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Ṛk 1.22.6

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Saṃhitā

अ॒पां नपा॑त॒मव॑से सवि॒तार॒मुप॑ स्तुहि ।
तस्य॑ व्र॒तान्यु॑श्मसि ॥

अपां नपातम् अवसे सवितारम् उप स्तुहि |
तस्य व्रतान्य् उश्मसि ||

apā́m nápātamávase savitā́ramúpa stuhi ǀ
tásya vratā́nyuśmasi ǁ

apāṃ napātam avase savitāram upa stuhi |
tasya vratāny uśmasi ||

Padapāṭha

अ॒पाम् । नपा॑तम् । अव॑से । स॒वि॒तार॑म् । उप॑ । स्तु॒हि॒ ।
तस्य॑ । व्र॒तानि॑ । उ॒श्म॒सि॒ ॥

अपाम् । नपातम् । अवसे । सवितारम् । उप । स्तुहि ।
तस्य । व्रतानि । उश्मसि ॥

apā́m ǀ nápātam ǀ ávase ǀ savitā́ram ǀ úpa ǀ stuhi ǀ
tásya ǀ vratā́ni ǀ uśmasi ǁ

apām ǀ napātam ǀ avase ǀ savitāram ǀ upa ǀ stuhi ǀ
tasya ǀ vratāni ǀ uśmasi ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.022.06
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.05.01
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.05.038
Devatā देवता
1-4: Aśvins; 5-8: Savitṛ; 9, 10: Agni; 11: Devās; 12: Agnāyī, Indrāṇī, Varuṇānī; 13, 14: Divaḥ, Pṛthivī; 15: Pṛthivī; 16: Viṣṇu Or Devās; 17-21: Viṣṇu
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

Text and interpretations from the Ṛgveda database of theveda.org.in.

Ṛgveda 1.22.6

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Praise close Savitr, son of the Waters, for increase; we long for his deeds.

Commentary

It must be noted that Riks like “Waters alone were all this at the beginning”, the state before the creation of the universe is sought to be described in terms of a quick movement providing the basic material for the universe. Though Savitr has really no birth as such, his being the child of the Waters is spoken of in the context of the creation of the universe.

Even as in man the sacrificer, Agni is the child of the forces of strength, light, etc. forming the equipment for creation which are symbolised by the term waters, so too Savitr is born the offspring subsequently. The word napāt means son, also son's son. Thus is Savitr spoken of as the son of the Waters both in the macrocosm and the mircrocosm. In the gross view, the sun comes to birth by rising from the ocean in the morning, hence Savitr is the son of the waters.

apām napātam savitāram God Savitr, son of the waters; avase for thy increase; upastuhi approach and adore with praise; this is the direction of the inner being; tasya of Savitr; vratāni deeds (eternal); uśmasi we long for.