Atharva Veda 5.10

aśmavarma me 'si yo mā prācyā diśo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

For defense from all quarters

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the eastern quarter, malicious, shall assail me, this may he come upon (ṛch).

aśmavarma me 'si yo mā dakṣiṇāyā diśo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the southern quarter etc. etc.

aśmavarma me 'si yo mā pratīcyā diśo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the western quarter etc. etc.

aśmavarma me 'si yo modīcyā diśo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the northern quarter etc. etc.

aśmavarma me 'si yo mā dhruvāyā diśo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the fixed quarter etc. etc.

aśmavarma me 'si yo mordhvāyā diśo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the upward quarter etc. etc.

aśmavarma me 'si yo mā diśām antardeśebhyo 'ghāyur abhidāsāt etat sa ṛchāt

My stone-defense art thou; whoever from the intermediate quarters of the quarters etc. etc.

bṛhatā mana upa hvaye mātariśvanā prāṇāpānau sūryāc cakṣur antarikṣācchrotraṃ pṛthivyāḥ śarīram sarasvatyā vācam upa hvayāmahe manoyujā

By the great one (bṛhát) I call unto mind; by Mātariçvan, unto breath and expiration; from the sun [I call] sight, from the atmosphere hearing, from the earth body; by Sarasvatī, mind-yoked, we call unto speech.