Religion
Atharva Veda 6.13: Homage to death
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Worship to weapons of the Gods! worship to weapons of the Kings!
Then worship to the people's arms! worship, O Death, be paid to thee!
Let worship be to thy defence and to thine accusation paid.
Death! be this worship paid to thy good-will and thy malevo-lence!
Worship to thy physicians, to thy sorcerers be worship paid!
Death! let this reverence be done unto thy Brāhmans and thy roots.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.13: Homage to death.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/176/.
Chicago
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.13: Homage to death.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/176/.
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