Rigveda 8.033.19
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 33 · Verse 8.33.19
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒धः प॑श्यस्व॒ मोपरि॑ संत॒रां पा॑द॒कौ ह॑र । मा ते॑ कशप्ल॒कौ दृ॑श॒न्स्त्री हि ब्र॒ह्मा ब॒भूवि॑थ
adhaḥ paśyasva mopari saṃtarāṃ pādakau hara mā te kaśaplakau dṛśanstrī hi brahmā babhūvitha
Look downward and upward, O one who takes off the sandals; seize the feet. Do not let the hand maim you; indeed woman became Brahman when seen.
Cast your eyes (son of plural yoga) downwards, not upwards; keep your feet close together; let not (men)behold your ankles, for from having been a brahmā you have become a feminine le.
Cast down thine eyes and look not up. More closely set thy feet. Let none See what thy garment veils, for thou, a Brahman, hast become a dame.
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