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Atharva Veda 6.119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
The debt which I incur, not gaming, Agni! and, not intending to repay, acknowledge, That may Vaisvānara, the best, our sovran, carry away into the world of virtue.
I cause Vaisvānara to know, confessing the debt whose payment to the Gods is promised.
He knows to tear asunder all these nooses: so may we dwell with him the gentle-minded.
Vaisvānara the Purifier purge me when I oppose their hope and break my promise, Unknowing in my heart. With supplication, whatever guilt there is in that, I banish.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/281/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/281/.
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