Chapter 55
Ancient Viṣṇu SanskritVi_55
atha rahasyaprāyaścittāni bhavanti // Vi_55.1 //
sravantīm āsādya snātaḥ pratyahaṃ ṣoḍaśa prāṇāyāmān salakṣaṇān kṛtvaikakālaṃ haviṣyāśī māsena brahmahā pūto bhavati // Vi_55.2 //
karmaṇo 'nte payasvinīṃ gāṃ dadyāt // Vi_55.3 //
vratenāghamarṣaṇena ca surāpaḥ pūto bhavati // Vi_55.4 //
gāyatrīdaśasāhasrajapena suvarṇasteyakṛt // Vi_55.5 //
trirātropoṣitaḥ puruṣasūktajapahomābhyāṃ gurutalpagaḥ // Vi_55.6 //
yathāśvamedhaḥ kraturāṭ sarvapāpāpanodakaḥ /
tathāghamarṣaṇaṃ sūktaṃ sarvapāpāpanodakam || Vi_55.7 ||
prāṇāyāmaṃ dvijaḥ kuryāt sarvapāpāpanuttaye /
dahyante sarvapāpāni prāṇāyāmair dvijasya tu || Vi_55.8 ||
savyāhṛtiṃ sapraṇavāṃ gāyatrīṃ śirasā saha /
triḥ paṭhed āyataprāṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ sa ucyate || Vi_55.9 ||
akāraṃ cāpy ukāraṃ ca makāraṃ ca prajāpatiḥ /
vedatrayān niraduhad bhūr bhuvaḥ svar itīti ca || Vi_55.10 ||
tribhya eva tu vedebhyaḥ pādaṃ pādam adūduhat /
tad ity ṛco 'syāḥ sāvitryāḥ parameṣṭhī prajāpatiḥ || Vi_55.11 ||
etad akṣaram etāṃ ca japan vyāhṛtipūrvikām /
saṃdhyayor vedavid vipro vedapuṇyena yujyate || Vi_55.12 ||
sahasrakṛtvas tv abhyasya bahir etat trikaṃ dvijaḥ /
mahato 'py enaso māsāt tvacevāhir vimucyate || Vi_55.13 ||
etattrayavisaṃyuktaḥ kāle ca kriyayā svayā /
viprakṣatriyaviḍjātir garhaṇāṃ yāti sādhuṣu || Vi_55.14 ||
oṃkārapūrvikās tisro mahāvyāhṛtayo 'vyayāḥ /
tripadā caiva gāyatrī vijñeyā brāhmaṇo mukham || Vi_55.15 ||
yo 'dhīte 'hany ahany etāṃ trīṇi varṣāṇy atandritaḥ /
sa brahma param abhyeti vāyubhūtaḥ khamūrtimān || Vi_55.16 ||
ekākṣaraṃ paraṃ brahma prāṇāyāmāḥ paraṃ tapaḥ /
sāvitryās tu paraṃ nānyan maunāt satyaṃ viśiṣyate || Vi_55.17 ||
kṣaranti sarvā vaidikyo juhotiyajatikriyāḥ /
akṣaraṃ tv akṣaraṃ jñeyaṃ brahmā caiva prajāpatiḥ || Vi_55.18 ||
vidhiyajñāj japayajño viśiṣṭo daśabhir guṇaiḥ /
upāṃśuḥ syāc chataguṇaḥ sahasro mānasaḥ smṛtaḥ || Vi_55.19 ||
ye pākayajñāś catvāro vidhiyajñasamanvitāḥ /
te sarve japayajñasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm || Vi_55.20 ||
japyenaiva tu saṃsidhyed brāhmaṇo nātra saṃśayaḥ /
kuryād anyan na vā kuryān maitro brāhmaṇa ucyate || Vi_55.21 ||