Rigvidhana 1.1
Ṛgvidhāna 1.1
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- Sanskrit
1.1.1
svayambhuve brahmaṇe viśvagoptre namaskṛtvā mantradṛgbhyas tathaiva./
vivakṣur asmy ṛgvidhānam purāṇam purādṛṣṭam ṛṣibhir mantra dṛgbhiḥ.//
Having bowed to Svayambhū Brahman, the protector of the universe, and likewise to the seers of the mantras, / I wish to proclaim the ancient Ṛgvidhāna, seen in the past by the ṛṣis, the seers of the mantras.
1.1.2
mantrebhyo mantra dṛgbhyaś ca samāmnāyānupūrvaśaḥ./
karmaṇām ṛṣi dṛṣṭānām vidhim provāca śaunakaḥ.//
Following the traditional order from the mantras and the seers of the mantras, / Śaunaka declared the rule for the rites seen by the ṛṣis.
1.1.3
ṛṣibhir vividhā mantrā dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭa prayojanāḥ./
prayojanāya coddiṣṭās tasmiṃs tasmin pradarśitāḥ.//
Various mantras were seen by the ṛṣis, having seen their purpose; / and stated for that purpose, they have been demonstrated in each respective case.
1.1.4
nānārthāni ca karmāṇi śānti puṣṭy āśrayāṇi ca./
siddhayaś ca tapo mūlāḥ śraddadhānasya kurvataḥ.//
And the rites having various purposes, resting upon pacification and prosperity, / and the magical accomplishments have ascetic heat as their root for one who performs [them] with faith.
1.1.5
stuty ādayo ye vikārāḥ pradiṣṭās tathā arthavādā rkṣu sūkteṣu caiva./
yair..yaiḥ kāmair ṛṣir devatāś ca tuṣṭūṣyante..tān..śṛṇuṣva ucyamānān.//
The modifications which are taught, beginning with praise, and likewise the explanatory remarks in the verses and hymns, / by whichever desires the ṛṣi and the deities are wished to be praised—hear them being stated.
1.1.6
āyuḥ svargo draviṇam sūnavaś ca caturvidham proktam āśāsyam agre./
anye kāmāḥ śataśaḥ sampradiṣṭāḥ saṃstuvadbhir ṛṣibhir devatāś ca.//
Lifespan, heaven, wealth, and sons: this fourfold [blessing] was declared first as to be prayed for. / Hundreds of other desires were also indicated by the ṛṣis praising the deities.
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