cattle, and life's breath watch ! 8. Daily, never failing, shall we bring (oblations to thee), O Gatavedas, (as if fodder) to a horse stand- ing (in the stable). In growth of wealth and nutri- ment rejoicing, may we, O Agni, thy neighbours, not take harm ! IV, 38. A. Prayer for success in gambling. 1. The successful, victorious, skilfully gaming Apsara, that Apsara who makes the winnings in the game of dice, do I call hither. 2. The skilfully gaming Apsara who sweeps and heaps up (the stakes), that Apsara who takes the winnings in the game of dice, do I call hither. 3. May she, who dances about with the dice, when she takes the stakes from the game of dice, when she desires to win for us, obtain the advantage 15O HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. by (her) magic ! May she come to us full of abun- dance ! Let them not win this wealth of ours ! 4. The (Apsaras) who rejoice in dice, who carry grief and wrath — that joyful and exulting Apsara, do I call hither. B. Prayer to secure the return of calves that have strayed to a distance. 5. They (the cattle) who wander along the rays of the sun, or they who wander along the flood of light, they whose bull (the sun), full of strength, from afar protecting, with the day wanders about all the worlds — may he (the bull), full of strength, delight- ing in this offering, come to us together with the atmosphere ! 6.
3who wander along the flood of light, they whose bull (the sun), full of strength, from afar protecting, with the day wanders about all the worlds — may he (the bull), full of strength, delight- ing in this offering, come to us together with the atmosphere ! 6. Together with the atmosphere, O thou who art full of strength, protect the white (karki) calf, O thou swift steed (the sun) ! Here are many drops (of ghee) for thee ; come hither ! May this white calf (karki) of thine, may thy mind, be here ! 7. Together with the atmosphere, O thou who art full of strength, protect the white (karki) calf, O thou swift steed (the sun)! Here is the fodder, here the stall, here do we tie down the calf. What- ever (are your) names, we own you. Hail ! VII, 50. Prayer for success at dice. 1. As the lightning at all times smites irresistibly the tree, thus would I to-day irresistibly beat the gamesters with my dice ! 2. Whether they be alert, or not alert, the fortune of (these) folks, unresisting, shall assemble from all sides, the gain (collect) within my hands ! VII. CHARMS TO SECURE PROSPERITY. 151 3. I invoke with reverence Agni, who has his own riches ; here attached he shall heap up gain for us ! I procure (wealth) for myself, as if with chariots that win the race. May I accomplish au- spiciously the song of praise to the Maruts ! 4. May we by thy aid conquer the (adversary's) troop ; help us (to obtain) our share in every con- test! Make for us, O Indra, a good and ample road ; crush, O Maghavan, the lusty power of our enemies ! 5. I have conquered and cleaned thee out (?) ; I have also gained thy reserve. As the wolf plucks to pieces the sheep, thus do I pluck thy winnings. 6. Even the strong hand the bold player conquers, as the skilled gambler heaps up his winnings at the proper time. Upon him that loves the game (the god), and does not spare his money, (the game, the god) verily bestows the delights of wealth. 7. Through (the possession of) cattle we all would suppress (our) wretched poverty, or with grain our hunger, O thou oft implored (god) ! May we foremost among rulers, unharmed, gain wealth by our cunning devices ! 8. Gain is deposited in my right hand, victory in my left. Let me become a conqueror of cattle, horses, wealth, and gold ! 9. O dice, yield play, profitable as a cow that is rich in milk ! Bind me to a streak of gain, as the bow (is bound) with the string! VI, 56. Exorcism of serpents from the premises. 1.
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.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1ith you, then I ween, ambrosia (amrzta) am I tasting ! 7. Here, ye waters, is your heart, here is your calf, ye righteous ones ! Come ye, mighty ones, by this way here, by which I am conducting you here ! VI, 106. Charm to ward off danger from fire. 1. Where thou comest, (O fire), and where thou goest away, the blooming durva-plant shall grow : a well-spring there shall rise up, or a lotus-laden pool ! 2. Here (shall be) the gathering place of the waters, here the dwelling-place of the sea ! In the midst of a pond our house shall be : turn, (O fire), away thy jaws ! 3. With a covering of coolness do we envelop thee, O house ; cool as a pond be thou for us ! Agni shall furnish the remedy ! IV, 3. Shepherd's charm against wild beasts and robbers. 1. Three have gone away from here, the tiger, man, and wolf. Out of sight, forsooth, go the rivers, out of sight (grows) the divine tree (the banyan-tree ?) : out of sight the enemies shall retreat ! 2. The wolf shall tread a distant path, and the robber one still more distant! On a distant path shall move the biting rope (the serpent), on a distant path the plotter of evil ! i\ 2 148 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 3. Thy eyes and thy jaw we crush, O tiger, and also all thy twenty claws. 4. We crush the tiger, the foremost of animals, armed with teeth. Next, too, the thief, and then the serpent, the wizard, and also the wolf. 5. The thief that approacheth to-day, crushed to pieces he goeth away. Where the paths are preci- pitate he shall go, Indra shall slay him with his bolt ! 6. The teeth of the wild beast are dulled, and broken are his ribs. Out of thy sight the dragon shall go, down shall tumble the hare-hunting beast ! 7. The (jaw, O beast,) that thou shuttest together, thou shalt not open up ; that which thou openest up, thou shalt not shut together! — Born of Indra, born of Soma, thou, (my charm), art Atharvan's crusher of tigers. Ill, 15. A merchant's prayer. 1. Indra, the merchant, do I summon: may he come to us, may he be our van ; driving away the demon of grudge, the waylayers, and wild beasts, may he, the possessor, bestow wealth upon me ! 2. May the many paths, the roads of the gods, which come together between heaven and earth, gladden me with milk and ghee, so that I may gather in wealth from my purchases ! 3. Desirous do I, O Agni, with firewood and ghee offer oblations (to thee), for success and strength; according to ability praising (thee) with my prayer, do I sing this divine song, that I may gain a hundredfold ! 4.
