Atharva Veda Sukta 87
Kanda 6Anuvaka 9Sukta 873 Mantras

Sukta 87

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Rājya/Rāṣṭra (kingship/realm) personified; also the King as ritual focus

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

この短い王権の呪は、王を堅固で揺るがぬ主権の内に「囲い込み」、国土が滑り去らず、民が自ら進んで一致して従うようにする。王を「山のように」据え、インドラを範として王権を安定させ、供犠の「不動・恒常」(dhruva)の堅さによってその行為を封印する。さらにソーマとブラフマナスパティ(Brahmaṇaspati)の承認と加護を得る。

Mantras

Mantra 1

राज्ञः संवरणम्। आ त्वा॑हार्षम॒न्तर॑भूर्ध्रु॒वस्ति॒ष्ठावि॑चाचलत्। विश॑स्त्वा॒ सर्वा॑ वाञ्छन्तु॒ मा त्वद् रा॒ष्ट्रमधि॑ भ्रशत्

王を囲い護るための讃。われは汝をここへ携え来たり、汝は内へと入りぬ。堅く立て、揺らぐことなかれ。すべての民が汝を慕い求めよ。汝より王国がこぼれ落ちることなかれ。

Mantra 2

इ॒हैवैधि॒ माप॑ च्योष्ठाः॒ पर्व॑त इ॒वावि॑चाचलत्। इन्द्र॑ इवे॒ह ध्रु॒वस्ति॑ष्ठे॒ह रा॒ष्ट्रमु॑ धारय

ここに、まさにここにて栄えよ。離れ落ちるな。山のごとく揺るがず、インドラのごとくここに堅く立ち、ここに王国(rāṣṭra)を支え保て。

Mantra 3

इन्द्र॑ ए॒तम॑दीधरत् ध्रु॒वं ध्रु॒वेण॑ ह॒विषा॑ । तस्मै॒ सोमो॒ अधि॑ ब्रवद॒यं च॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिः॑

インドラはこれを堅固にした――堅固なる供物(havis)によって堅固に。これに対しソーマ(Soma)は彼に同意を告げ、祈りの主ブラフマナスパティ(Brahmaṇaspati)もまた同じく言祝した。

Frequently Asked Questions

To ritually secure and stabilize the king so that the kingdom does not “slip away,” and so the people remain favorably disposed toward his rule.

A mountain symbolizes being unmoved and unshaken, while Indra is the Vedic model of firm, victorious sovereignty—together expressing unbreakable political steadiness.

The verses can be recited as a protective royal charm; the hymn itself also points to a “firm oblation” (havis) as an ideal sealing act, but no specific herb or amulet is required here.

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