{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av19058.htm","path":"hin/av/av19058.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av19058.htm","text":"Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]\n1Still equal be the flow of butter ever causing the Year to prosper\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0with oblation.\n \u00a0\u00a0Still be our hearing, sight, and breath uninjured: let us lose\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0nothing of our life and vigour.\n 2Let lively breath invite us: we call vital breath to visit us.\n \u00a0\u00a0Earth and air's middle realm have gathered, Soma, Brihaspati\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and Dhartar gathered vigour.\n 3The earth and heaven have come to be two gatherers up of vigo-\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0rous might.\n \u00a0\u00a0So let us gather vigour up and closely follow after Earth.\n \u00a0\u00a0With glory come the cows and stand beside the master of the\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0herd. Let us when we have gathered fame and glory closely\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0follow Earth.\n 4Prepare the cow-stall, for there drink your heroes: stitch ye the\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0coats of armour wide and many.\n \u00a0\u00a0Make iron forts defying all assailants: let not your pitcher leak;\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0stay it securely.\n 5The eye of sacrifice, source and beginning with voice, car, spirit\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0unto him I offer.\n \u00a0\u00a0To this our sacrifice, wrought by Visvakarman, may the Gods\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0come gracious and kindly-hearted.\n 6Let the Gods' Priests and those who merit worship, to whom\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0oblation as their share is offered,\n \u00a0\u00a0Come to this holy service with their Consorts, and all Gods\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0revel in the food we bring them.","title":"Atharva Veda: Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice","type":"page"}