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Atharva Veda 6.44: A charm to remove disease

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)

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Firm stood the heaven, firm stood the earth, firm stood this universal world.
Firm stood the trees that sleep erect: let this thy malady be still.

Of all thy hundred remedies, a thousand remedies combined.
This is the surest cure for flux, most excellent to heal disease.

Thou art the stream that Rudra pours, the closest kin of Amrita.
Thy name is called Vishānakā: thou sprangest from the Fathers' root, removing illness caused by wind.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.44: A charm to remove disease.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/207/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.44: A charm to remove disease.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/207/.

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