Mantra 10
Sukta 23
अत्रिवद् वः क्रिमयो हन्मि कण्ववज्जमदग्निवत्। अगस्त्यस्य ब्रह्मणा सं पिनष्म्यहं क्रिमीन्
atrí-vad váḥ krímayo hanmi kaṇvá-vaj jamadagní-vat | agástyasya bráhmaṇā sáṃ pinaṣmy aháṃ krimī́n ||
Atri-like I smite you, O worms; Kaṇva-like, Jamadagni-like. With Agastya’s brahman I utterly crush the worms—I, in mine own person.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to destroy krimi; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Krimi (as the targeted hostile agent); brahman/ṛṣi-tejas as operative power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing charms; approximate here)
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