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Atharva Veda 19.3: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
Whithersoe'er, from sky, earth, air's mid-regions from plants ands herbs, from tall trees, Jātavedas.
Is carried here and there to divers places, even thence come thou to us with loving-kindness.
All majesty of thine in floods, in forest, in plants, in cattle, in the depths of waters Closely uniting all thy forms, O Agni, come unto us wealth-giv-ing, undecaying.
Thy majesty among the Gods in Svarga, thy body which hath past into the Fathers.
Thy plenty far-diffused mid human beings, even with this, O Agni, give us riches.
To him the wise, the famous, swift to listen, with words and verses I come nigh for bounty.
May we be safe from threatening danger. Soften by sacrifice the-wrath of Gods, O Agni.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 19.3: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/473/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 19.3: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/473/.
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