In reverence and hope, the seeker turns to the sacred powers, invoking their presence and aid. First, the prayer rises for protection: “You are protection itself; grant me your shelter—svāhā.” Then, with earnestness, the seeker calls upon the force that destroys enemies, asking, “You are the destroyer of enemies; grant me the power to repel them—svāhā.” The invocation continues, seeking the removal of rivals: “You are the destroyer of rivals, the expeller of rivals for me—grant this, svāhā.” Again, the plea is made for the destruction and expulsion of enemies: “You are the destroyer of enemies, the expeller of enemies for me—grant this, svāhā.” The seeker’s heart turns to the threat of demons: “You are the destroyer of demons, the expeller of demons for me—grant this, svāhā.” And for those foes who persist, the prayer is repeated: “You are the destroyer of persistent foes, the expeller of persistent foes for me—grant this, svāhā.” Now, the seeker addresses the mighty Agni, the fire divine. With solemn words, Agni is asked to burn those who hate, and whom the seeker hates, using his heat. Agni is implored: “With your seizure, seize him who hates us and whom we hate.” The prayer intensifies: “With your flame, scorch him who hates us and whom we hate.” The blaze of Agni is summoned to burn the adversaries, and finally, with Agni’s brilliance, the seeker asks that the enemy be rendered powerless. Turning to Vāyu, the wind, the seeker repeats the prayers, seeking Vāyu’s heat to burn those who hate, Vāyu’s seizure to seize them, Vāyu’s flame to scorch them, Vāyu’s blaze to burn them, and Vāyu’s brilliance to make them powerless. Next, Sūrya, the radiant Sun, is invoked. The seeker asks Sūrya to burn the haters with his heat, to seize them with his power, to scorch them with his flame, to burn them with his blaze, and finally, through Sūrya’s radiance, to render powerless the radiance of those who hate or are hated. The Moon, gentle yet potent, is called upon. The seeker asks the Moon to strike with heat those who hate, to seize them with his power, to flame against them, to burn them, and with his radiance, to render powerless the radiance of those who hate or are hated. The Waters are next, their vastness and strength summoned. The seeker asks the Waters to strike with heat those who hate, to seize them, to flame against them, to burn them, and finally, with their radiance, to render powerless the radiance of those who hate or are hated. Now, the seeker turns to the mysterious spirits and forces, beseeching Śerabhaka and Śerabha: “Let your goings return, let the weapon of the sorcerer return; consume him in whom you dwell, whom your sender sent forth, consume his own flesh.” The same plea is made to Śevṛdhaka and Śevṛdha, to Mroka and Anumroka, to the Serpent and Anusarpa, to Jūrṇi, Upabde, and Arjuni, each time asking that their power and the weapon sent by the sorcerer return to its source, consuming only the one who sent it, not the one who is innocent. Finally, the seeker addresses Bharūji, asking that the returning ones come back to him, that hostile weapons and evil ones return. The prayer is to take back what belongs to the sender, to take the flesh of the one who sent harm, not that of the seeker. The invocation closes with a gentle prayer to the goddess Pṛśniparṇī: “May the goddess bring us well-being, free from misfortune and distress. Fierce is the spell of the Kaṇvas; do not consume that powerful one.” Thus, the seeker’s heart is laid bare before the divine, seeking protection, the repelling of enemies, and the return of all harm to its source, while invoking the blessings of the goddess for peace and safety.