History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c89.243

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¹²⁷⁶ The mantras prescribed for religious worship and rites have a certain pattern, that is, they either refer to the rite to be performed and the deity or to the benefit prayed for or there is some word therein that indicates an application of it to the deity For example, the mantra ‘जातवेदसे सुनवाम’ (Rg I. 99. 1) is employed for invoking the presence of Durgā, because therein occurs the word ‘durgāni’ (स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा) or the verse ‘Gaurīr- *(Continued from last page)* mimāya' (Rg I. 164. 41) is said to be mantra for Pārvatī, the presiding deity of Monday, because the word 'Gaurīr' suggests Gaurī, which is a name of पार्वती. The requirement is stated in the following Brāhmaṇa passage 'एतद्वै यज्ञस्य समृद्धं यद्रूपसमृद्धं यत्कर्म क्रियमाणमृग्यजुर्वाभिवदति' (quoted in निरुक्त I. 16). It occurs in ऐतरेयब्राह्मण several times (e. g. ऐ. ब्रा. I. 4, which reads merely ऋगभिवदति)