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Atharva Veda 7.11: A prayer to protect corn from lightning and drought

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)

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That far-spread thunder, sent from thee, which cometh on all this world, a high celestial signal Strike not, O God, our growing corn with lightning, not kill it with the burning rays of Sūrya.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.11: A prayer to protect corn from lightning and drought.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/313/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.11: A prayer to protect corn from lightning and drought.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/313/.

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