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AMONG the Grantha MSS. collected by the late Dr. Burnell and now
belonging to the India Office Library, there are some MSS. (numbers
CLXXII and following of the Catalogue) of a Grihyastra hitherto
unpublished, which is ascribed to Khdirkrya. It belongs to the
DrhyyanaschooloftheSmaveda,whichprevailsinthesouthofthe
Indianpeninsula 1,and it is based on the Gobhilyastra, from which it
hastakenthegreaternumberofitsaphorisms,justastheDrhyyana
Srautastra,asfaraswecanjudgeatpresent,isnothingbutaslightly
alteredredaction of Ltyyana 2.Like the GobhilaGrihya it very seldom
gives the Mantras in their full extent, but quotes them only with their
Pratkas, and it is easy to identify these quotations in the
Mantrabrhmana(publishedatCalcutta,1873),whichcontainsthetexts
prescribedbyGobhilafortheGrihyaceremonies.
The KhdiraGrihya has evidently been composed with the intention of
abridging Gobhila's very detailed and somewhat lengthy treatise on the
domesticrites.Digressions,suchas,forinstance,thatintroducedbythe
words tatraihad huh, Gobhila I, 2, 1027, or such as Gobhila's
explication of the terms paurnams and amvsy, I, 5, 7 seqq., or
most of the regulations concerning the Sakvaryas, III, 3, or the Slokas,
IV,7,areinvariablyleft
p.372
out, and in the descriptions of the single ceremonies throughout the

principal points only are given, with the omission of all words andofall
matterthatitseemedpossibletodispensewith.Ontheotherhand,the
arrangementoftheStrashasundergonefrequentchanges,inwhichthe
compilerclearlyshowshisintentionofgroupingtogether,morecarefully
than was done in the original text, the Stras which naturally belong to
each other. Of the Stras of the KhdiraGrihya which cannot be
identified in Gobhila, several are to be traced back to Ltyyana, or we
should perhaps rather say, to Drhyyana. Thus Khd. I, 1, 14
mantrntamavyaktamparasydigrahanenavidytevidentlycorresponds
to Ltyyana I, 1, 3, uttardih prvntalakshanam, and Khd. I, 1, 24
avyvrittimyaggairavyavyamkekhetisidenticalwithLty.I,2,15,
avyavyovyvrittiskayaggaih.
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Upon the whole, though certainly the KhdiraGrihya does not contain
much matter which is not known to us from other sources, it
notwithstanding possesses a certain interest, since it shows by a very
clearexamplehowaStrakraofthelatertimewouldremodelthework
of a more ancient author, trying to surpass him by a more correct
arrangement,andespeciallybywhatbecamemoreandmoreappreciated
as the chief accomplishment of Stra composition, thegreatestpossible
succinctnessandeconomisingofwords.ToaninterpreterofGobhilathe
comparison of the KhdiraGrihya no doubt will suggest in many
instances a more correct understanding of his text than he would have
been likely to arrive at without that aid, and perhaps even readings of
Gobhilawhichseemedhithertosubjecttonodoubt,willhavetogiveway
to readings supplied by the Grantha MSS. of the KhdiraGrihya. Thus,
Gobhila III, 8, 16, I do not hesitate to correct asamsvdam, on the
authorityofKhd.III,3,13,intoasamkhdamorasamkhdan1.
p.373
As the text of the KhdiraGrihya is very short and has not yet been
published, it has been printed at the foot of the page, together with
referencestotheparallelpassagesofGobhila.Forfurtherexplanationsof
thesingleStras,IrefertomytranslationofGobhilawhichwillformpart
of the second volume of the Grihyastras, where I shall also hope to
give some extracts from Rudraskanda's commentary on the Khdira
Grihya.
Footnotes
371:1SeeDr.Burnell'sCatalogue,p.56.
371:2Weber,VorlesungenberindischeLiteraturgeschichte(2ndedition),
p. 87: 'Almost the entire difference between this Stra and that of
Ltyyana lies in the arrangement of the matter treated of, which is in
itself very nearly the same in both texts, and is expressed in the same
words.'Comp.AnandakandraVedntavgsa'sIntroductiontohisedition
ofLtyyana(intheBibliothecaIndica),pp.2,3,andhisstatementson
Drhyyanainthenotesofthatedition.
