Sukta 7
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Āditya-stuti; anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Ādityas (collective)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent)
この一詩句のみから成る讃歌は、簡潔なアーディティヤ（Āditya）讃歌であり、至上にして害をなさぬ守護者としての諸アーディティヤを宥め敬い、その法度（dhāman）が海のように測り知れぬ深みをもつことを述べる。「敬虔（崇敬）において彼らを凌ぐ者はいない」と宣言することで、厄除け（アポトロパイック）として働き、誦者は諸アーディティヤの保護的主権のもとに身を置き、対抗する諸力の及ばぬところへと入る。
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Frequently Asked Questions
They are Aditi’s sons, a collective group of great gods associated with order (ṛta), moral law, and guardianship. Here they are praised as ‘unharming’ protectors with unsurpassed authority.
It is a metaphor: their ordinance/abode is as deep and encompassing as the ocean—immeasurable, steady, and impossible for hostile forces to cross or overturn.
By reciting it as a stuti (praise) and offering namas (reverence), the reciter aligns with the Ādityas’ supreme guardianship. The verse’s closing claim—none is beyond them—functions as a protective ‘seal’ against rival powers.
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