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Atharva Veda 7.8: Godspeed to a departing traveller

by The Rishis of the Atharva Veda c. 1200–900 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)

Religion

Go forward on thy way from good to better: Brihaspati pre-cede thy steps and guide thee!
Place this man here, within this earth's enclosure, afar from foes with all his men about him.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.8: Godspeed to a departing traveller.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/310/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.8: Godspeed to a departing traveller.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/310/.

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