Atharva Veda 5.23.2: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 2
Sukta 23
अ॒स्येन्द्र॑ कुमा॒रस्य॒ क्रिमी॑न् धनपते जहि । ह॒ता विश्वा॒ अरा॑तय उ॒ग्रेण॒ वच॑सा॒ मम॑
asyéndra kumārásya krimī́n dhanapate jahi | hatā́ víśvā arā́taya ugréṇa vácasā máma
O Indra, Lord of wealth, smite thou the Worms of this boy. Slain are all the malign harms by my fierce utterance.
हे इंद्र, धन के स्वामी, इस लड़के के अंदर के कीड़े मार डाल। मेरी बात में जो शक्ति है, उससे सारे बड़े दुश्मन मर जाएँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Krimi hymn complex)
Devata: Indra (as krimi-slayer); secondarily the mantra-speech (vāc) as instrument
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.