Sukta 39
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly treated as a royal/prosperity prayer)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (by cadence and length; common for Indraic royal petitions)
《阿闼婆吠陀》6.39是一则简短的王权与兴盛之咒，旨在把因陀罗的胜利冲力（indrajūta）凝聚并导入社会福祉：rāṣṭra（稳固的统治/国度）、yaśas（公众名望）与varcas（光辉的威仪与气势）。全诗三段将名声视为可如供献之物般以仪式滋养之物，继而将其据为持久、众目可见的卓越地位（jyeṣṭhatā）。
Mantras
Mantra 1
वर्चस्यम्। यशो॑ ह॒विर्व॑र्धता॒मिन्द्र॑जूतं स॒हस्र॑वीर्यं॒ सुभृ॑तं॒ सह॑स्कृतम्। प्र॒सर्स्रा॑ण॒मनु॑ दी॒र्घाय॒ चक्ष॑से ह॒विष्म॑न्तं मा वर्धय ज्ये॒ष्ठता॑तये
为求光辉（várchas）。愿名望如祭供而增长——由因陀罗（Indra）所驱策，具千重威力，善加持守，以力所成；绵延流布，循其不断之行，以得长久可见。愿你使我——富于祭供者——增长，至于尊上之位。
Mantra 2
अच्छा॑ न॒ इन्द्रं॑ य॒शसं॒ यशो॑भिर्यश॒स्विनं॑ नमसा॒ना वि॑धेम । स नो॑ रास्व रा॒ष्ट्रमिन्द्र॑जूतं॒ तस्य॑ ते रा॒तौ य॒शसः॑ स्याम
来吧，向荣耀的因陀罗（Indra）——以我们的荣光，向赐名声者、具荣光者——我们俯首而行供事。请赐予我们一个由因陀罗所驱策的国度；在你这施与之中，愿我们成为有荣光之人。
Mantra 3
य॒शा इन्द्रो॑ य॒शा अ॒ग्निर्य॒शाः सोमो॑ अजायत । य॒शा विश्व॑स्य भू॒तस्या॒हम॑स्मि य॒शस्त॑मः
因陀罗具荣耀，阿耆尼具荣耀；苏摩已以荣耀而生。于一切存在之中，我亦具荣耀——最为荣耀者。
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks for an Indra-impelled realm (rāṣṭra) and for enduring public fame (yaśas) and splendour (varcas), so the patron/community gains recognized pre-eminence.
The hymn treats yaśas as something that can be ritually nourished and increased—like oblation-fed fire—so reputation becomes steady, visible, and socially effective over time.
Both layers are present: the closing affirmation claims glory personally, but its primary Atharvanic use is public—strengthening leadership, legitimacy, and communal standing under Indra’s sanction.
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