The amulet which Brihaspati tied for swift Vâta, wearing that, Savitar through it conquered this light; that yields him abundance more and more, &c. 14. The amulet which Brihaspati tied for swift Vâta, wearing that, the waters ever run undiminished; that verily yields them ambrosia more and more, &c. 15. The amulet which Brihaspati tied for swift Vâta, that comforting amulet king Varuna did fasten on; that verily yields him truth more and more, &c. 16. The amulet which Brihaspati tied for swift Vâta, wearing that the gods did conquer all the worlds in battle; that verily yields them conquest more and more, &c. 17. The amulet which Brihaspati tied for swift Vâta, that comforting amulet the divinities did fasten on; that verily yields them- all more and more, &c. 18. The seasons did fasten it on; the divisions (of the year) did fasten it on. Since the year did fasten it on, it guards every being. 19. The intermediate directions did fasten it on; the directions did fasten it on. The amulet created by Pragâpati has subjected those that hate me. 20. The Atharvans did tie it on, the descendants of the Atharvans did tie it on; with these allied, the Angiras cleft the castles of the Dasyus. With it those that hate me do thou slay! 21. That Dhâtar did fasten on: (then) he shaped the being. With it those that hate me do thou 22. The amulet which Brihaspati tied for the gods, destructive of the Asuras, that has come to me together with sap and lustre. 23. The amulet... has come to me together with cows, goats, and sheep, together with food and offspring. 24. The amulet... has come to me together with rice and barley, together with might and prosperity. 25. The amulet has come to me with a stream of honey and ghee together with sweet drink. 26. The amulet has come to me together with nourishment and milk, together with goods and fortune. 27. The amulet... has. come to me together with brilliance and strength, together with glory and reputation. 28. The amulet...AV 4.16b · Atharva Veda · 4
AV 4.16b
Atharva Veda · translated by Maurice Bloomfield
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