Hymns of the Atharva-Veda — SBE Vol. 42 (Clarendon Press, 1897) — second scan

be your mind, so that it may be perfectly in common to you !

VI, 42. Charm to appease anger.

1. As the bowstring from the bow, thus do I take off thy anger from thy heart, so that, having become of the same mind, we shall associate like friends !

2. Like friends we shall associate — I take off thy anger. Under a stone that is heavy do we cast thy anger.

3. I step upon thy anger with my heel and my fore-foot, so that, bereft of will, thou shalt not speak, shalt come up to my wish !

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VI, 43. Charm to appease anger.

1. This darbha-grass removes the anger of both kinsman and of stranger. And this remover of wrath, ' appeaser of wrath ' it is called.

2. This darbha-grass of many roots, that reaches
down into the ocean, having risen from the earth,
' appeaser of wrath ' it is called.

3. Away we take the offensiveness that is in thy jaw, away (the offensiveness) in thy mouth, so that, bereft of will, thou shalt not speak, shalt come up to my wish !

II, 27. Charm against opponents in debate, undertaken with the pa/a-plant.

1. May the enemy not win the debate ! Thou art mighty and overpowering. Overcome the debate of those that debate against us, render them devoid of force, O plant !

2. An eagle found thee out, a boar dug thee out with his snout. Overcome the debate of those that debate against us, render them devoid of force, O plant !

3. Indra placed thee upon his arm in order to overthrow the Asuras. Overcome the debate of those that debate against us, render them devoid of force, O plant !

4. Indra did eat the pa/a-plant, in order to overthrow the Asuras. Overcome the debate of those that debate against us, render them devoid of force, O plant!

5. By means of thee I shall conquer the enemy,p. 138 as Indra (conquered) the Silavr/kas. Overcome the debate of those that debate against us, render them devoid of force, O plant !

6. O Rudra, whose remedy is the urine, with black crest of hair, performer of (strong) deeds — overcome thou the debate of those that debate against us, render them devoid of force, O plant !

7. Overcome thou the debate of him that is hostile to us, O Indra ! Encourage us with thy might ! Render me superior in debate !

VII, 12. Charm to procure influence in the assembly.

1. May assembly and meeting, the two daughters of Pra^apati, concurrently aid me ! May he with whom I shall meet co-operate with me ; may I, O ye Fathers, speak agreeably to those assembled !

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debate !

VII, 12. Charm to procure influence in the assembly.

1. May assembly and meeting, the two daughters of Pra^apati, concurrently aid me ! May he with whom I shall meet co-operate with me ; may I, O ye Fathers, speak agreeably to those assembled !

2. We know thy name, O assembly: 'mirth,' verily, is thy name ; may all those that sit assembled in thee utter speech in harmony with me !

3. Of them that are sitting together I take to myself the power and the understanding : in this entire gathering render, O Indra, me successful !

4. If your mind has wandered to a distance, or has been enchained here or there, then do we turn it hither : may your mind take delight in me !

VI, 94. Charm to bring about submission to one's will.

i. Your minds, your purposes, your plans, do we cause to bend. Ye persons yonder, that are devoted to other purposes, we cause you to comply !

2. With my mind do I seize your minds : do yep. 39 with your thoughts follow my thought ! I place your hearts in my control : come ye, directing your way after my course !

3. I have called upon heaven and earth, I have called upon the goddess Sarasvatl, I have called upon both Indra and Agni : may we succeed in this, O Sarasvati !

VII.

CHARMS TO SECURE PROSPERITY IN HOUSE, FIELD,

CATTLE, BUSINESS, GAMBLING, AND KINDRED

MATTERS.

Ill, 12. Prayer at the building of a house.

i. Right here do I erect a firm house : may it stand upon a (good) foundation, dripping with ghee ! Thee may we inhabit, O house, with heroes all, with strong heroes, with uninjured heroes !

2. Right here, do thou, O house, stand firmly, full of horses, full of cattle, full of abundance ! Full of sap, full of ghee, full of milk, elevate thyself unto great happiness !

3. A supporter art thou, O house, with broad roof, containing purified grain ! To thee may the calf come, to thee the child, to thee the milch-cows, when they return in the evening !

4. May Savitar, Vayu, Indra, EWhaspati cunningly erect this house ! May the Maruts sprinkle it with moisture and with ghee; may king Bhaga let our ploughing take root!

5. O mistress of dwelling, as a sheltering and kindly goddess thou wast erected by the gods in the beginning ; clothed in grass, be thou kindly disposed; give us, moreover, wealth along with heroes!

6. Do thou, O cross-beam, according to regulation ascend the post, do thou, mightily ruling, hold off the enemies ! May they that approach thee rever-

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ou kindly disposed; give us, moreover, wealth along with heroes!

6. Do thou, O cross-beam, according to regulation ascend the post, do thou, mightily ruling, hold off the enemies ! May they that approach thee reverVII. CHARMS TO SECURE PROSPERITY. 1 4 Iently, O house, not suffer injury, may we with all our heroes live a hundred autumns !

7. Hither to this (house) hath come the tender child, hither the calf along with (the other) domestic animals ; hither the vessel (full) of liquor, together with bowls of sour milk !

8. Carry forth, O woman, this full jar, a stream of ghee mixed with ambrosia ! Do thou these drinkers supply with ambrosia ; the sacrifice and the gifts (to the Brahmans) shall it (the house) . protect !

9. These waters, free from disease, destructive of disease, do I carry forth. The chambers do I enter in upon together with the immortal Agni (fire).

VI, 142. Blessing during the sowing of seed.

1 . Raise thyself up, grow thick by thy own might,
O grain ! Burst every vessel ! The lightning in the
heavens shall not destroy thee !

2. When we invoke thee, god grain, and thou dost listen, then do thou raise thyself up like the sky, be inexhaustible as the sea !

3. Inexhaustible shall be those that attend to thee, inexhaustible thy heaps ! They who give thee as a present shall be inexhaustible, they who eat thee shall be inexhaustible !

VI, 79. Charm for procuring increase of grain.

1. May this bounteous Nabhasaspati (the lord of the cloud) preserve for us (possessions) without measure in our house !

2. Do thou, O Nabhasaspati, keep strengtheningp. 142 food in our house, may prosperity and goods come hither !

3. O bounteous god, thou dost command thousandfold prosperity : of that do thou bestow upon us, of that do thou give us, in that may we share with thee !

VI, 50. Exorcism of vermin infesting grain in the field.

1. Slay ye the tarda ('borer'), the samanka ('hook'), and the mole, O Asvins; cut off their heads, and crush their ribs ! Shut their mouths, that they shall not eat the barley; free ye, moreover, the grain from danger !

2. Ho tarda (' borer '), ho locust, ho ^abhya (' snapper'), upakvasa ! As a Brahman (eats not) an uncompleted sacrifice, do ye, not eating this barley, without working injury, get out!

3. O husband of the tarda (-female), O husband of the vagha (-female), ye of the sharp teeth, listen to me ! The vyadvaras (' rodents ') of the forest, and whatever other vyadvaras (there are), all these we do crush.

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