Rigvidhana 4.4
Ṛgvidhāna 4.4
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- Sanskrit
4.4.16
sārvakāmim ity etam ṛṣim vidyād vicakṣaṇaḥ./
na vā u devā ity etaj japeta niyata vrataḥ.//
The wise man should know this ṛṣi as Sārvakāmi; / with restrained vow, he should mutter [the hymn] 'Na vā u devāḥ'.
4.4.17
annam vindati sarvatra yatra yatra upatiṣ]hati./
pāpmā upahatam ātmānam yo manyeta vicakṣaṇaḥ.//
He finds food everywhere, wherever he presents himself. / The discerning man who considers himself afflicted by sin,
4.4.18
sa japen niyato bhūtvā laghu manyeta pāpmanā./
vācam prapadyed vāk kāmo juhvad āśu japann imāḥ.//
having become restrained, should mutter it; he will consider himself lightened of sin. / Desiring speech, he should take refuge in Speech, offering into the fire and muttering these quickly:
4.4.19
aham rudrebhir ity etad vāgmī bhavati pūjitaḥ./
natam ity aṣṭakam sūktam vaiśvadevam japan muniḥ.//
[muttering] 'Aham rudrebhiḥ', he becomes an honored orator. / The sage muttering the eight-verse hymn 'Natam', addressed to the All-gods,
4.4.20
kṛtsnam tu kalmaṣam hatvā viśvair devaiḥ saha āsate./
rātrīm prapadyeta sadā śuciś cīrṇa vrato niśi.//
having destroyed all taint, dwells together with the All-gods. / Pure, having performed his vow, he should always take refuge in Rātrī at night.
4.4.21
yaḥ kāmayeta na punar jāyeyam iti yoniṣu./
sahasrakṛtvo manasā japed rātrī iti rātri su.//
He who might desire: 'May I not be born again into wombs,' / should mutter mentally a thousand times 'Rātrī' during the nights.
4.4.22
sthālī pākena rātrīm ca yajeta ahar ahar niśi./
tanmanā niśi ca āsīnas tiṣṭhed ahani dhārmikaḥ.//
And with a cooked mess of grain he should sacrifice to Rātrī day by day at night; / focused on her, the righteous man should sit at night and stand by day.
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Linked texts (1)
- Vidhānapārijāta — Ananta Bhaṭṭa 1600, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English