Yajur Sama Atharvan Vedas

ATHARVA VEDA
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VII, 70. Frustration of the sacrifice of an enemy.
1. Whenever yonder person in his thought, and with his speech, offers sacrifice accompanied by
oblations and benedictions, may Nirriti (the goddess of destruction), allying herself with death, smite
his offering before it takes effect!
2. May sorcerers, Nirriti, as well as Rakshas, mar his true work with error! May the gods, despatched
by Indra, scatter (churn) his sacrificial butter; may that which yonder person offers not succeed!
3. The two agile supreme rulers, like two eagle-s pouiicing down, shall strike the sacrificial butter pf
the enemy, whosoever plans evil against us!
4. Back do I tie both thy two arms, thy mouth I shut. With the fury of god Agni, have I destroyed thy
oblation.
5. I tie thy two arms, I shut thy mouth. With the fury of terrible Agni have I destroyed thy oblation.
II, 7. Charm against curses and hostile plots, undertaken with a certain
plant.
1. The god-begotten plant, hated by the wicked, which wipes away the curses (of the enemies), like
water a foul spot it has washed away all curses from me.
2. The curse of the rival and the curse of the kinswoman, the curse which the Brahman shall utter in
wrath, all that (do thou put) under our feet!
3. From heaven her root is suspended, from the earth it rises up; with her that has a thousand shoots
do thou protect us on all sides!
4. Protect me, protect my offspring, protect our goods; let not ill-will overcome us, let not hostile
schemes overcome us!
5. The curse shall go to the curser; joint possession shall we have with the friend. Of the enemy who
bewitches with (his) eye we hew off the ribs.
III, 6. The asvattha-tree as a destroyer of enemies.
1. A male has sprung from a male, the asvattha (ficus religiosa) from the khadira (acacia catechu).
May this slay my enemies, those whom I hate and those who hate me!
2. Crush the enemies, as they rush on, O asvattha, 'displacer,' allied with Indra, the slayer of Vritra,
(allied) with Mitra and Varuxa!
3. As thou didst break forth, O asvattha, into the great flood (of the air), thus do thou break up all
those whom I hate and those who hate me!
4. Thou that goest conquering as a conquering bull, with thee here, O asvattha, may we conquer our
rivals!
5. May Nirriti (the goddess of destruction), O asvattha, bind in the toils of death that cannot be
loosened those enemies of mine whom I hate and who hate me!
6. As thou climbest up the trees, O asvattha, and renderest them subordinate, thus do thou split in two
the head of iny enemy, and overcome him!
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