Atharva Veda · 181 of 724

HYMN XIII

Homage to death 1. Worship to weapons of the Gods! worship to weapons of the   Kings!   Then worship to the people's arms! worship, O Death, be paid    to thee! 2. Let worship be to thy defence and to thine accusation paid.   Death! be this worship paid to thy good-will and thy malevo-    lence! 3. Worship to thy physicians, to thy sorcerers be worship paid!   Death! let this reverence be done unto thy Brāhmans and thy    roots.