Sukta 93

Mantra 1

स्वस्त्ययनम्। य॒मो मृ॒त्युर॑घमा॒रो नि॑रृ॒थो ब॒भ्रुः श॒र्वोऽस्ता॒ नील॑शिखण्डः । दे॒व॒ज॒नाः सेन॑योत्तस्थि॒वांस॒स्ते अ॒स्माकं॒ परि॑ वृञ्जन्तु वी॒रान्

For a safe-going: Yama, Death, the Evil-slayer, Nirṛti, Babhru, Śarva, Asta, the blue-crested—divine-born hosts, armies standing up in readiness—may they encompass round about our heroes.

Mantra 2

मन॑सा॒ होमै॒र्हर॑सा घृ॒तेन॑ श॒र्वायास्त्र॑ उ॒त राज्ञे॑ भ॒वाय॑ । न॒म॒स्येऽभ्यो॒ नम॑ एभ्यः कृणोम्य॒न्यत्रा॒स्मद॒घवि॑षा नयन्तु

With mind, with oblations, with ardent force, with ghee, to Śarva, to the Weapon, and to the King, to Bhava—unto the reverence-worthy I make obeisance, obeisance unto these: let the evil-venomed bear (their bane) elsewhere, away from us.

Mantra 3

त्राय॑ध्वं नो अ॒घवि॑षाभ्यो व॒धाद् विश्वे॑ देवा मरुतो विश्ववेदसः । अ॒ग्नीषोमा॒ वरु॑णः पू॒तद॑क्षा वातापर्ज॒न्ययोः॑ सुम॒तौ स्या॑म

Protect us from the evil-venomed, from the stroke of death—O all ye Gods, O Maruts all-knowing. With Agni-Soma, with Varuṇa of purified might, in the gracious favour of Vāta and Parjanya may we abide.