Atharva Veda: Book 7: Hymn 43: A charm against lightning
Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]
1Some of thy words bode weal and some misfortune: thou scat-
terest them all with friendly feeling.
Deep within this three words are laid: among them one hath
flown off even as the sound was uttered.