Sukta 58
Rishi: Unspecified here (to be resolved via Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 7.58).
Devata: Indra-Varuṇa; Soma as offering/deity.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (to be verified against full hymn).
この短い増益（Paustika）の讃歌は、「食物（anna）—ソーマ受納」のための儀礼句であり、インドラとヴァルナに、搾り出され蜜のように甘いソーマを飲み、バルヒス（祭草座）に着座して供物を承認するよう招く。神々の満悦した参与を確保することで、堅固な神的規範のもとに、滋養（anna）・活力・秩序ある繁栄を安定させることを目的とする。
Mantras
Mantra 1
अन्नम्। इन्द्रा॑वरुणा सुतपावि॒मं सु॒तं सोमं॑ पिबतं॒ मद्यं॑ धृतव्रतौ । यु॒वो रथो॑ अध्व॒रो दे॒ववी॑तये॒ प्रति॒ स्वस॑र॒मुप॑ यातु पी॒तये॑
これを食とせよ。インドラ＝ヴァルナよ、搾り出されたものを清める者たちよ、この搾りたてのソーマ（Soma）、この昂揚の飲み物を飲め、掟を堅く守る者たちよ。汝らの車――この祭儀（adhvara）――は、神々の享受のために応えて近づき、「姉妹」（Svasar）へ、飲むために進み来たれ。
Mantra 2
इन्द्रा॑वरुणा॒ मधु॑मत्तमस्य॒ वृष्णः॒ सोम॑स्य वृष॒णा वृ॑षेथाम्। इ॒दं वा॒मन्धः॒ परि॑षिक्तमा॒सद्या॒स्मिन् ब॒र्हिषि॑ मादयेथाम्
インドラ＝ヴァルナよ、最も蜜のごとく甘く、力強きソーマの中で――二頭の牡牛なる汝らよ――その中にて強くあれ。汝らのために、四方に注がれたこのソーマの精髄よ、ここなる聖草（barhis）に坐して、これに歓喜し酔いしれよ。
Frequently Asked Questions
To get divine acceptance of the offering—especially Soma/andhas—so that food (anna) becomes a source of strength, nourishment, and stable prosperity.
Indra represents invigorating power and increase, while Varuṇa represents firm ordinance and ṛta. Together they symbolize prosperity that is both strong and properly sanctioned.
In Atharvanic domestic practice, Soma is often represented by a ritually acceptable substitute drink offered with purity and intention; the hymn’s focus is the consecration and acceptance of nourishment.
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