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Atharva Veda 6.19: A prayer for purification

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)

Religion

Let the Gods purify me, let men purify me with a prayer.
Cleanse me all creatures that exist! may Pavamāna make me pure.

May Pavamāna make me pure for wisdom and for power and life, and unassailed security.

God Savitar, byboth of these, filter and pressing out this juice, purify us that we may see.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.19: A prayer for purification.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/182/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.19: A prayer for purification.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/182/.

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