Read Apah Suktam in Kannada script — full lyrics with English meaning and transliteration. The Apah Suktam, found in the Rig Veda (10.9), is a nine-verse hymn dedicated to water. "Apah" means waters, and this hymn shows the Vedic understanding of water as more than just a physical element—it is a divine, life-giving force. The hymn addresses water with reverence, recognizing its role as the source of vitality, healing, and purification. In Vedic cosmology, waters existed before creation and are often called divine mothers who sustain all living beings. The Apah Suktam presents water as the carrier of soma (divine essence), the repository of all healing herbs, and the medium through which Agni (fire or vital energy) manifests.

Which deity is Apah Suktam dedicated to?

Apah Suktam is a Sanskrit hymn dedicated to The Divine Waters (Apas).

Apah Suktam in Kannada – Lyrics, Meaning & Word-by-Word

ಆಪೋ ಹಿ ಷ್ಠಾ ಮಯೋಭುವಸ್ಥಾ ನ ಊರ್ಜೇ ದಧಾತನ ।
ಮಹೇ ರಣಾಯ ಚಕ್ಷಸೇ ॥೧॥

ಯೋ ವಃ ಶಿವತಮೋ ರಸಸ್ತಸ್ಯ ಭಾಜಯತೇಹ ನಃ ।
ಉಶತೀರಿವ ಮಾತರಃ ॥೨॥

ತಸ್ಮಾ ಅರಂ ಗಮಾಮ ವೋ ಯಸ್ಯ ಕ್ಷಯಾಯ ಜಿನ್ವಥ ।
ಆಪೋ ಜನಯಥಾ ಚ ನಃ ॥೩॥

ಶಂ ನೋ ದೇವೀರಭಿಷ್ಟಯ ಆಪೋ ಭವನ್ತು ಪೀತಯೇ ।
ಶಂ ಯೋರಭಿ ಸ್ರವನ್ತು ನಃ ॥೪॥

ಈಶಾನಾ ವಾರ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಕ್ಷಯನ್ತೀಶ್ಚರ್ಷಣೀನಾಮ್ ।
ಅಪೋ ಯಾಚಾಮಿ ಭೇಷಜಮ್ ॥೫॥

ಅಪ್ಸು ಮೇ ಸೋಮೋ ಅಬ್ರವೀದನ್ತರ್ವಿಶ್ವಾನಿ ಭೇಷಜಾ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿ ಚ ವಿಶ್ವಶಂಭುವಮ್ ॥೬॥

ಆಪಃ ಪೃಣೀತ ಭೇಷಜಂ ವರೂಥಂ ತನ್ವೇಽ ಮಮ ।
ಜ್ಯೋಕ್ಚ ಸೂರ್ಯಂ ದೃಶೇ ॥೭॥

ಇದಮಾಪಃ ಪ್ರ ವಹತ ಯತ್ಕಿಂ ಚ ದುರಿತಂ ಮಯಿ ।
ಯದ್ವಾಹಮಭಿದುದ್ರೋಹ ಯದ್ವಾ ಶೇಪ ಉತಾನೃತಮ್ ॥೮॥

ಆಪೋ ಅದ್ಯಾನ್ವಚಾರಿಷಂ ರಸೇನ ಸಮಗಸ್ಮಹಿ ।
ಪಯಸ್ವಾನಗ್ನ ಆ ಗಹಿ ತಂ ಮಾ ಸಂ ಸೃಜ ವರ್ಚಸಾ ॥೯॥

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