Sukta 10
Rishi: As per AV 7.10 anukramaṇī tradition (variable)
Devata: Sarasvatī
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like (long pādas; to be confirmed by metrical scan)
یہ یک آیت والا منتر سرسوتی کو ان کے "ستان" (پستان) کے生动 خواب سے پکارتا ہے، جو ناقابل ختم، میٹھے، پورن کن بہاؤ کی علامت ہے، تاکہ تمام پسندیدہ خزانے ترقی کریں۔ یہ خوشحالی اور پرورش کا منتر ہے: انہیں خوشی دینے والی، رضا جوئی کرنے والی، آسانی سے پکارنے کے قابل، اور عطا میں سخی کے طور پر تعریف کرتے ہوئے، پڑھنے والا فوری طور پر بڑھوتری، فراوانی، اور خوشحال قیمتی اشیاء کی عطا چاہتا ہے۔
Kind of charm
Mantras
Inside Sukta 10
How it unfolds
- How it opens
Direct address to Sarasvatī, immediately foregrounding her nourishing ‘breast’ (stana).
- What it asks
That very delight-giving, favor-bringing, good-giving source by which she makes all treasures thrive—may it be present here to bestow (iha dhātave).
- Where its power lies
A stacked series of epithets (full-flowing, delight-giving, favor-seeking, easy-to-invoke, good-giving) functions as the hymn’s guarantee of efficacy: Sarasvatī’s nature is to nourish and increase.
- How it closes
A rhetorical seal of inevitability—‘who (shall fail)?’—implying that, with Sarasvatī invoked, the bestowal cannot be thwarted.
Famous verses
yena viśvā puṣyasi vāryāṇi
su-havo yaḥ su-datraḥ
Kind of hymn
Paustika (Prosperity) / Bhaisajya-adjacent (Nourishment, lactation imagery)
What it is for
Increase of nourishment and prosperity—making all desirable treasures thrive through Sarasvatī’s gift-bearing flow.
Who it is for
Householders seeking increase (food, cattle/milk, wealth), ritual specialists performing prosperity rites, and anyone invoking abundance and steady nourishment.
Also used as
- Bhaisajya-adjacent (nourishment/lactation imagery)
- Shāntika (stabilizing increase and well-being)
The deity
Sarasvatī here is the personified power of nourishing flow—at once riverine abundance and maternal lactation—who causes valuables and ‘choice treasures’ to grow and prosper.
Powers of the deity
- Nourishes and increases wealth/valuables (vāryāṇi)
- Bestows delight, well-being, and favor (mayo-bhū, sumna)
- Is easy to invoke and responsive to prayer (su-hava)
- Gives generously and auspiciously (su-datra)
- Makes resources thrive and multiply (puṣyasi)
Why the deity is called
To draw Sarasvatī’s abundant ‘breast’ of nourishment into the household/ritual sphere so that prosperity, thriving, and valuable goods increase without lack.
The seer
- Anukramaṇī-variant attribution for AV 7.10 (tradition varies by recensional listing)Atharvan. Paustika prosperity charms and nourishment-increase invocations (especially imagery of milk/flow as a vehicle of abundance)
Other hymns of this seer
- AV 7.10 (single-mantra sukta; attribution varies in anukramaṇīs)
Preparing for the rite
- Choose a clean, quiet place associated with water or household prosperity (near a water vessel, well, or threshold shrine).
- Maintain bodily and ritual cleanliness; set a simple offering space (optional lamp/water).
- Form a clear intention: increase of nourishment/valuables and steady thriving.
The rite
- Recite AV 7.10.1 with focused visualization of Sarasvatī’s full-flowing ‘breast’ as an unbroken stream of nourishment entering the home.
- Optionally sip or sprinkle clean water after recitation as a tangible sign of ‘flow’ and increase.
- Conclude with a brief silent assent (saṅkalpa) that the requested thriving is established.
What it needs
- None required by the mantra text (optional: clean water as a symbolic support).
When
Preferably morning (prātaḥ) or at a daily water-drawing moment; also suitable before meals, milking, trade, or storage of valuables.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a poetic image for a continuous, life-giving flow—like milk or a river—symbolizing nourishment that increases well-being and prosperity.
It is primarily paustika: recited to promote thriving—food, resources, and “choice treasures”—and to invite steady increase and well-being into one’s life or household.
No items are required by the text. Many practitioners optionally use clean water as a supportive symbol of Sarasvatī’s flow, but the recitation itself is central.
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