372:1Comp.PraskaraII,so,15,andthequotationsgivenbyBhtlingk
Roths.v.samkhd.Formsderivedfromthetworoots,khdandsvad,
are frequently interchanged in the MSS. see the two articles in the
Dictionary.
p.374
KHDIRAGRIHYASTRA.
PATALAI,KHANDA1.
11.Nowhenceforththedomesticsacrifices(willbeexplained).
2 2.Duringthenortherncourseofthesun,atthetimeoftheincreasing
moon, on auspicious days, before noon: this is the time at which the
constellationsarelucky,unlessaspecialstatementisgiven.
3 3.Attheend(oftheceremonies)heshouldgivetotheBrhmanasto
eataccordingtohisability.
446.ThesacrificialcordismadeofastringorofKusagrass.
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5. If he suspends it round his neck and raises the right arm (so as to
wearthecordonhisleftshoulder),hebecomesyagopavtin.
6. (If he raises) the left (arm and wears the cord on his right shoulder,
hebecomes)prknvtin.
7 710.After having sipped water three times, let him wipe off the water
twice.
I, 1, 1. athto grihykarmny. 2. udagayanaprvapakshapunyheshu
prg vartand anubhah klondese. 3. pavarge yathotsham
brhmann sayed. 4. yagopavtam sautram kausam v. 5. grvym
pratimukyadakshinambhumuddhrityayagopavtbhavati.6.savyam
prknvt.7.trirkamypodvihparimrigta.
p.375
8.Havingbesprinkledhisfeet(withwater),lethimbesprinklehishead.
9.Lethimtouchtheorgansofhissenses(i.e.hiseyes,hisnose,andhis
ears)withwater(i.e.withawethand).
10.Whenhehasfinallytouched(water)again,hebecomespure.
11 1114. (If) sitting, standing, or lying down (is prescribed), he should
understand (that it is to be done) on northwardpointed Darbha grass,
with the face turned to the east, to the west of the fire with which the
sacrificeisperformed.
12. If the word Snna (or bathing) is used, (this refers to the whole
body)withthehead.
13. (The different ceremonies are) performed with the right hand, if no
specialruleisgiven.
14. If it is not clear where a Mantra ends, one should discern it by
(advertingto)thebeginningofthenextMantra.
1515.TheMantrashavethewordsvhattheirend,whenofferingsare
made.
16 16. The term Pkayaga is used of every sacrifice that is performed
withonefire.
17 1718. There the Brahman is (present as) officiating priest, with the
exceptionofthemorningandeveningoblations.
8. pdv abhyukshya sirobhyukshed. 9. indriyny adbhih samsprised.
10.antatahpratyupasprisyasukirbhavaty.11.sanasthnasamvesanny
udagagreshudarbheshuprmukhasyapratytpaskdagneryatrahoma
syt. 12. sahasirasam snnasabde. 13. dakshinena pnin krityam
andese. 14. mantrntam avyak tam parasydigrahanena vidyt. 15.
svhnt mantra homeshu. 16. pkayaga itykhya yah kas kaikgnau.
17.tatraritvigbrahmsyamprtarhomavargam.
p.376
18.TheHotri'splaceisfilledby(thesacrificer)himself.
1919.TothesouthofthefiretheBrahmansitsfacingthenorth,silently,
until the oblation has been performed, on eastwardpointed (Darbha
grass).
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202022.Butifhelikes,hemayspeakofwhatreferstothesacrifice.
21.Orifhehasspoken(words)whichareunworthyofthesacrifice,let
himmurmurtheMahvyhritis,
22.Or(theverse),'ThushasVishnu'(Sv.I,222).
2323.IfhedoeshimselftheworkbothoftheBrahmanandoftheHotri,
let him sit down on the Brahman's seat, and (leave that seat) placing a
parasol on it, or an outer garment, or a waterpot, and then let him
performhisotherduties.
2424.Lethimtakecarenottoturnhisbackto,orbecomeseparated(by
anypersonorthinginterposed)fromwhatbelongstothesacrifice.
18. svayamhautram. 19. dakshinatogner udamukhas tshnm ste
brahm homt prgagreshu. 20. kmam tv adhiyagam vyhared. 21.
ayagiym v vyhritya mahvyhritr gaped. 22. idam vishnur ita v.
23. hautrabrahmatve svayam kurvan brahmsanam [sic] upavisya
khattram uttarsagam kamandalum v tatra kritvthnyat kuryd. 24.
avyvrittimyaggairavyavyamkekhet.
