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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 79

AV 6 79.1

अयं नो नभसस् पतिः संस्फानो अभि रक्षतु । असमातिम् गृहेषु नः

ayaṃ no nabhasas patiḥ saṃsphāno abhi rakṣatu | asamātim gṛheṣu naḥ

Let this lord of the cloud, the swelling one, protect us; (let there be) unrivalled abundance in our houses.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

May this our Lord of Cloudy Sky, bedewed with liquid drops preserve unequalled riches in our homes.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 79.2

त्वं नो नभसस् पते ऊर्जं गृहेसु धारय । आ पुष्टम् एत्व् आ वसु

tvaṃ no nabhasas pate ūrjaṃ gṛhesu dhāraya | ā puṣṭam etv ā vasu

You, O lord of the cloud, hold fast strength in our houses; let prosperity come, let goods come.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Lord of the Cloudy Sky, bestow vigour and strength on our abodes. Let wealth and treasure come to us.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 79.3

देव संस्फान सहस्रापोषस्येशिषे । तस्य नो रास्व तस्य नो धेहि तस्य ते भक्तिवाम्सः स्याम

deva saṃsphāna sahasrāpoṣasyeśiṣe | tasya no rāsva tasya no dhehi tasya te bhaktivāmsaḥ syāma

O god Saṃsphāna, you rule over thousandfold prosperity; grant of that to us, bestow of that on us, may we be sharers of that of yours.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thou, God bedewed with drops, art Lord of infinite prosperity. Grant us thereof, give us thereof: may we enjoy this boon of thine.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)