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Atharvaveda - XII 1 Hymn to goddess Earth - Part 07 Protect us from harm
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The Atharvaveda
XII 1 Hymn to goddess Earth Part 7
Thy easterly regions, and thy northern,
thy southerly regions, o Earth, and thy western,
shall be kind to me as l walk upon Thee
May l, that have been placed into the world
Not fail
Do not drive us from the west, nor from the east;
not from the north, and not from the south
May we be given security here, O Earth:
way-layers shall not find us,
hold far away their murderous weapons
As long as I look out upon thee, o Earth,
with Surya, the Sun, as my companion,
so long shall my sight not fail,
as year followeth upon year
When, as I lie, I turn upon my right or left side, o Earth;
when stretched out we lie with our ribs upon Thee
pressing against us,
do not, o Earth,
that liest close to everything,
there injure us.