Mythology & Folklore
Atharva Veda 6.75: A charm to effect the removal of an enemy
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Forth from his dwelling drive that man, the foeman who assaileth us: Through the Expellent sacrifice hath Indra rent and mangled him.
Indra, Foe-Slayer, drive him forth into the distance most remote, Whence never more shall be return in all the years that are to come.
To the three distances, beyond mankind's Five Races, let him go, Beyond the three skies let him go, whence he shall never come-again In all the years that are to be, long as the Sun is in the heaven.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.75: A charm to effect the removal of an enemy.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/238/.
Chicago
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.75: A charm to effect the removal of an enemy.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/238/.
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