{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av19020.htm","path":"hin/av/av19020.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av19020.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1May Soma, Varuna the King, both Asvins, Yama and P\u016bshan\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0guard us well from Mrityu\u2014\n \u00a0\u00a0Death caused by men, which Indra-Agni, Dh\u0101tar, Brihaspati and\n \u00a0\u00a0Savitar appointed.\n 2All that the World's Lord made, all that for creatures Praj\u0101pati\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and M\u0101tarisvan fashioned,\n \u00a0\u00a0All things within the quarters and their spaces, let all these be\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0my manifold defences.\n 3That which the Gods bound on them when they battled for their\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0royal sway.\n \u00a0\u00a0What Indra made his shield, may that protect us well on every\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0side,\n 4My shield is Heaven and Earth, my shield is the bright Day, my\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0shield the Sun.\n \u00a0\u00a0The Visva Devas made my shield. Let not misfortune fall on\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0me.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 19: Hymn 20: A prayer for protection from death and misfortune","type":"page"}