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Atharva Veda 7.33: A prayer for long life, children, and riches

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

Let Pūshan, let the Maruts, let Brihaspati pour forth on me; This present Agni pour on me children and riches in a stream!
May he bestow long life on me.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.33: A prayer for long life, children, and riches.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/335/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.33: A prayer for long life, children, and riches.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/335/.

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