From the breath of Brahman arose Brahma, from his head arose Shiva, dressed in Elephant skin with Pinaka. I pray to Thrimurthi for long life. I offer this sacrifice to thee. From the Chest arose Agni, the fire in us all. May he release us from death’s hangman. I offer this sacrifice to thee. From his efflugence arose The Golden Sun. May he bless us with a long life. I offer this sacrifice to thee. O Goddess Laksmi, the repository of all knowledge originating from Brahman, you are also known as Sri, Laksmi, Aubala, Ambika, Gam and Indrasena. May the Goddess grant us long life. I offer this sacrifice to The Universal Mother, Dakshayani, and all the lineage of all the gods and divine being. May they all bless us with a long life. I offer this sacrifice to the Ganas, who remove all obstacles towards a long life. May our projeny too benefit. Brahman alone exists and from whom arose Vasus, Rudras, Adityas, Maruts, Sadhyas, Rbhus, Yksas, Gandharvas, Pitrs, Bhrgus, Nagas, Angirases for the welfare of a people in need. I offer this sacrifice and pray for the blessing of a long life. O Lord Vishnu, I offer my incessant chanting of mantras. Bless us with a long life filled with happiness. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

Rishi - Atharvaa Prayers offered to Agni, Vayu, Surya, Chandra and Waters to use their perfect equilibrium and balance in the Power of tapas, The righteous rage, shining, burning and brilliance against the haters.

Freedom from Fear - Rishi Brahmaa Heaven and Earth, The Nights, Sun and Moon do not fear and no harm befalls them. So too the Individual Life should not fear. Just as like the Priest and the Warrior, like Truth and Falsehood, Like the past and the future do not fear, so too the individual life should not fear. Protection - Rishi Brahmaa Let the Vital Airs, keep death away, I offer my self Let Heaven and Earth protect me with their attention, I offer my self Let the Sun protect me with its glance, I offer myself O Agni, the messenger protect me in the company of all the gods, I offer myself Let the Supreme power the basis of all, protect me, I offer myself. Strength - Rishi Brahmaa Force give me force, I offer myself Strength give me strength, I offer myself Power give me power, I offer myself Life give me life, I offer myself Hearing give me hearing, I offer myself Eyes, give me sight, I offer myself Protection give me protection, I offer myself. Relief from demons and foes - Rishi Chaatana Destroyer of Adversaries, drive away adversaries, I offer myself Destoyer of Rivals, drive away rivals, I offer myself Destroyer of Poverty, drive away poverty, I offer myself Destroyer of Pishacha, drive away pishacha, I offer myself Destroyer of Demonic Powers, drive away demonic power, I offer myself

Rishi: Chaatana In the Abyss of the subconscious resides the demons, that find a home in angry minds. they consume the individual with destructive repetitive thought patterns. You will not allow you to influence our search for knowledge, or allow you to corrupt simple pleasures or to sow seeds of negative qualities. Take your conflicts to the lower realms, where the other negative qualities reside The illumined mind with the power of intuition will defeat and drive these negative qualities away. If you have become diseased, keep bad company, are contemplating despicable acts, the illumined mind will destroy you. I have rooted you out of the dark corners of the mind and won all the battles. You have have no home here now.

To Agni, The Divine Will in us all

Rishi: Atharva With your luminous presence all round, O Agni, guard the child of man, guide him to maturity and beyond. Your splendor becomes his, and his protection. Death dares to approach only the allotted time, under your protection. Brishpathi grants the body to Mind. The Word, is your body, your happiness. You protect them from ill-will. May your life of hundred autumns be filled with true wealth. Find your rock within, anchoring your life to it for a hundred years, blessed by all-gods. Let this Word act as a garment under the protection of all-gods and your brothers. Your birth into this new life and growth will lead to many more such births.

