Atharva Veda: Page Index

Hymn 1: A prayer to Vāchaspati for divine illumination and help.

Hymn 2: A charm against dysentery

Hymn 3: A charm against constipation and suppression of urine

Hymn 4: To the waters, for the prosperity of cattle

Hymn 5: To the waters, for strength and power

Hymn 6: To the waters, for health and wealth

Hymn 7: To Indra and Agni, for the detection and destruction of evil spirits

Hymn 8: To Indra, Brihaspati, Soma and Agni, for the destruction of sorcerers

Hymn 9: Benediction on a King at his inauguration

Hymn 10: Absolution of a sinner after intercession with Varuna

Hymn 11: A charm to be used at child-birth

Hymn 13: A prayer to Lightning, for happiness

Hymn 14: A woman's incantation against a rival

Hymn 15: A prayer for the prosperity of an institutor of sacrifice

Hymn 16: A prayer and charm against demons

Hymn 17: A charm to be used at venesection

Hymn 18: A charm to avert evil spirits of misfortune and to secure prosperity

Hymn 19: A prayer for protection from arrows and for the punishment of enemies

Hymn 21: A prayer to Indra for protection

Hymn 22: A charm against jaundice

Hymn 23: A charm against leprosy

Hymn 24: A charm against leprosy

Hymn 25: A prayer to fever, as a charm against his attacks

Hymn 26: A charm to obtain invisibility

Hymn 28: A prayer to Agni for the destruction of evil spirits

Hymn 29: A charm to secure the supremacy of a dethroned King

Hymn 30: A benediction on a King at his consecration

Hymn 32: In praise of Heaven and Earth

Hymn 33: To the Waters, for health and happiness

Hymn 34: A young man's love-charm

Hymn 35: A charm to ensure long life and glory to the wearer of an amulet

Hymn 1: Glorification of the prime cause of all things

Hymn 2: A charm to ensure success in gambling

Hymn 3: A water-cure charm

Hymn 4: A charm to ensure health and prosperity by wearing an amulet

Hymn 5: Invitation to, and praise of Indra

Hymn 6: A prayer to Agni for protection

Hymn 7: A counter-charm against imprecation and malignity

Hymn 9: A charm to cure dangerous disease

Hymn 10: Absolution and benediction

Hymn 11: Counter-charm, with an amulet, against an enemy's spell

Hymn 12: A prayer for vengeance on a malicious rival worshipper

Hymn 13: A youth's Investiture ceremony (godānam)

Hymn 14: A charm to banish vermin and noxious creatures

Hymn 15: A prayer for general protection

Hymn 16: A charm against fear

Hymn 18: A charm against enemies, goblins, and other evil creatures

Hymn 24: A charm against the magic arts of fiends

Hymn 25: A charm against fiends who cause abortion

Hymn 26: A benediction on homeward coming cattle

Hymn 27: A charm against an opponent in debate

Hymn 28: A prayer for a boy's long and happy life

Hymn 29: A benediction on a sick man

Hymn 30: A man's love-charm

Hymn 31: A charm against all sorts of worms

Hymn 32: A charm against worms or bots in cows

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Hymn 34: A prayer accompanying an animal sacrifice

Hymn 35: Expiation for an imperfectly performed sacrifice

Hymn 36: A charm to secure a husband for a marriageable girl

Hymn 1: A prayer or charm for the defeat and destruction of enemies in battle

Hymn 2: A rifaccimento or recension of I

Hymn 3: A charm for the restoration of an expelled king

Hymn 4: A benediction at the election of a king

Hymn 5: A King's address to an amulet which is to strengthen his authority

Hymn 6: Address to an amulet which is to secure the defeat of the wearer's enemies

Hymn 7: A charm with an amulet of buck horn to drive away hereditary disease

Hymn 8: A charm to secure the submission, love, and fidelity of kinsmen

Hymn 9: A charm against rheumatism (vishkondha)

Hymn 10: A new year prayer

Hymn 11: A charm for the recovery of a dangerously sick man

Hymn 12: A benediction on a newly built house

Hymn 13: A benediction on a newly cut water channel

Hymn 14: A benediction on a cattle pen

Hymn 15: A merchant's prayer for success in his business

Hymn 16: A Rishi's morning prayer

Hymn 17: A farmer's song and prayer to speed the plough

Hymn 18: A jealous wife's incantation against a rival

Hymn 19: A glorification of the office of a king's household priest

Hymn 20: A prayer for riches and general prosperity

Hymn 21: In honour of fire in all shapes, to appease Agni of the funeral pile and to quench the flames of cremation

