Sukta 23
क्रिमिघ्नम्। ओते मे द्यावापृथिवी ओता देवी सरस्वती । ओतौ म इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च क्रिमिं जम्भयतामिति
krimighnám | óté me dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ ótā devī́ sárasvatī | ótau ma índraś cāgníś ca krímiṁ jambhayatām íti
A worm-slaying (charm). Woven round about me are Heaven and Earth; woven is the Goddess Sarasvatī. Woven round about me are Indra and Agni: let them crush the Worm—so (be it).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Krimi hymns; specific ṛṣi per anukramaṇī)
Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī, Sarasvatī, Indra, Agni (as protectors and destroyers of krimi)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (mixed with Atharvanic cadence; tri-pāda structure in recitation practice)
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