Atharva Veda 8.6.22: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 22
Sukta 6
द्व्याऽस्याच्चतुर॒क्षात् पञ्चपदादनङ्गु॒रेः । वृन्ता॑द॒भि प्र॒सर्प॑तः॒ परि॑ पाहि वरीवृ॒तात्
dvy-āsyā́c cátur-akṣā́t páñca-padād anaṅguréḥ | vṛ́ntād abhí prá-sarpataḥ pári pāhi varī-vṛtā́t ||
From the two-mouthed, from the four-eyed, from the five-footed, from the fingerless; from the stalk-like strangler creeping on—guard (her) round about from straitness and enclosure.
दो मुँह वाले से, चार आँख वाले से, पाँच पैर वाले से, और जिनके उंगलियाँ नहीं हैं उनसे, उस बड़ी के जैसी चिपक के चलने वाली बुरी चीज़ से, तुम उसे चारों तरफ से बचाओ उस तंग जगह से।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here).
Devata: Protective power invoked by imperative ‘pāhi’ (often the amulet/guardian implicitly).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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