Atharvaveda · Sūkta 4.7

4.7.1

वारिदं वारयातै वरणावत्यामधि ।
तत्रामृतस्यासिक्तं तेना ते वारये विषम् ॥ ४.७.१ ॥

This water-giving plant, in Varaṇāvatī, is for warding off poison. There the immortal has been sprinkled; with that I ward off your poison.

अरसं प्राच्यं विषमरसं यदुदीच्यम् ।
अथेदमधराच्यं करम्भेण वि कल्पते ॥ ४.७.२ ॥

The eastern poison is tasteless, and the northern poison too is tasteless. Now this southern (lower) poison is set apart by the karambha.

करम्भं कृत्वा तिर्यं पीबस्पाकमुदारथिम् ।
क्षुधा किल त्वा दुष्टनो जक्षिवान्त्स न रूरुपः ॥ ४.७.३ ॥

Having made the karambha, turned it crosswise—the fat, well-cooked one with the tall chariot—by hunger the evil one has eaten you; may he not harm.

वि ते मदं मदावति शरमिव पातयामसि ।
प्र त्वा चरुमिव येषन्तं वचसा स्थापयामसि ॥ ४.७.४ ॥

O intoxicating one! Your intoxication we cast down as one shoots down a reed; you, moving like a sacrificial pot, we set firm with the word.

परि ग्राममिवाचितं वचसा स्थापयामसि ।
तिष्ठा वृक्ष इव स्थाम्न्यभ्रिखाते न रूरुपः ॥ ४.७.५ ॥

As one establishes a gathered village all around, so we set you firm with the word. Stand in your place like a tree; in the dug pit may it not harm.

पवस्तैस्त्वा पर्यक्रीणन् दूर्शेभिरजिनैरुत ।
प्रक्रीरसि त्वमोषधेऽभ्रिखाते न रूरुपः ॥ ४.७.६ ॥

With winnowing-fans, with dūrśa-cloths and with hides they bought you all around. You, O herb, are bought outright; in the dug pit may it not harm.

अनाप्ता ये वः प्रथमा यानि कर्माणि चक्रिरे ।
वीरान् नो अत्र मा दभन् तद्व एतत्पुरो दधे ॥ ४.७.७ ॥

You who were first not obtained, whatever deeds you have performed, let them not harm our heroes here; for you I set this before.