पीड्यमाना यदा विप्राः केनापि च भवंति हि । पूर्वाह्ने चापि ऋग्वेदं मध्याह्ने च यजूं ष्यथ
pīḍyamānā yadā viprāḥ kenāpi ca bhavaṃti hi | pūrvāhne cāpi ṛgvedaṃ madhyāhne ca yajūṃ ṣyatha
Khi các Bà-la-môn bị bất cứ ai áp bức, thì vào buổi tiền trưa họ tụng đọc Ṛgveda, và đến chính ngọ họ tụng đọc Yajurveda.
Unspecified narrator (contextual instruction within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Oppressed brāhmaṇas gather and respond not with weapons but with disciplined Vedic recitation: Ṛgveda in the forenoon, Yajurveda at midday, forming a protective sonic canopy.
Vedic sound (śruti) is presented as a protective force sustaining dharma when the righteous are threatened.
No specific site is named; the focus is on protective practice within a sanctified precinct.
Time-specific recitation: Ṛgveda in the forenoon and Yajurveda at midday during times of oppression.