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Atharva Veda 6.45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Sin of the Mind, avaunt! begone! Why sayest thou what none should say?
Go hence away, I love thee not. Go to the forests and the trees.
My heart is in our homes and cows.
Whatever wrong we have committed, sleeping or waking, by ill-wish, dislike, or slander, All these offences, which deserve displeasure, may Agni take from us and keep them distant.
Indra and Brāhmanaspati! whatever foolish deed we plan, May provident Angirasa preserve us from the sin and woe.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/208/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/208/.
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