Rishi: Bharadvaaja May my ongoing Tapas be beneficial to Heaven, Earth, the Mid-World, the Guardians, The Sun and The wind gods. O Gods, masters of sacrifice, From Bharadwaja I received this knowledge. May those that impede our disciplines be themselves cast into great difficulties. O Indra, the illumined mind, hear me thus. Those who are impure in heart and intent be cut down, like a tree with an axe. I accept the benefits of the sacrifice of the force of desire, direct to our Fathers accompanied by the Sama chant of three and eighty mantras. The Adityas, Vasus and Angiras propel me into the divine flame. May the splendour of Heaven and Earth reflect in me. May all the gods and realised fathers rejoice with me. Let all opposition fall back into their own evil nature. O Maruts, those who in their superiority, look down on our sacrifices, may they be weakened. They find no place In heaven. With my Mantras, I break the seven pranic knots and eight energy blocks. The power of this mantra, carried by the flames will reach the god of Death. In this fire, you reside. The fire enters your body and your breath give s power to your words.

Rishi: Sukra Your one-pointed aspiration, makes sin meaningless. You have made your self as the weapon of weapons that gains fame and glory, no longer bound to your peers Your Sadhana, takes you forward through all opposition to your goal, an unconquerable hero that gains fame and glory, no longer bound to your peers. All implacable foes are defeated and you gain fame and glory, no longer bound to your peers. In your Wisdom, others find their purpose. You protect, and gain fame and glory, no longer bound to your peers. You become what your sought, the source of all, bright, luminous like the Sun. You are the light and gain fame and glory no longer bound to your peers.

Hymn in praise of the 27 Nakshatras

Prayer for Good Health and removal of all ailments

May the rising self-awareness bring the fire of wisdom, the ocean of knowledge, the shower of bliss, the Mitras, the divine healers, Brahamnaspathi, Soma and Rudra. May our efforts win the grace of Bhagya, the powerful and strong, the one the conquerors think of. O Bhagya, shower us with your favours and guide us to reach the splendor, greatness and true prosperity reserved for victorious warriors. With your blessing may we mature and grow in peace and remain happy as our days end. May we gain eternity with your blessings and may the Gods accept us. With our sense under control we invoke you O Bhagya. With the dawn of our endeavour, you shower us with blessing of strength and kinship. Having offered our everything into this fire of intent give us what we deserve. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

O Indra, gift me fearlessness and grant protection, destroy the enemies that never rest. O Indra, answer our prayers, you are the Lord, the benevolent in this world and the next. You destroy our enemies and shower us with waters of peace and safety. We praise you with sacret chants, May we cross the waters, under your protection and by Garuda. May The heavenly teacher bless us with protection. With the ecstasy of Soma, the enemies are subdued and the beauty of the world reveals itself. From Brahman came the original event, the luminescence spread to the boundaries of the universe, both the seen and the hidden originate from him. O earth, bring an end to our suffering with Joy now and forever. You are the womb of all creatures. I Worship The Goddess Sri, whose subtle presence is indicated by sweet fragrance, who bring prosperity and is the mother to all creatures. May the Goddess shower her blessings on me. May all that hinders my prosperity be destroyed. The Gods, with their chief Vishnu freed themselves from the fear of their enemies. Let my intellect be illumined by intuition, and the mind happy. He is rendered spiritual by his actions which cleanses his negativities. With this we conquer our enemies. O Indra, having succeeded in killing the Demon, you become all-knowing and enjoy the ecstatsy of union, without any hindrance from our enemies. May we be in harmony with nature, and not so for thise whar not. With the flow of Soma, you grant us bliss, and all things knowable. Let me see all as great and beautiful and experience it as my own. Finally grant us a permanent residence at your abode, having know the life and pleasure on Earth.

The earth is our sustainer, the one who gives us bliss and she supports all life. You were raised up by the Varaha incarnation. Oh, Earth, destroy all the evil and sinful deeds. You have been gifted to us by God. Kasyapa prayed to you, grant me prosperity as all my well-being depends on you. O Goddess, cleanse me so I may be sinless. You have destroyed my sins and made me worthy of the highest goal.