Footnotes
374:1I,1,1=GobhilaI,1,I.
374:22=I,1,3.
374:33=I,1,6.
374:4646=I,2,1seqq.
374:710710=1,2,5seqq.
375:11141114desunt.
375:1515=1,9,25.
375:1616deest.
375:171817,18=I.9,8.9.
376:1919=I,6,13seqq.
376:20222022=I,6,17seqq.
376:2323=I,6,21.
376:2424deest.
KHANDA2.
1 1.Intheeasternpartofhisdwellingheshouldbesmear(theplaceon
whichthesacrificewillbe
2, 1. prve bhge vesmano gomayenopalipya tasya madhyadese
lakshanamkuryd.
p.377
performed)withcowdung,andshoulddrawinthemiddleofitthelines.
2.Tothesouthheshoulddrawalinefromwesttoeast.
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3.Fromthebeginningofthatline(heshoulddrawaline)fromsouthto
northfromtheend(ofthelastmentionedline)onefromwesttoeast
between(thefirstandthethirdline)three(lines)fromwesttoeast.
4.Hebesprinklesthat(place)withwater,
5.Establishesthefire(thereon),
6 68. Wipes along around (the fire) with the three verses, 'This praise'
(MB.II,4,24).
7.Tothewestofthefirehetouchestheearthwithhistwohandsturned
downwards,with(theverse),'Wepartakeoftheearths'(MB.II,4,1).
8. In nighttime (he pronounces that Mantra so that it ends with the
word)'goods'(vasu).
9911.HavingstrewnDarbhagrasstothewest(ofthefire),lethimdraw
(somegrass)fromthesouthendandfromthenorthend(ofwhathehas
strewn),inaneasterndirection.
10.Orlethimomitthisdrawing(ofDarbhagrasstotheeast),
11.Andlethimstrew(thegrass)beginningintheeast,soastokeephis
rightsideturnedtothe
2. dakshinatah prkm rekhm ullikhya. 3. tadrambhd udkm
tadavasnt prkm tisro madhye prks. 4. tad abhyukshy. 5. gnim
upasamdhya. 6. imam stomam iti parisamhya trikena. 7. paskd
agnerbhmaunyakaupnkritvedambhmeriti.8.vasvantamrtrau.
9. paskd darbhn strya dakshinatah prkm prakarshed uttaratas k.
10. prakrishya v. 11. prvopakramam pradakshinam agnim strinuyn
mlnyagraiskhdayantrivritampakavritamvo.
p.378
fire, covering the roots (of the Darbha blades) with the points, in three
layersorinfivelayers.
12 1216.Sitting down he cuts off two spanlong Darbha points, not with
hisnail,with(thewords),'Purifiersareye,sacredtoVishnu.'
13. He wipes them with water, with (the words), 'By Vishnu's mind are
yepurified.'
14. Holding them with his two thumbs and fourth fingers so that their
points are turned to the north, he three times purifies the gya (with
them), with (the words), 'May the god Savitri purify thee with this
uninjuredpurifier,withtheraysofthegoodsun.'
15. Having sprinkled them (with water) he should throw them into the
fire.
16. Having put the gya on the fire he should take it (from the fire)
towardsthenorth
171721.Bendinghisrightkneeheshouldpourouttothesouthofthefire
hisjoinedhandsfullofwaterwith(thewords),'Aditi!Givethyconsent!'
18.Tothewestwith(thewords),Anumati!Givethyconsent!'
19.Tothenorthwith(thewords),'Sarasvat!Givethyconsent!'
12. pavisya darbhgre prdesamtre prakhinatti na nakhena pavitre
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sthovaishnavyvity.13.adbhirunmrigyaVishnormanasptesthaity.
14. udagagrengushthbhym anmikbhym ka samgrihya trir gyam
utpunti devas tv Savitotpuntv akhidrena pavitrena vasos sryasya
rasmibhir
ity.
15.
adhisrityottaratah
abhyukshygnv
kuryd.
17.
anuprahared.
dakshinagnvakto
16.
gyam
dakshinengnim
Aditenumanyasvetyudakgalimprasiked.18.Anumatenumanyasveti
paskt. 19. Sarasvate [sic, comp. HiranyakesiGrihya I, 1, 2, 9]
numanyasvetyuttaratah.
p.379
20. With (the words), 'God Savitri! Give thy impulse!' (MB. I, 1, 1) he
shouldsprinkle(water)roundthefiresoastokeephisrightsideturned
towardsit,encompassingwhatheisgoingtooffer(withthewater).
