Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
सिसृक्षोर्निखिलं विश्वं मुहुः शुक्रं प्रजापतेः । मातरः सर्वभूतानामापो देव्यः पुनन्तु माम् ॥ ३६ ॥
sisṛkṣornikhilaṃ viśvaṃ muhuḥ śukraṃ prajāpateḥ | mātaraḥ sarvabhūtānāmāpo devyaḥ punantu mām || 36 ||
Que les Eaux divines—mères de tous les êtres—me purifient : ces eaux qui jaillissent sans cesse de la semence de Prajāpati lorsqu’il veut créer l’univers tout entier.
Narada (in a ritual/vedic-style prayer context within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It invokes Āpaḥ (the divine Waters) as cosmic mothers and purifiers, linking personal purification to the primordial creative process of Prajāpati—suggesting that inner and outer cleanliness participates in cosmic order (ṛta).
Though framed as a purification prayer, it expresses bhakti through reverent surrender—seeking sanctification from divine forces (Āpaḥ) and acknowledging the Lord’s creative will (Prajāpati) as the ground of all existence.
It reflects ritual application of mantra for śauca (purity), relevant to kalpa-style practice (procedures such as snāna/ācamana) and the Vedic understanding of Āpaḥ as purifying deities used in ceremonial contexts.