Atharvaveda · Sūkta 8.3
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8.3.1
रक्षोहणं वाजिनमा जिघर्मि मित्रं प्रथिष्ठमुप यामि शर्म ।
शिशानो अग्निः क्रतुभिः समिद्धः स नो दिवा स रिषः पातु नक्तम् ॥ ८.३.१ ॥
I kindle that Agni, slayer of demons, strong and friend to all, and I go to his broad shelter. Kindled and sharpened by rites, may he protect us from harm by day and by night.
8.3.2
अयोदंष्ट्रो अर्चिषा यातुधानान् उप स्पृश जातवेदः समिद्धः ।
आ जिह्वया मूरदेवान् रभस्व क्रव्यादो वृष्ट्वापि धत्स्वासन् ॥ ८.३.२ ॥
O Jātavedas, iron-fanged Agni, kindled, touch the sorcerer-demons with your flame. Seize the gods' foes with your tongue, and when you have cast down the flesh-eaters, place them in your mouth.
8.3.3
उभोभयाविन्न् उप धेहि दंष्ट्रौ हिंस्रः शिशानोऽवरं परं च ।
उतान्तरिक्षे परि याह्यग्ने जम्भैः सं धेह्यभि यातुधानान् ॥ ८.३.३ ॥
Press down the two fangs of that double-faced demon; fierce and sharpened, strike both below and above. Move around in mid-air, O Agni, and with your jaws seize the sorcerer-demons all together.
8.3.4
अग्ने त्वचं यातुधानस्य भिन्धि हिंस्राशनिर्हरसा हन्त्वेनम् ।
प्र पर्वाणि जातवेदः शृणीहि क्रव्यात्क्रविष्णुर्वि चिनोत्वेनम् ॥ ८.३.४ ॥
O Agni, split open the skin of the sorcerer-demon; may the fierce thunderbolt strike him down with its heat. O Jātavedas, break apart his joints; may Agni, the flesh-eater, separate him out and pick him away.
8.3.5
यत्रेदानीं पश्यसि जातवेदस्तिष्ठन्तमग्न उत वा चरन्तम् ।
उतान्तरिक्षे पतन्तं यातुधानं तमस्ता विध्य शर्वा शिशानः ॥ ८.३.५ ॥
O Agni, Jātavedas, wherever you now see the sorcerer-demon, standing, walking, or flying through mid-air, pierce him with your arrow; strike him through with a sharpened weapon.
8.3.6
यज्ञैरिषूः संनममानो अग्ने वाचा शल्याँ अशनिभिर्दिहानः ।
ताभिर्विध्य हृदये यातुधानान् प्रतीचो बाहून् प्रति भङ्ग्ध्येषाम् ॥ ८.३.६ ॥
O Agni, readying the arrows with sacrifices, smearing the thorns with speech and thunderbolts, pierce the sorcerer-demons in the heart with them, and break back their turned arms.
8.3.7
उतारब्धान्त्स्पृनुहि जातवेद उतारेभाणामृष्टिभिर्यातुधानान् ।
अग्ने पूर्वो नि जहि शोशुचान आमादः क्ष्विङ्कास्तमदन्त्वेनीः ॥ ८.३.७ ॥
And, O Jātavedas, strike down those who have seized, and with spears those who seize; O Agni, foremost, smite the blazing sorcerer-demons; let the raw-eaters, the dog-like ones, be devoured by the gazelles.
8.3.8
इह प्र ब्रूहि यतमः सो अग्ने यातुधानो य इदं कृणोति ।
तमा रभस्व समिधा यविष्ठ नृचक्षसश्चक्षुषे रन्धयैनम् ॥ ८.३.८ ॥
Declare here, O Agni, which is that sorcerer-demon who does this; seize him with kindling-wood, O youngest, and subdue him for the eye of the man-seeing ones.
