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(i) Restlessness (=vyākulatā). Uduttamaṁ varuna pāśam asmad avādhamaṁ vi madhyamań śrathāya Athà vayam aditya vrate tavānāgaso aditaye syāma. (RV, 1/24/15) i.e., O venerable Lord, loosen the bonds
that hold me, loosen the bonds upper, middle and lower. We shall obey your eternal laws, faithfully follow your
command and thereby avoid sin.
(ii) Affliction (=dainya, kārpanya)
Imam me varuna śrudhi havam adyā ca mrdaya Tvām avasyur à cake. (RV, 1/25/19)
i.e.,
I invoke you, O venerable Lord,
to make this day a happy one. I implore you for your
helpful blessings. (iii) Goodwill (=śivasaṁkalpa) Yajjāgrato dūramudaiti daivam tadu suptasya tathaivaiti
Dūrangamam jyotisaṁ jyotirekaṁ tanme manah sivasaṁkalpamastu. (YV, 34/1)
i.e.,
May the divine essence that goes far away, from the waking, and likewise from the sleeping, and that one far-travelling Light of lights, may that my Mind resolve on what is good.
Yena karmányapaso maisino yajñe krnvanti vidathesu dhīrāh Yadapūrvaṁ yakşmantah prajanan (YV, 34/2)
i.e.,
May that by which wise men, skilful in rituals, and steady in assemblies, perform their tasks, that peerless Spirit that lies in all creatures, may that my Mind resolve on what that is good.
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