Atharva Veda Sukta 4
Kanda 16Anuvaka 1Sukta 47 Mantras

Sukta 4

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (needs anukramaṇī confirmation for 16.4)

Devata: Rayi (Riches/Plenty) as functional deity; social ‘Samāna’ sphere as target

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires scan; short paustika optative style)

この七句から成るアタルヴァ系の讃歌は、増益・吉祥(paustika–saubhāgya)の呪法として、行者を富・名誉・同輩(samānāḥ)における結束の「nābhi(中心・要)」たらしめることを願う。繁栄の語彙(rāyīṇām、paśavaḥ)を用いると同時に、太陽・アグニ・ヴァーユ・ヤマ・サラスヴァティーによる多領域の防護の包囲を張り、結びでは生命息(prāṇa–apāna)と力量/有能さ(dakṣa)を安定させて、社会的中心性と確かな繁栄の双方を目指す。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 16.4

Mantras

Mantra 1

नाभि॑र॒हं र॑यी॒णां नाभिः॑ समा॒नानां॑ भूयासम्

われは富の枢(かなめ)となり、また同輩の中の枢となりますように。

Mantra 2

स्वा॒सद॑सि सू॒षा अ॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॒श्वा

自ら座を得て汝はとどまる——栄え、死なきものとして——ここ、凡人の中に。

Mantra 3

मा मां प्रा॒णो हा॑सी॒न्मो अ॑पा॒नोऽव॒हाय॒ परा॑ गात्

プラーナ(prāṇa、生命の息)よ、われを見捨てるな。アパーナ(apāna、下行の息)よ、われを投げ捨てて遠く去るな。

Mantra 4

सूर्यो॒ माह्नः॑ पात्व॒ग्निः पृ॑थि॒व्या वा॒युर॒न्तरि॑क्षाद् य॒मो म॑नु॒ष्येऽभ्यः॒ सर॑स्वती॒ पार्थि॑वेभ्यः

スーリヤ(Sūrya)は昼より我を護れ。アグニ(Agni)は大地より、ヴァーユ(Vāyu)は中空より、ヤマ(Yama)は人々より我を護れ。サラスヴァティー(Sarasvatī)は地上の災いより我を護れ。

Mantra 5

प्राणा॑पानौ॒ मा मा॑ हासिष्टं॒ मा जने॒ प्र मे॑षि

吸気よ、呼気よ、わたしを見捨てるな――いや、見捨てるな。人々の中へ、わたしから去り出るな。

Mantra 6

स्व॒स्त्य॑१द्योषसो॑ दो॒षस॑श्च॒ सर्व॑ आपः॒ सर्व॑गणो अशीय

今日、吉祥なる安寧あれ――諸々の曙(うしお)と諸々の夜とによって。われは一切の水(アーパス)を得、祝福の全き群れを得ん。

Mantra 7

शक्व॑री स्थ प॒शवो॑ मोप॑ स्थेषुर्मि॒त्रावरु॑णौ मे प्राणापा॒नाव॒ग्निर्मे॒ दक्षं॑ दधातु

汝らはシャクヴァリー(Śakvarī)の韻律となれ。家畜はわが傍らに堅く立て。ミトラとヴァルナはわれのものとなれ――また吸気と呼気も。アグニ(Agni)はわが内に能と力とを据えよ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It means becoming the central point where wealth, opportunities, and social attention converge—so that among one’s peers (samānāḥ) one is recognized as the focal person through whom resources and decisions circulate.

Because Atharvanic prosperity is meant to be protected and stable: these powers guard different domains (day, earth, midspace, human/social threats, and earthly harms), forming a complete protective boundary so wealth and status are not easily lost.

It can be recited as an intention-and-protection sequence: set the aim with 16.4.1 (social and financial centrality), then ‘close’ protection with 16.4.4, and finish by steadying breath and resolve with 16.4.7 (prāṇa–apāna, dakṣa).

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