Atharva Veda · 416 of 724

HYMN CVIII

A prayer for protection 1. Whoso by stealth or openly would harm us, a friend who knows    us, or a stranger, Agni!   May the strange she-fiend armed with teeth attack them: O   Agni, theirs be neither home nor children! 2. Whoso oppresseth us O Jātavedas, asleep or waking, standing    still or moving.   Accordant with Vaisvānara thy comrade, O Jātavedas, meet    them and consume them.