Hymn 22: The taming and training of an elephant for a king to ride on

Hymn 23: A charm to remove a woman's sterility, and to assure the birth of boys

Hymn 24: A song of harvest

Hymn 25: A man's love-charm

Hymn 27: A charm consigning an enemy to the serpents for punishment

Hymn 28: A charm to change the ill-omened birth of twin calves into a blessing

Hymn 29: On the means to obtain immunity from taxation in the next world

Hymn 30: A prayer or charm to secure love and concord in a family

Hymn 31: A charm for the recovery of one dangerously ill

Hymn 1: Cosmogonical and mystico-theological doctrine

Hymn 2: To the unknown God

Hymn 3: A Charm against tigers, wolves, thieves and other noxious creatures

Hymn 5: A lover's sleep-charm

Hymn 6: A charm to make a poisoned arrow harmless

Hymn 7: A charm to make a poisonous plant innocuous

Hymn 8: A benediction at the consecration of a King

Hymn 9: A charm addressed to a precious ointment for safety and wealth

Hymn 10: A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet of shell

Hymn 11: A glorification of the sacrificial gharma or milk caldron

Hymn 12: A charm to mend a broken bone

Hymn 13: A charm to restore a sick man to health

Hymn 14: Accompanying the sacrifice of a he-goat

Hymn 15: A charm to hasten the coming of the rains

Hymn 16: On the omnipresence and omniscience of Varuna

Hymn 17: A charm to secure freedom from various evils

Hymn 18: A counter-charm against the incantations of enemies

Hymn 19: A counter-charm and charm to secure general protection.

