Chapter 9
द्रव्यभूयोवरेणापस्तुरीयं जगृहुर्मलम् । तासु बुद्बुदफेनाभ्यां दृष्टं तद्धरति क्षिपन् ॥ १० ॥
Transliteration
dravya-bhūyo-vareṇāpas turīyaṁ jagṛhur malam tāsu budbuda-phenābhyāṁ dṛṣṭaṁ tad dharati kṣipan
Synonyms (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.
Translation
“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.”