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Atharva Veda 6.61: A prayer for prosperity and greatness

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)

Religion

The Waters send me what is sweet and pleasant, Sūra bring all I need for light and vision!
The deities, and all of pious nature, and Savitar the God afford me freedom!

I set the heaven and the earth asunder, I brought all seven sea-sons into being.
My word is truth, what I deny is falsehood, above celestial Vāk, above the nations.

I gave existence to the earth and heaven, I made the seasons and the seven rivers.
My word is truth; what I deny is falsehood, I who rejoice in Agni's, Soma's friendship.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.61: A prayer for prosperity and greatness.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/224/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.61: A prayer for prosperity and greatness.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/224/.

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