Atharva Veda · 224 of 724

HYMN LVI

A charm against snakes 1. Let not the serpent slay us, O Gods, with our children and our    folk.   Let it not close the opened mouth nor open that which now is    closed. 2. Be worship paid unto the black, worship to that with stripes    across!   To the brown viper reverence, reverence to the demon brood! 3. I close together fangs with fang, I close together jaws with jaw.   I close together tongue with tongue, I close together mouth    with mouth.