Sukta 47
Rishi: Kavi-/priestly lineage (attributed in sense to inspired ritualists; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the given excerpt)
Devata: Ṛta / Sv-iṣṭi (efficacious correctness and successful offering), with implicit priestly powers (Saudhvanas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/prose-verse Atharvanic style; not securely determinable from excerpt alone)
Este breve himno atharvánico sacraliza las tres prensadas del Soma (la matutina, la del mediodía y la tercera) al ponerlas bajo la custodia de Agni Vaiśvānara, de Todos los dioses junto con Indra y los Maruts, y del principio de Ṛta, que hace que una ofrenda sea verdaderamente «bien realizada» (sv-iṣṭi). Su poder es impedir el fallo ritual —«no nos abandonéis»— y convertir la ejecución correcta en bienes concretos: longevidad, alimento compartido, riqueza y un «bien mejor» (vasyas).
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुः प्राप्तिः। अ॒ग्निः प्रा॑तःसव॒ने पा॑त्व॒स्मान् वै॑श्वान॒रो वि॑श्व॒कृद् वि॒श्वशं॑भूः । स नः॑ पाव॒को द्रवि॑णे दधा॒त्वायु॑ष्मन्तः सहभ॑क्षाः स्याम
Que Agni nos guarde en el prensado matutino — Vaiśvānara, el Hacedor de todo, el Todo-auspicioso. Que ese Purificador nos otorgue riqueza; que seamos longevos, compartiendo el alimento en compañerismo.
Mantra 2
विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुत॒ इन्द्रो॑ अ॒स्मान॒स्मिन् द्वि॒तीये॒ सव॑ने॒ न ज॑ह्युः । आयु॑ष्मन्तः प्रि॒यमे॑षां॒ वद॑न्तो व॒यं दे॒वानां॑ सुम॒तौ स्या॑म
Que todos los Dioses, los Maruts e Indra no nos abandonen en este segundo prensado. Longevos, diciendo lo que les es grato, que permanezcamos en el buen favor de los Dioses.
Mantra 3
इ॒दं तृ॒तीयं॒ सव॑नं कवी॒नामृ॒तेन॒ ये च॑म॒समैर॑यन्त । ते सौ॑धन्व॒नाः स्वऽरानशा॒नाः स्विऽष्टिं नो अ॒भि वस्यो॑ नयन्तु
Esta es la tercera prensión de los videntes: con Orden pusieron en movimiento la copa. Que esos Saudhvanas, habiendo ganado los tonos sagrados, nos conduzcan hacia el sacrificio bien ofrecido, hacia el bien superior.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks that the gods protect the sacrificer through all three pressings and that the offering become sv-iṣṭi—properly completed—yielding long life, wealth, and well-being.
Because each savana is a distinct ritual ‘turn’ in the day; the hymn distributes protection across them—Agni for the morning, the All-gods with Indra and Maruts for the second, and Ṛta/sv-iṣṭi for the third completion.
Svara are the sacred chant tones/accents. The hymn treats mastery of these tones as a real ritual power: correct voiced performance aligned with Ṛta is what leads the rite to sv-iṣṭi and ‘better good’.
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