The ara 'scum', of water formed itself into the earth. Yet another passgae in Ch . Keeping in view the principle of transformation the waters are called o adhis and vanaspatis. The favour consists of purifying the supplicant both physically and metaphorically by getting rid of the sin. As a corollary to the rivers in general and Sarasvati in particular they are regarded as holy and divine.
Water thus plays a prominent role in Vedic cosmogony.
The genesis of the Universe takes place in the primeval water. Once the chaotic condition existing before the genesis is overcome through creative process, the emergent one abhu emerges into an orderly cosmos. It has a role to play in the further development of the Universe through its transformations.