Mythology & Folklore
Atharva Veda 6.25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
May all the five-and-fifty which meet round the tendons of the neck.
Depart and vanish hence away like plaguing insects buzz and hum!
Those seventy-and-seven which meet round the upper vertebrae, Let them all vanish hence away like plaguing insects' buzz and hum!
Those nine-and-ninety which, combined, attack the shoulder round about, Let them all vanish hence away like plaguing insects' buzz and hum!
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas).” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/188/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas).” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/188/.
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