Mythology & Folklore

Atharva Veda 6.90: A charm to cure a poisoned man

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)

Mythology & Folklore

The shaft that Rudra hath shot forth against thy members and thy heart, Here do we draw from thee to-day, and turn it hence to every side.

From all the hundred vessels spread throughout the members of thy frame.
From all those vessels and canals we call the poisonous matter forth.

Worship to thee, the archer, and O Rudra, to thy levelled shaft!
Yea, worship to thine arrow when it left the bow, and when it fell!

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.90: A charm to cure a poisoned man.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/253/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.90: A charm to cure a poisoned man.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/253/.

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