Atharva Veda
To many different gods: for relief
agniṃ brūmo vanaspatīn oṣadhīr uta vīrudhaḥ indraṃ bṛhaspatiṃ sūryaṃ te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
To many different gods: for relief
We address (brū) Agni, the forest trees, the herbs and the plants, Indra, Brihaspati, the sun: let them free us from distress.
brūmo rājānaṃ varuṇaṃ mitraṃ viṣṇum atho bhagam aṃśaṃ vivasvantaṃ brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
We address king Varuṇa, Mitra, Vishṇu, likewise Bhaga; Aṅça, Vivasvant we address: let them free us from distress.
brūmo devaṃ savitāraṃ dhātāram uta pūṣaṇam tvaṣṭāram agriyaṃ brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
We address god Savitar, Dhatar and Pūshan; we address Tvashṭar at the head (agriyá): let them free us from distress.
gandharvāpsaraso brūmo aśvinā brahmaṇaspatim aryamā nāma yo devas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The Gandharvas-and-Apsarases we address, the (two) Açvins, Brahmaṇaspati, the god that is Aryaman by name: let them free us from distress.
ahorātre idaṃ brūmaḥ sūryācandramasāv ubhā viśvān ādityān brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
Day-and-night now we address, sun-and-moon both; all the Ādityas we address: let them free us from distress.
vātaṃ brūmaḥ parjanyam antarikṣam atho diśaḥ āśāś ca sarvā brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The wind we address, Parjanya, the atmosphere, also the quarters, and all regions we address: let them free us from distress.
muñcantu mā śapathyād ahorātre atho uṣāḥ somo mā devo muñcatu yam āhuś candramā iti
Let day-and-night, likewise dawn, free me from what comes from a curse; let god Soma free me, whom they call the moon.
pārthivā divyāḥ paśava āraṇyā uta ye mṛgāḥ śakuntān pakṣiṇo brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The earthly, the heavenly cattle, also the beasts (mṛgá) that are of the forest; we address the hawks (çakúnta), the birds (pakṣín): let them free us from distress.
This verse is not included in this edition.
Bhava-and-Çarva now we address, Rudra and him that is lord of cattle; the arrows of them which we well know (saṁ-vid)—let those be ever propitious to us.
divaṃ brūmo nakṣatrāṇi bhūmiṃ yakṣāṇi parvatān samudrā nadyo veśantās te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
We address the sky, the asterisms, the earth, the yakṣās, the mountains; the oceans, the rivers, the pools—let them free us from distress.
saptaṛṣīn vā idaṃ brūmo 'po devīḥ prajāpatim pitṝn yamaśreṣṭhān brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The seven seers now we address, the heavenly waters, Prajāpati; the Fathers with Yama as their chief (çréṣṭha) we address: let them free us from distress.
ye devā diviṣado antarikṣasadaś ca ye pṛthivyāṃ śakrā ye śritās te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The gods that are seated in the sky, and that are seated in the atmosphere, the mighty ones (çakrá) that are set (çri) on the earth—let them free us from distress.
ādityā rudrā vasavo divi devā atharvāṇaḥ aṅgiraso manīṣiṇas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The Ādityas, the Rudras, the Vasus, the gods in heaven, the Atharvans, the An̄girases full of wisdom—let them free us from distress.
yajñaṃ brūmo yajamānam ṛcaḥ sāmāni bheṣajā yajūṃṣi hotrā brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
We address the sacrifice, the sacrificer, the verses (ṛ́c), the chants (sā́man), the remedies; the sacred formulas (yā́jus), the invocations we address: let them free us from distress.
pañca rājyāni vīrudhāṃ somaśreṣṭhāni brūmaḥ darbho bhaṅgo yavaḥ sahas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The five kingdoms of plants, having Soma as their chief (çréṣṭha), we address; the darbhá, hemp, barley, sáha—let them free us from distress.
arāyān brūmo rakṣāṃsi sarpān puṇyajanān pitṝn mṛtyūn ekaśataṃ brūmas te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The niggards we address, the demons, the serpents, the pure-folk, the Fathers; the hundred-and-one deaths we address: let them free us from distress.
ṛtūn brūma ṛtupatīn ārtavān uta hāyanān samāḥ saṃvatsarān māsāṃs te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The seasons we address, the lords of the seasons, the year-divisions and the winters, the summers, the years, the months: let them free us from distress.
eta devā dakṣiṇataḥ paścāt prāñca udeta purastād uttarācchakrā viśve devāḥ sametya te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
Come, ye gods, from the south; from the west come up eastward; from the east, from the north, mighty, all the gods, coming together: let them free us from distress.
viśvān devān idaṃ brūmaḥ satyasaṃdhān ṛtāvṛdhaḥ viśvābhiḥ patnībhiḥ saha te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
All the gods now we address, of true agreements, increasers of righteousness, together with all their spouses: let them free us from distress.
sarvān devān idaṃ brūmaḥ satyasaṃdhān ṛtāvṛdhaḥ sarvābhiḥ patnībhiḥ saha te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
The collective gods now we address, of true agreements, increasers of righteousness, together with their collective spouses: let them free us from distress.
bhūtaṃ brūmo bhūtapatiṃ bhūtānām uta yo vaśī bhūtāni sarvā saṃgatya te no muñcantv aṃhasaḥ
Existence we address, the lord of existences, and who is controller of existences; all existences, assembling—let them free us from distress.
yā devīḥ pañca pradiśo ye devā dvādaśa ṛtavaḥ saṃvatsarasya ye daṃṣṭrās te naḥ santu sadā śivāḥ
They that are the five divine directions, that are the twelve divine seasons, that are the fangs of the year—let them be ever propitious to us.
yan mātalī rathakrītam amṛtaṃ veda bheṣajam tad indro apsu prāveśayat tad āpo datta bheṣajam
The immortal remedy, chariot-bought, which Mātalī knows—that Indra made enter into the waters; that remedy, O waters, give ye.