Atharva Veda Sukta 9
Kanda 5Anuvaka 1Sukta 98 Mantras

Sukta 9

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (short svāhā formulas; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī for AVŚ 5.9)

Devata: Dyaus/Heaven (cosmic region as recipient); svāhā as offering-power

Chandas: Not metrical in the strict sense; yajus-like offering formula

AVŚ 5.9 est un bref ensemble atharvanique d’offrandes svāhā, de type yajus, qui «attribuent» le soi vital et l’intention protectrice à la sphère céleste (Dyaus), établissant un abri cosmique. Il culmine en une formule d’élévation ample, qui relève la vie, la force, la pensée et les facultés, expulse la kṛtyā (sorcellerie) ainsi que le mal déjà accompli, et installe dans le soi des gardiens de la vie par paires.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 5.9

Mantras

Mantra 1

आत्मा दि॒वे स्वाहा॑

Le Soi — au Ciel : svāhā !

Mantra 2

पृ॒थि॒व्यै स्वाहा॑

À la Terre : svāhā !

Mantra 3

अ॒न्तरि॑क्षाय॒ स्वाहा॑

À l’Atmosphère — svāhā !

Mantra 4

अ॒न्तरि॑क्षाय॒ स्वाहा॑

À l’Atmosphère — svāhā !

Mantra 5

दि॒वेस्वाहा॑

Au Ciel — svāhā !

Mantra 6

पृ॒थि॒व्यै स्वाहा॑

À la Terre — svāhā !

Mantra 7

सूर्यो॑ मे॒ चक्षु॒र्वातः॑ प्रा॒णो॒३न्तरि॑क्षमा॒त्मा पृ॑थि॒वी शरी॑रम्। अ॒स्तृ॒तो नामा॒हम॒य म॑स्मि॒ स आ॒त्मानं॒ नि द॑धे॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वीभ्यां॑ गोपी॒थाय॑

Le Soleil est mon œil ; le Vent, mon souffle ; l’Espace intermédiaire (antarikṣa), mon Soi ; la Terre, mon corps. De nom je suis Astṛta : tel je suis ; et ainsi je m’établis fermement dans le Ciel et sur la Terre — pour la garde, pour la protection.

Mantra 8

उदायु॒रुद् बल॒मुत् कृ॒तमुत् कृ॒त्यामुन्म॑नी॒षामुदि॑न्द्रि॒यम्। आयु॑ष्कृ॒दायु॑ष्पत्नी॒ स्वधा॑वन्तौ गो॒पा मे॑ स्तं गोपा॒यतं॑ मा । आ॒त्म॒सदौ॑ मे स्तं॒ मा॑ हिंसिष्टम्

Que se lève ma vie, que se lève ma force ; que s’élève au loin le mal accompli, que s’élève au loin la sorcellerie (kṛtyā) ; que se lève ma pensée, que se lève ma vigueur des sens (indriya). Vous deux — Faiseur de vie et Épouse de la Vie, pourvus de svadhā — soyez mes gardiens ; gardez-moi. Vous qui demeurez dans mon Ātman, soyez miens ; ne me faites aucun mal.

Frequently Asked Questions

For consecratory protection and vitality: it aligns the practitioner with Heaven through svāhā and culminates in lifting life-force and expelling kṛtyā (witchcraft) and harm.

A small homa with ghee fits the svāhā style, but the hymn also works as a spoken consecration with a symbolic offering and clear protective intention.

They are paired life-powers—"Life-maker" and "Life’s Consort"—invoked as guardians who increase vitality and dwell within the self without causing harm.

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