Samnyasa Upanishads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c5.s2.t6.9

Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads: Hindu Scriptures on Asceticism and Renunciation c5.s2.t6.9

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c5.s2.t6.9

Indebtedness is considered a grave state, and gods are frequently petitioned to eliminate one's debt.³⁶ The Apsarases, for example, are asked in the *Atharva Veda* hymn 6.118 to discharge debts incurred in gambling, while in the very next hymn (AV 6.119) Agni Vaiśvānara is requested to remit debts not related to gambling. A suppliant prays:

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Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit