Atharva Veda Sukta 7
Kanda 6Anuvaka 1Sukta 73 Mantras

Sukta 7

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type (protective formula; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition)

Devata: Devas (collective) as precedent agents; protection (śarma) as the sought boon

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short bipāda structure)

Dieser kurze Schutz-Hymnus lenkt feindliche (āsurische) Macht durch den Rückgriff auf das Vorbild der Siege der Devas in Wohlergehen um. Er ruft Soma—der auf dem Götterpfad der Aditi und der Mitras zieht—mit Hilfe herbei, die Widersacher zu bezwingen und dem Rezitierenden und der Gemeinschaft śarma (sicheren Schutz) zu verleihen.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.7

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used for protection: to repel or subdue hostile forces and to secure śarma—safety, shelter, and well-being—over a person or community.

Here Soma represents victorious deva-power and safeguarding presence. The hymn asks Soma to arrive by the deva-path and to apply the same Asura-overcoming power for the reciter’s benefit.

No. The text itself does not require substances or amulets; it works primarily through recitation and the idea of placing protective, authoritative speech ‘over’ the target.

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