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Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
यत्त्वया चिन्तितं सौम्य कर्मणा मनसा गिरा ॥ वरं ब्रूहि महाभाग तुभ्यं यद्रोचतेऽनघ ॥
yat tvayā cintitaṃ saumya karmaṇā manasā girā || varaṃ brūhi mahābhāga tubhyaṃ yad rocate'nagha ||
ഹേ സൗമ്യാ! കർമത്താൽ, മനസ്സാൽ, വാക്കാൽ നീ ചിന്തിച്ചതെല്ലാം—ആ വരം പറയുക, ഹേ മഹാഭാഗാ. ഹേ അനഘ, നിനക്കിഷ്ടമായതുതന്നെ ഞാൻ നിനക്കു നൽകുന്നു.
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