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Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda 19.10

For well-being

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English · William Dwight Whitney

For well-being

Weal for us be Indra-and-Agni, with their aids; weal for us Indra-and-Varuṇa, on whom offerings are bestowed; weal Indra-and-Soma, for welfare, weal [and] profit (yós); weal for us Indra-and-Pūshan in booty-winning.

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Weal for us be Bhaga, and weal for us Çaṅsa; weal for us Purandhi, and weal be wealths; weal for us the tribute (çáṅsa) of well-ordered (suyáma) truth; weal for us be the much-born Aryaman.

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Weal for us be Dhātar, and weal for us Dhartar; weal for us be the wide-spreading one (urūcī́) with her powers (? svadhā́); weal the two great firmaments (ródasī), weal for us the rock (ádri); weal for us be the successful invocations of the gods.

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Weal for us be Agni with front of light, weal for us Mitra-and-Varuṇa, weal the two Açvins; weal for us be the things well done of the well-doers; weal let the lively (iṣirá) wind blow upon us.

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Weal for us be heaven-and-earth in our early invocation; the atmosphere be weal for us to see; weal for us be the herbs, the trees (vanín), weal for us be the conquering lord of the welkin (rájas).

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Weal for us be god Indra with the Vasus; weal Varuṇa of excellent praise ⌊su-çáṅsa⌋ with the Ādityas; weal for us healing (jálāsa) Rudra with the Rudras; unto weal for us let Tvashṭar listen here with his spouses (gnā́).

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Weal for us be soma, weal for us the bráhman; weal for us the pressing-stones, and weal be the sacrifices; weal for us be the settings of the sacrificial posts; weal for us the sprouts (prasū́), and weal be the sacrificial hearth (védi).

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With weal for us let the wide-looking sun arise; weal for us be the four directions; weal for us be the firm mountains; weal for us the rivers, and weal be the waters.

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Weal for us be Aditi with her courses (vratá); weal for us be the tuneful (svarká) Maruts; weal for us Vishṇu, and weal be for us Pūshan; weal for us the place of being (? bhavítra), and weal be Vāyu.

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Weal for us be the rescuing god Savitar; weal for us be the outshining dawns; weal for us be Parjanya for our progeny; weal for us be the wealful lord of the field (kṣétra).

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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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