Hymn 20: A charm for the acquisition of superhuman powers of sight

Hymn 21: Glorification and benediction of cows

Hymn 22: A benediction on a newly consecrated king

Hymn 23: Magnification of Agni and prayer for his protection

Hymn 24: A hymn of prayer and praise to Indra

Hymn 25: A hymn of prayer and praise to Vāyu and Savitar

Hymn 26: A hymn to Heaven and Earth

Hymn 27: A hymn to the Maruts

Hymn 28: A hymn to Bhava and Sarva

Hymn 29: A hymn to Mitra-Varuna

Hymn 30: A glorification of vāk or speech

Hymn 31: A hymn to Manyu or Wrath

Hymn 32: A hymn to Manyu

Hymn 34: Glorification of the Vishtāri sacrifice

Hymn 35: Magnification of the Odana or oblation of milk and rice

Hymn 36: A charm against fiends, human enemies, and other pests

Hymn 37: A charm against Gandharvas and Apsarases

Hymn 38: A charm for success in gambling

Hymn 39: A prayer to various deities for health, wealth, and prosperity

Hymn 40: A charm against rival worshippers

Hymn 1: A glorification of Trita and Varuna

Hymn 2: A glorification of Indra

Hymn 3: A prayer to Agni, Indra, and other deities for victory and prosperity

Hymn 4: A charm against fever and other ailments

Hymn 5: A charm to mend a broken bone

Hymn 6: A prayer for protection and prosperity

Hymn 7: A charm to deprecate Arāti or Malignity

Hymn 8: A charm for the discomfiture and destruction of hostile priests

Hymn 9: A prayer to Heaven and Earth for protection and assistance

Hymn 10: A prayer to the presiding deities of the four quarters for protection

Hymn 11: A dialogue between Atharvan and Varuna

Hymn 12: An Apri or propitiatory hymn

Hymn 13: A charm against snakes

Hymn 14: A charm against witchcraft

Hymn 15: A charm for general prosperity

Hymn 17: The abduction and restoration of a Brāhman's wife

Hymn 18: The wickedness of oppressing and robbing Brāhmans

Hymn 19: The wickedness of robbing or insulting Brāhmans

Hymn 20: A hymn to the War-drum to secure victory

Hymn 21: A hymn to the War-drum and various deities for victory

Hymn 22: A charm against fever

Hymn 23: A charm against parasitic worms

Hymn 24: A priest's prayer for protection and assistance

Hymn 25: A charm to facilitate conception

Hymn 26: A hymn of invitation to the gods

Hymn 27: An Apri or Propitiatory hymn

Hymn 28: A charm to ensure general protection and prosperity

Hymn 29: A charm for the destruction of malignant goblins

Hymn 30: A charm to restore life and health

Hymn 31: A counter-charm against the incantations of an enemy

Hymn 1: In praise of Savitar

Hymn 3: A prayer to various deities for protection and prosperity

Hymn 5: A prayer to Agni and Indra for the well being of a princely patron

Hymn 7: A prayer to Soma and other gods for help and protection

Hymn 10: A thanksgiving for life, hearing, and sight

Hymn 12: A charm against venomous serpents

Hymn 14: A charm against consumption

Hymn 16: A medical charm

Hymn 17: A charm to ensure conception

Hymn 19: A prayer for purification

Hymn 22: To the Maruts or Storm-Gods

Hymn 24: To the Rivers

Hymn 26: To Affliction

Hymn 28: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove

Hymn 29: A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove and an owl

Hymn 31: To Sūrya the Sun-God

Hymn 33: A prayer to Indra for riches

Hymn 36: In praise of Agni Vaisvānara

Hymn 38: A prayer for surpassing strength and energy

Hymn 40: A prayer for peace and security

Hymn 43: The same

Hymn 45: A prayer for preservation from mental sin and evil promptings

Hymn 47: To accompany the three daily libations

Hymn 49: In praise of Agni

Hymn 50: A charm for the destruction of vermin

Hymn 51: A prayer for purification and forgiveness of sins

Hymn 53: A prayer for recovery and preservation of health and security

Hymn 56: A charm against snakes

Hymn 58: A priest's prayer for power and glory

Hymn 60: The wooing of a bride

Hymn 62: A prayer for purification and riches

Hymn 64: To promote unanimity in an assembly

Hymn 66: A charm for the destruction and plunder of enemies

Hymn 68: A charm to accompany the shaving of the beard

Hymn 71: A priest's benediction after meat

Hymn 74: A King's charm to secure the fidelity of his people

Hymn 76: A benediction on a new-born Kshatriya child

Hymn 78: A nuptial benediction

Hymn 80: A prayer for help and protection

Hymn 82: A charm to win a bride

Hymn 84: A charm to accompany the symbolical loosing of sacrificial victims

Hymn 85: A charm against Consumption

Hymn 88: A benediction addressed to a newly elected King

Hymn 90: A charm to cure a poisoned man

Hymn 92: A charm to strengthen and inspirit a war-horse

Hymn 94: A charm to reconcile a King's discontented people

Hymn 96: A prayer for deliverance from sin and sorrow

Hymn 98: Praise of Indra

Hymn 100: A charm against poison

Hymn 103: A charm to check the approach of a hostile army

Hymn 105: A charm to cure cough

Hymn 107: A charm to protect men and cattle

Hymn 109: A charm to heal punctured wounds

Hymn 111: A charm for insanity

Hymn 113: A charm to banish the fiend Grāhi

Hymn 115: A prayer for forgiveness of sins

Hymn 117: A prayer for freedom from debt

Hymn 119: A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment

Hymn 121: A prayer for happiness in heaven

Hymn 122: A prayer for happiness in heaven

Hymn 123: A prayer for happiness in heaven

Hymn 126: Glorification of the war drum

Hymn 128: A charm for fair weather

