Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 31
Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha
Indra–Namuci Expiation
त्वमेवाकाशगा देवि मेघेषु सृजसे पय: । सर्वाक्षापस्त्वमेवेति त्वत्तो वयमधीमहि,'देवि! तुम्हीं आकाशमें जाकर मेघोंमें जलकी सृष्टि करती हो, तुम्हीं सम्पूर्ण जल हो; तुमसे ही हम ऋषिगण वेदोंका अध्ययन करते हैं
tvam evākāśagā devi meghēṣu sṛjase payaḥ | sarvākṣāpās tvam eveti tvatto vayam adhīmahi ||
Vasiṣṭha said: “O Goddess, you alone move through the sky and, within the clouds, bring forth the waters. You are yourself the totality of water in all its forms. From you, indeed, we ṛṣis receive the capacity to study and transmit the Vedas.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
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The verse presents the Goddess as the sustaining cosmic principle manifest as water and rain, and as the divine source enabling Vedic study—linking natural processes, sacred knowledge, and dharma under one ultimate reality.
Vasiṣṭha addresses the Goddess in praise, identifying her with the sky-moving power that generates rain from clouds and with the elemental waters, and he acknowledges that sages depend on her grace for the capacity to learn and uphold the Vedas.
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