Rigvidhana 1.6
Ṛgvidhāna 1.6
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- Sanskrit
1.6.27
kṛcchrāṇām eṣa sarveṣām vidhir ukto anupūrvaśaḥ./
prājāpatya atikṛcchrasya tathā sāṃtapanasya ca.//
This is the rule for all kṛcchra penances stated in regular order: / for the Prājāpatya penance, the Atikṛcchra penance, and the Sāṃtapana penance,
1.6.28
parākasya ca kṛcchrasya vidhiś cāndrāyaṇasya ca./
ekena śuddhim āpnoti dvābhyām pāpaiḥ pramucyate.//
and the rule for the Parāka penance and the Cāndrāyaṇa observance. / By one he attains purity; by two he is released from sins.
1.6.29
tribhir sidhyanti mantrāś ca mucyate ca upapātakai h/(?)
caturbhir bhrūṇahatyāyās tathaiva ayājya yājanāt.//
By three, mantras succeed and he is freed from secondary sins; / by four, from foeticide, and likewise from sacrificing for those unfit to sacrifice.
1.6.30
pañcabhiḥ pātakaiḥ sarvair duṣkṛtaiś ca pramucyate./
tapta kṛcchreṇa sarvāṇi pāpāni pratibādhate.//
By five, he is released from all major sins and wicked deeds. / By the Taptakṛcchra penance, he removes all sins.
1.6.31
cāndrāyaṇam saha ādy antam ebhi ḥ kṛcchraiḥ samam smṛtam./
tribhiś cāndrāyaṇaiḥ pūto brahma lokam samaśnute.//
A Cāndrāyaṇa observance, complete with its beginning and end, is held to be equal to these kṛcchra penances. / Purified by three Cāndrāyaṇa observances, one attains the world of Brahman.
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- Devībhāgavatapurāṇa — Sanskrit