Atharvaveda 8.10

Virā́j verily was this [universe] in the beginning; of her when born everything was afraid, [thinking] "this one indeed will become this [universe]."

She ascended (ut-kram); she descended (ni-kram) in the householder's fire (gā́rhapatya); house-sacrificing (gṛhamedhín) house-holder ⌊gṛhápati⌋ becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she descended in the fire of offering (āhavanī́ya): to his god-invocation the gods go, dear to the gods becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she descended in the southern ⌊dákṣiṇa⌋ fire: justified (? -ṛtá) by the offering, fit for sacrificial gifts ⌊dakṣiṇī́ya⌋, fit for refuge (vā́sateya) becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she descended in the assembly (sabhā́): [men] go to his assembly, fit for the assembly becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she descended in the gathering (sámiti): [men] go to his gathering, fit for gatherings becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she descended in address (? āmántraṇa); [men] go to his address, fit for address becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she stood striding (? víkrāntā) fourfold in the atmosphere.

Of her gods and men said: "she verily knoweth that upon which we of both classes may subsist; let us call to her."

They called to her:

"O refreshment, come! O svadhā́, come! O pleasantness, come! O thou rich in cheer (írā), come!"

Of her Indra was the young (vatsá), gāyatrī́ the halter, cloud the udder;

Both bṛhát and rathantará were two teats; both yajñāyajñíya and vāmadevyá [were] two.

Herbs did the gods milk [from her] by rathantará, expansion (vyácas) by bṛhát;

Waters by vāmadevyá, the sacrifice by yajñāyajñíya.

Herbs doth rathantará milk, expansion doth bṛhát,

Waters doth vāmadevyá, the sacrifice doth yajñāyajñíya, for him who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the forest trees; the forest trees slew her; she in a year came into being; therefore what is cut of the forest trees grows over in a year; cut off (vraçc) is his unfriendly foe (bhrā́tṛvya) who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the Fathers; the Fathers slew her; she in a month came into being; therefore to the Fathers they give in a month the monthly [oblation]; he understandeth the road that goes to the Fathers who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the gods; the gods slew her; she in a half-month came into being; therefore for the gods they make váṣaṭ in a half-month: he understandeth the road that goes to the gods who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to men (manuṣyà); men slew her; she at once (sadyás) came into being; therefore on both days they present (upa-hṛ) to men; in his house do they present who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the Asuras; the Asuras called to her: O illusion (māyā́), come! of her Virochana son of Prahrāda was young (vatsá), the metal-(áyas-)vessel [was] vessel; her Dvimūrdhan son of Ṛitu milked; from her he milked illusion; that illusion the Asuras subsist upon; one to be subsisted on becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the Fathers; the Fathers called to her: O svadhā́, come! of her king Yama was young, the silver-vessel [was] vessel; her Antaka son of Mṛityu milked; from her he milked svadhā́; that svadhā́ the Fathers subsist upon: one to be subsisted upon becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to men (manuṣyà); men called to her: O rich in cheer, come! of her Manu son of Vivasvant was young, earth [was] vessel; her Pṛithī son of Vena milked; from her he milked both cultivation (kṛṣí) and grain; upon those two, both cultivation and grain, men subsist; successful by what is cultivated (kṛṣṭá-), one to be subsisted upon, becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the seven seers; the seven seers called to her: O rich in bráhman, come! of her king Soma was young, meter [was] vessel; her Brihaspati son of An̄giras milked; from her he milked both bráhman and penance; upon that, both bráhman and penance, the seven seers subsist; possessed of bráhman-splendor, one to be subsisted upon, becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the gods; the gods called to her: O refreshment, come! of her Indra was young, the bowl [was] vessel; her god Savitar milked; from her he milked refreshment; upon that refreshment the gods subsist; one to be subsisted upon becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the Gandharvas and Apsarases; the Gandharvas and Apsarases called to her: O thou of sweet (púṇya) odor, come! of her Chitraratha son of Sūryavarchas was young, the blue-lotus leaf [was] vessel; her Vasuruchi son of Sūryavarchas milked; from her he milked sweet odor; upon that sweet odor the Gandharvas and Apsarases subsist; of sweet odor, one to be subsisted upon, becometh he who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the other-folks; the other-folks called to her: O concealment (tirodhā́), come! of her Kubera son of Viçravaṇa was young, the raw vessel [was] vessel; her Rajatanābhi son of Kubera milked; from her he milked concealment; upon that concealment the other-folks subsist: he concealeth all evil, becometh one to be subsisted upon, who knoweth thus.

She ascended; she came to the serpents; the serpents called to her: O poisonous one, come! of her Takshaka descendant of Viçāla was young, the gourd-vessel [was] vessel; her Dhṛitarāshṭra son of Irāvant milked; from her he milked poison; upon that poison the serpents subsist; one to be subsisted upon becometh he who knoweth thus.

Then for whomsoever that knoweth thus one shall pour out with a gourd, he should reject [it].

Should he not reject [it], he should reject [it] by [thinking]: with the mind I reject thee.

In that he rejects [it], he thus rejects poison.

Poison is poured out after the unfriendly foe of him who knoweth thus.