Atharva Veda · 185 of 724

HYMN XVII

A charm to ensure conception 1. Even as this mighty Earth conceived the germ of all the things    that be,   So may the germ of life be laid in thee that thou mayst bear a    son. 2. Even as this mighty Earth hath borne and bears the stately    forest trees,   So may the germ of life be borne in thee that thou mayst bear a    son. 3. Even as this mighty Earth hath borne and bears the mountains    and the hills,   So may the germ of life be borne in thee that thou mayst bear    a son. 4. Even as this mighty Earth supports the moving world that    dwells thereon,   So may the germ of life be borne in thee that thou mayst bear a    son.