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52 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
I banish disease from thine entrails, from thy anus, from thine abdomen, and from thy heart, from thy kidneys, from thy liver, from thy (other) viscera.
I banish disease from thy thighs, from thy knees, from thy heels, from thy toes, from thy loins, from thy buttocks, from thy private parts.
I banish disease from thy urethra, from thy bladder, from thy hair, from thy nails, from thy whole person.
I banish disease from each limb, from each hair, from each joint where it is generated, from thy whole person.
Enough has been extracted from the Vedas to show that they contain nothing that can be said to be spiritually or morally elevating. Neither the subject matter nor contents of the Vedas justify the infallibility with which they have been invested. Why then did the Brahmins struggle so hard to clothe them with sanctity and infallibility ?
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