{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av19043.htm","path":"hin/av/av19043.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av19043.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Whither men versed in Brahma go, with fervour and the cleans-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ing rite,\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let Agni lead me, let Agni give me intelligence, All hail\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to Agni!\n 2Whither etc.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let V\u0101yu lead me, let V\u0101yu vouchsafe me vital breath.\n \u00a0\u00a0All hail to V\u0101yu!\n 3Whither, etc.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let S\u016brya lead me, let S\u016brya vouchsafe me power of\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sight. All hail to S\u00fcrya\n 4Whither, etc.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let Chandra lead me, let Chandra vouchsafe me intellect.\n \u00a0\u00a0All hail to Chandra!\n 5Whither, etc.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let Soma lead me, let Soma vouchsafe me vital sap. All\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hail to Soma!\n 6Whither, etc. p. 246\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let Indra lead me, let Indra bestow upon me power. All\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hail to Indra!\n 7Whither, etc.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither, let Waters lead me, let the Waters give me deathless\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0life. All hail to Waters!\n 8Whither, etc.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thither let Brahma lead me, let Brahma give Brahma unto me.\n \u00a0\u00a0All hail to Brahma!","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 19: Hymn 43: In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion","type":"page"}