Atharva Veda Sukta 17
Kanda 6Anuvaka 2Sukta 174 Mantras

Sukta 17

Rishi: Atharvanic

Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth) as stabilizing model; Garbha (embryo) as protected object

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

この短いアタルヴァ・ヴェーダ讃歌は、胎児を「堅くする」(garbhadṛṃhaṇa)ための呪法である。比類なき「担い、保つ」力をもつ大地(Pṛthivī)を妊娠の範型として、胎児が確かに定着するように祈る。衆生・山々・秩序ある世界を支える安定の基盤として大地を繰り返し呼びかけ、サヴィトリ(Savitar)の生命を駆り立てる力のもと、正しい出産の時まで胎児がしっかりと守られ、保持されることを願う。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.17

Mantras

Mantra 1

गर्भदृंहणम्। यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही भू॒तानां॒ गर्भ॑माद॒धे। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे

(胎を堅める。)この偉大なる大地が万有の胎を抱くように、そのように汝の胎も堅く保たれよ。時に随い、産み出す時に至るまで、よき受胎・成就のために。

Mantra 2

यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धारे॒मान् वन॒स्पती॑न्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे

この大いなる大地が、森の主(vanaspati)たちを堅く支え保つように、汝の胎児もまた固く保たれよ。時にかなって出産に至るまで、サヴィタル(Savitar)の促し(quickening)のために。

Mantra 3

यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धार॒ पर्व॑तान् गि॒रीन्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे

この大いなる大地が、山々と峰々を支え保つように、汝の胎児もまた固く保たれよ。時にかなって出産に至るまで、サヴィタル(Savitar)の促し(quickening)のために。

Mantra 4

यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धार॒ विष्ठि॑तं॒ जग॑त्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे

この大いなる大地が、確立され堅固に据えられた世界を支え保つように、汝の胎児もまた固く保たれよ。時にかなって出産に至るまで、サヴィタル(Savitar)の促し(quickening)のために。

Frequently Asked Questions

To keep the pregnancy stable—‘holding’ the fetus firmly in the womb until the proper time of birth, preventing premature loss.

Earth is the strongest model of steadiness: she bears beings, mountains, and the whole firm-set world. The hymn transfers that same stabilizing power to the embryo.

Not explicitly. Its main ‘substance’ is symbolic Earth and the act of recitation; in practice, a simple protective cord or amulet may be used alongside the mantra.

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