Atharva Veda · 20 of 724

HYMN XX

A prayer to Soma, the Maruts, Mitra, and Varuna, for protection 1. May it glide harmless by in this our sacrifice, O Soma, God!   Maruts, be gracious unto us.   Let not disaster, let not malison find us out; let not abominable    guiles discover us. 2. Mitra and Varuna, ye twain, turn carefully away from us   The deadly dart that flies to-day, the missile of the wicked    ones. 3. Ward off from this side and from that, O Varuna, the deadly    dart:   Give us thy great protection, turn the lethal weapon far away. 4. A mighty Ruler thus art thou, unconquered, vanquisher of    foes,   Even thou whose friend is never slain, whose friend is never over-    come.