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Rigvidhana 4.1

Ṛgvidhāna 4.1

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Sanskrit

4.1.1

iṣṭvā śaradi vai rudram oṣadhīś ca yajet tathā./
tasya āmayā na bhavanti tathā jīrṇāni yāni ca.//

Having sacrificed to Rudra in autumn, and likewise worshiped the herbs, / he suffers no diseases, nor those [ailments] that are chronic.

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4.1.2

kriyām tu sapta rātreṇa saptakṛtvo abhyaset tataḥ./
prapadyeta oṣadhīm vipraḥ sūktam etaj japant sadā.//

Then he should practice the rite seven times over seven nights; / constantly muttering this hymn, the wise man should approach the herbs.

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4.1.3

dviṣat kṣetrād iha āyadhvam iti vijñāpayeta ca./
sva kṣetre varuṇam iṣṭvā vindate dviṣad oṣadhīḥ.//

And he should pray: 'Come here from the enemy's field!' / Having sacrificed to Varuṇa in his own field, he obtains the herbs of the enemy.

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4.1.4

vṛṣṭi kāmo yata āhāraḥ prapadyeta bṛhaspatim./
pāyasena upahāreṇa homena ca samanvitaḥ.//

Desiring rain, with controlled diet, he should take refuge in Bṛhaspati, / accompanied by an offering of milk-rice and by a fire offering.

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4.1.5

bṛhaspate pati ity etad vṛṣṭi kāmaḥ prayojayet./
parjanyam ca namas kṛtvā vṛṣṭim vindati śobhanām.//

Desiring rain, he should employ the [mantra] 'Bṛhaspate pati'; / and having bowed to Parjanya, he obtains fine rain.

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