Dear list<br><br>In my fieldwork on the Vedic schools of Maharashtra, the following verse was given to me by a vaidika describing the recitational permutations of the Veda. <br><font size="2">
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<br style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br>When asked about the textual source, the vaidika wasn&#39;t able to produce a textual reference. He only said it was a quite popular verse. I haven&#39;t been able to trace it back yet. Does anybody know in which text this verse might be found? <br>
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