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

HYMN LXXIII

A King's charm to conciliate his discontented kinsmen

1Let Varuna come hither, Soma, Agni, Brihaspati come hither
  with the Vasus!
 Unanimous, ye kinsmen, come united, come to the glory of this
  mighty guardian.
2The inclination which your hearts have harboured, the purpose
  which hath occupied your spirits,
 This I annul with sacrifice and butter. In me be your sweet
  resting-place, O kinsmen.
3Stand even here; forsake me not. Before us may Pūshan make
  your path unfit to travel.
 Vāstoshpati incessantly recall you! In me be your sweet resting-
  place, O kinsmen!