{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av04039.htm","path":"hin/av/av04039.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av04039.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Agni no earth kath had mine homage. May he bless me. p. a150\n \u00a0\u00a0As I have bowed me down to Agni on the earth, so let the\n \u00a0\u00a0Favouring Graces bow them down to me.\n 2Earth is the Cow, her calf is Agni. May she with her calf Agni\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0yield me food, strength, all my wish, life first of all, and off-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0spring, plenty, wealth. All Hail!\n 3V\u0101yu in air hath had mine homage. May he bless me.\n \u00a0\u00a0As I have bowed me down to V\u0101yu in the air, so let the Favour-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ing Graces bow them down to me.\n 4Air is the Cow, her calf is V\u0101yu. May she with her calf V\u0101yu\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0yield me food, strength, all my wish, life first of all, and off-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0spring, plenty, wealth. All Hail!\n 5The Sun in heaven hath had my homage. May he bless me.\n \u00a0\u00a0As I have bowed me down unto the Sun in heaven, so let the\n \u00a0\u00a0Favouring Graces bow them down to me.\n 6Heaven is the Cow, her calf \u0100ditya. May she yield with her calf\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the Sun food, strength, and all my wish, life first of all, and\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0offspring, plenty, wealth. All Hail!\n 7To Chandra in the quarters have I bowed me. May he bless me.\n \u00a0\u00a0As unto Chandra in the quarters I have bent, so let the Favour-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ing Graces bow them down to me.\n 8The quarters are the Cows, their calf is Chandra. May they\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0yield with their calf the Moon food, strength and all my wish,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0life first of all, and offspring, plenty, wealth. All Hail!\n 9Agni moves having entered into Agni, the Rishis' son, who\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0guards from imprecations,\n \u00a0\u00a0I offer unto thee with reverent worship. Let me not mar the\n \u00a0\u00a0Gods' appointed service.\n 10Skilled in all ways, O God, O J\u0101tavedas, I offer what is cleansed\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0by heart and spirit.\n \u00a0\u00a0To all thy seven mouths, O J\u0101tavedas. Do thou accept with\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0pleasure my libation.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 4: Hymn 39: A prayer to various deitie...","type":"page"}