1. From thy head unto thy feet do I implant (love's) longing into thee. Ye gods, send forth the yearning love: may yonder man burn after me! 2. Favour this (plan), Anumati; fit it tooether, Âkûti! Ye gods, send forth the yearning love may yonder man burn after me! 3. If thou dost run three leagues away, (or even) five leagues, the distance coursed by a horseman, from there thou shalt again return, shalt be the father of our sons!AV 6.132 · Atharva Veda · 6
AV 6.132
Atharva Veda · translated by Maurice Bloomfield
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LoveChildrenDesireFamilyHopeJusticeFriendshipGreed
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