Rigvidhana 4.9
Ṛgvidhāna 4.9
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- Sanskrit
4.9.43
āyuṣyam āyur varcasyam sūktam dākṣāyaṇam mahat./
alaṃkāram hiraṇyam vā prāpya dākṣāyaṇam japet.//
The Dākṣāyaṇa hymn is long-life-giving and confers vitality. / Having acquired an ornament or gold, one should mutter the Dākṣāyaṇa [hymn].
4.9.44
prāptam ca śriyam ādatte bahu ca annam samaśnute./
na asad āsīd iti japej juhuyād yoga tatparaḥ.//
He takes hold of acquired fortune and enjoys abundant food. / Intent on yoga, he should mutter [the hymn beginning with] "nāsad āsīt" and offer oblations.
4.9.45
prajāpates tu sāyojyam dvādaśa abdaiḥ samaśnute./
uta devā iti japed āmayāvī yata vrataḥ.//
He attains union with Prajāpati after twelve years. / One who is sick, observing his vows, should mutter [the hymn beginning with] "uta devāḥ".
4.9.46
ghṛta kumbham nidhāya atha juhuyāj jāta vedasi./
kumbhāt sampātam anyasmin kāṃsya pātre nidhāpayet.//
Having placed a pot of ghee, he should then sacrifice into the fire; / he should cause the drops [of ghee] from the pot to be placed in another bronze vessel.
4.9.47
yo annāya alam na ca annam syāt sa idam samprakalpayet./
tena ājyena aṅgam abhyajya śanakair anna bhāg bhavet.//
One who is able to [eat] food, but has no food, should perform this rite: / anointing his limbs with that ghee, he will gradually become an enjoyer of food.
4.9.48
roga ārtasya apy anena eva gātram aṅktvā japed idam./
ajīrṇān no apy añjayīta sukham bhavati tena ha.//
Also, having anointed the limb of one afflicted with disease with this very [ghee], one should mutter this [hymn]; / one whose food is undigested should also smear himself; through this, well-being arises.
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- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English