Rigvidhana 2.29
Ṛgvidhāna 2.29
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2.29.150
yat kiṃcit pātakam kuryāt karmaṇā manasā girā./
yat kiṃca idam varuṇa iti ṛcam japtvā pramucyate.//
Whatever major sin he may commit by deed, thought, or word, / having muttered the verse "Whatever this be, O Varuṇa" (RV 7.89.5), he is released [from it].
2.29.151
agamyā gamane ca etat prāyaścittam vidhīyate./
anyatra guru talpāc ca tasmāt pāpāt pramucyate.//
This expiation is also prescribed for intercourse with an unapproachable woman, / except for violating a guru's bed; he is released from that sin.
2.29.152
dvādaśa aham abhuñjānaḥ sva gotra āgamane japet./
ardha māsam abhuñjānaḥ sakhi dāreṣu saṃvasan.//
Not eating for twelve days, he should mutter it after intercourse with a woman of his own gotra; / not eating for half a month, after cohabiting with a friend's wife.
2.29.153
idam āpaḥ pravahata yat kim ca idam ṛcam punaḥ./
iti ca etā japed apaḥ praviśya eteṣu karmasu.//
He should enter the waters and further mutter these verses, / "O Waters, carry away this" (RV 1.23.22) and "Whatever this be" (RV 7.89.5), in [expiation of] these deeds.
2.29.154
indrā viṣṇū namas kṛtya juhuyād ājyam anvaham./
sūktābhyām para etābhyām ya icched bhūtim ātmanaḥ.//
Having bowed to Indra and Viṣṇu, he should daily offer clarified butter / with the next two hymns (RV 7.99–100), if he desires prosperity for himself.
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Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English