HYMN VII

To Indra and Agni, for the detection and destruction of evil spirits

Bring the Kimidin hither, bring the Yatudhana self-declared
For Agni, God, thou, lauded, hast become the Dasyu's
slaughterer.
O Jatavedas, Lord Supreme, controller of our bodies, taste
The butter, Agni, taste the oil: make thou the Yatudhanas
mourn.
Let Yatudhanas mourn, let all greedy Kimidins weep and
wail:
And, Agni, Indra, may ye both accept this sacrifice of ours.
May Agni seize upon them first, may strong-armed Indra drive
them forth:
Let every wicked sorcerer come hither and say, Here am I.
Let us behold thy strength, O Jatavedas. Viewer of men, tell us
the Yatudhanas.
Burnt by thy heat and making declaration let all approach this
sacrifice before thee.
O Jatavedas, seize, on them: for our advantage art thou born:
Agni, be thou our messenger and make the Yatudhanas wail.
O Agni, bring thou hitherward the Yatudhanas bound and
chained.
And afterward let Indra tear their heads off with his thunder-
bolt.