{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av05012.htm","path":"hin/av/av05012.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av05012.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Thou in the house of man this day enkindled worshippest Gods\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0as God, O J\u0101tavedas.\n \u00a0\u00a0Observant, bright as Mitra, bring them hither. Thou art a\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sapient and foreknowing envoy.\n 2Tan\u00f9nap\u0101t, fair-tongued! with sweet meath balming the baths\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and ways of Order, make them pleasant.\n \u00a0\u00a0Bear to the Gods our sacrifice, exalting with holy thoughts our\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hymns of praise and worship.\n 3Invoked, deserving prayer and adoration, O Agni, come accor\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0dant with the Vasus.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thou art, O youthful Lord, the Gods' Invoker, so, best of sacri-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ficers, bring them quickly.\n 4By rule the Sacred Grass is scattered eastward, a robe to clothe\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0this earth when dawns are breaking.\n \u00a0\u00a0Widely it spreads around and far extended, fair for the Gods\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and bringing peace and freedom,\n 5Let the expansive Doors be widely opened, like wives who deck\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0their beauty for their husbands.\n \u00a0\u00a0Lofty, celestial, all-impelling Portals, admit the Gods and give\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0them easy entrance!\n 6Pouring sweet dews let holy Night and Morning, each close to\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0each, be seated at their station,\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0Lofty, celestial Dames with gold to deck them, assuming all\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0their fair and radiant beauty.\n 7Come the first two celestial sweet-voiced Hotars, arranging\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sacrifice for man to worship, p. a169\n \u00a0\u00a0As singers who inspire us in assemblies, showing the eastern\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0light with their direction!\n 8Let Bh\u0101rati come quickly to our worship and Il\u0101 showing like a\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0human being.\n \u00a0\u00a0So let Sarasvati and both her fellows, deft Goddesses, on this\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0fair grass be seated.\n 9Hotar more skilled in sacrifice, bring hither with speed to-day\n \u00a0\u00a0God Tvashar, thou who knowest,\n \u00a0\u00a0Even him who formed these two, the Earth and Heaven, the\n \u00a0\u00a0Parents, with their forms, and every creature.\n 10Bring thou to our oblations which thou balmest the companies\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0of Gods in ordered season.\n \u00a0\u00a0Agni, Vanaspati, the Immolator sweeten our offered gifts with\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0meath and butter!\n 11Agni as soon as he was born made ready the sacrifice and was\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the Gods' preceder.\n \u00a0\u00a0May the Gods eat our offering consecrated according to this true\n \u00a0\u00a0Priest's voice and guidance.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 5: Hymn 12: An Apri or propitiatory hymn","type":"page"}