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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.22

यासामम्भ: पवित्रममलमुपयुञ्जाना: पुरुषऋषभद्रविणदेवकसंज्ञा वर्षपुरुषा आपोमयं देवमपां पूर्णेनाञ्जलिना यजन्ते ॥ २२ ॥

yāsām ambhaḥ pavitram amalam upayuñjānāḥ puruṣa-ṛṣabha-draviṇa-devaka-saṁjñā varṣa-puruṣā āpomayaṁ devam apāṁ pūrṇenāñjalinā yajante.

[yaasaam ambhah pavitram amalam upayunjaanaah purusha-rishabha-dravina-devaka-samjnaa varsha-purushaa aapomayam devam apaam poornenaanjalinaa yajante.]

Word-for-word

yāsām — of all the rivers ambhaḥ — the water pavitram — very sanctified amalam — very clean upayuñjānāḥ — using puruṣa — Puruṣa ṛṣabha — Ṛṣabha draviṇa — Draviṇa devaka — Devaka saṁjñāḥ — endowed with the names varṣa-puruṣāḥ — the inhabitants of those varṣas āpaḥ-mayam — Varuṇa, the lord of water devam — as the worshipable deity apām — of water pūrṇena — with full añjalinā — folded palms yajante — do worship.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yāsām ambhaḥ pavitram amalam upayuñjānāḥ puruṣa-ṛṣabha-draviṇa-devaka-saṁjñā varṣa-puruṣā āpomayaṁ devam apāṁ pūrṇenāñjalinā yajante.

yāsām

of all the rivers

ambhaḥ

the water

pavitram

very sanctified

amalam

very clean

upayuñjānāḥ

using

puruṣa

Puruṣa

ṛṣabha

Ṛṣabha

draviṇa

Draviṇa

devaka

Devaka

saṁjñāḥ

endowed with the names

varṣa-puruṣāḥ

the inhabitants of those varṣas

āpaḥ-mayam

Varuṇa, the lord of water

devam

as the worshipable deity

apām

of water

pūrṇena

with full

añjalinā

folded palms

yajante

do worship.

The inhabitants of Krauñcadvīpa are divided into four castes, called the Puruṣas, Ṛṣabhas, Draviṇas and Devakas. Using the waters of those sanctified rivers, they worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead by offering a palmful of water at the lotus feet of Varuṇa, the demigod who has a form of water.

Purport

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says, āpomayaḥ asmayam: with joined palms the inhabitants of the various sections of Krauñcadvīpa offer the sanctified waters of the rivers to a deity made of stone or iron.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The water of these rivers is pure and clean. The inhabitants of Krauñcadvīpa are divided into four castes, called the Puruṣas, Ṛṣabhas, Draviṇas and Devakas. They worship the Supreme Lord by offering a palmful of water at the lotus feet of Varuṇa, the devatā whose form is water. Apomayam means “formed from water.”

Personal Guidance

The inhabitants worship the Lord by offering a palmful of water at Varuṇa's feet. Sometimes the simplest, most modest gesture is a complete act of worship. Don't despise small offerings done with sincerity.

Reflection Questions

What small daily gesture could I treat as my palmful of water?
Where am I dismissing simple service in favor of something I never quite begin?

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