Atharva Veda: Book 1 – Hymn 26
HYMN XXVI
A prayer for protection, guidance, and prosperity
1 Let that Destructive Weapon be far distant from us, O ye Gods;
far be the Stone ye wont to hurl.
2 Our friend be that Celestial Grace, Indra and Bhaga be our friends,
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3 Thou, Offspring of the waterflood, ye Maruts, with your sun-
bright skins, give us protection reaching far.
4 Further us rightly, favour ye our bodies with your gracious love.
Give thou our children happiness.