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Atharva Veda 6.58: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
May Indra Maghavan give me name and glory. May Heaven and Earth, this couple, make me famous.
May Savitar the deity make me honoured. Here may the man who gives the guerdon love me.
Indra from Heaven and Earth receiveth glory among the plants the Waters have their glory; Even so may we be glorious'mid all the Universal Gods.
Indra and Agni were renowned, famous was Soma at his birth; So too am I illustrious, most glorious of all that is.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.58: A priest's prayer for power and glory.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/221/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.58: A priest's prayer for power and glory.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/221/.
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