Page:Atharva-Veda samhita.djvu/291

121 by incantation; conquer the enemies; go forth; slay of them each best one; let no one soever of them yonder be released.

1. This is thy seasonable womb (yóni), whence born thou didst shine; knowing it, O Agni, ascend thou; then increase our wealth.

2. O Agni, speak unto us here; be turned toward us with good-will; bestow upon us, O lord of the people (víç); giver of riches art thou to us.

RV. x. 141 begins with this verse, and it is found also in VS. (ix. 28), TS. (i. 7. 10$4$),