Rigvidhana 1.13
Ṛgvidhāna 1.13
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.13.62
mandram eva paṭhet prātar uccair madhyaṃdine paṭhet./
uccair eva apara ahne tu saṃdhyā kāla upāramet.//
He should recite in a low voice in the morning, aloud at midday;
and aloud in the afternoon, but he should stop at twilight.
1.13.63
brāhme muhūrte ca utthāya trir āplutya paṭhed dvijaḥ./
madhyamām vṛttim āsthāya na drutām na vilambitām.//
Rising at the hour of Brahman and plunging three times, the twice-born should recite,
adopting a middle pace, neither hurried nor drawn out.
1.13.64
pūrvām saṃdhyām japais tiṣṭhed upāsīta ca paścimām./
na ca antarā vyāhareta viramed vā kathaṃcana.//
He should stand muttering through the morning twilight, and sit through the evening [twilight];
he should not speak in between nor pause in any way.
1.13.65
viramed brāhmaṇe prāpte kāmam tena tu saṃvadet./
śūdram dṛṣṭvā eva samprāptam na adhīyīta kathaṃcana.//
He should pause if a brahmin arrives, and he may speak with him as he wishes;
but having seen a śūdra arrive, he must by no means recite.
1.13.66
āgneyam sūktam ādyam tu mukhyam brahma ṛṣi sammatam./
rāyas poṣa karam dhanyam japan vipro artham āpnuyāt.//
The first hymn addressed to Agni is foremost, approved by the seers of the Veda;
it produces increase of wealth and brings prosperity; muttering it, a brahmin obtains wealth.
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