Love

Atharva Veda 6.112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son

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)

Love

Let not this one, O Agni, wound the highest of these: preserve thou him from utter ruin.
Knowing the way do thou untie the nooses of the she-fiend: let all the Gods approve thee.

Rend thou the; bonds of these asunder, Agni! the, threefold noose whereby the three were fastened.
Knowing the way untie the she-fiend's nooses: free all, the son, the father, and the mother.

The elder brother's bonds, still left unwedded, fettered in every limb and bound securely, Loose these, for they are bonds for loosing: Pūshan, turn woes away upon the babe-destroyer.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/274/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/274/.

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