Atharva Veda · 94 of 724

HYMN XXVII

A charm consigning an enemy to the serpents for punishment 1. Agni is regent of the East, its warder is Asita, the Ādityas are    the arrows.   Worship to these the regents, these the warders, and to the    arrows, yea, to these be worship!   Within your jaws we lay the man who hateth us and whom we    hate. 2. Indra is regent of the South, its warder Tiraschirāji, and the    shafts the Fathers.   Worship to these the regents, these the warders, and to the    arrows, yea, to these be worship!   Within your jaws we lay the man who hateth us and whom we    hate. 3. Of the West region Varuna is ruler, Pridāku warder, Nourish-    ment the arrows.   Worship, etc. 4. Soma is ruler of the Northern region, Svaja the warder, lightn-    ing’s flash the arrows.   Worship, etc. 5. Vishnu is ruler of the firm-set region, Kalmāshagriva warder,   Plants the arrows.   Worship, etc. 6. Brihaspati controls the topmost region, Svitra is warder, and    the Rain the arrows.   Worship to these the regents, these the warders, and to the    arrows, yea, to these be worship,!   Within your jaws we lay the man who hateth us and whom we    hate.