Atharva Veda Sukta 84
Kanda 20Anuvaka 9Sukta 843 Mantras

Sukta 84

Rishi: RV-source seer (Indra-stotra tradition); in AV 20 these are RV borrowings (exact RV attribution varies by verse-source).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh/Trisṭubh-type RV meter (as transmitted in AV 20; metrical identity follows RV source)

AV 20.84 to zwięzły hymn zapraszający Indrę (ā-yāhi), który przyciąga bóstwo do świeżo wyciśniętego, oczyszczonego Somy poprzez przymuszającą piękność brahmanu (hymniczne sformułowania). Jego moc polega na „przybliżeniu Indry”, dzięki czemu rytuał składającego ofiarę zostaje ożywiony, przekształcając ofiarę z Somy w zwycięstwo, siłę i wzrost dla patrona oraz jego społeczności.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.84

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to invite Indra to the pressed Soma so his presence empowers the rite—bringing favor, strength, victory, and prosperity to the patron.

Because the hymn treats brahman as ritual force: well-formed sacred speech ‘draws’ Indra near, while Soma provides the offering that confirms and sustains his presence.

In its original liturgical setting it accompanies Soma-pressing; outside that context, reciters commonly treat it as an Indra-invocation for vigor and success, using a symbolic offering (clean water or a permitted substitute) according to their tradition.

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