Sukta 7
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic/Brāhmaṇa-style prose-verse discourse in AV 15; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), Śraddhā (Faith), Varṣa/Vṛṣṭi (Rain) as personified powers attending the knower.
Chandas: Mixed/late Atharvanic style; not a strict early RV meter (often treated as anuṣṭubh-like cadence).
Mantras
Mantra 1
स महिमा सद्रुर्भूत्वान्तं पृथिव्या अगच्छत् स समुद्रोऽभवत्
He, becoming Sadru in his majesty, went unto the earth’s far limit: he became the Ocean.
Mantra 2
तं प्रजापतिश्च परमेष्ठी च पिता च पितामहश्चापश्च श्रद्धा च वर्षं भूत्वानुव्यऽवर्तयन्त
Him Prajāpati and Parameṣṭhin, and the Father and the Grandfather—yea, the Waters, and Faith, and Rain—having become these, they set him turning, following him on every side.
Mantra 3
ऐनमापो गच्छत्यैनं श्रद्धा गच्छत्यैनं वर्षं गच्छति य एवं वेद
Unto him the Waters come; unto him Faith cometh; unto him the Rain cometh—whoso thus knoweth.
Mantra 4
तं श्रद्धा च यज्ञश्च लोकश्चान्नं चान्नाद्यं च भूत्वाभिपर्यावर्तन्त
Faith and Sacrifice, and World, and Food, and Food-enjoyment—becoming these—encompass him round about.
Mantra 5
ऐनं श्रद्धा गच्छत्यैनं यज्ञो गच्छत्यैनं लोको गच्छत्यैनमन्नं गच्छत्यैनमन्नाद्यं गच्छति य एवं वेद
Unto him Faith cometh; unto him Sacrifice cometh; unto him the World cometh; unto him Food cometh; unto him Food-enjoyment cometh—whoso thus knoweth.
Frequently Asked Questions
It promises that sustaining powers—especially Waters, Faith, and Rain—naturally come to the person who understands and holds the teaching, resulting in purification, ritual success, and prosperity.
They form a practical triad of support: waters cleanse and protect, faith empowers sacrifice and resolve, and rain ensures fertility and food—together sustaining both ritual life and livelihood.
Recite it after ācamana with a clean water vessel present, optionally sprinkling water at the threshold or around oneself, and conclude by acknowledging anna (food) with a small offering or mindful sharing.