Rigveda 10.016.06
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 16 · Verse 10.16.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यत्ते॑ कृ॒ष्णः श॑कु॒न आ॑तु॒तोद॑ पिपी॒लः स॒र्प उ॒त वा॒ श्वाप॑दः । अ॒ग्निष्टद्वि॒श्वाद॑ग॒दं कृ॑णोतु॒ सोम॑श्च॒ यो ब्रा॑ह्म॒णाँ आ॑वि॒वेश॑
yatte kṛṣṇaḥ śakuna ātutoda pipīlaḥ sarpa uta vā śvāpadaḥ agniṣṭadviśvādagadaṃ kṛṇotu somaśca yo brāhmaṇām̐ āviveśa
May that black raven or beetle or serpent or dog‑foot that harms you be made away; may Agni strike down the world‑devourer, and Soma who entered the Brahmans bring succor.
Should the black crow, the ant, the snake, the wild beast, harm (a limb) of you, may Agni theall-devourer, and the Soma that has pervaded the brāhmaṇas, make it whole.
What wound soe'er the dark bird hath inflicted, the emmet, or the serpent, or the jackal, May Agni who devoureth all things heal it and Soma who hath passed into the Brahmans.