HYMNS OF ATHARVA-VEDA

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TRANSLATED BY MAURICE BLOOMFIELD......Page 8
I. CHARMS TO CURE DISEASES AND  POSSESSION BY DEMONS OF DISEASE (BHAISHAGYKNI).......Page 12
I, 25. Charm against takman (fever).......Page 13
XIX, 39. Prayer to the kushtha-plant  to destroy takman (fever), and other ailments.......Page 14
VI, 105. Charm against cough.......Page 15
I, 3. Charm against constipation  and retention of urine.......Page 16
VI, 24. Dropsy, heart-disease, and  kindred maladies cured by flowing water.......Page 17
III, 7. Charm against kshetriya,  hereditary disease.......Page 18
VII, 76. A. Charm for curing  scrofulous sores called apakit.......Page 19
VI, 57. Urine (gâlâsha) as a cure  for scrofulous sores.......Page 20
VI, 109. The pepper-corn as a cure  for wounds.......Page 21
V, 23. Charm against worms in  children.......Page 22
IV, 7. Charm against poison.......Page 23
VI, 12. Charm against snake-poison.......Page 24
VI, 136. Charm with the plant  nitatni to promote the growth of hair.......Page 25
IV, 37. Charm with the plant  agasringi to drive out Rakshas, Apsaras and Gandharvas.......Page 26
IV, 6. Charm against demons  (pisâka) conceived as the cause of disease.......Page 27
II, 4. Charm with an amulet derived  from the gangida tree, against diseases and demons.......Page 28
VI, 85. Exorcism of disease by  means of an amulet from the varana-tree.......Page 29
VIII, 7. Hymn to all magic and  medicinal plants, used as a universal remedy.......Page 30
VI, 96. Plants as a panacea.......Page 31
IX, 8. Charm to procure immunity  from all diseases.......Page 32
III, 11. Prayer for health and long  life.......Page 33
VII, 53. Prayer for long life.......Page 34
VIII, 1. Prayer for exemption from  the dangers of death.......Page 35
VIII, 2. Prayer for exemption from  the dangers of death.......Page 36
V. 30. Prayer for exemption from  disease and death.......Page 37
IV, 10. The pearl and its shell as  an amulet bestowing long life and prosperity.......Page 38
I, 16. Charm with lead, against  demons and sorcerers.......Page 39
IV, 20. Charm with a certain plant  (sadampushpâ) which exposes demons and enemies.......Page 40
IV, 18. Charm with the  apâmârga-plant, against sorcerers and demons.......Page 41
X, 1. Charm to repel sorceries or  spells.......Page 42
V, 14. Charm to repel sorceries or  spells.......Page 44
VIII, 5. Prayer for protection  addressed to a talisman made from wood of the sraktya-tree.......Page 45
X, 3. Praise of the virtues of an  amulet derived from the varana-tree.......Page 46
X, 6. Praise of the virtues of  amulet of khadira-wood in the shape of a ploughshare.......Page 47
IV, 16. Prayer to Varuna for  protection against treacherous designs.......Page 48
II, 7. Charm against curses and  hostile plots, undertaken with a certain plant.......Page 49
II, 36. Charm to obtain a husband.......Page 50
VII, 37. Charm pronounced by the  bride over the bridegroom.......Page 51
VI, 17. Charm to prevent  miscarriage.......Page 52
VI, 8. Charm to secure the love of  a woman.......Page 53
VII, 139. Charm to arouse the  passionate love of a woman.......Page 54
VI, 132. Charm to arouse the  passionate love of a man.......Page 55
I, 14. A woman's incantation  against her rival.......Page 56
VI, 110. Expiatory charm for a  child born under an unlucky star.......Page 57
III, 3. Charm for the restoration of  an exiled king.......Page 58
IV, 22. Charm to secure the  superiority of a king.......Page 59
VIII, 8. Battle-charm.......Page 60
I, 19. Battle-charm against  arrow-wounds.......Page 61
VI, 99. Battle-charm of a king on  the eve of battle.......Page 62
XI, 9. Prayer to Arbudi and  Nyarbudi for help in battle.......Page 63
XI, 10. Prayer to Trishamdhi for  help in battle.......Page 64
V, 20. Hymn to the battle-drum.......Page 65
III, 30. Charm to secure harmony.......Page 66
VI, 42. Charm to appease anger.......Page 67
VI, 94. Charm to bring about  submission to one's will.......Page 68
VI, 50. Exorcism of vermin infesting  grain in the field.......Page 69
VI, 70. Charm to secure the  attachment of a cow to her calf.......Page 70
III, 13. Charm for conducting a  river into a new channel.......Page 71
IV, 38. A. Prayer for success in  gambling.......Page 72
VI, 56. Exorcism of serpents from  the premises.......Page 73
X, 4. Charm against serpents,  invoking the horse of Pedu that slays serpents.......Page 74
XI, 2. Prayer to Bhava and Sarva  for protection from dangers.......Page 75
VII, 9. Charm for finding lost  property.......Page 76
XI, 6. Prayer for deliverance from  calamity, addressed to the entire pantheon.......Page 77
VI, 115. Expiatory formulas for sins.......Page 78
VI, 29. Charm against ominous  pigeons and owls.......Page 79
V, 18. Imprecation against the  oppressors of Brahmans.......Page 80
V, 19. Imprecation against the  oppressors of Brahmans.......Page 81
XII, 4. The necessity of giving away  sterile cows to the Brahmans.......Page 82
XI, 1. The preparation of the  brahmaudana, the porridge given as a fee to the Brahmans.......Page 84
XII, 3. The preparation of the  brahmaudana, the porridge given as a fee to the Brahmans.......Page 86
IX, 3. Removal of a house that has  been presented to a priest as sacrificial reward.......Page 89
XX, 127. A kuntâpa-hymn.......Page 90
XII, 1. Hymn to goddess Earth.......Page 91
XIII, 1. Prayer for sovereign power  addressed to the god Rohita and his female Rohinî.......Page 94
XI, 5. Glorification of the sun, or  the primeval principle, as a Brahman disciple.......Page 97
XI, 4. Prâna, life or breath,  personified as the supreme spirit.......Page 98
IX, 2. Prayer to Kâma (love),  personified as a primordial power.......Page 99
XIX, 53. Prayer to Kâla (time),  personified as a primordial power.......Page 100
XI, 7. Apotheosis of the ukkhishta,  the leavings of the sacrifice.......Page 101
IX, 1. Hymn to the honey-lash of  the Asvins.......Page 102