Book 6. Book 6
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The Hymns Of The Atharvaveda
Book Vi
Tr. By Ralph T.h. Griffith
[1895-6]
Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar
Hymn 2: In praise of Indra
Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity
Hymn 4: A hymn to various deities for protection
Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron
Hymn 6: A prayer to Brhmanaspati for protection from wicked men
Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection
Hymn 8: A man's love-charm
Hymn 9: A man's love-charm
Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight
Hymn 11: An epithalamian charm to ensure the birth of a boy
Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents
Hymn 13: Homage to death
Hymn 14: A charm against consumption
Hymn 15: A charm for power and preeminence
Hymn 16: A medical charm
Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception
Hymn 18: A charm to banish jealousy
Hymn 19: A prayer for purification
Hymn 20: A charm against fever
Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth
Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods
Hymn 23: To the Waters
Hymn 24: To the Rivers
Hymn 25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
Hymn 26: To Affliction
Hymn 27: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove
Hymn 28: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove
Hymn 29: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove and an owl
Hymn 30: A charm to promote the growth of hair
Hymn 31: To Srya the Sun-God
Hymn 32: A charm against fiends and goblins
Hymn 33: A prayer to Indra for riches
Hymn 34: To Agni for protection from enemies
Hymn 35: To Agni Vaisvnara
Hymn 36: In praise of Agni Vaisvnara
Hymn 37: A charm to divert Imprecation personified
Hymn 38: A prayer for surpassing strength and energy
Hymn 39: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Hymn 40: A prayer for peace and security
Hymn 41: A prayer for protection, long life, and various blessings
Hymn 42: A charm to reconcile estranged friends
Hymn 43: The same
Hymn 44: A charm to remove disease
Hymn 45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings
Hymn 46: A charm against evil dreams
Hymn 47: To accompany the three daily libations
Hymn 48: Formulas to be used at the three daily libations
Hymn 49: In praise of Agni
Hymn 50: A charm for the destruction of vermin
Hymn 51: A prayer for purification and forgiveness of sins
Hymn 52: A charm against noxious reptiles and insects
Hymn 53: A prayer for recovery and preservation of health and security
Hymn 54: A benediction on a newly elected King
Hymn 55: A prayer for general protection and prosperity
Hymn 56: A charm against snakes
Hymn 57: A charm for a wound or bruise
Hymn 58: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Hymn 59: A charm to protect cattle and men
Hymn 60: The wooing of a bride
Hymn 61: A prayer for prosperity and greatness
Hymn 62: A prayer for purification and riches
Hymn 63: The symbolical liberation of a sacrificial victim
Hymn 64: To promote unanimity in an assembly
Hymn 65: A sacrificial charm against enemies
Hymn 66: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies
Hymn 67: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies
Hymn 68: A charm to accompany the shaving of the beard
Hymn 69: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Hymn 70: A benediction on cow and calf
Hymn 71: A priest's benediction after meat
Hymn 72: A charm to restore or increase virile power
Hymn 73: A King's charm to conciliate his discontented kinsmen
Hymn 74: A King's charm to secure the fidelity of his people
Hymn 75: A charm to effect the removal of an enemy
Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child
Hymn 77: A charm to bring the cattle home
Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction
Hymn 79: A prayer for seasonable rain and prosperity
Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection
Hymn 81: A charm to facilitate child-birth
Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride
Hymn 83: A charm against sores and pustules (apachitas)
Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims
Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption
Hymn 86: A glorification of a newly consecrated King
Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
Hymn 89: A man's love charm
Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man
Hymn 91: A charm against disease
Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse
Hymn 93: A prayer for protection from poison
Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people
Hymn 95: A charm to remove disease
Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow
Hymn 97: A prayer for the success and prosperity of a King
Hymn 98: Praise of Indra
Hymn 99: A prayer for protection in battle
Hymn 100: A charm against poison
Hymn 101: A charm to promote virile vigour
Hymn 102: A man's love charm
Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army
Hymn 104: The same
Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough
Hymn 106: A charm to protect a house from fire
Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle
Hymn 108: A prayer for wisdom
Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds
Hymn 110: A benediction on a new-born child
Hymn 111: A charm for insanity
Hymn 112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son
Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grhi
Hymn 114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing
Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins
Hymn 116: A prayer for pardon of sin against mother, father, son, or brother
Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt
Hymn 118: A prayer for pardon of cheating at play
Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
Hymn 120: A prayer for pardon of sins and felicity hereafter
Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven
Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven
Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven
Hymn 124: An Omen from the sky
Hymn 125: Glorification of a war-chariot
Hymn 126: Glorification of the war drum
Hymn 127: A charm to banish various diseases
Hymn 128: A charm for fair weather
Hymn 129: A charm for success and happiness
Hymn 130: A woman's love-charm
Hymn 131: A woman's love-charm
Hymn 132: The same
Hymn 133: A glorification of the sacred girdle
Hymn 134: A priest's prayer for power to punish wrong-doers
Hymn 135: A priest's fulmination against an enemy
Hymn 136: A charm to promote the growth of hair
Hymn 137: A charm to promote the growth of hair
Hymn 138: A woman's imprecation on her unfaithful lover
Hymn 139: A woman's love-charm
Hymn 140: A blessing on a child's first two teeth
Hymn 141: A blessing on cattle
