Religion
Atharva Veda 7.27: A prayer to Ida, Goddess of devotion
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Religion
May Idā with her statute dwell beside us, she in whose place the pious purge and cleanse them.
She, mighty, Soma-decked, whose foot drops fatness, meet for All-Gods, hath come to aid our worship.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.27: A prayer to Ida, Goddess of devotion.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/329/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.27: A prayer to Ida, Goddess of devotion.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/329/.
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