Religion
Atharva Veda 7.3: To Vāyu God of the Wind
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Religion
With thine eleven teams, to aid our wishes, yea, with thy two-and-twenty teams, O Vāyu, With all thy three-and-thirty teams for drawing, here loose these teams, thou who art prompt to listen!
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.3: To Vāyu God of the Wind.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/307/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.3: To Vāyu God of the Wind.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/307/.
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