8.3.9
तीक्ष्णेनाग्ने चक्षुषा रक्ष यज्ञं प्राञ्चं वसुभ्यः प्र णय प्रचेतः ।
हिंस्रं रक्षांस्यभि शोशुचानं मा त्वा दभन् यातुधाना नृचक्षः ॥ ८.३.९ ॥
O Agni, guard the sacrifice with your sharp eye; O wise one, lead the sacrifice forward for the Vasus; blazing against the violent demons, may the sorcerer-demons not harm you, O man-seeing one.
8.3.10
नृचक्षा रक्षः परि पश्य विक्षु तस्य त्रीणि प्रति शृणीह्यग्रा ।
तस्याग्ने पृष्टीर्हरसा शृणीहि त्रेधा मूलं यातुधानस्य वृश्च ॥ ८.३.१० ॥
O man-seeing one, look all around among the clans for the demon; break off his three tips; O Agni, break his backs with your flame; cut the root of the sorcerer-demon threefold.
8.3.11
त्रिर्यातुधानः प्रसितिं त एत्वृतं यो अग्ने अनृतेन हन्ति ।
तमर्चिषा स्फूर्जयन् जातवेदः समक्षमेनं गृणते नि युङ्ग्धि ॥ ८.३.११ ॥
Let the sorcerer fall thrice into your snare. O Agni, whoever strikes with falsehood, O Jātavedas, make him blaze with your flame and bind him face to face for the one who praises.
8.3.12
यदग्ने अद्य मिथुना शपातो यद्वाचस्तृष्टं जनयन्त रेभाः ।
मन्योर्मनसः शरव्या जायते या तया विध्य हृदये यातुधानान् ॥ ८.३.१२ ॥
O Agni, those pairs who curse today, and those chanters who produce thirsty strife by speech: with the arrow born of wrath and mind, pierce the sorcerers in the heart.
8.3.13
परा शृणीहि तपसा यातुधानान् पराग्ने रक्षो हरसा शृणीहि ।
परार्चिषा मूरदेवान् छृणीहि परासुतृपः शोशुचतः शृणीहि ॥ ८.३.१३ ॥
Shatter the sorcerers with ardour; O Agni, shatter the demon with fierceness. Shatter the deceiving gods with your flame; shatter the life-sappers and the burning ones.
8.3.14
पराद्य देवा वृजिनं शृणन्तु प्रत्यगेनं शपथा यन्तु सृष्टाः ।
वाचास्तेनं शरव ऋच्छन्तु मर्मन् विश्वस्यैतु प्रसितिं यातुधानः ॥ ८.३.१४ ॥
Today may the gods shatter the evil; may the oaths and the sent curses turn back against him. By speech, may the arrows strike the thief's vitals; may the sorcerer go into everyone's snare.
8.3.15
यः पौरुषेयेण क्रविषा समङ्क्ते यो अश्व्येन पशुना यातुधानः ।
यो अघ्न्याया भरति क्षीरमग्ने तेषां शीर्षाणि हरसापि वृश्च ॥ ८.३.१५ ॥
The sorcerer who anoints himself with raw human flesh, who with horse and beast; who carries off the milk of the unslayable cow — O Agni, cut off their heads with fierceness.
8.3.16
विषं गवां यातुधाना भरन्तामा वृश्चन्तामदितये दुरेवाः ।
परैणान् देवः सविता ददातु परा भागमोषधीनां जयन्ताम् ॥ ८.३.१६ ॥
Let the sorcerers carry off the poison of the cows; let the malicious be cut off for Aditi. May the god Savitṛ give them away; may the share of the herbs be taken far off, and may they prevail.
8.3.17
संवत्सरीणं पय उस्रियायास्तस्य माशीद्यातुधानो नृचक्षः ।
पीयूषमग्ने यतमस्तितृप्सात्तं प्रत्यञ्चमर्चिषा विध्य मर्मणि ॥ ८.३.१७ ॥
May the sorcerer, who spies on men, not drink the milk of a year-old cow. O Agni, whoever desires to drink it, that one turned away — pierce him with your flame in the vital part.