Hymn 129: A charm for success and happiness

Hymn 131: A woman's love-charm

Hymn 133: A glorification of the sacred girdle

Hymn 134: A priest's prayer for power to punish wrong-doers

Hymn 137: A charm to promote the growth of hair

Hymn 139: A woman's love-charm

Hymn 140: A blessing on a child's first two teeth

Hymn 142: A blessing on cattle

Hymn 1: Glorification of the power of prayer and to Agni

Hymn 3: Praise of Agni as the Sun

Hymn 5: A glorification of sacrifice

Hymn 6: A prayer to Aditi for help and protection

Hymn 8: Godspeed to a departing traveller

Hymn 11: A prayer to protect corn from lightning and drought

Hymn 13: A charm to win superiority over foes and rivals

Hymn 15: A charm to win divine favour and felicity

Hymn 18: A prayer for rain

Hymn 20: A prayer for prosperity and happiness

Hymn 23: A charm to banish fiends and troubles

Hymn 26: Praise of Vishnu

Hymn 27: A prayer to Ida, Goddess of devotion

Hymn 31: A prayer for the overthrow of enemies

Hymn 35: A prayer for the prosperity of a King and his kingdom

Hymn 38: A maiden's love-charm

Hymn 40: A prayer for prosperity

Hymn 42: A prayer for delivery from sin and sickness

Hymn 45: A charm against jealousy

Hymn 48: A prayer for prosperity and the birth of a son

Hymn 50: A gambler's prayer for success in gaming

Hymn 51: A prayer for Brihaspati's and Indra's protection

Hymn 53: A charm to recover a sick man at the point of death

Hymn 55: A charm to ensure a prosperous journey

Hymn 56: A charm against poisonous bites and stings

Hymn 58: An invitation to Indra and Varuna

Hymn 60: A parting traveller's address to the houses of his village

Hymn 62: A prayer for the overthrow of enemies

Hymn 65: A charm against imprecation and threatened evils

Hymn 68: A prayer for children and prosperity

Hymn 70: A charm to frustrate an enemy's sacrifice

Hymn 73: An invitation to the Asvins

Hymn 74: A charm to cure pustules, sores, or scrofulous swellings (apachitas)

Hymn 75: A blessing on cows

Hymn 77: An incantation against an enemy

Hymn 78: A charm for a prince's prosperity

Hymn 80: A hymn to the Full Moon

Hymn 81: A hymn to the New Moon

Hymn 82: In praise of Agni

Hymn 84: A prayer for protection

Hymn 86: The same

Hymn 89: A prayer for purification and prosperity

Hymn 92: A Prayer for protection

Hymn 96: An incantation against an undetected thief

Hymn 97: Sacrificial formulas

Hymn 100: A charm against nightmare

Hymn 104: A prayer for prosperity

Hymn 108: A prayer for protection

Hymn 109: A prayer for success in gambling

Hymn 112: A prayer for protection and freedom from sin

Hymn 114: A woman's incantation against a rival

Hymn 116: A charm against Fever

Hymn 1: A charm to recover a dying man

Hymn 2: The same

Hymn 3: A prayer for the destruction of demons

Hymn 4: Imprecations on demons

Hymn 5: A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet

Hymn 6: A charm to exercise evil spirits who beset women

Hymn 7: A charm to restore a sick man to health

Hymn 8: Imprecations directed against a hostile army

Hymn 9: An enunciation of cosmogonical, ritual, and metrical doctrine

Hymn 10: A glorification of the mystical abstraction Virāj

Hymn 1: A glorification of the Asvins' whip and a prayer for blessings

Hymn 2: A glorification of Kāma as God of desire of all that is good

Hymn 3: On the consecration of a newly built house

Hymn 4: A glorification of the typical sacrificial bull

Hymn 5: A glorification of a sacrificial goat

Hymn 6: A glorification of hospitable reception of guests

Hymn 7: A glorification of the typically bull and cow

Hymn 8: A charm for the cure of various diseases connected with Consumption

Hymn 9: Enunciation of mystico-theological and cosmological doctrine

Hymn 10: Continuation of Hymn 9

Hymn 1: A charm against witchcraft

Hymn 2: Purusha, Primeval Man or humanity personified

Hymn 3: A charm to secure long life, health, prosperity and fame

Hymn 4: A charm to destroy venomous serpents

Hymn 4: A charm to overthrow a rival and gain strength, dignity, long life, children, and general prosperity

Hymn 6: The glorification of an all-powerful amulet

Hymn 7: Skambha, the Pillar or Fulcrum of all existence

Hymn 8: Speculations on the Supreme Being and Cosmogonical and theological subjects

Hymn 9: The Sataudanā or Hundredfold Oblation

Hymn 10: A glorification of the sacred Cow as representing the radiant heavens

Hymn 1: An accompaniment to the preparation and presentation of a Brahmaudana

Hymn 2: Prayer and praise to Bhava, Sarva and Rudra

Hymn 3: A glorification of the Odana or oblation of boiled rice

Hymn 4: A glorification of Prāna, Breath or Vital Spirit

Hymn 5: A glorification of the Brahmachgri or religious student

Hymn 6: A prayer to all Divinities and Sanctities for deliverance from distress

Hymn 7: A glorification of the Uchchhishta or Residue of Sacrifice

Hymn 8: On the origin of some Gods and the creation of man

Hymn 9: An incantation for the destruction of a hostile army

Hymn 10: An incantation for the destruction of a hostile army

Hymn 1: A hymn of prayer and praise to Prithivī or deified Earth

Hymn 2: A funeral hymn, and deprecation of Agni the Consumer of corpses

Hymn 3: An accompaniment to the preparation and presentation of sacrificial offerings by a householder and his wife, with prayer for prosperity and happiness on earth and in heaven

