AV 11.9

Atharva Veda · translated by Maurice Bloomfield

1. I call -upon thee, O Indra, from afar, upon thee for protection against tribulation. I call the strong avenger that has many names, and is of unequalled birth. 2. Where the hostile weapon now rises against us,threatening to slay, there do we place the two arms of Indra round about. 3. The two arms of Indra, the protector, do we place round about us: let him protect us! O god Savitar, and king Soma, render me of confident mind, that I may prosper!

AV 11.9 · Atharva Veda · 11

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Protection The Divine Leadership Strength Prayer

Protection in other traditions

The same theme, as Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hellenism address it.

That is the safe refuge, that is the best refuge; having gone to that refuge, a man is delivered from all pain.

Dhp 14.192 · Dhammapada · The Buddha (The Awakened)

The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

Psalms 121:7 · Bible · Psalms

Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him

Quran 72:22 · Quran · The Jinn

Now shield with shield, with helmet helmet closed, To armour armour, lance to lance opposed, Host against host with shadowy squadrons drew, The sounding darts in iron tempests flew, Victors and vanquish’d join’d promiscuous cries, And shrilling shouts and dying groans arise; With streaming blood the slippery fields are dyed, And slaughter’d heroes swell the dreadful tide.

Iliad 4.38 · Iliad · 4

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