Atharvaveda · Sūkta 12.11

12.11.62

वृश्च प्र वृश्च सं वृश्च दह प्र दह सं दह ॥ १२.११.६२ ॥

Cut off, cut off thoroughly, cut off entirely; burn, burn thoroughly, burn entirely.

ब्रह्मज्यं देव्यघ्न्य आ मूलादनुसंदह ॥ १२.११.६३ ॥

O goddess Aghnyā, burn thoroughly the one who harms the sacred word, from the root up.

यथायाद्यमसादनात्पापलोकान् परावतः ॥ १२.११.६४ ॥

So that he may go from the abode of Yama far away to the worlds of sinners.

एवा त्वं देव्यघ्न्ये ब्रह्मज्यस्य कृतागसो देवपीयोरराधसः ॥ १२.११.६५ ॥

So you, O goddess Aghnye, act against the one who harms the sacred word, the offender, the enemy of the gods, the ungracious one.

वज्रेण शतपर्वणा तीक्ष्णेन क्षुरभृष्टिना ॥ १२.११.६६ ॥

With the thunderbolt of a hundred joints, with the sharp weapon of razor edge.

प्र स्कन्धान् प्र शिरो जहि ॥ १२.११.६७ ॥

Strike down the shoulders thoroughly, strike down the head thoroughly.

लोमान्यस्य सं छिन्धि त्वचमस्य वि वेष्टय ॥ १२.११.६८ ॥

Cut off his hairs, strip his skin away from him.

मांसान्यस्य शातय स्नावान्यस्य सं वृह ॥ १२.११.६९ ॥

Tear his flesh away, rend his sinews thoroughly.

अस्थीन्यस्य पीडय मज्जानमस्य निर्जहि ॥ १२.११.७० ॥

Crush his bones, drive his marrow out.

सर्वास्याङ्गा पर्वाणि वि श्रथय ॥ १२.११.७१ ॥

Loosen all his limbs and joints apart.

अग्निरेनं क्रव्यात्पृथिव्या नुदतामुदोषतु वायुरन्तरिक्षान् महतो वरिम्णः ॥ १२.११.७२ ॥

May Agni drive this flesh-eater out from the earth and burn him up; may Vāyu drive him from the vast great expanse of the air.

सूर्य एनं दिवः प्र णुदतां न्योषतु ॥ १२.११.७३ ॥

May the Sun drive him away from heaven and burn him down.