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Rig Veda 10.163: FROM both thy nostrils, from thine eyes, from both thine ears and from thy chin
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)
FROM both thy nostrils, from thine eyes, from both thine ears and from thy chin,
Forth from thy head and brain and tongue I drive thy malady away.
From the neck-tendons and the neck, from the breast-bones and from the spine,
From shoulders, upper, lower arms, I drive thy malady away.
From viscera and all within, forth from the rectum, from the heart,
From kidneys, liver, and from spleen, I drive thy malady away.
From thighs, from knee-caps, and from heels, and from the forepart of the feet,
From hips from stomach, and from groin I drive thy malady away.
From what is voided from within, and from thy hair, and from they nails,
From all thyself from top to toe, I drive thy malady away.
From every member, every hair, disease that comes in every joint,
From all thyself, from top to toe, I drive thy malady away.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 10.163: FROM both thy nostrils, from thine eyes, from both thine ears and from thy chin.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/998/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 10.163: FROM both thy nostrils, from thine eyes, from both thine ears and from thy chin.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/998/.
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