Atharva Veda Sukta 39
Kanda 20Anuvaka 4Sukta 395 Mantras

Sukta 39

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh/Triṣṭubh-type depending on full stanza; excerpt insufficient for certainty.

Himne Indra yang ringkas ini menumpukan kuasa melalui pujian, agar pertolongan Indra berpihak secara eksklusif kepada pihak penaung dan berpaling daripada kaum-kaum pesaing. Dengan mengingat kemenangan arketip Indra—menghalau keluar lembu-lembu dan menolak jauh Vala—ia membingkai persaingan kini sebagai pengulangan pelepasan purba kekayaan, cahaya, dan daya-gerak. Stoma itu sendiri digambarkan sebagai gelombang yang menghempas deras, yang mempercepatkan kegirangan Indra, sehingga kemenangan dan perolehan “memancar” bagi si pelantun.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.39

Mantras

Mantra 1

इन्द्रं॑ वो वि॒श्वत॒स्परि॒ हवा॑महे॒ जने॑भ्यः । अ॒स्माक॑मस्तु॒ केव॑लः

Indra, dari segala penjuru kami menyerumu, jauh daripada kaum-kaum lain; semoga dia menjadi milik kami—milik kami sahaja.

Mantra 2

व्य॑१न्तरि॑क्षमतिर॒न्मदे॒ सोम॑स्य रोच॒ना। इन्द्रो॒ यदभि॑नद् व॒लम्

Maju menembusi antarikṣa mereka melintas, dalam mabuk suci Soma, menuju alam-alam yang bercahaya—tatkala Indra membelah kubu Vala yang terkunci rapat.

Mantra 3

उद् गा आ॑ज॒दङ्गि॑रोभ्य आ॒विष्कृ॒ण्वन् गुहा॑ स॒तीः । अ॒र्वाञ्चं॑ नुनुदे व॒लम्

Ia menghalau keluar Lembu-lembu; bagi para Aṅgirasa ia menzahirkan mereka, walaupun mereka tinggal di gua-gua persembunyian. Ke arah sini ia menolak pergi Vala.

Mantra 4

इन्द्रे॑ण रोच॒ना दि॒वो दृ॒ल्हानि॑ दृंहि॒तानि॑ च । स्थि॒राणि॒ न प॑रा॒णुदे॑

Dengan Indra, alam-alam bercahaya di langit—yang teguh tertanam dan diperkukuh—berdiri stabil; ia tidak mengalihkannya dari tempatnya.

Mantra 5

अ॒पामू॒र्मिर्मद॑न्निव॒ स्तोम॑ इन्द्राजिरायते । वि ते॒ मदा॑ अराजिषुः

Seperti ombak air, seolah-olah dalam keghairahan, stoma (pujian) ini meluncur kepadamu, wahai Indra; luapan kegembiraanmu telah memancar dengan gemilang.

Frequently Asked Questions

To draw Indra’s help exclusively to the reciter’s side—so that strength, luck, and victory turn toward one’s own group rather than rivals.

They refer to the classic Indra myth where hidden wealth/light (the ‘cows’) is released from an enclosure; it is used here as a model for breaking present obstacles and recovering gains.

No. Its primary ‘instrument’ is the stoma (praise) itself; optional simple preparation like sipping water and focused intention can accompany recitation.

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