Atharva Veda Sukta 7
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Sukta 7

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Āditya-stuti; anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Ādityas (collective)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent)

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 7.7

Mantras

Mantra 1

आदित्याः। दितेः॑ पु॒त्राणा॒मदि॑तेरकारिष॒मव॑ दे॒वानां॑ बृह॒ताम॑न॒र्मणा॑म्। तेषां॒ हि धाम॑ गभि॒षक् स॑मु॒द्रियं॒ नैना॒न् नम॑सा प॒रो अ॑स्ति॒ कश्च॒न

The Ādityas—of Diti’s sons, of Aditi’s—have I wrought a propitiation, of the great gods that are without harm. For deep, ocean-like is their ordinance and abode: beyond them, by reverence, there is none at all.

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Frequently Asked Questions

They are Aditi’s sons, a collective group of great gods associated with order (ṛta), moral law, and guardianship. Here they are praised as ‘unharming’ protectors with unsurpassed authority.

It is a metaphor: their ordinance/abode is as deep and encompassing as the ocean—immeasurable, steady, and impossible for hostile forces to cross or overturn.

By reciting it as a stuti (praise) and offering namas (reverence), the reciter aligns with the Ādityas’ supreme guardianship. The verse’s closing claim—none is beyond them—functions as a protective ‘seal’ against rival powers.

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