{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av15010.htm","path":"hin/av/av15010.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av15010.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1So let the King, to whose house the Vr\u0101tya who possesses this\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0knowledge comes as a guest.\n 2Honour him as superior to himself. So he Both not act against\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the interests of his princely rank or his kingdom.\n 3From him, verily, sprang Priesthood and Royalty. They said,\n \u00a0\u00a0Into whom shall we enter?\n 4Let Priesthood enter into Brihaspati, and Royalty into Indra,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0was the answer.\n 5Hence Priesthood entered into Brihaspati and Royalty into\n \u00a0\u00a0Indra.\n 6Now this Earth is Brihaspati, and Heaven is Indra.\n 7Now this Agni is Priesthood, and yonder Sun is Royalty.\n 8Priesthood comes to him, and he becomes endowed with priestly\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0lustre.\n 9Who knows that Earth is Brihaspati and Agni Priesthood.\n 10Great power comes to him and he becomes endowed with great\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0power.\n 11Who knows that \u0100ditya is Royalty and that Heaven is Indra.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 15: Hymn 10","type":"page"}