Atharva Veda Sukta 7
Kanda 20Anuvaka 1Sukta 74 Mantras

Sukta 7

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; attributed per the corresponding RV hymn’s seer in traditional indices.

Devata: Sūrya (with heroic epithets overlapping Indraic style)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted)

AV 20.7 はリグ・ヴェーダ由来の短い讃歌で、太陽の勝利の昇起の力によって agha(害・凶兆・悪しき影響)を押し退け、吉祥なる秩序を回復させる。主題はスーリヤ(Sūrya)の厄除けの運行に置かれるが、同時にインドラの慈愛ある友誼と、ソーマに養われた力にも依拠して、守護・活力・家の繁栄を確かなものとする。実践上は簡潔な śānti(鎮静・息災)の誦として機能し、闇に対する光、妨げに対する正しい道筋を宣言する。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.7

Mantras

Mantra 1

उद् घेद॒भि श्रु॒ताम॑घं वृष॒भं नर्या॑पसम्। अस्ता॑रमेषि सूर्य

まことに汝は、名高き禍悪に向かい起ち進む——男らしき業の牡牛、征服者として。汝は進みゆく、スーリヤ(Sūrya)よ。

Mantra 2

नव॒ यो न॑व॒तिं पुरो॑ बि॒भेद॑ बा॒ह्वोजसा । अहिं॑ च वृत्र॒हाव॑धीत्

腕より生ずる威力をもって九十九の城塞を打ち砕き、また大蛇アヒ(Ahi)をも、ヴリトラを討つ者(Vṛtra-han)が打ち倒した。

Mantra 3

सन॒ इन्द्रः॑ शि॒वः सखाश्वा॑व॒द् गोम॒द् यव॑मत्। उ॒रुधा॑रेव दोहते

われらのために、インドラ(Indra)—吉祥なる友—が、馬の富、牛の富、そして大麦の富をもたらしますように。広く流れる流れのように、乳を搾り出す者のごとく。

Mantra 4

इन्द्र॑ क्रतु॒विदं॑ सु॒तं सोमं॑ हर्य पुरुष्टुत । पिबा वृ॑षस्व॒ तातृ॑पिम्

インドラよ、祭意を知る者よ。褐金の御方よ、人々に多く讃えられる者よ—搾りしソーマ(Soma)を飲め。これによって雄々しく力を増し、満ち足りるまで。

Frequently Asked Questions

It is primarily a śānti/protective recitation: it uses the Sun’s victorious rising to drive away harmful influence (agha) and restore auspiciousness.

In this short RV-derived set, Sūrya clears away harm through light and forward motion, while Indra is invoked as the beneficent ally who ‘yields’ prosperity and, when strengthened by Soma, stabilizes protection and success.

No. The hymn works as a mantra-recitation by itself; optional additions (like sprinkling water or keeping barley as a prosperity token) are supportive but not required.

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