
Sukta 7.49
Vasiṣṭha
Āpaḥ (Waters)
Triṣṭubh
Vasishtha ne is mantra mein paani ki shakti ki tareef ki hai. Wo kahte hain ki ye paani bahut purana hai aur khud apne aap ko saaf karta hai. Yeh duniya mein ghoomta rehta hai aur humein raksha deta hai. Indra ki taakat aur Varuna ke niyam dono paani mein hain. Varuna, Soma aur sab devta paani mein hi rehte hain. Agni bhi paani mein basta hai, isliye paani sab kuch sambhalta hai.
Mantra 1
समुद्रज्येष्ठाः सलिलस्य मध्यात्पुनाना यन्त्यनिविशमानाः । इन्द्रो या वज्री वृषभो रराद ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु ॥
Samundar ke paani mein sabse badi nadiyan hain. Woh bech rahi hain, kisi jagah tikti nahi. Indra ne unhe apni bijli se hila diya. Yeh devi roop paani mujhe yahan bachayein.
Mantra 2
या आपो दिव्या उत वा स्रवन्ति खनित्रिमा उत वा याः स्वयंजाः । समुद्रार्था याः शुचयः पावकास्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु ॥
Paani aasman se bhi aata hai, kuen se bhi nikalta hai, kabhi khud se paida hota hai. Woh samundar ki taraf bhi jaata hai. Jo bhi saaf paani hai, woh mujhe yahan bachaye.
Mantra 3
यासां राजा वरुणो याति मध्ये सत्यानृते अवपश्यञ्जनानाम् । मधुश्चुतः शुचयो याः पावकास्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु ॥
Varun raja in paani mein rehta hai. Woh logon mein se sach aur jhooth dekhta hai. Yeh paani meetha hai aur saaf karta hai. Yeh devi roop paani mujhe yahan bachaye.
Mantra 4
यासु राजा वरुणो यासु सोमो विश्वे देवा यासूर्जं मदन्ति । वैश्वानरो यास्वग्निः प्रविष्टस्ता आपो देवीरिह मामवन्तु ॥
Varun raja is paani mein hai, Som bhi ismein hai. Saare bhagwan ismein khush hote hain. Agni bhi ismein ghus gaya hai. Yeh devi roop paani mujhe yahan bachaye.
It is a short hymn to the divine Waters (Āpaḥ), praising their power to purify and asking them to protect the worshipper. It also links the waters with Varuṇa’s moral order and with Soma and Agni.
Because Varuṇa is the guardian of ṛta (right order). The hymn says he moves within the waters, watching truth and falsehood, so water becomes a symbol of both physical cleansing and ethical clarity.
It is commonly suited to simple purification acts like sipping or sprinkling water before prayer or ritual. Reciting the hymn with clean water and the refrain asking protection is the basic, traditional application.
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