Atharvaveda Kanda 7 Anuvaka 12 Sukta 111 in Modern Hindi

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Kanda 7Anuvaka 12Sukta 1111 Mantras

Sukta 111

Rishi: To be confirmed from AVŚ anukramaṇī.

Devata: Ātman / Indra-associated vitality (with soma-receptacle imagery)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; to be verified).

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.111

Mantras

Mantra 1

आत्मा। इन्द्र॑स्य कु॒क्षिर॑सि सोम॒धान॑ आ॒त्मा दे॒वाना॑मु॒त मानु॑षाणाम्। इ॒ह प्र॒जा ज॑नय॒ यास्त॑ आ॒सु या अ॒न्यत्रे॒ह तास्ते॑ रमन्ताम्

तू इंद्र की खाली जगह है, जहाँ सोम रस रखा जाता है। तू देवता लोगों का आत्मा है, और इंसानों का भी। इस पानी में जो तेरे बच्चे हैं, उनको यहीं पैदा कर। जो दूसरी जगह हैं, वो वहीं रहने दो, यहाँ मत लाओ।

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this hymn trying to accomplish in simple terms?

It concentrates fertility and generative vitality within the intended household/union so that rightful progeny are produced “here,” while anything belonging “elsewhere” is kept outside.

Why does it call Ātman ‘Indra’s belly’ and ‘soma-receptacle’?

It uses Indra’s soma-bearing belly as an image of contained power: a vessel that holds potency. By equating Ātman with that container, the mantra claims control over where vitality is stored and where it becomes progeny.

Does the line about ‘elsewhere’ mean rejection or harm?

In ritual logic it is boundary-setting, not aggression: it assigns what is not meant for this household to remain outside, preventing dispersal or confusion of reproductive vitality and domestic continuity.

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