2may gather in wealth from my purchases ! 3. Desirous do I, O Agni, with firewood and ghee offer oblations (to thee), for success and strength; according to ability praising (thee) with my prayer, do I sing this divine song, that I may gain a hundredfold ! 4. (Pardon, O Agni, this sin of ours [incurred VII. CHARMS TO SECURE PROSPERITY. 1 49 upon] the far road which we have travelled !) May our purchases and our sales be successful for us ; may what I get in barter render me a gainer ! May ye two (Indra and Agni) in accord take pleasure in this oblation ! May our transactions and the accru- ing gain be auspicious to us ! 5. The wealth with which I go to purchase, de- siring, ye gods, to gain wealth through wealth, may that grow more, not less ! Drive away, O Agni, in return for the oblation, the gods who shut off gain ! 6. The wealth with which I go to purchase, de- siring, ye gods, to gain wealth through wealth, may Indra, Pra^apati, Savitar, Soma, Agni, place lustre into it for me ! 7. We praise with reverence thee, O priest (Agni) Vai^vanara. Do thou over our children, selves, cattle, and life's breath watch ! 8. Daily, never failing, shall we bring (oblations to thee), O Gatavedas, (as if fodder) to a horse stand- ing (in the stable). In growth of wealth and nutri- ment rejoicing, may we, O Agni, thy neighbours, not take harm ! IV, 38. A. Prayer for success in gambling. 1. The successful, victorious, skilfully gaming Apsara, that Apsara who makes the winnings in the game of dice, do I call hither. 2. The skilfully gaming Apsara who sweeps and heaps up (the stakes), that Apsara who takes the winnings in the game of dice, do I call hither. 3. May she, who dances about with the dice, when she takes the stakes from the game of dice, when she desires to win for us, obtain the advantage 15O HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. by (her) magic ! May she come to us full of abun- dance ! Let them not win this wealth of ours ! 4. The (Apsaras) who rejoice in dice, who carry grief and wrath — that joyful and exulting Apsara, do I call hither. B. Prayer to secure the return of calves that have strayed to a distance. 5. They (the cattle) who wander along the rays of the sun, or they who wander along the flood of light, they whose bull (the sun), full of strength, from afar protecting, with the day wanders about all the worlds — may he (the bull), full of strength, delight- ing in this offering, come to us together with the atmosphere ! 6.
3who wander along the flood of light, they whose bull (the sun), full of strength, from afar protecting, with the day wanders about all the worlds — may he (the bull), full of strength, delight- ing in this offering, come to us together with the atmosphere ! 6. Together with the atmosphere, O thou who art full of strength, protect the white (karki) calf, O thou swift steed (the sun) ! Here are many drops (of ghee) for thee ; come hither ! May this white calf (karki) of thine, may thy mind, be here ! 7. Together with the atmosphere, O thou who art full of strength, protect the white (karki) calf, O thou swift steed (the sun)! Here is the fodder, here the stall, here do we tie down the calf. What- ever (are your) names, we own you. Hail ! VII, 50. Prayer for success at dice. 1. As the lightning at all times smites irresistibly the tree, thus would I to-day irresistibly beat the gamesters with my dice ! 2. Whether they be alert, or not alert, the fortune of (these) folks, unresisting, shall assemble from all sides, the gain (collect) within my hands ! VII. CHARMS TO SECURE PROSPERITY. 151 3. I invoke with reverence Agni, who has his own riches ; here attached he shall heap up gain for us ! I procure (wealth) for myself, as if with chariots that win the race. May I accomplish au- spiciously the song of praise to the Maruts ! 4. May we by thy aid conquer the (adversary's) troop ; help us (to obtain) our share in every con- test! Make for us, O Indra, a good and ample road ; crush, O Maghavan, the lusty power of our enemies ! 5. I have conquered and cleaned thee out (?) ; I have also gained thy reserve. As the wolf plucks to pieces the sheep, thus do I pluck thy winnings. 6. Even the strong hand the bold player conquers, as the skilled gambler heaps up his winnings at the proper time. Upon him that loves the game (the god), and does not spare his money, (the game, the god) verily bestows the delights of wealth. 7. Through (the possession of) cattle we all would suppress (our) wretched poverty, or with grain our hunger, O thou oft implored (god) ! May we foremost among rulers, unharmed, gain wealth by our cunning devices ! 8. Gain is deposited in my right hand, victory in my left. Let me become a conqueror of cattle, horses, wealth, and gold ! 9. O dice, yield play, profitable as a cow that is rich in milk ! Bind me to a streak of gain, as the bow (is bound) with the string! VI, 56. Exorcism of serpents from the premises. 1.
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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