Waters Hymns
The Waters are living forces of purity, healing, and abundance. These hymns invite them to cleanse, refresh, and bring life to all worlds — showing how deeply the Vedic people revered rivers, rain, and flow itself.
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Hymn 7.47
Addressed to: The Waters
Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni
This hymn beautifully invokes the divine Waters, seeking their pure, abundant, ghee-like stream, which Indra himself rejoices in. It highlights their purifying power and their adherence to divine order. The prayers are a heartfelt request to these goddess-waters for ample room, freedom, and constant blessings, emphasizing their life-giving and sacred nature.
Hymn 7.49
Addressed to: The Waters
Rishi: Vasishtha Maitravaruni
This hymn offers profound reverence to the divine Waters, celebrating their endless flow from the ocean, their cleansing power, and channels carved by Indra. It depicts King Varuna moving within them, observing truth, and notes the delight of Soma and all gods in their strength. The central plea is for these pure, life-giving waters to grant unwavering protection.
Hymn 10.9
Addressed to: The Waters
Rishi: Trita Aptya
A beautiful invocation to the Waters (Apah) as the source of life, healing, and purification. Petitioning for strength, health, and freedom from sin, this hymn acknowledges their divine essence and their profound connection to Soma and Agni.
Hymn 10.30
Addressed to: The Waters
Rishi: Kavasa Ailusa
This hymn reveres the Divine Waters (Apah) as primal sources of life, purification, and nourishment. Ritual performers approach them with offerings, acknowledging their role in strengthening Indra and bestowing treasures. It evokes a sense of sacred unity between the waters, Soma, and the celestial forces.