{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av19049.htm","path":"hin/av/av19049.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av19049.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Friend of the home, the strong and youthful maiden, Night, dear\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to Savitar the God, and Bhaga,\n \u00a0\u00a0All-compassing, all-glorious, prompt to listen, hath with her\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0greatness filled the earth and heaven.\n 2Over all depths hath she gone up, and mounted, most mighty\n \u00a0\u00a0One, the sky's exalted summit.\n \u00a0\u00a0Over me now the loving Night is spreading with her auspicious.\n \u00a0\u00a0Godlike ways like Mitra.\n 3Excellent, high-born, blissful, meet for worship, Night, thou hast\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0come: stay here with friendly spirit.\n \u00a0\u00a0Guard us, the food for men that we have gotten, and all pro-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sperity that comes of cattle.\n 4With eager haste hath Night assumed the vigour of leopard,.\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0tiger, or of tawny lion,\n \u00a0\u00a0The horse's neighing and the wild-man's bellow, Thou takest\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0many a form when thou appearest.\n 5Kind through the Night be absence of the sunshine: Mother of\n \u00a0\u00a0Frost, may she be swift to hear us.\n \u00a0\u00a0Take notice of the hymn, thou highly favoured, wherewith I\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0worship thee in all the regions.\n 6Even as a King, O splendid Night, thou takest pleasure in our\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hymn.\n \u00a0\u00a0May we through Mornings as they flush have all our good men,\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0round us, and become possessors of all wealth.\n 7Yes, R\u0101my\u0101 is the name thou hast assumed. The men who fain.\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0would spoil.\n \u00a0\u00a0My wealth do thou annoy, O Night, that not one robber may\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0appear, none may a second time appear.\n 8Thou like a well-wrought cup, O Night, art lovely: thou, a.\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0young maid, art formed in perfect beauty.\n \u00a0\u00a0Thou lovingly, for me with eyes to se: them, hast bound on thee\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0heaven's stars as thine adornment. p. 252\n 9Whatever robber comes to-day, mischievous mortal enemy.\n \u00a0\u00a0Let Night go forth, encounter him, and smite away his neck and\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0head;\n 10His feet that he may walk no more, his hands that he may do\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0no harm.\n \u00a0\u00a0The robber who comes hitherward goes crushed and mutilated\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0hence,\n \u00a0\u00a0Goes hence, goes far away from us, goes hence and bears no\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0spoil away.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night","type":"page"}