Atharva Veda 4.20.9: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 9
Sukta 20
यो अ॒न्तरि॑क्षेण॒ पत॑ति॒ दिवं॒ यश्चा॑ति॒सर्प॑ति । भूमिं॒ यो मन्य॑ते ना॒थं तं पि॑शा॒चं॑ प्र द॑र्शय
yó antárikṣeṇa pátati diváṃ yáś cā́tisarpati | bhū́miṃ yó mányate nā́thaṃ táṃ piśācáṃ prá darśaya ||
Whoso flies through mid-air unto the sky, and whoso creeps abroad upon the earth; whoso deems the earth his lordship—him, that Piśāca, do thou show forth.
ಯಾರು ಅಂತರಿಕ್ಷದ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಾರಿ ಆಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಮತ್ತು ಯಾರು ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸರಿದು ಸಂಚರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ; ಯಾರು ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನೇ ತನ್ನ ಅಧಿಪತ್ಯವೆಂದು ಭಾವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ—ಆ ಪಿಶಾಚನನ್ನು ನೀನು ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗಿ ತೋರಿಸು.
Rishi: Atharvanic (anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: Oṣadhi as revealer; target: piśāca
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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