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    Viṣṇu Smṛti

    Chapter 55

    Viṣṇu

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    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 ||