{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av15014.htm","path":"hin/av/av15014.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av15014.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1He when he went away to the eastern region, went away having\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0become the Marut host, and having made Mind an eater of\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0food. He who hath this knowledge eats food with Mind as\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0food-eater. p. 159\n 2He, when he went away to the southern region, went away\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0having become Indra, and having made Strength an eater of\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0food. He who hath this knowledge eats food with strength as\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0food-eater.\n 3He, when he went away to the western region, went away having\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0become King Varuna, and having made the Waters eaters of\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0food. He who hath this knowledge eats food with the Waters\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0as food-eaters.\n 4He, when he went away to the northern region, went away\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0having become King Soma and having made the Seven Rishis'\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0oblation an eater of food. He who hath this knowledge eats\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0food with oblation as food-eater.\n 5He, when he went away to the stedfast region, went away having\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0become Vishnu and having made Vir\u0101j an eater of food. He\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0who hath this knowledge eats food with Vir\u0101j as food-eater.\n 6He, when he went away to animals, went away having become\n \u00a0\u00a0Rudra and having made herbs eaters of food. He who hath\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0this knowledge eats food with herbs as food-eaters.\n 7He, when he went away to the Fathers, went away having be-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0come King Yama and having made the exclamation Svadh\u0101\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0an eater of food. He who hath this knowledge eats food with\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the exclamation Svadh\u0101 as food-eater.\n 8He, when he went away to men, went away having become Agni\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and having made the exclamation Sv\u0101h\u0101 an eater of food. He\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0who hath this knowledge eats food with the exclamation\n \u00a0\u00a0Svah\u0101 as food-eater.\n 9He, when he went away to the upper region, went away having\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0become Brihaspati and having made the exclamation Vashat\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0an eater of food. He who hath this knowledge eats food with\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the exclamation Vashat as food-eater.\n 10He, when he went away to the Gods, went away having become\n \u00a0\u00a0Isana and having made Passion an eater of food. He who hath\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0this knowledge eats food with Passion as food-eater.\n 11He, when he went away to creatures, went away having become\n \u00a0\u00a0Praj\u0101pati and having made vital breath an eater of food. He who\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hath this knowledge eats food with vital breath as foodeater.\n 12He, when he went away to all the intermediate spaces, went\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0away having become Parameshthin and having made Devotion\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0an eater of food. He who hath this knowledge eats food with\n \u00a0\u00a0Devotion as food-eater.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 15: Hymn 14","type":"page"}