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KANDA V
THE EXPLANATION OF THE PILING OF THE FIRE ALTAR
PRAPATHAKA VI
The Piling Of The Fire Altar (Continued)
1. The Mantras For The Pot Bricks
v. 6. 1.
Golden of colour, pure, purifying,
In which was born Kacyapa, in which Indra,
They have conceived Agni as a germ, of varied forms;
May these waters be gentle and kindly to us. Those in whose midst Varuna doth go,
Gazing on the truth and falsehood of men,
Dripping honey, pure, purifying;
May these waters be gentle and kindly to us. Those of which in the sky the gods make their food,
Those that are in many places in the sky,
Those that inundate the earth with their sap [1], the pure ones
May these waters be gentle and kindly to us. With auspicious eye gaze on me, O waters;
With auspicious body, do ye touch my skin;
I invoke all you Agnis that sit in the waters;
Do ye confer upon me radiance and might and force. When as ye went below
Ye cried (ánadata) on the slaying of the serpent,
Therefore are yo criers (nadyáh) by name;
These are your names, O streams. When instigated by Varuna
Ye wallowed speedily [2],
Then Indra obtained (apnot) you as ye went
Therefore ye are waters (ápah). As ye glided against his will,
He stayed (ávivarata) your courses,
Indra with his might, O goddesses;
Therefore your name is water (váh). One god stepped upon them,
As they glided, according to his will,
(Saying) 'The great ones have breathed forth (úd)
Therefore they are called water. The waters are kindly, the waters were ghee;
These waters bear Agni and Soma;
The bitter sap of those dispensing sweetness [3], the satisfying,
Hath come to me with breath, with radiance. I behold, or I hear;
The cry cometh to me, the voice of them to us;
I consider that I have enjoyed the ambrosia then,
When I delighted you, O ye of golden hue. Ye, waters, are healing;
Further us to strength,
To see great joy. The most auspicious flavour that is yours,
Accord to us here,
Like eager mothers. To him may we come with satisfaction,
To whose dwelling ye quicken us,
O waters, and propagate us. Arise to the sky, aim at the atmosphere, be united with the earth;
thou art splendour; for splendour thee!
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