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Atharva Veda 7.29: To Agni and Vishnu

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

This is your glorious might, Agni and Vishnu! Ye drink the essence of the mystic butter.
Placing in every home seven costly treasures. Let your tongue stretch to take the offered fatness.

Ye love the great law, Agni Vishnu! joying, ye feast on mystic essences of butter, Exalted in each house with fair laudation. Let your tongue stretch to take the offered fatness.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.29: To Agni and Vishnu.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/331/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.29: To Agni and Vishnu.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/331/.

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