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Atharva Veda 5.10: A prayer to the presiding deities of the four quarters for protection

by The Rishis of the Atharva Veda c. 1200–900 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)

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Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who fights against me from the eastern quarter.
May he encounter it!

Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who fights against me from the southern quarter.
May he encounter it!

Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who fights against me from the western quarter.
May he encounter it!

Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who fights against me from northern quarter.
May he encounter it!

Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who fights against me from the stedfast region.
May he encounter it!
r 6.Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who fights against Lme from the lofty region!
M iy he encounter it!

Thou art my wall of stone against the sinner who from points intermediate fights against me.
May he encounter it!

With Brihat I invoke the mind, with Mātarisvan both the breaths, The eye from Sūrya, and the ear from Air, the body from the Earth.
We, with Sarasvati who suits the mind, call Speech to come to us.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 5.10: A prayer to the presiding deities of the four quarters for protection.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/142/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 5.10: A prayer to the presiding deities of the four quarters for protection.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/142/.

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