Atharva Veda Sukta 116
Kanda 20Anuvaka 12Sukta 1162 Mantras

Sukta 116

Rishi: RV provenance (Indra-stuti tradition; AV 20 is a collection of RV hymns/verses in Saunaka)

Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh/Triṣṭubh-type RV cadence (as transmitted in AV 20; meter should be verified against RV parallel).

ଅଥର୍ବବେଦ ୨୦ରେ ଋଗ୍ବେଦ-ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ଏହି ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର-ସ୍ତୁତିରେ ବୃତ୍ରହନ୍ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ବାସ, ସମୁଦାୟର ସ୍ଥିରତା, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ରକ୍ଷାରୁ “ଅଲଗା” ହେବାରୁ ଜନ୍ମୁଥିବା ଅସୁରକ୍ଷା/ଦୁର୍ବଳତା ଦୂର କରିବା ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରାଯାଏ। ପରେ ଏହା ସ୍ତୋମ (ସ୍ତୁତି)କୁ ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ଅର୍ପଣ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରି ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ “ମହା ଦାନ” ଖୋଲିଦେବାକୁ କହେ, ଏବଂ ଯଥାର୍ଥ-ସମନ୍ୱିତ ଉପାସନା ଦ୍ୱାରା ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଓ ଯଜ୍ଞକ୍ରିୟାର ନିର୍ବାଧ ଅଗ୍ରଗତିର ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା ଦିଏ।

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.116

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

To secure stable dwelling and protection (not being “ill-housed” or forsaken) and to obtain Indra’s prosperity-giving bounty through praise.

No. The hymn’s main ‘substance’ is stoma—spoken praise. Optional water for purification or a small domestic offering can be added, but they are not required.

They function as symbols of abandonment and insecurity. The hymn contrasts that condition with Indra-backed settlement order, asking for protected habitation and communal safety.

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