Hymn 4: On the duty of giving cows to Brāhmans, and the sin and danger of withholding the gift

Hymn 5: On the duty of giving cows to Brāhmans, and the sin and danger of withholding the gift

Hymn 1: The glorification of Rohita, a form of Fire and of the Sun

Hymn 2: The glorification of the Sun as Āditya, Sūrya and Rohita

Hymn 3: A glorification of Rohita. with a malediction on the man who wrongs a Brāhman

Hymn 4: A glorification of the Sun as the only Deity

Hymn 1: On the Bridal of Sūryā, marriage ceremonies in general

Hymn 2: On the Bridal of Sūryā, marriage ceremonies in general, continued

Hymn 1: The hyperbolical glorification of the Vrātya or Aryan Non-conformist

Hymn 2: The same, continued

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Hymn 10

Hymn 11

Hymn 12

Hymn 14

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Hymn 16

Hymn 18

Hymn 1: On the preparation and use of holy water, with, a prayer for purification and freedom from sin

Hymn 2: A charm to secure various blessings

Hymn 4: A charm to secure long life and success

Hymn 5: A charm against evil dreams

Hymn 7: An imprecation on an enemy

Hymn 8: An imprecation on an enemy

Hymn 1: A prayer to Indra, Identified with Vishnu and the Sun, for the love of Gods, men, and beasts, general protection and prosperity, and all earthly and heavenly blessings

Hymn 1: An accompaniment to funeral ceremonies and sacrificial offerings to ancestral spirits

Hymn 2: A funeral hymn, taken mainly from the Rigveda

Hymn 3: A funeral hymn, taken partly from the Rigveda

Hymn 4: A funeral hymn, composed partly of verses from the Rigveda

Hymn 1: An accompaniment to the offering of a Mixt Oblation

Hymn 2: A hymn to all waters

Hymn 4: A prayer, accompanying sacrifice, for the attainment of a wish

Hymn 6: The purusha-Sūkta, on the mystical Sacrifice of Purusha

Hymn 7: A Prayer to the Lunar Mansions and other Powers for protection and prosperity

Hymn 8: A hymn to the Sun and various heavenly bodies for protection and prosperity

Hymn 9: A prayer for general protection and prosperity

Hymn 10: A prayer for the same

Hymn 11: A continuation of Hymn 10

Hymn 12: A prayer to Ushas or Dawn for wealth and long life

Hymn 13: A prayer for aid and victory in battle

Hymn 15: A prayer for peace and security

Hymn 16: A prayer for security from danger

Hymn 18: A prayer for security and peace on all sides

Hymn 19: A hymn recommending the protection of various Gods

Hymn 22: A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-veda, to the Rishis, and to Brahma

Hymn 23: A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-vada classed according to the number of verses which their hymns contain

Hymn 24: A benediction on a newly elected King

Hymn 25: A charm to be used when a young ox is first yoked

Hymn 27: A benedictory hymn

Hymn 28: A charm for the destruction of enemies

Hymn 29: A charm for the destruction of enemies, continued from 28

Hymn 31: A charm to ensure general prosperity, accompanying self-investiture with an amulet of Udumbara

Hymn 32: A charm, with an amulet of Darbha grass, to subdue enemies and win the affection of others

Hymn 33: A protective and benedictive charm

Hymn 34: A protective charm addressed to the panacea called A Jangida

Hymn 36: A charm against disease and evil spirits

Hymn 37: A charm to secure long life and dominion to a prince

Hymn 39: A protective charm

Hymn 40: A prayer for pardon of error in sacrifice, and for wisdom, strength, and life

Hymn 42: In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion

Hymn 43: In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion

Hymn 44: A curative and protective charm

Hymn 45: A curative and protective charm

Hymn 46: A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet that ensures safety and victory

Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves

Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night

Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity

Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time

Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn

Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity

Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams

Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice

Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven

Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun

Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula

Hymn 72: A sacrificial formula

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Hymn 127: A hymn in praise of the good Government of King Kaurama

Hymn 128: Sacrificial formulas

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Hymn 134: The Ajijnasenya Verses

Hymn 135: Verses called Frustration, Abuse, the Gods' Offering, and Dazzling Power

Hymn 137: A composite hymn in praise of Indra

Hymn 138: In praise of Indra

Hymn 140: Continuation of the preceding hymn to the Asvins

Hymn 141: Hymn to the Asvins

Hymn 142: Hymn to Dawn and the Asvins

Hymn 143: Hymn to the Asvins