Atharva Veda · 102 of 724

HYMN V

A lover’s sleep-charm 1. The Bull who hath a thousand horns, who rises up from out the    sea,   By him the strong and mighty one we lull the folk to rest and.    sleep. 2. Over the surface of the earth there breathes no wind, there looks.    no eye.   Lull all the women, lull the dogs to sleep, with Indra as thy    friend! 3. The woman sleeping in the court, lying without, or stretched on    beds,   The matrons with their odorous sweets—these, one and all, we    lull to sleep. 4. Each moving thing have I secured, have held and held the eye    and breath.   Each limb and member have I seized in the deep darkness of    the night. 5. The man who sits, the man who walks, whoever stands and clearly    sees   Of these we closely shut the eyes, even as we closely shut this    house. 6. Sleep mother, let the father sleep, sleep dog, and master of the    home.   Let all her kinsmen sleep, sleep all the people who are round    about. 7. With soporific charm, O Sleep, lull thou to slumber all the folk.   Let the rest sleep till break of day, I will remain awake till    dawn, like Indra free from scath and harm.