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Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 42; trans. Maurice Bloomfield)

SBE Vol. 42 — selected hymns and charms of the Atharva-Veda with extracts from the ritual books and commentaries, trans. Maurice Bloomfield (1897)

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XI, 4. Prâna, life or breath, personified as the supreme spirit

IX, 2. Prayer to Kâma (love), personified as a primordial power

XIX, 53. Prayer to Kâla (time), personified as a primordial power

XIX, 54. Prayer to Kâla (time), personified as a primordial power

XI, 7. Apotheosis of the ukkhishta, the leavings of the sacrifice