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Sukta 23
क्रिमिघ्नम्। ओते॑ मे॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी ओता॑ दे॒वी सर॑स्वती । ओतौ॑ म॒ इन्द्र॑श्चा॒ग्निश्च॒ क्रिमिं॑ जम्भयता॒मिति॑
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).
यह मंत्र कीड़े मारने के लिए है। आसमान और धरती मेरे आस-पास बनी हुई हैं। देवी सरस्वती भी मेरे आस-पास बनी हुई हैं। इंद्र और अग्नि भी मेरे आस-पास हैं। यह सब मिल के कीड़े को कुचल दें।
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)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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