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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.9.10

द्रव्यभूयोवरेणापस्तुरीयं जगृहुर्मलम् । तासु बुद्बुदफेनाभ्यां द‍ृष्टं तद्धरति क्षिपन् ॥ १० ॥
dravya-bhūyo-vareṇāpas
[dravya-bhooyo-varenaapas]
turīyaṁ jagṛhur malam
[tureeyam jagrihur malam]
tāsu budbuda-phenābhyāṁ
[taasu budbuda-phenaabhyaam]
dṛṣṭaṁ tad dharati kṣipan
[drishtam tad dharati kshipan]
Word-for-word
dravya — other things bhūyaḥ — of increasing vareṇa — by the benediction āpaḥ — water turīyam — one fourth jagṛhuḥ — accepted malam — the sinful reaction tāsu — in the water budbuda-phenābhyām — by bubbles and foam dṛṣṭam — visible tat — that harati — one collects kṣipan — throwing away.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dravya-bhūyo-vareṇāpas
dravya
other things
bhūyaḥ
of increasing
vareṇa
by the benediction
āpaḥ
water
turīyaṁ jagṛhur malam
turīyam
one fourth
jagṛhuḥ
accepted
malam
the sinful reaction
tāsu budbuda-phenābhyāṁ
tāsu
in the water
budbuda-phenābhyām
by bubbles and foam
dṛṣṭaṁ tad dharati kṣipan
dṛṣṭam
visible
tat
that
harati
one collects
kṣipan
throwing away.
And in return for King Indra’s benediction that water would increase the volume of other substances with which it was mixed, water accepted one fourth of the sinful reactions. Therefore there are bubbles and foam in water. When one collects water, these should be avoided.
Purport

If water is mixed with milk, fruit juice or other similar substances, it increases their volume, and no one can understand which has increased. In return for this benediction, water accepted one fourth of Indra’s sinful reactions. These sinful reactions are visible in foam and bubbles. Therefore one should avoid foam and bubbles while collecting drinking water.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In return for King Indra's benediction that water would increase the volume of other substances with which it was mixed, water accepted one fourth of the sinful reactions. This is visible in bubbles and foam in water. When one collects water, these should be avoided. For the benediction of substances becoming more in volume by mixing with water, water accepted one fourth of the sin. Drava-bhūyaḥ is another version: substances become naturally liquid by mixing with water. Because of that sin, bubbles and foam are seen in water as contamination. When drinking water one throws out the bubbles: one takes water without bubbles. If one drinks water with bubbles, one then consumes sin.
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Personal Guidance
Water took a quarter for its expanding power; bubbles and foam are the mark. Even seemingly clean elements bear residues we don't typically perceive.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I assume something is 'pure' and miss the reactions it absorbs?
  • What practice helps me see the foam beneath my conveniences?
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