Sukta 46
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Sinīvālī; seer attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Sinīvālī
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV domestic hymns; metrical exactness may vary by pāda)
この短いアタルヴァヴェーダの家内祭式の讃歌は、受胎・安産・家における子孫の確かな定着を司る神的守護者としてシニーヴァーリー（Sinīvālī）を招請する。素朴な供献（āhuti）と率直な讃嘆によって、不妊を取り除き、「多くの子」を得ること、さらに婚姻の繁栄――ふさわしい夫（pati）――が、生殖と栄える成功・恩恵（rādhas）と調和することを願い求める。
Mantras
Mantra 1
सिनीवाली। सिनी॑वालि॒ पृथु॑ष्टुके॒ या दे॒वाना॒मसि॒ स्वसा॑ । जु॒षस्व॑ ह॒व्यमाहु॑तं प्र॒जां दे॑वि दिदिड्ढि नः
シニーヴァーリー（Sinīvālī）よ。讃え広きシニーヴァーリー、汝は神々の姉妹なり。正しく捧げられた供物を嘉して受けよ。女神よ、われらの子孫・生みの繁栄を打ち立てたまえ。
Mantra 2
या सु॑बा॒हुः स्व॑ङ्गु॒रिः सु॒षूमा॑ बहु॒सूव॑री । तस्यै॑ वि॒श्पत्न्यै॑ ह॒विः सि॑नीवा॒ल्यै जु॑होतन
美しき腕、美しき指、安らかな産み、豊かな多産をもつ彼女——その氏族の主婦、シニーヴァーリー（Sinīvālī）に、汝ら供物を捧げよ。
Mantra 3
या वि॒श्पत्नीन्द्र॒मसि॑ प्र॒तीची॑ स॒हस्र॑स्तुकाभि॒यन्ती॑ दे॒वी। विष्णोः॑ पत्नि॒ तुभ्यं॑ रा॒ता ह॒वींषि॒ पतिं॑ देवि॒ राध॑से चोदयस्व
民の主婦としてこちらに向き、千たび讃えられつつ近づく女神よ。ヴィシュヌの妃よ、供物は汝に捧げられた。女神よ、われらの繁栄と成就のために、夫にして主たる者を（われらへ）促し来たらしめよ。
Frequently Asked Questions
Sinīvālī is a feminine Atharvavedic power of fertility and auspicious fullness, honored as a household-protecting ‘clan-mistress’ who can establish progeny and ensure safe generative outcomes.
The hymn asks for conception and the firm establishment of children (prajā), along with protection of childbirth and the broader prosperity of the household.
It is framed as a domestic oblation rite: recite the three mantras while offering havis/āhuti (often with ghee) into a household fire, focusing the intention on fertility, safe delivery, and thriving success in family life.
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