Mythology & Folklore
Atharva Veda 6.18: A charm to banish jealousy
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
The first approach of Jealousy, and that which followeth the first, The pain, the fire that burns within thy heart we quench and drive away.
Even as the earth is dead to sense, yea, more unconscious than the dead, Even as a corpse's spirit is the spirit of the jealous man.
The thought that harbours in thy heart, the fluttering doubt that dwells therein.
Yea, all thy jealousy, like heat born of the dance, I banish thence.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.18: A charm to banish jealousy.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/181/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.18: A charm to banish jealousy.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/181/.
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