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% Description/comments  : First Richa/mantra from each of the four vedas.
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\engtitle{.. First mantra of each Veda ..}##
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               || OM ||
R^igvedaH \-
(R^iShiH \- madhuchChandAH, devatA \- agniH, ChandaH \- gAyatrIH, svaraH \- ShaDjaH)
OM | a\`gnimI\'Le pu\`rohi\'taM ya\`j~nasya\' de\`vamR^i\`tvija\'m |
hotA\'raM ratna\`dhAta\'mam || 1\.001\.01

yajurvedaH \-
(prathamo.adhyAyaH, R^iShiH \- parameShThI prajApatiH, devatA \- savitA,
ChandaH \- svarADbR^ihatI brAhmyuShNik, svaraH madhyamaH, R^iShabhaH)
OM | i\`She tvo\`rje tvA\' vA\`yava\' stha de\`vo va\'H savi\`tA prArpa\'yatu\`
shreShTha\'tamAya\` karma\'Na\` A pyA\'yadhva maghnyA\` indrA\'ya
bhA\`gaM pra\`jAvatI\'ranamI\`vA a\'ya\`kShmA mA va\' ste\`na I\'shata\`
mAghasha\'{\m+}so dhru\`vA a\`smin gopa\'tau syAta ba\`hvIryaja\'mAnasya
pa\`shUn pA\'hi ||1||

sAmavedaH \-
(AgneyaM kANDam, prathamo.adhyAyaH, prathamaprapAThakasya prathamo.ardhaH,
prathamA dashatiH, R^iShiH \- bharadvAjo bArhaspatyaH, devatA \- agniH,
ChandaH \- gAyatrIH, svaraH \- ShaDjaH)
agna\` A yA\'hi vI\`taye\' gR^iNA\`no ha\`vyadA\'taye |
ni\` hotA\' satsi ba\`rhiShi\' || 1

atharvavedaH \-
(prathamaM kANDam, medhAjanana sUktam |
R^iShiH \- atharvA, devatA \- vAchaspati, ChandaH \- anuShTup)
ye tri\'Sha\`ptAH pa\'ri\`yanti\` vishvA\' rU\`pANi\` bibhra\'taH |
vAchaspati\`rbalA\` teShA\'M ta\`nvo\' a\`dya da\'dhAtu me || 1\.1\.1||


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1.6.1 is given here for reference, as in some prints.##
(atharvavedaH, prathamaM kANDam, apA.nbheShaja (jalachikitsA) sUktam, 
R^iShiH \- sindhudvIpa, kR^iti athavA atharvA,
devatA \- apA.nnapAt, soma, ApaH, ChandaH \- gAyatrIH)
shaM no\' de\_vIra\`bhiShTa\'ya\` Apo\' bhavantu pI\`taye\' |
shaM yora\`bhi sra\'vantu naH || 1\.6\.1||

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The first Richa or mantra from each Veda.

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