We meditate on the Creator, with one pointed attention and focus, who is present in the primeval waters, in the world and heavens above. He is the greatest of the great, present in every part of creation and is the impelling force for growth. He is the substratum of existence and its final abode. The source of all powers, the past and the future. The First cause, Parjapathi, self supporting and imperishable. Earth and Heaven and the space between is permeated and within Him, who causes the heat and light of the Sun. He who is bound in the hearts of the Sages through meditation, The Imperishable One in who all existence rest. Parkriti’s finds her origin in Him, who has created and is the inner controller of the fauna and flora and humans. He is the one without a second, the greatest of the great, all forms are His, imperishable, the oldest, beyond darkness or creator is the universe. He is the subtlest and nothing exists other than Him. That alone is right and true, and the Brahman known by the wise, is the declaration of the Sages. All our spiritual and mundane actions are That. The Origin and Sustainer of this and multitude universes in the past and the present. The Five elements, The Sun, Moon, Stars, Soma and food is That. His is Pashupathi. He is all measures of time. The waters, heaven and earth were milked by him. The length, breath and middle of Him is unknowable. No limits on the great glory of ParmaAtma. His Viswharoopa the eye cannot see. His is only know to those immortal beings who fix their mind and heart on him.

O Mother! Remove this nightmare experience of the Universe, perpetuated by hundreds of people. Destroy my sin. Let your energy rise in me, breaking the knots of ignorance and expanding my consciousness. You energy rises and breaks the bonds in the consciousness of thousands of genuine seekers. My Dearest! We worship you with our offerings.

In the beginning of creation arose the golden seed who is the one lord of all creation, who holds the earth and the heavens. To Him we offer our worship. He is the one who infused us with souls and strength and who the gods obey implicitly. His very shadow is immortal and death. To Him we offer our worship. In his greatness the One is the king of vision and breath. All creatures two and four are created by Him. To Him we offer our worship. The Snow mountains, The oceans and its currents are due to his greatness and belong to Him. The directions are his arms. To Him we offer our worship The solidity of Earth and the majestic force of Heaven are due to Him. He holds the heavens and the world of light. He gives structure to space. To Him we offer our worship. Heaven and Earth resound with gratitude for His protection and support. Their gratitude illumines their minds, with the rising Sun, illumining them. To Him we offer our worship. The all encompassing mighty waters gave birth to the child, and fire and the progenitor. A single breath awoke the Gods. To Him we offer our worship. He held mighty energies, gave them direction and purpose through sacrifice. He is the one God of all gods. To Him we offer our worship. He who is our father protect us, He created heaven and eternal Dharma. He created the waters of delight. To Him we offer our worship. O Prajapati, you are the sole creator of all that is. Our prayers to you hold our desires. May we master ourselves in true happiness.

Rishi: Bhrgu - Angiraa You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. O Agni, may we have peace and pure consciousness.O Soma, may we be blissful and of firm foundation. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. O Wind, may we have peace. May the midworlds give us strength and the four regions be in peace. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. The four heavenly regions have The wind as their lord and is gazed on by Sun. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. You shall reside there through your autumn, beyond the grasp of Yakshma and Nirrti. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. No calamities shall befall you, nor will disease find you. Niether will hatred or criticism. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. Poverty shall never lays its eyes on you. Happiness is your constancy and bliss the result of your good work. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven. The Gods freed the Sun from darkness and set him on his Dharma without sin. You are released frome the limitation placed on you by Varuna, Nirrti, the curses of sisters. With the power of the Word, you are now free of all evils in this life and the life in heaven.

Atharva Veda Chants

Rishi: Bhrgu - Angiraa O Lord, Lead this man to the land of the living, releasing him from the grip of the demon and the joint afflictions. He has joined the living and is joyful and is a father to his sons. He lives with unbounded joy after conquering the afflictions and is now joyful. the cures for his disease are thousands in number in the hands of a score of healers. The gods gave us these remedies which are know to the men of knowledge and to the plants themselves. The best healer, the pure one, supported by the other healers will provide the best remedy.

Rishi: Bhrgu-angiraa Let the two herbs free us of the upper and lower bodily ailments. Let darkness and those who confuse become unsubstantial. Let this plant make the disease dissipate. The husks of barley along with this plant destroys the disease and it fades. We offer our obeisance to the tools, the one who ploughs, protects and presides over this field. May this disease disappear.