Hymns of the Atharva-Veda/Book 1/Hymn 7

To Indra and Agni, for the detection and destruction of evil spirits

1. Bring the Kimidin hither, bring the Yātudhāna self-declared
     For Agni, God, thou, lauded, hast become the Dasyu's
     slaughterer.
2. O Jātavedas, Lord Supreme, controller of our bodies, taste
     The butter, Agni, taste the oil: make thou the Yātudhānas
     mourn.
3. Let Yātudhānas mourn, let all greedy Kimidins weep and
     wail:
     And, Agni, Indra, may ye both accept this sacrifice of ours. p. a8
4. May Agni seize upon them first, may strong-armed Indra drive
     them forth:
     Let every wicked sorcerer come hither and say, Here am I.
5. Let us behold thy strength, O Jātavedas. Viewer of men, tell us
     the Yātudhānas.
     Burnt by thy heat and making declaration let all approach this
     sacrifice before thee.
6. O Jātavedas, seize, on them: for our advantage art thou born:
     Agni, be thou our messenger and make the Yātudhānas wail.
7. O Agni, bring thou hitherward the Yātudhānas bound and
     chained.
     And afterward let Indra tear their heads off with his thunder-
     bolt.