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Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda 15.10

Paryāya the tenth

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Paryāya the tenth

So then, to the houses of whatever king a thus-knowing Vrātya may come as guest,—

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He should esteem him better than himself; so does he not offend (ā-vraçc) against dominion; so does he not offend against royalty.

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Thence verily arose both sanctity (bráhman) and dominion; they said: Whom shall we enter?

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Let sanctity enter Brihaspati [and] dominion Indra; thus verily: it was said (íti).

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Thence (átas) verily sanctity entered Brihaspati [and] dominion Indra.

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This earth verily is Prajāpati, the sky is Indra.

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This fire verily is sanctity, yonder Āditya is dominion.

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To him comes sanctity, he becomes possessed of the splendor of sanctity (brahmavarcasín),—

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Who knows earth as Brihaspati, fire as sanctity.

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To him comes Indra's quality, he becomes possessed of Indra's quality,—

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Who knows Āditya as dominion, the sky as Indra.

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W. D. Whitney's literal translation (1905), Books I–XIX. Words in ⌊half-brackets⌋ are his own notes and cross-references to his edition; a few verses he gives only in outline.

William Dwight Whitney (tr.), Atharva-Veda Saṁhitā, revised and edited by Charles Rockwell Lanman, Harvard Oriental Series 7–8 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 1905). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread from the scans by English Wikisource volunteers; translation only (critical notes omitted). · Source ↗

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