10.162.1
ब्रह्म॑णा॒ग्निः सं॑विदा॒नो र॑क्षो॒हा बा॑धतामि॒तः | अमी॑वा॒ यस्ते॒ गर्भं॑ दु॒र्णामा॒ योनि॑मा॒शये॑ ||
MAY Agni, yielding to our prayer, the Rakṣas-slayer, drive away The malady of evil name that hath beset thy labouring womb.
Rigveda 10.162
HYMN CLXII. AGNI · ६ ब्राह्मो रक्षोहा। रक्षोहा। अनुष्टुप्।
10.162.1
ब्रह्म॑णा॒ग्निः सं॑विदा॒नो र॑क्षो॒हा बा॑धतामि॒तः | अमी॑वा॒ यस्ते॒ गर्भं॑ दु॒र्णामा॒ योनि॑मा॒शये॑ ||
MAY Agni, yielding to our prayer, the Rakṣas-slayer, drive away The malady of evil name that hath beset thy labouring womb.
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10.162.2
यस्ते॒ गर्भ॒ममी॑वा दु॒र्णामा॒ योनि॑मा॒शये॑ | अ॒ग्निष्टं ब्रह्म॑णा स॒ह निष्क्र॒व्याद॑मनीनशत् ||
Agni, concurring in the prayer, drive off the eater of the flesh, The malady of evil name that hath attacked thy babe and womb.
10.162.3
यस्ते॒ हन्ति॑ प॒तय॑न्तं निष॒त्स्नुं यः स॑रीसृ॒पम् | जा॒तं यस्ते॒ जिघां॑सति॒ तमि॒तो ना॑शयामसि ||
That which destroys the sinking germ, the settled, moving embryo, That which will kill the babe at birth,—even this will we drive far away.
10.162.4
यस्त॑ ऊ॒रू वि॒हर॑त्यन्त॒रा दम्प॑ती॒ शये॑ | योनिं॒ यो अ॒न्तरा॒रेळ्हि॒ तमि॒तो ना॑शयामसि ||
That which divides thy legs that it may lie between the married pair, That penetrates and licks thy side,—even this will we exterminate.
10.162.5
यस्त्वा॒ भ्राता॒ पति॑र्भू॒त्वा जा॒रो भू॒त्वा नि॒पद्य॑ते | प्र॒जां यस्ते॒ जिघां॑सति॒ तमि॒तो ना॑शयामसि ||
What rests by thee in borrowed form of brother, lover, or of lord, And would destroy thy Progeny,—even this will we exterminate.
10.162.6
यस्त्वा॒ स्वप्ने॑न॒ तम॑सा मोहयि॒त्वा नि॒पद्य॑ते | प्र॒जां यस्ते॒ जिघां॑सति॒ तमि॒तो ना॑शयामसि ||
That which through sleep or darkness hath deceived thee and lies down by thee, And will destroy thy progeny,—even this will we exterminate.