Religion
Atharva Veda 6.114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Whatever God-provoking wrong we priests have done, O Deities.
Therefrom do ye deliver us, Ādityas! by the right of Law.
Here set us free, O holy ones, Ādityas, by the right of Law.
When striving, bringing sacrifice, we failed to offer it aright.
With ladle full of fatness we, worshippers, pouring holy oil, Striving, have failed, O all ye Gods, against our will, to offer it.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/276/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/276/.
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