21.(Thishedoes)onceorthrice.
2222.Heputsapieceofwoodon(thefire).
23 23. He should murmur the Prapada formula (MB. II, 4, 5), hold his
breath,fix his thoughts on something good, and should emit his breath
whenbeginningtheVirpkshaformula(MB.II,4,6).
242425.Atceremoniesfortheattainmentofspecialwishes(heshoulddo
so)foreachoftheobjects(whichhewishestoattain).
25.Heshoulddosoalwaysatsacrifices.
20. deva Savitah prasuveti pradakshinam agnim paryukshed
abhipariharan havyam. 21. sakrit trir v. 22. samidham dhaya. 23.
prapadam
gapitvopatmya
kalynam
dhyyan
vairpksham
rabhyokkhvaset.24.pratikmamkmyeshu.25.sarvatraitaddhomeshu
kuryt.
Footnotes
376:12,1seqq.=GobhilaI,1,9seqq.
377:6868=IV,5,3seqq.
377:911911=I,7,9seqq.
378:12161216=I,7,2127.
378:17211721=I,3,1seqq.
379:2222=I,8,26.
379:2323=IV,5,6seqq.
379:242524,25desunt.
KHANDA3.
11.AstudentafterhehasstudiedtheVedaandhasofferedapresenttohis
teacher,should,withpermission(ofhisparents),takeawife.
22.And(heshouldtake)thebath(whichsignifiestheendofstudentship).
334.Ofthesetwo(actsthetakingof)thebathcomesfirst.
3,1.brahmakrvedamadhtyopanyhrityaguravenugtodrnkurvt.2.
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plavanaka.3.tayorplavanamprvam.
p.380
4.As,however,inthe(collectionof)Mantrasmarriageistreatedof(first),it
isexplained(here)before(thebath).
5 5. A Brhmana with a waterpot, wrapped in his robe, keeping silence,
shouldstepinfrontofthefireandshouldstationhimself(tothesouthofit)
withhisfacetothenorth.
66.After(thebride)hastakenabath,(thebridegroom)shoulddressherina
garment that has not yet been washed, with (the verse), 'They who spun'
(MB. I, 1, 5). While she is led up (to him), the bridegroom should murmur
(theverse),'Somagaveher'(l.l.7).
77.Tothesouthofthebridegroomhe(whohasledhertohim)shouldmake
hersitdown.
8. While she touches him, (the bridegroom) should make oblations of gya
withtheSruva,pickingout(portionsofit[comp.PraskaraII,14,131),with
theMahvyhritis.
9.Afourth(oblation)with(thethreeMahvyhritis)together.
10. The same at the ceremonies of the tonsure (of the child's head), of the
initiation(oftheBrahmakrin),andofthecuttingofthebeard.
4. mantrbhivdt tu pnigrahanasya (correct, pnigrahanam?) prvam
vykhytam. 5. brhmanas sahodakumbhah prvrito vgyatogrengnim
gatvodamukhas tishthet. 6. sntm ahatenkhdya y akrintann ity
nyamnym pnigrhogapet Somodadad iti. 7. pnigrhasya dakshinata
upavesayed. 8. anvrabdhym sruvenopaghtam mahvyhritibhir gyam
guhuyt.9.samastbhiskaturthm.10.evamkaulopanayanagodneshv.
p.381
11.Andatthemarriage(hemakesoblations)withthesixverses,'May Agni
goasthefirst'(MB.I,I,9seqq.).
12. At gya oblations, unless a special rule is given, the two gya portions
andtheSvishtakritoblation(are)not(offered).
13. After (the chief oblations he should) always (make oblations) with the
Mahvyhritis,
141415.Andwiththe(verse)sacredtoPragpati.
15.Heshouldmakeanexpiatoryoblation.
161631.Afterthesacrificetheybotharise.
17. (The bridegroom) should pass behind (the bride's) back, station himself
tothesouth,andseizethebride'shand.
18. Her mother who has, towards the east, put fried grain mixed with Sam
leavesintoabasket,
19. Should make the bride tread with the tip of her right foot on an upper
millstone, to the west of the fire, with (the verse which the bridegroom
repeats),'Onthisstone'(MB.I,2,1).
