Taittiriya Samhita 5.5.20
Krishna Yajurveda · Kanda 5, Prapathaka 5 · Verse 5.5.20
Sanskrit Original
अ॒ल॒ज आ᳚न्तरि॒क्ष उ॒द्रो म॒द्गुः प्ल॒वस्ते॑ऽपामदि॑त्यै हꣳस॒साचि॑रिन्द्रा॒ण्यै कीर्शा॒ गृध्रः॑ शितिक॒क्षी वा᳚र्ध्राण॒सस्ते दि॒व्या द्या॑वापृथि॒व्या᳚ श्वा॒वित्
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. e 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). g As ye glided against his will, He stayed (ávivarata) your courses, Indra with his might, O goddesses; Therefore your name is water (váh). h 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. i 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. k 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. l Ye, waters, are healing; Further us to strength, To see great joy. m The most auspicious flavour that is yours, Accord to us here, Like eager mothers. n To him may we come with satisfaction, To whose dwelling ye quicken us, O waters, and propagate us. O Arise to the sky, aim at the atmosphere, be united with the earth; thou art splendour; for splendour thee!