Sukta 116
Rishi: RV provenance (Indra-stuti tradition; AV 20 is a collection of RV hymns/verses in Saunaka)
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh/Triṣṭubh-type RV cadence (as transmitted in AV 20; meter should be verified against RV parallel).
Este breve Indra-stuti, derivado del Rigveda e incorporado en el Atharvaveda 20, suplica a Indra una morada segura, la estabilidad de la comunidad y la eliminación de la vulnerabilidad que surge al quedar «fuera» de su protección. Luego pasa al elogio como ofrenda eficaz (stoma) que abre la «poderosa generosidad» de Indra, prometiendo prosperidad y el avance sin obstáculos del rito mediante una adoración rectamente alineada.
Mantras
Mantra 1
मा भू॑म॒ निष्ट्या॑ इ॒वेन्द्र॒ त्वदर॑णा इव । वना॑नि॒ न प्र॑जहि॒तान्य॑द्रिवो दु॒रोषा॑सो अमन्महि
No seamos, oh Indra, como gente sin hogar, como desvalidos lejos de ti; no como bosques dejados y abandonados —oh portador de la piedra (adrivo)—: no nos tenemos por mal alojados.
Mantra 2
अम॑न्म॒हीद॑ना॒शवो॑ऽनु॒ग्रास॑श्च वृत्रहन्। सु॒कृत्सु ते॑ मह॒ता शू॑र॒ राध॒सानु॒ स्तोमं॑ मुदीमहि
Sí, inconquistado y benévolo, oh Vṛtrahan, matador de Vṛtra: entre los justos, oh Héroe, con tu poderosa dádiva, a su debido tiempo, nos alegramos con un himno de alabanza.
Frequently Asked Questions
To secure stable dwelling and protection (not being “ill-housed” or forsaken) and to obtain Indra’s prosperity-giving bounty through praise.
No. The hymn’s main ‘substance’ is stoma—spoken praise. Optional water for purification or a small domestic offering can be added, but they are not required.
They function as symbols of abandonment and insecurity. The hymn contrasts that condition with Indra-backed settlement order, asking for protected habitation and communal safety.
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