Atharva Veda

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Translation by Ralph T.H. Griffith

BOOK I

HYMN XV

A prayer for the prosperity of an institutor of sacrifice

1          Let the streams, flow together, let the winds and birds assembled come.
            Let this my sacrifice delight them always. I offer it with duly mixt oblation.

2          Come to my call, Blent Offerings, come ye very nigh. And, singers, do ye                         strengthen and increase this man.
            Hither come every animal: with this man let all wealth abide.

3          All river founts that blend their streams for ever inexhaustible—
            With all these confluent streams of mine we make abundant riches flow.

4          All streams of melted butter, and all streams of water and of milk
            With all these confluent streams of mine we make abundant riches flow.

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