{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av16005.htm","path":"hin/av/av16005.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av16005.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1We know thine origin, O Sleep. Thou art the son of Grahi, the\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0minister of Yama. Thou art the Ender, thou art Death. As\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0such, O Sleep, we know thee well. As such preserve us from\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the evil dream.\n 2We know thine origin, O Sleep. Thou art the son of Destruction,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the minister of Yama, etc. (as in verse 1). p. 166\n 3We know thine origin, O Sleep. Thou art the son of Misery,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0etc.\n 4We know thine origin, O Sleep. Thou art the son of Disappear-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ance, etc.\n 5We know thine origin, O Sleep. Thou art the son of Defeat etc.\n 6We know thine origin, O Sleep. Thou art the son of the sisters\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0of the Gods, the minister of Yama. Thou art the Ender, thou\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0are Death. As such, O Sleep, we know thee well. As such,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0preserve us from the evil dream.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 16: Hymn 5: A charm against evil dreams","type":"page"}