Kanda 1/Sukta 33 (for
Peace)
Apah Devata, Shantati Rshi
1.
Hiranyavarnåh
sucayah påvakå yåsu jåtah savitå yåsvagnih.
Yå agnim garbham dadhire suvarnåstå na åpah sam syonå bhavantu.
The golden hued, pure and purifying primeval waters,
original plastic material of existential forms, wherein manifested Savita,
divine creative will, and Agni, basic vitality of life, and which, like the
womb of nature, held within the vital heat that sustains life, may, we pray, be
beatific, peaceful and blissful for us.
(In relation to Apah,
reference may be made to ‘Samudro’ arnavah’ of Rgveda 1, 190, 1, and ‘Salilam’
of Rgveda 1, 129, 3, Shatapatha Brahmana 7, 5, 2, 18,
and Taittiriya Brahmana 1, 1, 3, 5.)
2.
Yåsåm
råjå varuno yåti madhye satyånrte avapasyanjanånåm.
Yå agnim garbham dadhire suvarnåstå na åpah sam syonå bhavantu.
In the midst of primeval waters pervades Varuna,
supreme lord of judgement who watches the truth and untruth of the life of
human souls emerging into their next round of existence. The waters hold within
themselves the vital heat that makes life possible and sustains it. May these
waters of golden hue be full of peace, grace and bliss for us.
3.
Yåsåm
devå divi krnvanti bhaksam yå antarikse bahudhå bhavanti.
Yå agnim garbham dadhire suvarnåstå na åpah sam syonå bhavantu.
May the primeval waters of golden hue which evolve
into many forms in space, in which the potential forms of divine existence find
their food for growth, and which, like a womb, hold within them the vital heat of
life, be full of peace, grace and bliss for us.
4.
sivena
må caksuså pasyatåpah sivayå tanvopa sprsata tvacam me. Ghrtascutah sucayo yåh
påvakåstå na åpah sam syonå bhavantu.
May these waters with
immanent divinity look at me with a blissful eye. May they touch the form and
complexion of my body with the softness of love. Overflowing with the ghrta of
kindness and grace, pure and purifying, may they be full of peace, bliss and
divine grace for us.
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