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Atharva Veda 19.72: A sacrificial formula

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)

Religion

Within the chest whence we before extracted the bunch of grass, this do we now deposit.
Wrought is the sacrifice by power of Brahma. Through this assist me here, ye God, with Fervour.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 19.72: A sacrificial formula.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/540/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 19.72: A sacrificial formula.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/540/.

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