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Atharva Veda 6.106: A charm to protect a house from fire

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)

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Let flowery Dūrvā grass grow up about thine exit and approach.
There let a spring of water rise, or lake with blooming lotuses.

This is the place where waters meet, here is the gathering of the flood.
Our home is set amid the lake: turn thou thy jaws away from it.

O House, we compass thee about with coolness to envelop thee.
Cool as a lake be thou to us. Let Agni bring us healing balm!

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.106: A charm to protect a house from fire.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/268/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.106: A charm to protect a house from fire.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/268/.

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