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Atharva Veda 1.10: Absolution of a sinner after intercession with Varuna

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 Lord is the Gods' ruler; for the wishes of Varuna the King must be accomplished.
Therefore, triumphant with the prayer I utter, I rescue this man from the Fierce One's anger.

Homage be paid, King Varuna, to thine anger; for thou, dread God, detectest every falsehood.
I send a thousand others forth together: let this thy servant live a hundred autumns.

Whatever falsehood thou hast told, much evil spoken with the tongue, I liberate thee from the noose of Varuna the righteous King.

I free thee from Vaisvānara, from the great surging flood of sin.
Call thou thy brothers, Awful One! and pay attention to our prayer.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 1.10: Absolution of a sinner after intercession with Varuna.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/9/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 1.10: Absolution of a sinner after intercession with Varuna.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/9/.

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