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VI, 67.
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cool, art the source of (all) beings. Save this man
from guilt, thou knowest both good and evil.
63. ‘ Thou art the first of the gods and the great
comforter of the world. Thou, O water, dwellest in
the interior of all beings, like a witness.
64. ‘ Thou, O deity, alone knowest what mortals
do not understand. This man, being arraigned in a
cause, is going to dive in thee. Therefore deign to
deliver him lawfully from this perplexity.’
65. Then (the accused) should submerge all his
limbs in water so as. to become invisible.
66. A prudent man should leave the water, after
having seen the arrow brought back, and should
approach the king and all the assessors of the court,
after saluting them reverentially.
67. Though only his ear, eye, mouth or nose
should become visible while he is in water, he
cannot be acquitted. If he remains invisible, he
obtains acquittal.
63a occurs in the Minor Narada and Nepalese Narada (Minor
Narada I, 7, 15 a), adidevo^si devanam (bhutanaw Nep. Nar.)
lokasyapyayanawz mahatl After this, the Nepalese Narada has two
texts, which are identical with Narada I, 22, 316, 317.
63b. Minor Narada I, 7, 16 a. tvam ambha^ sarvabhutanam
antas Z’arasi sakshivat 1 Identical with Vishzzu XII, 7 a.
64a, b. Minor Narada I, 7, 16b, 17a. tvam eva deva ^anishe
na vidur yani manava4 I vyavaharabhisasto^yaw manushas tvayi
ma^ati n Nearly identical with Vishzzu XII, 7 b, 8a.
64 c. Minor Narada I, 7, 17 b. tad enazzz saz/zsayad asmad dhar-
matas tratum arhasi I Identical with Vishnu XII, 8b.
65. Nepalese Narada. tato nimag^et salile sarvazzy angany
adarsanat 11
66. Nepalese Narada. praptazzz tu sayakazzz drz'sh/va g-alad uttirya
buddhiman 1 prazzipatya nrzpaw gaZ’ZAet sarvazzzs Z’aiva sabhasada/z 11
67. Minor Narada I, 7, 12. karzzakshimukhanasanaOT yasya
toye vyavasthitam I drzsyate na visuddha^ syad adnsya/z suddhim
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cool, art the source of (all) beings. Save this man
from guilt, thou knowest both good and evil.
63. ‘ Thou art the first of the gods and the great
comforter of the world. Thou, O water, dwellest in
the interior of all beings, like a witness.
64. ‘ Thou, O deity, alone knowest what mortals
do not understand. This man, being arraigned in a
cause, is going to dive in thee. Therefore deign to
deliver him lawfully from this perplexity.’
65. Then (the accused) should submerge all his
limbs in water so as. to become invisible.
66. A prudent man should leave the water, after
having seen the arrow brought back, and should
approach the king and all the assessors of the court,
after saluting them reverentially.
67. Though only his ear, eye, mouth or nose
should become visible while he is in water, he
cannot be acquitted. If he remains invisible, he
obtains acquittal.
63a occurs in the Minor Narada and Nepalese Narada (Minor
Narada I, 7, 15 a), adidevo^si devanam (bhutanaw Nep. Nar.)
lokasyapyayanawz mahatl After this, the Nepalese Narada has two
texts, which are identical with Narada I, 22, 316, 317.
63b. Minor Narada I, 7, 16 a. tvam ambha^ sarvabhutanam
antas Z’arasi sakshivat 1 Identical with Vishzzu XII, 7 a.
64a, b. Minor Narada I, 7, 16b, 17a. tvam eva deva ^anishe
na vidur yani manava4 I vyavaharabhisasto^yaw manushas tvayi
ma^ati n Nearly identical with Vishzzu XII, 7 b, 8a.
64 c. Minor Narada I, 7, 17 b. tad enazzz saz/zsayad asmad dhar-
matas tratum arhasi I Identical with Vishnu XII, 8b.
65. Nepalese Narada. tato nimag^et salile sarvazzy angany
adarsanat 11
66. Nepalese Narada. praptazzz tu sayakazzz drz'sh/va g-alad uttirya
buddhiman 1 prazzipatya nrzpaw gaZ’ZAet sarvazzzs Z’aiva sabhasada/z 11
67. Minor Narada I, 7, 12. karzzakshimukhanasanaOT yasya
toye vyavasthitam I drzsyate na visuddha^ syad adnsya/z suddhim
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