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Atharvavedaparishishta 9.4

Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 9.4

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9.4.1

yā sa yamapure ghore nadī vaitaraṇī smṛtā | yatra lohamukhāḥ kākāḥ śvānaś caiva bhayāvahāḥ ||

That which is known as the dread river Vaitaraṇī in the city of Yama, / where there are iron-beaked crows and terrifying dogs,

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9.4.2

vālukāntāḥ sthalāś caiva pacyante yatra duṣkṛtaḥ | asipattravanaṃ yatra śālūkāḥ śālmalī tathā ||

and grounds bordered by burning sand where evil-doers are tormented, / where is the forest of sword-like leaves, leeches, and the śālmalī tree—

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9.4.3

tān sukhena vyatikramya dharmarājāśramaṃ vrajet | svāgataṃ te mahābhāga svasti te 'stu mahāmate ||

passing beyond these with ease, he goes to the hermitage of the King of Dharma: / 'Welcome to you, highly fortunate one! May there be well-being to you, of great intellect!

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9.4.4

vimānam etad yogyaṃ te maṇiratnavibhūṣitam | atrāruhya naraśreṣṭha gaccha tvaṃ paramāṃ gatim ||

Here is an aerial chariot worthy of you, adorned with gems and jewels; / mounting this, best of men, go to the supreme state!'

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9.4.5

mā ca cārabhaṭe dadyān mā ca dadyāt purohite | mā ca kāṇe virūpe ca kuṣṭhivyaṅge tathaiva ca ||

One should not give it to a spy or a soldier, nor should one give it to the royal domestic priest; / nor to one who is one-eyed, deformed, leprous, or mutilated in limb.

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9.4.6

vedāntagāya dātavyā vedāntagasutāya vā | ekaikasmai ca dātavyā māghamāse tu pūrṇimām ||

It should be given to one who has mastered the Vedānta, or to the son of one who has mastered the Vedānta; / and it should be given to an individual [worthy Brahmin] on the full moon day in the month of Māgha."

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9.4.7

ya imāṃ paṭhate nityaṃ yaś cemāṃ śṛṇuyād api | devalokam atikramya sūryalokaṃ sa gacchati || sūryalokaṃ sa gacchatīti || iti tiladhenuvidhiḥ samāptaḥ ||

Whoever constantly recites this, and whoever listens to it, surpassing the world of the gods, goes to the world of the sun; "he goes to the world of the sun." Thus ends the rite of the sesame cow.

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9.4.7.p1

(Pariśiṣṭa_10. bhūmidānam)

(Parisiṣṭa 10: The Gift of Land)

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