Atharva Veda Sukta 116
Kanda 20Anuvaka 12Sukta 1162 Mantras

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).

Indra-stuti singkat yang bersumber dari Rigveda dalam Atharvaveda 20 ini memohon kepada Indra, Sang Pembunuh Vṛtra, agar menganugerahkan tempat tinggal yang aman, keteguhan hidup bersama, serta menyingkirkan kerentanan yang timbul ketika berada “terpisah” dari perlindungan-Nya. Lalu kidung ini beralih menjadi pujian sebagai persembahan yang ampuh (stoma) yang membuka “kedermawanan agung” Indra, menjanjikan kemakmuran dan kelancaran tanpa rintangan bagi jalannya ritus melalui pemujaan yang selaras dan tepat

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.116

Mantras

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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