Sukta 111
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).

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.