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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.33

अम्भस्तु यद्रेत उदारवीर्यं सिध्यन्ति जीवन्त्युत वर्धमाना: । लोकायतोऽथाखिललोकपाला: प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३३ ॥
ambhas tu yad-reta udāra-vīryaṁ
[ambhas tu yad-reta udaara-veeryam]
sidhyanti jīvanty uta vardhamānāḥ
[sidhyanti jeevanty uta vardhamaanaah]
lokā yato ’thākhila-loka-pālāḥ
[lokaa yato ’thaakhila-loka-paalaah]
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
[praseedataam nah sa mahaa-vibhootih]
Word-for-word
ambhaḥ — the masses of water seen on this planet or on others tu — but yat-retaḥ — His semen udāra-vīryam — so powerful sidhyanti — are generated jīvanti — live uta — indeed vardhamānāḥ — flourish lokāḥ — all the three worlds yataḥ — from which atha — also akhila-loka-pālāḥ — all the demigods throughout the universe prasīdatām — may be pleased naḥ — upon us saḥ — He mahā-vibhūtiḥ — a person with unlimited potency.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ambhas tu yad-reta udāra-vīryaṁ
ambhaḥ
the masses of water seen on this planet or on others
tu
but
yat-retaḥ
His semen
udāra-vīryam
so powerful
sidhyanti jīvanty uta vardhamānāḥ
sidhyanti
are generated
jīvanti
live
uta
indeed
vardhamānāḥ
flourish
lokā yato ’thākhila-loka-pālāḥ
lokāḥ
all the three worlds
yataḥ
from which
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
atha
also
akhila-loka-pālāḥ
all the demigods throughout the universe
prasīdatām
may be pleased
naḥ
upon us
saḥ
He
mahā-vibhūtiḥ
a person with unlimited potency.
The entire cosmic manifestation has emerged from water, and it is because of water that all living entities endure, live and develop. This water is nothing but the semen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, may the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has such great potency, be pleased with us.
Purport

Despite the theories of so-called scientists, the vast quantities of water on this planet and on other planets are not created by a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. Rather, the water is sometimes explained to be the perspiration and sometimes the semen of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is from water that all living entities emerge, and because of water they live and grow. If there were no water, all life would cease. Water is the source of life for everyone. Therefore, by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we have so much water all over the world.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord of great vibhūtis, from whose semen, in the form of water which possesses great power, living entities and the protectors of the planets are born, live and increase, be pleased with us! Uḍara-viṛyam means “possessing great śakti.” From water, living entities are born (sidhyanti).
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Personal Guidance
All life emerges from water, and water is described as the Lord's potency. Modern accounts of water leave out its sacred origin. Treating water with reverence — in drinking, bathing, and cleaning — quietly restores the sacred to ordinary acts.
Reflection Questions
  • How casually do I treat water given its scriptural status?
  • What would change if even one daily encounter with water were performed mindfully?
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