Atharva Veda Sukta 46
Kanda 20Anuvaka 5Sukta 463 Mantras

Sukta 46

Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (Indra hymn tradition)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV-derived (likely Triṣṭubh segmental phrasing)

この短いインドラ讃歌は、戦場の指揮者であり光輝ある働き手として神を近く招き、争いを「より大いなる善」へと向ける者として讃える。詠唱者を諸々の危難から安全に渡らせてほしい――危うい水を舟で越えるように――と願い、さらに憎む者と敵対する力のすべてを打ち伏せることを求める。このスークタの力は、勝利と安全な通過、そして福祉(vāja/svasti/sumna)をインドラの導きのもとに結び合わせる点にある。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.46

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to invoke Indra for victory in conflict or competition and for protection—especially the idea of being carried safely through danger and beyond hostile forces.

The “boat” is a metaphor for Indra’s protective power: just as a boat carries people across risky waters, Indra is asked to carry the chanter across threats and opposition in safety (svasti).

Not explicitly. The text is primarily a spoken invocation; some practitioners may use clean water or a vessel symbolically to represent the ‘crossing,’ but it is optional.

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