Sukta 7
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type (protective formula; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Devas (collective) as precedent agents; protection (śarma) as the sought boon
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short bipāda structure)
この短い護身の讃歌は、デーヴァたちの過去の勝利という先例を呼び起こし、敵対的（アースラ的）な力を福祉へと転じることを願う。アディティとミトラの神々の道を進むソーマに来臨と加護を求め、敵を鎮め、誦者と共同体にśarma（確かな守護・安寧）を授けよと祈る。
Mantras
Mantra 1
असुरक्षयणम्। येन॑ सो॒मादि॑तिः प॒था मि॒त्रा वा॒ यन्त्य॒द्रुहः॑ । तेना॒ नोऽव॒सा ग॑हि
【アスラ滅除】ソーマ（Soma）よ、アディティ（Aditi）と、害なきミトラたち（Mitra）はいかなる道を行くのか。汝もその道によって、救いの加護を携えてわれらのもとへ来たれ。
Mantra 2
येन॑ सोम साह॒न्त्यासु॑रान् र॒न्धया॑सि नः । तेना॑ नो॒ अधि॑ वोचत
いかなる力によって、ソーマよ、彼らはアスラを打ち破るのか――その力によって、汝は我らのために（彼らを）屈服させよ。その力によって、我らの上に権威をもって宣言せよ。
Mantra 3
येन॑ देवा॒ असु॑राणा॒मोजां॒स्यवृ॑णीध्वम्। तेना॑ नः॒ शर्म॑ यच्छत
神々がいかなる手立てによってアスラの力・精気を自らに選び取ったのか、その同じ手立てによって、われらに安護（śarman）を授けたまえ。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used for protection: to repel or subdue hostile forces and to secure śarma—safety, shelter, and well-being—over a person or community.
Here Soma represents victorious deva-power and safeguarding presence. The hymn asks Soma to arrive by the deva-path and to apply the same Asura-overcoming power for the reciter’s benefit.
No. The text itself does not require substances or amulets; it works primarily through recitation and the idea of placing protective, authoritative speech ‘over’ the target.
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