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Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

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ATHARVA VEDA<br />

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28. I have saved thee from a depth of five fathoms, and, too, from a depth of ten fathoms; moreover,<br />

from the foot-fetter of Yama, and from every sin against the gods.<br />

VI, 96. Plants as a panacea.<br />

1. The many plants of hundredfold aspect, whose king is Soma, which have been begotten by<br />

Brihaspati, shall free us from calamity!<br />

2. May they free us from (the calamity) consequent upon curses, and also from the (toils) of Varuna;<br />

moreover, from the foot-fetter of Yama, and every sin against the gods!<br />

3. What laws we have infringed upon, with the eye, the mind, and speech, either while awake, or<br />

asleep-may Soma by his (divine) nature clear these (sins) away from us!<br />

II, 32. Charm to secure perfect health.<br />

1. From thy eyes, thy nostrils, ears, and chin--the disease which is seated in thy head--from thy brain<br />

and tongue I do tear it out.<br />

2. From thy neck, nape of the neck, ribs, and spine--the disease which is seated in thy fore-arm--from<br />

thy shoulders and arms I do tear it out.<br />

3. From thy heart, thy lungs, viscera, and sides; from thy kidneys, spleen, and liver we do tear out the<br />

disease.<br />

4. From thy entrails, canals, rectum, and abdomen; from thy belly, guts, and navel I do tear out the<br />

disease.<br />

5. From thy thighs, knees, heels, and the tips of thy feet--from thy hips I do tear out the disease seated<br />

in thy buttocks, from thy bottom the disease seated in thy buttocks.<br />

6. From thy bones, marrow, sinews and arteries; from thy hands, fingers, and nails I do tear out the<br />

disease.<br />

7. The disease that is in thy every limb, thy every hair, thy every joint; that which is seated in thy<br />

skin, with Kasyapa's charm, that tears out, to either side we do tear it out.<br />

IX, 8. Charm to procure immunity from all diseases.<br />

1. Headache and suffering in the head, pain in the ears and flow of blood, every disease of the head,<br />

do we charm forth from thee.<br />

2. From thy ears, from thy kankûshas the earpain, and the neuralgia--every disease of the head do we<br />

charm forth from thee.<br />

3. (With the charm) through whose agency disease hastens forth from the ears and the mouth-every<br />

disease of the head do we charm forth from thee.<br />

4. (The disease) that renders a man deaf and blind--every disease of the head do we charm forth from<br />

thee.<br />

5. Pain in the limbs, fever in the limbs, the neuralgia that affects every limb-every disease of the head<br />

do we charm forth from thee.<br />

6. (The disease) whose frightful aspect makes man tremble, the takman (fever) that comes every<br />

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