Sukta 7
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic/Brāhmaṇa-style prose-verse discourse in AV 15; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), Śraddhā (Faith), Varṣa/Vṛṣṭi (Rain) as personified powers attending the knower.
Chandas: Mixed/late Atharvanic style; not a strict early RV meter (often treated as anuṣṭubh-like cadence).
Mantras
Mantra 1
स म॑हि॒मा सद्रु॑र्भू॒त्वान्तं॑ पृथि॒व्या अ॑गच्छ॒त् स स॑मु॒द्रोऽभवत्
He, becoming Sadru in his majesty, went unto the earth’s far limit: he became the Ocean.
Mantra 2
तं प्र॒जाप॑तिश्च परमे॒ष्ठी च॑ पि॒ता च॑ पिताम॒हश्चाप॑श्च श्र॒द्धा च॑ व॒र्षं भू॒त्वानु॒व्यऽवर्तयन्त
Him Prajāpati and Parameṣṭhin, and the Father and the Grandfather—yea, the Waters, and Faith, and Rain—having become these, they set him turning, following him on every side.
Mantra 3
ऐन॒मापो॑ गच्छ॒त्यैनं॑ श्र॒द्धा ग॑च्छ॒त्यैनं॑ व॒र्षं ग॑च्छति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
Unto him the Waters come; unto him Faith cometh; unto him the Rain cometh—whoso thus knoweth.
Mantra 4
तं श्र॒द्धा च॑ य॒ज्ञश्च॑ लो॒कश्चान्नं॑ चा॒न्नाद्यं॑ च भू॒त्वाभि॑प॒र्याव॑र्तन्त
Faith and Sacrifice, and World, and Food, and Food-enjoyment—becoming these—encompass him round about.
Mantra 5
ऐनं॑ श्र॒द्धा ग॑च्छत्यैनं य॒ज्ञो ग॑च्छ॒त्यैनं॑ लो॒को ग॑च्छ॒त्यैन॒मन्नं॑ गच्छ॒त्यैन॑म॒न्नाद्यं॑ गच्छति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
Unto him Faith cometh; unto him Sacrifice cometh; unto him the World cometh; unto him Food cometh; unto him Food-enjoyment cometh—whoso thus knoweth.
Frequently Asked Questions
It promises that sustaining powers—especially Waters, Faith, and Rain—naturally come to the person who understands and holds the teaching, resulting in purification, ritual success, and prosperity.
They form a practical triad of support: waters cleanse and protect, faith empowers sacrifice and resolve, and rain ensures fertility and food—together sustaining both ritual life and livelihood.
Recite it after ācamana with a clean water vessel present, optionally sprinkling water at the threshold or around oneself, and conclude by acknowledging anna (food) with a small offering or mindful sharing.
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