Atharva Veda Sukta 80
Kanda 7Anuvaka 8Sukta 804 Mantras

Sukta 80

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī varies)

Devata: Paurṇamāsī (Full-Moon)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

この短い讃歌は、満月(Paurṇamāsī)を、勝利し万事を成就させる宇宙的な力として神聖化する。そこに諸神が宿り、人は彼女を通して祭祀の豊穣を喜び享受しうる。正しい月例の遵守と供物は、円満(pūrṇatā)、繁栄、願いの成就、そして天界到達へ導く功徳と結び付けられる。

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.80

Mantras

Mantra 1

पूर्णिमा। पू॒र्णा प॒श्चादु॒त पू॒र्णा पु॒रस्ता॒दुन्म॑ध्य॒तः पौ॑र्णमा॒सी जि॑गाय । तस्यां॑ दे॒वैः सं॒वस॑न्तो महि॒त्वा नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठे समि॒षा म॑देम

満月(パウルナマーシー Paurṇamāsī):後ろも満ち、前も満ち、まさに中ほどからも満ちている—パウルナマーシーは勝利を得た。その大いなる力により、神々とともに彼女のうちに住み、天の背において祭食とともに歓喜せん。

Mantra 2

वृ॒ष॒भं वा॒जिनं॑ व॒यं पौ॑र्णमा॒सं य॑जामहे । स नो॑ ददा॒त्वक्षि॑तां र॒यिमनु॑पदस्वतीम्

われらは雄牛のごとく力強く、勝利をもたらす満月(Paurṇamāsa)を祭る。彼がわれらに、滅びぬ財を授けたまえ――一歩ごとに利得を伴う富を。

Mantra 3

प्रजा॑पते॒ न त्वदे॒तान्य॒न्यो विश्वा॑ रू॒पाणि॑ परि॒भूर्ज॑जान । यत् का॑मास्ते जुहु॒मस्तन्नो॑ अस्तु व॒यं स्या॑म॒ पत॑यो रयी॒णाम्

プラジャーパティ(Prajāpati)よ、汝のほかに、すべてを凌駕する者はなく、これら一切の形相を生み出した。われらが汝に供える願い、そのままわれらのものとなれ。われらが富の主となりますように。

Mantra 4

पौ॒र्ण॒मा॒सी प्र॑थ॒मा य॒ज्ञिया॑सी॒दह्नां॒ रात्री॑णामतिशर्व॒रेषु॑ । ये त्वां य॒ज्ञैर्य॑ज्ञिये अ॒र्धय॑न्त्य॒मी ते नाके॑ सु॒कृतः॒ प्रवि॑ष्टाः

満月の夜(Paurṇamāsī)よ、汝は最初にして祭祀にふさわしきもの、昼と諸夜のうち、いよいよ深き闇の中に在りき。祭りによって汝を栄えさせる者たちよ、供養に値する者よ——その人々こそ功徳に富み、天界に入りぬ。

Frequently Asked Questions

It seeks ‘fullness’—prosperity, successful offerings, and fulfilled aims—by honoring the Full-Moon as an auspicious power in which the Gods abide.

Prajāpati is invoked as the begetter of all forms, so desires offered in the rite are authorized by the creator’s sovereignty and return as wealth and success.

By reciting it at the Full-Moon with a simple food/oblation offering, keeping a clear intention, and treating the observance as an act that generates prosperity and merit.

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