Atharva Veda · 326 of 724

HYMN XVIII

A prayer for rain 1. Burst open, Prithvi, and cleave asunder this celestial cloud.   Untie, O Dhātar—for thou canst—the bottle of the breast of    heaven. 2. Let not the Sun’s heat burn, nor cold destroy her. Let Earth    with all her quickening drops burst open.   Even for her the waters flow, and fatness: where Soma is even    there is bliss for ever.