The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c17.s9.5

v1.c17.s9.5

In the Naighaṇṭuka the waters are reckoned as terrestrial only, but in some of these cases at any rate it is clear that the celestial waters are meant; and that like all deities the waters are thought of as having a home in the heaven, even when also present on earth. The connexion with honey is of interest: it confirms the view that the essential conception is that the waters in their refreshing drink are the honey as they also are the Soma: thus the myth of the descent of Soma is no more than the tale of the descent to earth of the refreshing rain when the storm breaks forth.