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Atharva Veda 6.124: An Omen from the sky
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
From the high firmament, yea, out of heaven a water-drop with dew on me hath fallen.
I, Agni! share the merit of the pious, with vigour, milk, and hymns and sacrifices.
If from a tree that fruit hath fallen downward if, aught from air that is vāyu.
Where it hath touched my body or my garment, thence may the Waters drive Destruction backward.
It is a fragrant ointment, happy fortune, sheen all of gold, yea, purified from blemish.
Spread over us are all purifications. Death and Malignity shall not subdue us.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.124: An Omen from the sky.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/286/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.124: An Omen from the sky.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/286/.
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