Atharva Veda Sukta 17
Kanda 7Anuvaka 2Sukta 174 Mantras

Sukta 17

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective in many paustika units)

Devata: Dhātṛ, Savitṛ, Prajāpati, Agni, Tvaṣṭṛ, Viṣṇu (prosperity-and-progeny complex)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in AV transmission)

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.17

Mantras

Mantra 1

द्रविणार्थ प्रार्थना। धा॒ता द॑धातु नो र॒यिमीशा॑नो॒ जग॑त॒स्पतिः॑ । स नः॑ पू॒र्णेन॑ यच्छतु

A prayer for substance: Let Dhātṛ bestow on us wealth—he, the sovereign, the lord of the moving world. Let him deal it out to us in fullness.

Mantra 2

धा॒ता द॑धातु दा॒शुषे॒ प्राचीं॑ जी॒वातु॒क्षि॑ताम्। व॒यं दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि सुम॒तिं वि॒श्वरा॑धसः

Let Dhātṛ bestow upon the offerer a forward-advancing, life-sustaining habitation. We take to heart the god’s good favour, he that hath all bounties.

Mantra 3

धा॒ता विश्वा॒ वार्या॑ दधातु प्र॒जाका॑माय दा॒शुषे॑ दुरो॒णे। तस्मै॑ दे॒वाअ॒मृतं॒ सं व्य॑यन्तु॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वा अदि॑तिः स॒जोषाः॑

Let Dhātṛ bestow all choicest goods, within the house, upon the offerer who desireth offspring. For him let the Gods together spread abroad immortality—yea, all the Gods, and Aditi, in one accord.

Mantra 4

धा॒ता रा॒तिः स॑वि॒तेदं जु॑षन्तां प्र॒जाप॑तिर्नि॒धिप॑तिर्नो अ॒ग्निः । त्वष्टा॒ विष्णुः॑ प्र॒जया॑ संररा॒णो यज॑मानाय॒ द्रवि॑णं दधातु

May Dhātṛ and the Gift, may Savitṛ take pleasure in this; may Prajāpati, the Lord of treasure, our Agni. Tvaṣṭṛ and Viṣṇu, rejoicing together with progeny, bestow upon the sacrificer substance and wealth.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is recited to stabilize household prosperity—securing a life-supporting dwelling, material goods, wealth (draviṇa), and especially progeny for the yajamāna.

The sukta aims at a ‘complete’ boon (home + wealth + offspring). Dhātṛ establishes, Savitṛ impels, Prajāpati governs progeny/treasure, Agni carries the offering, Tvaṣṭṛ fashions fertility, and Viṣṇu sustains expansion—together ensuring unanimous success.

Ideally it accompanies a simple domestic offering into Agni, since the hymn asks the gods to ‘take pleasure in this.’ In practice, it can also be recited as a household prayer with a symbolic or mental offering when fire is unavailable.

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