हिरण्यवर्णाः शुचयः पावकाः

हिरण्यवर्णाः शुचयः पावकाः यासु जातः कश्यपो यास्विन्द्रः अग्निं या गर्भं दधिरे विरूपाः ता नः आपः शगंस्योना भवन्तु

hiraṇyavarṇāḥ śucayaḥ pāvakāḥ yāsu jātaḥ kaśyapo yāsvindraḥ agniṁ yā garbhaṁ dadhire virūpāḥ tā naḥ āpaḥ śagṁsyonā bhavantu

Today is the World Water day..

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A quote from PavamanaSooktham.. Krishna Yajurvedam

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May the waters

which are of sparkling colour

which are by nature pure

which are capable of purifying everything

in which the father of Devas, Kashyapa was born

in which Indra the leader of Gods was born

who carried fire in its womb and delivered it

who have no specific shape,

may those waters

bless us with peace and welfare..

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Note

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Meaning of waters carrying fire in their womb...

We have seen the marsh gas fire eruption... the plants and vegetation decay under water and produce methane which bubbles up the surface of the waters and catches fire..

This gives the impression that water is giving birth to fire..(Will o the wisp)

There is a story of Badava agni.. in Hindu Lore..

Once fire broke out from the third eye of Lord Shankara, and the world started burning to ashes ..

To avoid annihilation of the world by fire, Brahma under the Gracious instruction of the Lord Himself, converted this fire into a horse called Badava, and the horse was driven down to the bottom of the ocean and the God of the Ocean Varuna was asked to keep the horse restrained there..

The fire we use on earth came out from that horse, when he peeped out to see the land area..

Even by the standards of modern science water is the source of fire through the most virulent fuel Hydrogen and the most potent combustion agent Oxygen being the components of water..

ॐ आपोहिष्ठा मयोभुवः। तान ऊर्जेदधातन

ॐ आपोहिष्ठा मयोभुवः। तान ऊर्जेदधातन। महेरणाय चक्षसे। योवश्शिवतमो रसः। तस्य भाजयतेह नः। उशतिरिव मातरः। तस्मा अरं गमामवः। यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ। आपोजनयथा च नः॥

om āpohiṣṭhā mayobhuvaḥ | tāna ūrjedadhātana| maheraṇāya cakṣase| yovaśśivatamo rasaḥ| tasya bhājayateha naḥ| uśatiriva mātaraḥ| tasmā araṁ gamāmavaḥ| yasya kṣayāya jinvatha| āpojanayathā ca naḥ||

This is the prayer we make to waters during the worship of Sandhya when we sprinkle the waters on our body and limbs..

From Pavamana Sooktham.. found in Rig and Yajur vedas.

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Oh waters, may you be the bestowers of great welfare and comfort on us

May those waters provide us with food or Annam or the energy which would maintain us in good shape and with limbs which are beautiful and attractive

May the most sacred ingredients contained in you be shared and distributed to us and may we partake in them as if you are doing that with the affection of a mother to her children

We are eager for the beneficial things you are ready to bless us with and about with you are pleased

we praise you and depend on you for those benefits

Oh waters, may you pleased to keep us alive and healthy.

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हे आपः यूयं मयोभवः स्थाहि Oh waters, may you be the bestowers of great welfare and comfort on us

ता नः महे रणाय चक्षसे ऊर्जे दधातनः May those waters provide us with food or Annam which would maintain us in good shape and with limbs which are beautiful and attractive

यो वः शिवतमो रसः इह नः उशतीः मातर इव भाजयत May the most sacred ingredients contained in you be shared and distributed to us and may we partake in them as if you are doing that with the affection of a mother to her children

यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ for the beneficial things you are ready to bless us with and about with you are pleased

तस्मै वः अरं गमाम we praise you and depend on you for those benefit

हे आपः नः जनयथ Oh waters, may you pleased to keep us alive and healthy.

regards

k v ananthanarayanan