Mythology & Folklore
Atharva Veda 6.128: A charm for fair weather
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
What time the heavenly bodies chose the Weather Prophet as their King, They brought him favouring weather, and, Let this be his do-main, they said.
May we have weather fair at noon, May we have weather fair at eve, Fair weather when the morning breaks, fair weather when the night is come.
Fair weather to the day and night, and to the stars and sun and moon.
Give favourable weather thou, King, Weather Prophet, unto us.
Be worship ever paid to thee, O Weather Prophet, King of Star s, Who gavest us oo weather in the evening and by night and day!
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.128: A charm for fair weather.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/290/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.128: A charm for fair weather.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/290/.
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