The Four Vedas
Atharva Veda — selected hymns
Maurice Bloomfield (1897), Sacred Books of the East 42; selected hymns • Public Domain
Themes in this anthology
CHARMS TO CURE DISEASES AND POSSESSION BY — Hymns
1V, 22. Charm against takman (fever) and related diseases.2VI, 20. Charm against takman (fever).3I, 25. Charm against takman (fever).4VII, 116. Charm against takman (fever).5V, 4. Prayer to the kushtha-plant to destroy takman (fever).6XIX, 39. Prayer to the kushtha-plant to destroy takman7I, 12. Prayer to lightning, conceived as the cause of fever,8I, 22. Charm against jaundice and related diseases.9VI, 14. Charm against the disease balâsa.10VI, 105. Charm against cough.11I, 2. Charm against excessive discharges from the body.12II, 3. Charm against excessive discharges from the body,13VI, 44. Charm against excessive discharges from the body.14I, 3. Charm against constipation and retention of urine.15VI, 90. Charm against internal pain (colic), due to the16I, 10. Charm against dropsy.17VII, 83. Charm against dropsy.18VI, 24. Dropsy, heart-disease, and kindred maladies cured19VI, 80. An oblation to the sun, conceived as one of the two20II, 8. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease.21II, 10. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease.22III, 7. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease.23I, 23. Leprosy cured by a dark plant.24I, 24. Leprosy cured by a dark plant.25VI, 83. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apakit.26VII, 76. A. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apakit.27VII, 74. A. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apakit.28VI, 25. Charm against scrofulous sores upon neck and29VI, 57. Urine (gâlâsha) as a cure for scrofulous sores.30IV, 12. Charm with the plant arundhatî (lâkshâ) for the cure31V, 5. Charm with the plant silâki (lâkshâ, arundhatî) for the32VI, 109. The pepper-corn as a cure for wounds.33I, 17. Charm to stop the flow of blood.34II, 31. Charm against worms.35II. 32. Charm against worms in cattle.36V, 23. Charm against worms in children.37IV, 6. Charm against poison.38IV, 7. Charm against poison.39VI, 100. Ants as an antidote against poison.40VI, 12. Charm against snake-poison.41VII, 56. Charm against the poison of serpents, scorpions,42VI, 16. Charm against ophthalmia.43VI, 21. Charm to promote the growth of hair.44VI, 136. Charm with the plant nitatni to promote the growth45VI, 137. Charm to promote the growth of hair.46IV, 4. Charm to promote virility.47VI, 111. Charm against mania.48IV, 37. Charm with the plant agasringi to drive out Rakshas,49II, 9. Possession by demons of disease, cured by an amulet of50IV, 6. Charm against demons (pisâka) conceived as the cause51II, 25. Charm with the plant prisniparnî against the demon52VI, 32. Charm for driving away demons (Rakshas and53II, 4. Charm with an amulet derived from the gangida tree,54XIX, 34, Charm with an amulet derived from the gafigpida-55XIX, 35. Charm with an amulet derived from the gangida-56VI, 85. Exorcism of disease by means of an amulet from the57VI, 127. The kîpudru-tree as a panacea.58XIX, 38. The healing properties of bdellium.59VI, 91. Barley and water as universal remedies.60VIII, 7. Hymn to all magic and medicinal plants, used as a61VI, 96. Plants as a panacea.62II, 32. Charm to secure perfect health.63IX, 8. Charm to procure immunity from all diseases.64II, 29. Charm for obtaining long life and prosperity by