Atharva Veda 6.119 · Vedas – Griffith · Verses Across
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Atharva Veda 6.119A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
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Hinduism · Vedas · Atharva Veda
Atharva Veda 6.119
A prayer for release from debts incurred without intention of payment
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The debt which I incur, not gaming, Agni! and, not intending to repay, acknowledge, That may Vaisvānara, the best, our sovran, carry away into the world of virtue.
I cause Vaisvānara to know, confessing the debt whose payment to the Gods is promised. He knows to tear asunder all these nooses: so may we dwell with him the gentle-minded.
Vaisvānara the Purifier purge me when I oppose their hope and break my promise, Unknowing in my heart. With supplication, whatever guilt there is in that, I banish.