Hymn 142: A blessing on cattle
The Hymns Of The Atharvaveda
Book Vi
Tr. By Ralph T.h. Griffith
[1895-6]
Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar
Hymn 2: In praise of Indra
Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity
Hymn 4: A hymn to various deities for protection
Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron
Hymn 6: A prayer to Brhmanaspati for protection from wicked men
Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection
Hymn 8: A man's love-charm
Hymn 9: A man's love-charm
Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight
Hymn 11: An epithalamian charm to ensure the birth of a boy
Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents
Hymn 13: Homage to death
Hymn 14: A charm against consumption
Hymn 15: A charm for power and preeminence
Hymn 16: A medical charm
Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception
Hymn 18: A charm to banish jealousy
Hymn 19: A prayer for purification
Hymn 20: A charm against fever
Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth
Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods
Hymn 23: To the Waters
Hymn 24: To the Rivers
Hymn 25: A charm to remove pustules or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)
Hymn 26: To Affliction
Hymn 27: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove
Hymn 28: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove
Hymn 29: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove and an owl
Hymn 30: A charm to promote the growth of hair
Hymn 31: To Srya the Sun-God
Hymn 32: A charm against fiends and goblins
Hymn 33: A prayer to Indra for riches
Hymn 34: To Agni for protection from enemies
Hymn 35: To Agni Vaisvnara
Hymn 36: In praise of Agni Vaisvnara
Hymn 37: A charm to divert Imprecation personified
Hymn 38: A prayer for surpassing strength and energy
Hymn 39: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Hymn 40: A prayer for peace and security
Hymn 41: A prayer for protection, long life, and various blessings
Hymn 42: A charm to reconcile estranged friends
Hymn 43: The same
Hymn 44: A charm to remove disease
Hymn 45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings
Hymn 46: A charm against evil dreams
Hymn 47: To accompany the three daily libations
Hymn 48: Formulas to be used at the three daily libations
Hymn 49: In praise of Agni
Hymn 50: A charm for the destruction of vermin
Hymn 51: A prayer for purification and forgiveness of sins
Hymn 52: A charm against noxious reptiles and insects
Hymn 53: A prayer for recovery and preservation of health and security
Hymn 54: A benediction on a newly elected King
Hymn 55: A prayer for general protection and prosperity
Hymn 56: A charm against snakes
Hymn 57: A charm for a wound or bruise
Hymn 58: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Hymn 59: A charm to protect cattle and men
Hymn 60: The wooing of a bride
Hymn 61: A prayer for prosperity and greatness
Hymn 62: A prayer for purification and riches
Hymn 63: The symbolical liberation of a sacrificial victim
Hymn 64: To promote unanimity in an assembly
Hymn 65: A sacrificial charm against enemies
Hymn 66: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies
Hymn 67: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies
Hymn 68: A charm to accompany the shaving of the beard
Hymn 69: A priest's prayer for power and glory
Hymn 70: A benediction on cow and calf
Hymn 71: A priest's benediction after meat
Hymn 72: A charm to restore or increase virile power
Hymn 73: A King's charm to conciliate his discontented kinsmen
Hymn 74: A King's charm to secure the fidelity of his people
Hymn 75: A charm to effect the removal of an enemy
Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child
Hymn 77: A charm to bring the cattle home
Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction
Hymn 79: A prayer for seasonable rain and prosperity
Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection
Hymn 81: A charm to facilitate child-birth
Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride
Hymn 83: A charm against sores and pustules (apachitas)
Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims
Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption
Hymn 86: A glorification of a newly consecrated King
Hymn 87: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King
Hymn 89: A man's love charm
Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man
Hymn 91: A charm against disease
Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse
Hymn 93: A prayer for protection from poison
Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people
Hymn 95: A charm to remove disease
Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow
Hymn 97: A prayer for the success and prosperity of a King
Hymn 98: Praise of Indra
Hymn 99: A prayer for protection in battle
Hymn 100: A charm against poison
Hymn 101: A charm to promote virile vigour
Hymn 102: A man's love charm
Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army
Hymn 104: The same
Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough
Hymn 106: A charm to protect a house from fire
Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle
Hymn 108: A prayer for wisdom
Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds
Hymn 110: A benediction on a new-born child
Hymn 111: A charm for insanity
Hymn 112: A health-charm for man, woman, and son
Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grhi
Hymn 114: A prayer for pardon of faults and errors in sacrificing
Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins
Hymn 116: A prayer for pardon of sin against mother, father, son, or brother
Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt
Hymn 118: A prayer for pardon of cheating at play
Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
Hymn 120: A prayer for pardon of sins and felicity hereafter
Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven
Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven
Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven
Hymn 124: An Omen from the sky
Hymn 125: Glorification of a war-chariot
Hymn 126: Glorification of the war drum
Hymn 127: A charm to banish various diseases
Hymn 128: A charm for fair weather
Hymn 129: A charm for success and happiness
Hymn 130: A woman's love-charm
Hymn 131: A woman's love-charm
Hymn 132: The same
Hymn 133: A glorification of the sacred girdle
Hymn 134: A priest's prayer for power to punish wrong-doers
Hymn 135: A priest's fulmination against an enemy
Hymn 136: A charm to promote the growth of hair
Hymn 137: A charm to promote the growth of hair
Hymn 138: A woman's imprecation on her unfaithful lover
Hymn 139: A woman's love-charm
Hymn 140: A blessing on a child's first two teeth
Hymn 141: A blessing on cattle
Hymn 142: A blessing on cattle
