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Sukta 23
ये क्रिम॑यः शिति॒कक्षा॒ ये कृ॒ष्णाः शि॑ति॒बाह॑वः । ये के च॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पा॒स्तान् क्रिमी॑न् जम्भयामसि
yé krímayaḥ śitikákṣā yé kṛṣṇā́ḥ śitibā́havaḥ | yé ké ca viśvarū́pās tā́n krimī́n jambhayāmasi ||
What worms be white-flanked, what worms be black with pallid arms, and whatsoever worms are multiform—those worms we cause to be crushed.
जो कीड़े सफेद पेट वाले हैं, जो काले हैं और उनके हाथ सफेद हैं, और जो भी कीड़े अलग-अलग रंग के हैं, उन सब कीड़ों को हम कुचल देंगे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bhaiṣajya hymns)
Devata: Krimi-nāśana (the destroying power directed against worms; implicitly aided by solar/fiery agency in the sequence)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bibhatsa
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