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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Sinīvālī; seer attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Sinīvālī
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV domestic hymns; metrical exactness may vary by pāda)
Dieser kurze häusliche Hymnus aus der Atharvaveda-Tradition ruft Sinīvālī als göttliche Schutzherrin der Empfängnis, der sicheren Geburt und der festen Begründung der Nachkommenschaft im Haus an. Durch einfache Āhuti-Opfergaben und unmittelbares Lob sucht er Unfruchtbarkeit zu beseitigen, „viele Nachkommen“ zu erlangen und ehelichen Wohlstand (einen würdigen pati) mit Fruchtbarkeit und gedeihendem Erfolg (rādhas) in Einklang zu bringen.
Mantra 1
सिनीवाली। सिनी॑वालि॒ पृथु॑ष्टुके॒ या दे॒वाना॒मसि॒ स्वसा॑ । जु॒षस्व॑ ह॒व्यमाहु॑तं प्र॒जां दे॑वि दिदिड्ढि नः
Sinīvālī! O Sinīvālī, weit im Lobpreis, die du der Götter eigene Schwester bist: nimm die recht dargebrachte Opfergabe gnädig an; und, Göttin, begründe uns Nachkommenschaft.
Mantra 2
या सु॑बा॒हुः स्व॑ङ्गु॒रिः सु॒षूमा॑ बहु॒सूव॑री । तस्यै॑ वि॒श्पत्न्यै॑ ह॒विः सि॑नीवा॒ल्यै जु॑होतन
Sie, die schönarmig, schönfingrig ist, von glücklicher Geburt, reich an reichlicher Nachkommenschaft—ihr, der Herrin des Geschlechts, der Sinīvālī, bringt die Opfergabe dar.
Mantra 3
या वि॒श्पत्नीन्द्र॒मसि॑ प्र॒तीची॑ स॒हस्र॑स्तुकाभि॒यन्ती॑ दे॒वी। विष्णोः॑ पत्नि॒ तुभ्यं॑ रा॒ता ह॒वींषि॒ पतिं॑ देवि॒ राध॑से चोदयस्व
Du, die Herrin des Volkes (viśpatnī), die dich uns zuwendest, herankommend, Göttin, tausendfach gepriesen; o Gemahlin Viṣṇus, dir sind die Opfergaben (havīṃṣi) dargebracht. O Göttin, zu unserem Gedeihen und Erfolg: treibe uns einen Gatten und Herrn herbei.
Sinīvālī is a feminine Atharvavedic power of fertility and auspicious fullness, honored as a household-protecting ‘clan-mistress’ who can establish progeny and ensure safe generative outcomes.
The hymn asks for conception and the firm establishment of children (prajā), along with protection of childbirth and the broader prosperity of the household.
It is framed as a domestic oblation rite: recite the three mantras while offering havis/āhuti (often with ghee) into a household fire, focusing the intention on fertility, safe delivery, and thriving success in family life.
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