Waters (Āpaḥ)
“Āpaḥ”
deity figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 6 anchored passages
the Waters · Waters · ghee-streaming waters · the seven flowing rivers
spoken of as
1 expressionthe Waters“Āpaḥ”1 mention
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)
She in whom the ocean, the river, and the waters dwell;
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The Waters (Āpaḥ), personified as purifying goddesses invoked directly to carry away sin, guilt, and evil dreams.
She in whom the ocean, the river, and the waters dwell;
The seven flowing rivers — may they release us from sin.
O Waters, carry away all that — the blame and the impurity — whatever evil dream we have experienced, whatever falsehood we have uttered in a verse.
Rigveda
Divine collective addressed directly for healing, strength, purification, and removal of evil.
O Waters, generate us.
I have gone today with the Waters;
May the Waters, our mothers, cleanse us;