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Atharva Veda 1.8: To Indra, Brihaspati, Soma and Agni, for the destruction of sorcerers

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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This sacrifice shall bring the Yātudhānas as the flood brings foam: Here let the doer of this deed woman or man, acknowledge it.

This one hath come confessing all: do ye receive him eagerly.
Master him thou, Brihaspati; Agni and Soma, pierce him through.

O Soma-drinker, strike and bring the Yātudhāna's progeny: Make the confessing sinner's eyes fall from his head, both right and left.

As thou, O Agni Jātavedas, knowest the races of these secret greedy beings, So strengthened by the power of prayer, O Agni, crushing them down a hundred times destroy them.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 1.8: To Indra, Brihaspati, Soma and Agni, for the destruction of sorcerers.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/7/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 1.8: To Indra, Brihaspati, Soma and Agni, for the destruction of sorcerers.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/7/.

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