Atharva Veda Sukta 68
Kanda 7Anuvaka 7Sukta 683 Mantras

Sukta 68

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa milieu (hymn to Sarasvatī; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Sarasvatī

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical check)

AV 7.68はサラスヴァティー(Sarasvatī)への短い讃歌で、供物を正しく受納されるものとし、子孫によって家(家系・家宅)の連続を確保するために用いられる。サラスヴァティーの天上の「規定/法度」を家内の繁栄に結びつけ、さらに供献が祖霊(Pitṛs)という「口」を通して執行・伝達されることを明示して儀礼を封じ、結びに女神の慈しみ深いまなざしのもとにとどまらせ給えと祈願する。

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 7.68

Mantras

Mantra 1

सरस्वती। सर॑स्वति व्र॒तेषु॑ ते दि॒व्येषु॑ देवि॒ धाम॑सु । जु॒षस्व॑ ह॒व्यमाहु॑तं प्र॒जां दे॑वि ररास्व नः

サラスヴァティー(Sarasvatī)よ、汝の誓戒(vrata)において、天なる座(dhāman)において、女神よ。正しく捧げられた供物(havis)を喜び受け、女神よ、われらに子孫(prajā)を授けたまえ。

Mantra 2

इ॒दं ते॑ ह॒व्यं घृ॒तव॑त् सरस्वती॒दं पि॑तॄ॒णां ह॒विरा॒स्यं॑१ यत्। इ॒मानि॑ त उदि॒ता शंत॑मानि॒ तेभि॑र्व॒यं मधु॑मन्तः स्याम

この酥油に満ちた供物は汝のもの、サラスヴァティーよ。これは祖霊たちの供献の口(受供の場)である。汝が宣言し顕したこの最も吉祥なる賜物によって、われらが蜜に満ち、甘美なる繁栄を得ますように。

Mantra 3

शि॒वा नः॒ शंत॑मा भव सुमृडी॒का स॑रस्वति । मा ते॑ युयोम सं॒दृशः॑

われらにとって吉祥にして、最も吉祥、憐れみ深き者となれ、サラスヴァティーよ。汝の臨在、汝の好ましき眼差しから、われらを離れさせるな。

Frequently Asked Questions

It is primarily a paustika hymn: to have the oblation accepted by Sarasvatī and to obtain progeny and lasting household prosperity.

The hymn treats the offering as connected to the Pitṛs as a ‘mouth of offering’ (havir-āsya), suggesting that prosperity and lineage are secured when the rite aligns divine favor with ancestral continuity.

No. The text itself emphasizes a ghee-rich havis (ghṛtavat) and a concluding benediction; it does not prescribe herbs or amulets in these three verses.

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