Mythology & Folklore

Atharva Veda 19.35: A similar charm addressed to the same

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)

Mythology & Folklore

While their lips uttered Indra's name the Rishis gave us Jangida..
Which in the earliest time Gods made a remedy, Vishkandha's-cure.

So may this Jangida guard us, even as a treasurer guards wealth,.
Even this which Gods and Brāhmans made a malice-quelling sure defence.

Hard-hearted men, the cruel eye, the sinner who hath come to-us, Destroy thou these with watchful care, O thou who hast a.
thousand eyes. Thou, Jangida, art my defence.

Guard me from earth and guard me from the heavens, guard me from middle air, from plants protect me.
Protect me from the present and the future. From every region Jangida preserve us!

All sorcerers made by the Gods, all that arise from mortal men,.
These, one and all, let Jangida, healer of all, make impotent.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 19.35: A similar charm addressed to the same.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/503/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 19.35: A similar charm addressed to the same.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/503/.

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