Atharva Veda: Book 5: Hymn 31: A counter-charm against th...
Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895]
1The spell that they have cast for thee on unbaked dish or ming-
led meal, p. a197
The witchcraft wrought on undressed meat, this I strike back
again on them.
2The spell that they have cast for thee on jungle-cock, goat,
horned ram,
The witchcraft wrought upon thy ewe, this I strike back again
on them.
3The spell that they have cast upon thy beast that hath uncloven
hooves,
The ass with teeth in both his jaws, this I strike back again on
them.
4The secret spell upon thy plants Amūlā or Narāchi, spell
That they have cast upon thy field, this I strike back again on
them.
5The spell that wicked men have cast on thine original household-
fire,
And on thy sacrificial hall, this I strike back again on them.
6The spell that they have cast upon thy public room thy gambl-
ing-board,
Spell they have cast upon thy dice, this I strike back again on
them.
7The spell that they have cast upon thine army or thy shafts and
arms,
Spell they have cast upon the drum, this I throw back again on
them.
8Charm they have laid within thy well or buried in the burning-
ground,
Charm they have laid within thy home, this I throw back again
on them.
9The spell that they have wrought for thee in flickering fire of
human bones,—
Mroka, consuming, cannibal, this I throw back again on them.
10He brought this by no proper path, by the right path we drive it
back.
The fool in folly brought it to those who observe established
bounds.
11No power had he who wrought the spell: he hurt his foot, he
broke his toe.
Unlucky for his wealthy lords, he hath wrought happiness for us.
12May Indra slay with mighty bolt, may Agni with his missible
pierce. p. a198
The sorcerer who brings the curse, who deals with roots and
secret spells.