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Atharva Veda 7.51: A prayer for Brihaspati's and Indra's protection
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Religion
Brihaspati protect us from the sinner, from rearward, from above, and from below us!
May Indra from the front and from the centre, as friend to friends, vouchsafe us room and freedom.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.51: A prayer for Brihaspati's and Indra's protection.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/353/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.51: A prayer for Brihaspati's and Indra's protection.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/353/.
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