20.Herbrother,fillingoncehisjoinedhands
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11. Agnir etu prathama iti shadbhis ka pnigrahane. 12. ngyabhgau na

svishtakrid gyhutishv andese. 13. sarvatroparishtn mahvyhritibhih 1.
14.prgpatyayka.15.pryaskittamguhuyd.16.dhutvopottishthato.17.
nuprishtham gatv dakshinatovasthya vadhvagalim grihnyt. 18. prv
mt sampalsamisrn (var. lect. misrl) lg khrpe kritv. 19. paskd
agner drishatputram kramayed vadhm dakshinena prapadenemam
asmnam iti. 20. sakridgrihtam agalim lgnm vadhvagalv vaped
bhrt.
p.382
withfriedgrain,shouldpouritintothebride'sjoinedhands.
2121.Orsomefriend(insteadofthebrother).
22. That she should sacrifice over the fire without opening her joinedhands
with(theversewhichthebridegroomrepeats),'Thiswoman'(MB.I,2,2).
23.(Theverses),'Aryaman'and'Pshan'(l.l.3,4)(arerepeated)atthetwo
following(oblationsoffriedgrain).
24. After that sacrifice he should go back in the same way (see Stra 17),
and should lead her round the fire, so that their right sides are turned
towardsitwith(theformula),'Themaidfromthefathers'(l.l.5).
25. (These rites), beginning from his stationing himself (to thesouth,Stra
17),(areperformed)thrice.
26.After(she)haspouredtheremnants(ofthefriedgrain)intothefire,he
shouldmakeherstepforwardinanortheasterndirectionwith(theformula),
'Forsapwithonestep'(l.l.6,7).
27. The looking at the lookerson, the mounting of the chariot, the reciting
(ofMantras)atplacesdifficulttopass(onthewayofthebridegroomandthe
bride,isperformed)with(verses)suited(tothosedifferentoccasions).
21. suhrid v kaskit. 22. tam sgnau guhuyd avikhidygalim iyam nrty.
23. Aryamanam Pshanam ity uttarayor. 24. hute tenaiva gatv
pradakshinamagnimparinayetkanyalpitribhyaity.25.avasthnaprabhrity
evamtris.26.srpenasishtnagnvopyaprgudkmutkramayedekamisha
it.27.kshakvekshanarathrohanadurgnumantrannyabhirpbhir.
p.383
28. Walking forward behind the fire, the watercarrier (see Stra 5) should
besprinklethebridegroomonhisforehead.
29.Soalsothebride.
30. When he has thus been besprinkled, (he should repeat the verse), 'May
(theVisvedevs)anoint(or,unite)'(MB.I,2,9).
31. He should seize her right hand, together with the thumb, with the six
(verses),'Iseizethyhand'(MB.I,2,10seqq.).
28. aparengnim auduko gatv pnigrham mrdhany avasiked. 29.
vadhmka.30.samagantvityavasikto.31.dakshinampnimsgushtham
grihnydgribhnmitaitishadbhih.
Footnotes
379:13,1=GobhilaIII,4,1.
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379:21.2=III,4,7.
379:343,4desunt.
380:55=II,I,13.
380:66=II,1,1719.
380:77seqq.=II,I,23seqq.I,9,26seqq.
381:141514,15desunt.
381:16311631=II,2,1seqq.
381:1PossiblytheStras12and13shouldbedividedthus:12.ngyabhgau
nasvishtakridgyhutishv.13.andesesarvatr&c.Comp.GobhilaI,9,26.
27SkhyanaI,12,139,10.
382:21(21andapartof27desunt.)
KHANDA4.
1111.Heshouldcarryherawayinanortheasterndirection.
2.InaBrhmana'shouseheshouldestablishthe(nuptial)fire,shouldspread
outtothewestofthefirearedbull'shidewiththehairoutsideandwiththe
neck to the east, and should make her, who has to keep silence, sit down
(thereon).
3.When(somebody)hassaidthatastarhasappeared,heshould,whileshe
toucheshim,makeoblations(ofgya)withtheSruva,picking out (portions
ofit),withthesix(verses)commencingwith(theverse),'Inthelines'(MB.I,
3,1seqq.).Theremnantsheshouldpouroutoverthebride'shead.
