Sukta 40
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for this paustika complex (hymn-level ascription varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Sarasvant (with the Waters and Puṣṭi/puṣṭapati as associated powers)
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (hymn-level metrical assignment varies in recensions)
Ce bref hymne paustika invoque Sarasvant comme le gardien d’une « ordonnance » cosmique (vrata) sous laquelle le bétail, les Eaux et le Seigneur de la Nourriture (Puṣṭapati) agissent en harmonie. En qualifiant Sarasvant de « tourné vers le donateur », il vise à attirer la prospérité, l’accroissement de la richesse en bétail et un « siège des trésors » stable dans la demeure du patron, ainsi que la renommée et le prestige social.
Mantras
Mantra 1
सरस्वान्। यस्य॑ व्र॒तं प॒शवो॒ यन्ति॒ सर्वे॒ यस्य॑ व्र॒त उ॑प॒तिष्ठ॑न्त॒ आपः॑ । यस्य॑ व्र॒ते पु॑ष्ट॒पति॒र्निवि॑ष्ट॒स्तं सर॑स्वन्त॒मव॑से हवामहे
Sarasvant — dont le vœu suivent tous les troupeaux, dont le vœu servent les Eaux ; dans le vœu duquel est établi le Seigneur de la Nourriture (Puṣṭipati) : lui, Sarasvant, nous l’invoquons pour secours.
Mantra 2
आ प्र॒त्यञ्चं॑ दा॒शुषे॑ दा॒श्वंसं॒ सर॑स्वन्तं पुष्ट॒पतिं॑ रयि॒ष्ठाम्। रा॒यस्पोषं॑ श्रव॒स्युं वसा॑ना इ॒ह हुवेम॒ सद॑नं रयी॒णाम्
Ici, tourné vers l’offrant, généreux, Sarasvant — Puṣṭipati, le plus riche, (apportant) l’accroissement des biens, dispensateur de renommée : revêtus de cela, invoquons ici le siège des trésors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sarasvant is a prosperity-bearing power linked with the Waters, portrayed as the one whose ordinance (vrata) governs cattle, nourishment, and thriving. He is invoked as Puṣṭapati, the lord who ‘seats’ increase in the home.
It aims at puṣṭi (nourishment and thriving), growth of cattle-wealth, increase of material resources (rayi), and also śravas (good reputation). The hymn’s imagery emphasizes not just gain, but stable establishment—‘a seat of treasures.’
Yes. Traditionally it suits a household prosperity act: keep clean water, recite 7.40.1 and 7.40.2, and lightly sprinkle at the threshold, storehouse, or cattle-shed while intending that prosperity be installed and remain steady.
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