Mythology & Folklore
Atharva Veda 6.77: A charm to bring the cattle home
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Firm stands the heaven, firm stands the earth, firm stands this universal world, Firm stand the rooted mountains. I have put the horses in the stall.
I call the Herdsman, him who knows the way to drive the cattle forth, Who knows the way to drive them home, to drive them back and drive them in.
O Jātavedas turn them back: a hundred homeward ways be thine!
Thou hast a thousand avenues: by these restore our kine to us.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.77: A charm to bring the cattle home.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/240/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.77: A charm to bring the cattle home.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/240/.
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