Atharvavedaparishishta 4.4

English (machine translation) 4.4

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4.4.1

The Night-hymns are: 'Into the earthly space, O Night...', 'The active maiden...', and 'The saving...'

4.4.2

Touching [the king], he should murmur the two hymns: 'Both mine...' and 'The waters to me...'

4.4.3

With the five [stanzas beginning with] 'He who is our own...', he should offer mustard seeds into the fire.

4.4.4

Having circled [the lamp] three times over the king with the lamp to the accompaniment of 'He who in this...' and 'He who... from the mother', he should hand it to the messenger.

4.4.5

With the verse 'Fearlessness...', he should cast four pebbles clockwise in every direction.

4.4.6

With 'Come, step upon the stone...', he should make him stand on the fifth [stone].

4.4.7

With 'Let not consumption approach him, O god...', he should offer incense of bdellium and costus.

4.4.8

With 'Whatever fragrance is yours...' and 'A triple lifetime...', he should apply sacred ashes.

4.4.9

Having fastened an amulet with 'You are an undoer of hexes...',

4.4.10

he should cast pebbles clockwise in every direction with 'May Agni protect me from the east with the Vasus...'

4.4.11

Going outside, having gone north, having stepped outside, he should perform it for a friend, he should perform it for one who has faith.

4.4.12

The nightly rite of fearlessness [according to] Paiṭhīnasi, son of Mausalī.

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Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa — Sanskrit