Mythology & Folklore

Atharva Veda 6.113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi

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

This sin the Gods wiped off and laid on Trita, and Trita wiped it off on human beings.
Thence if the female fiend hath made thee captive, the Gods by prayer shall banish her and free thee.

Enter the particles of light and vapours, go to the rising fogs or mists, O Evil!
Hence! vanish in the foams of rivers. Pūshan, wipe woes away upon the babe-destroyer!

Stored in twelve separate places lies what Trita hath wiped away, the sins of human beings.
Thence if the female fiend hath made thee captive, the Gods by prayer shall banish her and free thee.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/275/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/275/.

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