Atharva Veda · 499 of 724

HYMN IV

A charm to secure long life and success 1. I am the:centre of riches. Fain would I be the centre of mine    equals. 2. Pleasant art thou to sit by one, a mother: immortal among    mortals. 3. Let not inward breath desert me; let not outward breath depart    and leave me. 4. Let Sūrya protect me from Day, Agni from Earth, Vāyu from   Firmament, Yama from men, Sarasvatī from dwellers on the    earth. 5. Let not outward and inward breath fail me. Be not thou destruc-    tive among the men. 6. Propitious to-day be dawns and evenings. May I drink water with    all my people safe around me. 7. Mighty are ye, domestic creatures. May Mitra-Varuna stand    beside me. May Agni give me inward and outward breath.   May,he give me ability.