Rigvidhana 3.23
Ṛgvidhāna 3.23
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- Sanskrit
3.23.118
daśa putravatī bhaven na ca bhartrā viyujyate./
saṃrājñī iti japen mūrdhni kanyām ālabhya nityaśaḥ.//
she becomes the mother of ten sons and is not separated from her husband. / Touching the maiden's head, he should constantly mutter: 'A queen...'
3.23.119
śvaśrū śvaśura devarair nanāndrā ca api pūjyate./(?)
indrāṇyā kṛta saṃvādam snāne sūktam prayojayet.//
She is honored by mother-in-law, father-in-law, husband's brothers, and husband's sister. / He should employ the hymn that forms the dialogue with Indrāṇī in a bath,
3.23.120
nava varga uttama yutam pati saubhāgya putradam./
jala puṣpa utkara yute citra kumbha samāvṛte.//
endowed with the best of nine groups, bestowing good fortune of a husband and sons, / [in a place] filled with a heap of water and flowers, surrounded by bright pots.
3.23.121
kartavyo atra tathā yāgaḥ soma gandharva vahninām./
bhagāya apsarasām caiva yakṣa adhipataye api ca.//
A sacrifice should be performed here for Soma, the Gandharvas, and Agni; / to Bhaga, to the Apsarases, and to the lord of the Yakṣas;
3.23.122
indrāṇyai deva patnīnām rati pradyumnayos tathā./
nadī salika sampūrṇaiḥ pañca gavya samāvṛtaiḥ.//
to Indrāṇī, to the wives of the gods, and to Rati and Pradyumna; / with [jars] filled with river water and enveloped with the five products of the cow,
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- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English