A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove

Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at sacred-texts.com

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HYMN XXVIII

A charm to avert misfortune foreshown by the coming of a dove

1Drive forth the Dove, chase it with holy verses: rejoicing bring
   we hither food and cattle,
  Obliterating traces of misfortune. Most fleet may it fly forth and
   leave us vigour.
2These men have strengthened Agni's might, these men have
   brought the kine to us.
  They have sung glory to the Gods. Who is the man that con-
   quers them?
3Be reverence paid to him who, while exploring the path for
   many, first approached the river,
  Lord of this world of quadrupeds and bipeds; to him be rever-
   ence paid, to Death, to Yama!