(RV 1.97.8)
sa naĥ sindhum-iva nāvayāti
parşhā svastaye
As in a ship over the ocean, bear us over
into the felicity.
The universe is full of elements, forces, beings that are hostile
to the godward progress of man. They want to keep him under the
rule of Ignorance and Falsehood as long as possible and throw up
innumerable impediments, snares and decoys. To negotiate all these
treacherous waters by oneself, unaided, is well-nigh impossible.
The wise seeker invokes the aid of the Divinity, God Agni, and
delivers himself in his hands so that he may carry him as in a
boat across the waters to the promised land of Felicity.
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