Atharva Veda: Book 19: Hymn 23: A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-vada classed according to the number of verses which their hymns contain

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HYMN XXIII

A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-vada classed according to the number of verses which their hymns contain

Hail to the four-verse strophes of the Atharvanas!
Hail to the five-versed!
Hail to the six-versed!
Hail to the seven-versed!
Hail to the eight-versed!
Hail to the nine-versed!
Hail to the ten-versed!
Hail to the eleven-versed!
Hail to the twelve-versed!
Hail to the thirteen-versed
Hail to the fourteen-versed!
Hail to the fifteen-versed!
Hail to the sixteen-versed!
Hail to the seventeen-versed!
Hail to the eighteen-versed!
Hail, nineteen!
Hail, twenty!
Hail to the Great Section!
Hail to the triplets!
Hail to the single-versed hymns!
Hail to the little ones!
Hail to the single non-Rich-versed ones!
Hail to the Rohitas!
Hail to the two Sūryā hymns!
Hail to the two Vrātya hymns!
Hail to the two Prajāpati hymns!
Hail to the hymn of victory!
Hail to the hymns for happiness!
Hail to Brahma!
Collected manly powers are topped by Brahma. Brahma at first
spread out the loftiest heaven.
Brahma was born first of all things existing. Who then is fit to
be this Brahma's rival?