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XIII, 5.
THE STUDY OF THE VEDA.
44. Let him not ascend an unsafe boat, or (any unsafe conveyance).
45. Let him not cross a river, swimming.
46. When he has risen in the last watch (of the night) and has recited (the Veda) he shall not lie down again.
47. In the Muharta sacred to Pragâpati a Brâhmana shall fulfil some sacred duties.
CHAPTER XIII. 1. Now, therefore, the Upâkarman (or the rite preparatory to the study) of the Veda (must be performed) on the full moon day of the month Srâvana or Praushthapada.
2. Having kindled the sacred fire, he offers (therein) unground (rice) grains,
3. To the gods, to the Rishis, and to the Khandas.
4. Let them begin to study the Vedas, after having made Brâhmanas (invited for the purpose) wish 'welfare' (svasti), and after having fed them with sour milk,
5. (And continue the Veda-study) during four
44. Vishnu LXIII, 47.
45. Vishnu LXIII, 46. Krishnapandita omits this Sūtra which is found in the majority of the MSS.
46. Âpastamba I, 11, 32, 15; Vishnu XXX, 27. 47. Manu IV, 92; Vishnu LX, 1. The Muhûrta sacred to Pragâpati is the same as the Brâhma-muhûrta, and falls in the last watch of the night.
XIII. 1. Vishnu XXX, 1. Srâvana, July-August. Praushthapada, i. e. Bhadrapada, August September. Krishnapandita improperly combines this Satra with the next.
5. Gautama XVI, 2.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |