Death by hunger, death by thirst, lack of cattle, lack of children, by your aid, Plant that expels, we now expel these maladies.
Atharva Veda IV, 17, 6
Death by thirst, death by hunger, defeat in games of dice and chance, by your aid, Plant that expels, we now expel these maladies.
Atharva Veda IV, 17, 7
The Plant that expels is sole controller of all the herbs. By its aid we now expel all harm that has befallen you. Depart, free from disease!
Atharva Veda IV, 17, 8
Sin of the mind, depart far away! Why do you utter improper suggestions? Depart from this place! I do not want you! Go to the trees and the forests! My mind will remain here along with our homes and our cattle.
Atharva Veda VI, 45, 1
Those who know this and those who, dwelling in the forest, practise faith and austerities go to light, from light to day, from day to the bright half of the moon, from the bright half of the moon to the six months during which the sun goes to the north, from those months to the year, from the year to the sun, from the sun to the moon, from the moon to lightning. There a person who is not a human being meets him and leads him to Brahman. This is the Path of the Gods (Devayana).
Sama Veda, Chandogya Upanishad V, X – The Various Paths followed after Death, 1-2
