Sukta 58
Rishi: Unspecified here (to be resolved via Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 7.58).
Devata: Indra-Varuṇa; Soma as offering/deity.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (to be verified against full hymn).
这首简短的增益（Paustika）赞歌是一则“纳受食物—苏摩”的仪式公式：邀请因陀罗与伐楼那饮用榨取而甘蜜的苏摩，并安坐于祭草座（barhis）之上，以认可并确证供献。藉由使诸神欢悦地参与祭仪，它旨在于坚固的神圣法度之下，安定滋养（anna）、精力与有序的昌盛。
Mantras
Mantra 1
अन्नम्। इन्द्रा॑वरुणा सुतपावि॒मं सु॒तं सोमं॑ पिबतं॒ मद्यं॑ धृतव्रतौ । यु॒वो रथो॑ अध्व॒रो दे॒ववी॑तये॒ प्रति॒ स्वस॑र॒मुप॑ यातु पी॒तये॑
愿此为食。噢因陀罗—伐楼那，汝二位为榨取之物的净化者，请饮此已榨的苏摩（Soma），这令人振奋的饮料，噢持守誓法者。汝等之车——此祭仪（adhvara）——愿它前来应答，以供诸神享受；趋向“姊妹”（Svasar），为饮用而至。
Mantra 2
इन्द्रा॑वरुणा॒ मधु॑मत्तमस्य॒ वृष्णः॒ सोम॑स्य वृष॒णा वृ॑षेथाम्। इ॒दं वा॒मन्धः॒ परि॑षिक्तमा॒सद्या॒स्मिन् ब॒र्हिषि॑ मादयेथाम्
噢因陀罗—伐楼那，于最甘蜜、最雄健的苏摩之中——汝二位公牛——愿汝等在其中显出强盛。此为汝等的苏摩精髓，四周已倾洒；请坐于此圣草（barhis）之上，在其中欢悦沉醉。
Frequently Asked Questions
To get divine acceptance of the offering—especially Soma/andhas—so that food (anna) becomes a source of strength, nourishment, and stable prosperity.
Indra represents invigorating power and increase, while Varuṇa represents firm ordinance and ṛta. Together they symbolize prosperity that is both strong and properly sanctioned.
In Atharvanic domestic practice, Soma is often represented by a ritually acceptable substitute drink offered with purity and intention; the hymn’s focus is the consecration and acceptance of nourishment.
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