Earth,[37] divine goddess, Mother Nature who generatest all
things and bringest forth anew the sun which thou hast given
to the nations; Guardian of sky and sea and of all gods and
powers and through thy power all nature falls silent and
then sinks in sleep. And again thou bringest back the light
and chasest away night and yet again thou coverest us most
securely with thy shades. Thou dost contain chaos infinite,
yea and winds and showers and storms; thou sendest them out
when thou wilt and causest the seas to roar; thou chasest
away the sun and arousest the storm. Again when thou wilt
thou sendest forth the joyous day and givest the nourishment
of life with thy eternal surety; and when the soul departs
to thee we return. Thou indeed art duly called great Mother
of the gods; thou conquerest by thy divine name. Thou art
the source of the strength of nations and of gods, without
thee nothing can be brought to perfection or be born; thou
art great queen of the gods. Goddess! I adore thee as
divine; I call upon thy name; be pleased to grant that which
I ask thee, so shall I give thanks to thee, goddess, with
one faith.

"Hear, I beseech thee, and be favourable to my prayer.
Whatsoever herb thy power dost produce, give, I pray, with
goodwill to all nations to save them and grant me this my
medicine. Come to me with thy powers, and howsoever I may
use them may they have good success and to whomsoever I may
give them. Whatever thou dost grant it may prosper. To thee
all things return. Those who rightly receive these herbs
from me, do thou make them whole. Goddess, I beseech thee;
I pray thee as a suppliant that by thy majesty thou grant
this to me.

"Now I make intercession to you all ye powers and herbs and
to your majesty, ye whom Earth parent of all hath produced
and given as a medicine of health to all nations and hath
put majesty upon you, be, I pray you, the greatest help to
the human race. This I pray and beseech from you, and be
present here with your virtues, for she who created you hath
herself promised that I may gather you into the goodwill of
him on whom the art of medicine was bestowed, and grant for
health's sake good medicine by grace of your powers. I pray
grant me through your virtues that whatsoe'er is wrought by
me through you may in all its pow