{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av19017.htm","path":"hin/av/av19017.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av19017.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Agni from eastward guard me with the Vasus! To him I go, in\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0him I rest: this fort I seek for refuge.\n \u00a0\u00a0May he protect me, may he be my guardian. I give my soul\u2014All\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hail! into his keeping.\n 2V\u0101yu with Air protect me from this region. To him I go, etc.\n 3May Soma from the south, with Rudras, guard me. To him, etc.\n 4Varuna with \u0100dityas guard me from this region! To him etc.\n 5S\u016brya with Earth and Heaven from the western region guard me\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0well. To him, etc.\n 6May Waters joined with Plants protect me from this region. To\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0them I go, in them I rest: this fort I seek for refuge.\n \u00a0\u00a0May they protect me, may they be my guardians. I give my\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0soul\u2014All hail! \u2014into their keeping.\n 7May Visvakarman with the Seven Rishis be my protector from\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the northern region. To him, etc.\n 8May Indra, Marut-girt, protect me from this region. To him,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0etc.\n 9Praj\u0101pati, of generative power, with the Pratishlh\u0101 save me from\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the nadir! To him, etc.\n 10Brihaspati, joined by the Visvedevas, protect me from the region\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0of the zenith! To him, I go, in him I rest; this fort I seek\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0for refuge.\n \u00a0\u00a0May he protect me, may he be my guardian. I give my soul\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0All hail!\u2014into his keeping.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 19: Hymn 17: A prayer for protection from dangers in all directions","type":"page"}