Rigvidhana 2.26
Ṛgvidhāna 2.26
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- Sanskrit
2.26.135
imā iti japen nityam raudram sūktam dvijaḥ śuciḥ./
taj japan prajayā vittaiḥ svayam caiva na riṣyati.//
A pure twice-born should constantly recite the hymn to Rudra, "These" (imāḥ); / reciting it, he does not suffer harm in his progeny, in his wealth, or in himself.
2.26.136
uttitīrṣur apo yas tu śaṅket srotyā samāgame./(?)
samudra jyeṣṭhā iti japet sūktam etad bhaya apaham.//
He who desires to cross waters, or fears at the confluence of torrents, / should recite the hymn "Whose eldest is the ocean" (samudrajyeṣṭhāḥ); it removes danger.
2.26.137
āditya daivate sūkte ripughne roga nāśane./
japet prātaḥ śucir bhūtvā ripu rogaiḥ pramucyate.//
Having become pure in the morning, he should recite the two hymns dedicated to the Ādityas, which destroy enemies and eliminate disease; / he is freed from enemies and diseases.
2.26.138
vāstoṣpate prati ity etat sūktam vāstoṣpatam japet./
snātaḥ kṛtvā vaiśvadevam param brahma idam ucyate.//
Having bathed and performed the Vaiśvadeva rite, he should recite this hymn to Vāstoṣpati, "O Vāstoṣpati, accept" (vāstoṣpate prati); / this is declared to be the supreme Brahman.
2.26.139
amīvahā iti sūktena bhūtāni svāpayen niśi./
na hi prasvāpanam kiṃcid īdṛśam vidyate kvacit.//
With the hymn beginning "Amīvahā" one should put beings to sleep at night; / for no such sleep-inducing [mantra] exists anywhere.
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Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English