8.3.18
सनादग्ने मृणसि यातुधानान् न त्वा रक्षांसि पृतनासु जिग्युः ।
सहमूरान् अनु दह क्रव्यादो मा ते हेत्या मुक्षत दैव्यायाः ॥ ८.३.१८ ॥
O Agni, you always crush the sorcerers; in battles the fiends have not overcome you. Burn the stupid and the flesh-eaters after them; may they not be released from your divine weapon.
8.3.19
त्वं नो अग्ने अधरादुदक्तस्त्वं पश्चादुत रक्षा पुरस्तात् ।
प्रति त्ये ते अजरासस्तपिष्ठा अघशंसं शोशुचतो दहन्तु ॥ ८.३.१९ ॥
O Agni, you protect us from below and from above; you protect us from behind and from in front. May those undecaying, most burning flames of yours, blazing, burn the evil-speaker.
8.3.20
पश्चात्पुरस्तादधरादुतोत्तरात्कविः काव्येन परि पाह्यग्ने ।
सखा सखायमजरो जरिम्ने अग्ने मर्ताममर्त्यस्त्वं नः ॥ ८.३.२० ॥
O Agni, from behind, from the front, from below, and from above, O seer, with your wise poetry protect us all around. O Agni, you are a friend to a friend, undecaying; O Agni, you who are immortal, protect us mortals.
8.3.21
तदग्ने चक्षुः प्रति धेहि रेभे शफारुजो येन पश्यसि यातुधानान् ।
अथर्ववज्ज्योतिषा दैव्येन सत्यं धूर्वन्तमचितं न्योष ॥ ८.३.२१ ॥
O Agni, set on them that eye with which you see the sorcerer-demons, the hoof-wounders. Like Atharvan, with divine light, burn up completely the unseen one who harms.
8.3.22
परि त्वाग्ने पुरं वयं विप्रं सहस्य धीमहि ।
धृषद्वर्णं दिवेदिवे हन्तारं भङ्गुरावतः ॥ ८.३.२२ ॥
O Agni, we hold you around us like a fortress, O son of strength, inspired seer. Day by day you of bold hue, slayer of the crooked ones.
8.3.23
विषेण भङ्गुरावतः प्रति स्म रक्षसो जहि ।
अग्ने तिग्मेन शोचिषा तपुरग्राभिरर्चिभिः ॥ ८.३.२३ ॥
With poison, strike down indeed the demons of the crooked ones. O Agni, with your sharp flame, with scorching tips of flames, strike them down.
8.3.24
वि ज्योतिषा बृहता भात्यग्निराविर्विश्वानि कृणुते महित्वा ।
प्रादेवीर्मायाः सहते दुरेवाः शिशीते शृङ्गे रक्षोभ्यो विनिक्षे ॥ ८.३.२४ ॥
With great light Agni shines; by his greatness he makes all things manifest. The divine deceits, the evil-hearted, he overcomes. To pierce the demons he sharpens his two horns.
8.3.25
ये ते शृङ्गे अजरे जातवेदस्तिग्महेती ब्रह्मसंशिते ।
ताभ्यां दुर्हार्दमभिदासन्तं किमीदिनम् ।
प्रत्यञ्चमर्चिषा जातवेदो वि निक्ष्व ॥ ८.३.२५ ॥
O Jātavedas, those two undecaying horns of yours, sharp-weaponed, sharpened by sacred power — with them strike down the ill-hearted, the attacking Kimīdin. O Jātavedas, with your flame, pierce through the one who turns toward you.
8.3.26
अग्नी रक्षांसि सेधति शुक्रशोचिरमर्त्यः ।
शुचिः पावक ईड्यः ॥ ८.३.२६ ॥
Agni drives away the demons; he of bright flame, immortal. He is pure, the purifier, worthy of praise.