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).
AV 15.7 é um hino atharvânico tardio, em estilo de brahma-vidyā, que ensina um «fruto do conhecimento» (phala-śruti): aquele que assim conhece torna-se o ponto focal para o qual naturalmente acorrem as potências sustentadoras. Ele liga os suportes cósmicos — as Águas (purificação e continuidade), a Fé/Śraddhā (eficácia ritual e assentimento interior) e a Chuva (fertilidade e prosperidade) — à legitimidade sócio-teológica, apresentando prosperidade e prestígio como consequências do conhecimento correto.
Kind of charm
Mantras
Mantra 1
स म॑हि॒मा सद्रु॑र्भू॒त्वान्तं॑ पृथि॒व्या अ॑गच्छ॒त् स स॑मु॒द्रोऽभवत्
Ele, tornando-se Sadru em sua majestade, chegou ao limite mais distante da terra; tornou-se o Oceano.
Mantra 2
तं प्र॒जाप॑तिश्च परमे॒ष्ठी च॑ पि॒ता च॑ पिताम॒हश्चाप॑श्च श्र॒द्धा च॑ व॒र्षं भू॒त्वानु॒व्यऽवर्तयन्त
A ele, Prajāpati e Parameṣṭhin, o Pai e o Avô—sim, também as Águas, a Fé (Śraddhā) e a Chuva—tendo-se tornado isso, puseram-no em movimento: fizeram-no girar, seguindo-o por todos os lados.
Mantra 3
ऐन॒मापो॑ गच्छ॒त्यैनं॑ श्र॒द्धा ग॑च्छ॒त्यैनं॑ व॒र्षं ग॑च्छति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
A ele vêm as Águas; a ele vem Śraddhā (a Fé); a ele vem a Chuva — quem assim sabe.
Mantra 4
तं श्र॒द्धा च॑ य॒ज्ञश्च॑ लो॒कश्चान्नं॑ चा॒न्नाद्यं॑ च भू॒त्वाभि॑प॒र्याव॑र्तन्त
A ele — tornando-se Fé (śraddhā), e Sacrifício (yajña), e Mundo, e Alimento, e fruição do alimento — assim tornados, cercam-no por todos os lados.
Mantra 5
ऐनं॑ श्र॒द्धा ग॑च्छत्यैनं य॒ज्ञो ग॑च्छ॒त्यैनं॑ लो॒को ग॑च्छ॒त्यैन॒मन्नं॑ गच्छ॒त्यैन॑म॒न्नाद्यं॑ गच्छति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
A ele vem a Fé (śraddhā); a ele vem o Sacrifício (yajña); a ele vem o Mundo; a ele vem o Alimento; a ele vem a fruição do alimento — quem assim sabe.
Inside Sukta 7
How it unfolds
- How it opens
The hymn frames the knower as encircled and set in motion by cosmic authorities (Prajāpati/Parameṣṭhin) together with Waters, Faith, and Rain.
- What it asks
That these supports actively ‘come to’ the knower—bringing purification, ritual success, fertility, social station, and nourishment.
- Where its power lies
The repeated formula ‘ya evaṃ veda’ seals efficacy: knowledge itself is presented as the operative cause that attracts the powers.
- How it closes
A culminating catalog of attainments (śraddhā, yajña, loka, anna, annādya) confirms the prosperity-fruit and stabilizes the blessing around the knower.
Famous verses
य एवं वेद (ya evaṃ veda)ऐनं … गच्छति (ainaṃ … gacchati)Kind of hymn
Paustika (Prosperity) / Rajya-social theology (brahmavidya legitimating order)
What it is for
To secure the steady arrival of sustaining forces—waters, faith, rain, sacrifice, world/standing, food and nourishment—around the practitioner/knower, stabilizing prosperity and continuity.
Who it is for
Householders and ritual patrons seeking prosperity and food security; students/knowers using brahma-vidyā to legitimate ritual authority and social order.
Also used as
- Śāntika
- Rājya-social theology
- Vidya-phala (knowledge-fruit) phala-śruti
The deity
A triad of personified supports that sustain both cosmos and society: Waters purify and carry life, Faith enables sacrifice and resolves doubt, and Rain fertilizes the world and secures food.
Powers of the deity
- Purification and protection through waters (āpaḥ)
- Bestowal of ritual confidence and efficacy (śraddhā)
- Fertility, growth, and abundance through rain (varṣa/vṛṣṭi)
- Establishing the knower’s social stability—loka (station) and anna/annādya (food and nourishment)
Why the deity is called
They are invoked to “come to” (gacchati) the knower—ensuring cleansing, successful yajña, worldly standing, and agricultural/food prosperity as the fruit of the taught doctrine.
The seer
- Atharvanic/Brāhmaṇa-style anonymous seer (anukramaṇī varies)Atharvan. Paustika and śāntika vidyā: prosperity-charms, social legitimation through brahma-knowledge, and phala-śruti formulations that “attach” supportive powers (āpaḥ, śraddhā, varṣa) to the knower.
Other hymns of this seer
- AV 15.1
- AV 15.2
- AV 15.3
- AV 15.4
- AV 15.5
- AV 15.6
- AV 15.8
Preparing for the rite
- Perform ācamana (sipping of clean water) and simple śauca (purification).
- Prepare a clean water vessel (kalaśa) or flowing water nearby; if available, place grains/food as anna-symbol.
- Set intention: prosperity, fertility, and steadiness of faith and yajña for oneself/household.
The rite
- Recite the sukta with attention to the repetitive ‘enam … gacchati’ cadence, visualizing the powers approaching and abiding.
- Optionally sprinkle water around the reciter/household threshold while reciting verses that mention āpaḥ/varṣa.
- Conclude by offering a small portion of food (anna) or grains mentally/physically as acknowledgment of annādya (nourishment).
What it needs
- Clean water (āpaḥ) in a vessel or access to water
- Optional grains/food (anna)
- Optional ladle/spoon for sprinkling
When
At dawn or before household rites; also appropriate at the onset of rains or during drought-anxiety for fertility and food security.
The main substance
Clean water (āpaḥ)
How it is prepared
Keep water in a clean vessel; use for ācamana and optional sprinkling (prokṣaṇa). If using grains/food as anna-symbol, place a small portion before recitation and consume/share after.
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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