Atharva Veda 4.27.4: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 4
Sukta 27
अ॒पः स॑मु॒द्राद् दिव॒मुद् व॑हन्ति दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒वीम॒भि ये सृ॒जन्ति॑ । ये अ॒द्भिरीशा॑ना म॒रुत॒श्चर॑न्ति ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
ápaḥ samudrā́d divám úd vahanti divás pṛthivī́m abhí yé sṛjánti | yé adbhír ī́śānā marútaś cáranti té no muñcántv áṃhasaḥ ||
The Waters from the ocean bear aloft unto the heaven; from heaven they send them forth upon the earth. The Maruts, lords by means of waters, who course abroad—let them release us from distress and sin.
Die Wasser tragen sich aus dem Ozean hinauf zum Himmel; vom Himmel senden sie sie auf die Erde herab. Die Maruts, die durch die Wasser herrschen, die weithin dahineilen — mögen sie uns lösen von Not und von Sünde (aṃhas).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Maruts/waters; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Maruts (with Waters as co-agents)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed; refrain-driven)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
