Atharva Veda · 520 of 724

HYMN XI

A continuation of Hymn 10 1. May the great Lords of Truth protect and aid us: blest to us be    our horses and our cattle.   Kind be the pious, skilful-handed Ribhus, kind be the Fathers    at our invocations 2. Kind to us be the Gods and Visve Devas, Sarasvati with Holy   Thoughts be gracious.   Friendly be they, the Liberal Ones, who seek us, yea, those who    dwell in-heaven, on earth, in waters. 3. May Aja-Ekapād the God be gracious, gracious the Dragon of    the Deep, and Ocean.   Gracious be he, the swelling Child of Waters, gracious be Prisni    who hath Gods to guard her. 4. So may the Rudras, Vasus, and Ādityas accept the new hymn we    now are making.   May all the Holy Ones of earth and heaven, and the Cow’s off-    spring hear our invocation. 5. Priests of the Gods, worthy of sacrifices, immortal, knowing   Law, whom man must worship.   May these to-day give us broad paths to travel. Preserve us    evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.