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Atharva Veda 7.117: A charm to ensure prosperity

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)

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Come hither, Indra, with bay steeds, joyous, with tails like pea-cock plumes.
Let none impede thy way as fowlers stay the bird: pass o'er them as o'er desert lands.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.117: A charm to ensure prosperity.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/419/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.117: A charm to ensure prosperity.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/419/.

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