Mythology & Folklore
Atharva Veda 6.34: To Agni for protection from enemies
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Send forth thy voice to Agni, to the manly hero of our homes, So may he bear us past our foes.
That Agni who with sharpened flame of fire consumes the Rākshasas, So may he bear us past our foes.
He who from distance far remote shineth across the tracts of land, May he transport us past our foes.
He who beholds all creatures, who observes them with a careful eye, May he transport us past our foes.
That brilliant Agni who was born beyond this region of the air, May he transport us past our foes!
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.34: To Agni for protection from enemies.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/197/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.34: To Agni for protection from enemies.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/197/.
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