Sukta 47
Rishi: Kavi-/priestly lineage (attributed in sense to inspired ritualists; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the given excerpt)
Devata: Ṛta / Sv-iṣṭi (efficacious correctness and successful offering), with implicit priestly powers (Saudhvanas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/prose-verse Atharvanic style; not securely determinable from excerpt alone)
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुः प्राप्तिः। अ॒ग्निः प्रा॑तःसव॒ने पा॑त्व॒स्मान् वै॑श्वान॒रो वि॑श्व॒कृद् वि॒श्वशं॑भूः । स नः॑ पाव॒को द्रवि॑णे दधा॒त्वायु॑ष्मन्तः सहभ॑क्षाः स्याम
May Agni at the morning pressing guard us—Vaiśvānara, the All-maker, the All-auspicious. May that Purifier bestow on us wealth; may we be long-lived, sharing food in fellowship.
Mantra 2
विश्वे॑ दे॒वा म॒रुत॒ इन्द्रो॑ अ॒स्मान॒स्मिन् द्वि॒तीये॒ सव॑ने॒ न ज॑ह्युः । आयु॑ष्मन्तः प्रि॒यमे॑षां॒ वद॑न्तो व॒यं दे॒वानां॑ सुम॒तौ स्या॑म
May all the Gods, the Maruts, and Indra not forsake us in this second pressing. Long-lived, speaking what is dear to them, may we abide in the Gods’ good favor.
Mantra 3
इ॒दं तृ॒तीयं॒ सव॑नं कवी॒नामृ॒तेन॒ ये च॑म॒समैर॑यन्त । ते सौ॑धन्व॒नाः स्वऽरानशा॒नाः स्विऽष्टिं नो अ॒भि वस्यो॑ नयन्तु
This is the third pressing of the seers: with Order they set the cup in motion. May those Saudhvanas, having won the sacred tones, lead us unto well-offered sacrifice, unto the better good.
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks that the gods protect the sacrificer through all three pressings and that the offering become sv-iṣṭi—properly completed—yielding long life, wealth, and well-being.
Because each savana is a distinct ritual ‘turn’ in the day; the hymn distributes protection across them—Agni for the morning, the All-gods with Indra and Maruts for the second, and Ṛta/sv-iṣṭi for the third completion.
Svara are the sacred chant tones/accents. The hymn treats mastery of these tones as a real ritual power: correct voiced performance aligned with Ṛta is what leads the rite to sv-iṣṭi and ‘better good’.
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