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Atharva Veda 6.115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Whatever wrong we wittingly or in our ignorance have done, Do ye deliver us therefrom, O all ye Gods, of one accord.
If I, a sinner, when awake or sleeping have committed sin, Free me therefrom as from a stake, from present and from future guilt.
As one unfastened from a stake, or cleansed by bathing after toil, As butter which the sieve hath cleansed, so all shall purge me from the sin.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/277/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/277/.
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