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Atharva Veda 6.117: A prayer for freedom from debt
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
That which I eat, a debt which still is owing, the tribute due to Yama, which supports me, Thereby may I be free from debt, O Agni. Thou knowest how to rend all bonds asunder.
Still dwelling here we give again this present; we send it forth, the living from the living.
Throwing away the grain whence I have eaten, thereby shall I be free from debt, O Agni.
May we be free in this world and that yonder, in the third world may we be unindebted.
May we, debt-free, abide in all the pathways, in all the worlds which Gods and Fathers visit.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.117: A prayer for freedom from debt.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/279/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.117: A prayer for freedom from debt.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/279/.
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