HYMN CVIII
A prayer for protection
Whoso by stealth or openly would harm us, a friend who knows
us, or a stranger, Agni!
May the strange she-fiend armed with teeth attack them: O
Agni, theirs be neither home nor children!
Whoso oppresseth us O Jatavedas, asleep or waking, standing
still or moving.
Accordant with Vaisvanara thy comrade, O Jatavedas, meet
them and consume them.