4, 1. prgudkm udvahed. 2. brhmanakulegnim upasamdhya paskd
agner lohitam karmnaduham uttaraloma prggrvam strya vgyatm
upavesayet. 3. prokte nakshatrenvrabdhym sruvenopaghtam guhuyt
shadbhirlekhprabhritibhihsamptnavanayanmrdhanivadhvh.
p.384
4. Having circumambulated the fire so that their right sides are turned
towards it, he shows her the polar star (literally, the firm one), with the
verse,'Firmisthesky'(l.l.7).
5. She should break her silence by respectfully calling her Gurus by their
Gotranames.
6.Acowconstitutesthesacrificialfee.
7.HeretheArghyaceremonyshouldbeperformed.
8.(Orratheritshouldbeperformed)whentheyhavecome(totheirhouse),
accordingtosome(teachers):[comp.Skh.I,12,10.]
9.Throughaperiodofthreenightstheyshouldavoideatingsalinefoodand
drinkingmilk,andshouldsleeptogetherwithouthavingconjugalintercourse.
10. Having murmured over food which is fit for sacrifice, the (verses),'With
thetieoffood(MB.I,3,810),heshouldpronouncethewife'sname,N.N.!'
11.Afterhehassacrificed(or,eaten?)heshouldgivetheresttothewife.
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12
1213.
After the lapse of that period of three nights, he should make
oblationsofgyawiththefour
4. pradakshinam agnim parikramya dhruvam darsayati dhruv dyaur ity. 5.
abhivdyagurn(gurum,Gobhila)gotrenavisrigedvkam.6.gaurdakshin.
7. trrghyam. 8. gateshv ity eke. 9. trirtram kshralavane dugdharn iti
vargayantau (vargaynau the MSS.) saha sayytm (sayytm, saryyatm
theMSS.)brahmakrinau.10.havishyamannamparigapynnapsenetyasv
itivadhvnmabryd.11.hutvokkhishtam(bhuktv?)vadhvaidadyd.12.
rdhvam trirtrk katasribhir gyam guhuyd Agne pryaskittir iti samasya
pakammsamptnavanayannudaptre.
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verses, 'Agni, thou art expiation' (MB. I, 4, I seqq.). A fifth (oblation)

combining (the names of the four gods invoked in those verses). The
remnants(ofgya)heshouldpourintoawaterpot.
13.Withthat(gya)heshouldwashher,includingherhairandnails.
1414.Thenceforwardheshouldbehaveasrequiredbycircumstances.
15 1516. At the time of her courses he should touch with his right hand her
secretpartswith(theverse),'MayVishnumakethywombready'(MB.I,4,
6).
16. When (that verse) is finished, he should cohabit with her, with (the
verse),'Giveconception'(l.l.7).
13. tenainm sakesanakhm plvayet. 14. tato yathrtham syd. 15.
ritukledakshinenapninopasthamlabhedVishnuryonimkalpayatviti. 16.
samptymsambhavedgarbhandhehti.
Footnotes
383:1114,111=GobhilaII,3,1seqq.
384:12131213=II,5,1seqq.
385:1414=II,4,II.
385:151615,16=II,5,9,10.
KHANDA5.
119.Thefireusedathiswedding(iskeptas)his(sacred)domesticfire.
2.Orthatonwhichhe(asastudent)putsthelastpieceofwood.
3. Or (a fire) kindled by attrition: that is pure, but it does not bring
prosperity.
4.Orhemaygetitfromafryingpan.
5.Orfromthehouseofonewhooffersmanysacrifices,withtheexceptionof
aSdra.
5,1.yasminnagnaupnimgrihnytsagrihyo.2.yasminvntymsamidham
dadhyn.3.nirmanthyovpunyassonardhuko.4.mbarshdvnayed.5.
bahuyginovgrkkhdravargam.
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6.Theservice(atthatsacreddomesticfire)beginswithaneveningoblation.
7.After(thefire)hasbeensetinablazebeforesunsetorsunrise
8.Thesacrifice(isperformed)aftersunset,
9.(And)aftersunriseorbeforesunrise.
10 1019. He should with his hand make oblations of food which is fit for
sacrifice,havingwashedit,ifitisraw.
11.Ifitconsistsincurdsormilk,withabrazenbowl,
12.Orwiththepotinwhichtheoblationsofcookedriceareprepared.
