Rigvidhana 2.24
Ṛgvidhāna 2.24
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- Sanskrit
2.24.125
enasvī vā abhiśasto vā kṛtvā vā karma garhitam./
somā raudram japet sūktam kṛtsnam eno vyapohati.//
Whether sinful, accused, or having done a despised deed, / he should recite the hymn to Soma and Rudra; it removes all sin.
2.24.126
juhuyād vā ya etābhir ṛgbhir nityam ghṛta vrataḥ./
vāruṇebhyo sa pāśebhyo mucyate śam tathā āpnuyāt.//
Or whoever, holding a vow of clarified butter, constantly offers with these verses, / he is released from the nooses of Varuṇa and attains well-being.
2.24.127
jīmūta sūktasya vidhim yathā liṅgam avekṣya vai./
ṛgbhiḥ karmāṇi kurvīta ratha aṅgānām yathā vidhi.//
Observing the rule of the Cloud hymn (jīmūtasūkta) according to its characteristic marks, / he should perform the rites of the chariot parts with its verses according to the rule.
2.24.128
saṃgrāmam tu prayātasya rājñaś ca etat prayojayet./
sarvāṇy aṅgāni rathyāṃś ca sadaśvāṃś ca anumantrayet.//
And he should apply this for a king setting out for battle; / he should consecrate with mantras all parts [of the chariot], the charioteers, and the noble steeds.
2.24.129
yam eva deśam gaccheta śatrum vā apy anumantritaḥ./
na ajitvā vinivarteta param hi brahmaṇo balam.//
Whatever region he goes to or whatever enemy, consecrated with mantras, / he would not return without conquering; for supreme is the power of Brahman.
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- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English