Religion
Atharva Veda 7.48: A prayer for prosperity and the birth of a son
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
I call on Rākā with hair laud and reverent cry: may she, auspicious, hear us and herself observe.
With never-breaking needle may she sew her work, and send a glorious man who gives a hundred gifts.
All thy kind favours, Rākā! lovely in their form, wherewith thou grantest treasures to the man who gives, With these come thou to us this day benevolent, O blessed one, bestowing wealth of thousand sorts.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.48: A prayer for prosperity and the birth of a son.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/350/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.48: A prayer for prosperity and the birth of a son.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/350/.
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