13. (In the evening the first oblation with the formula), 'To Agni Svh!' in
themiddle(ofthesacredfire)
14.Thesecond(oblation)silentlyinthenortheasternpart(ofthefire).
15.Inthemorningthefirst(oblationwiththeformula),'ToSrya(Svh)!'
16.Thewipingroundthefireandthesimilaracts,withtheexceptionofthe
sprinkling(ofwater)round(thefire),areomittedhere.
17.Some(teacherssay)thathiswifemayoffertheseoblations,forthewife
is(asitwere)thehouse,andthatfireisthedomesticfire.
6. syamhutyupakramam parikaranam. 7. prg astamayodaybhym
prdushkrity. 8. stam ite homa. 9. udite knudite v. 10.
havishyasynnasykritamketprakshlyaguhuytpnin.11.dadhiketpayo
v kamsena. 12. karusthly v. 13. gnaye svheti madhye. 14. tshnm
prgudkm uttarm. 15. Sryyeti prtah prvm. 16. ntra
parisamhandni paryukshanavargam. 17. patn guhuyd ity eke grihh
patngrihyognireshaiti.
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18.When(themeal)isready,intheeveningandinthemorning,(thewife)
shouldsay,'Itisready!and(thehusband)withloudvoice,'Om!'
19.Theninalowvoice:'Mayitnotfail!Adorationtothee!'
20
2037.
Of food which is fit for sacrifice he should make oblations to
Pragpatiandto(Agni)Svishtakrit.
21.ThenheshouldmaketheBaliofferings.
22. He should put down (a Bali) at four places, inside or outside (the
Agnyagra)
23.(AnotherBali)nearthewaterbarrel
24.(Another)atthemiddledoor
25.(Another)inthebed,
26.Orintheprivy
27.Anotherontheheapofsweepings.
28.Heshouldsprinkleeach(Baliwithwater)beforeandafterwards.
29.Theremnantsheshouldpourouttogetherwithwatertowardsthesouth.
30.Ofchaff,ofwater,andofthescumofboiledrice(heshouldofferaBali)
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whenadonationhasbeenmade.
18. siddhe syamprtar bhtam ity ukta om ity ukkair bryt. 19. ma ksh
namas ta ity upmsu. 20. havishyasynnasya guhuyt prgpatyam
sauvishtakritam ka. 21. balim nayed. 22. bahir antar v katur nidhya. 23.
manikadese. 24. madhye dvri. 25. sayym anu. 26. varkam [sic] v. 27.
tha sastpam. 28. ekaikam ubhayatah parishikek. 29. khesham adbhis
srdham dakshin ninayet. 30. phalkarannm apm kmasveti (read,
kmasyeti)visrnite.
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31. The gods to whom the Bali offerings belong, are, the Earth, Vyu,
Pragpati,theVisvedevs,theWaters,theHerbsandTrees,theEther,Kama
orManyu,thehostsofRakshas,theFathers,Rudra.
32.Heshoulddososilently.
33.Heshoulddoso(i.e.offerBalis)ofallfood.
34. If for one meal the food gets ready at different times, he should do so
onlyonce.
35. If (food is prepared) at different places, (he should take) that which
belongstothehouseholder.
36. Of all food he should offer (something) in the fire, and give the due
portiontoaBrhmanaheshoulddosohimself.
37. From the rice(harvest) till the barley(harvest), or from the barley(
harvest) till the rice(harvest) he should offer (the Balis) himself. He should
offer(theBalis)himself.
EndoftheFirstPatala.
31. Prithiv Vyuh Pragpatir Visve dev pa Oshadhivanaspataya ksah
Kmo Manyur v Rakshoganh Pitaro Rudra iti balidaivatni. 32. tshnm to
kuryt. 33. sarvasya tv annasyaitat kuryd. 34. asakrik ked ekasmin kale
siddhe sakrid eva kuryd. 35. bahudh ked yad grihapateh. 36. sarvasya tv
annasygnau kritvgram brhmanya dadyt svayam kuryd. 37.
vrhiprabhrityyavebhyoyavebhyovvrhibhyasvayamharetsvayamharet.
prathamapatalah.
Footnotes
385:195,19=GobhilaI,1,2028.
386:10191019=I,3,618(16deest).
387:20372037=1,4,1seqq.
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PATALAII,KHANDA1.
113.Ofthesacrificesofthenewandfullmoon,thefullmoonsacrificeshould
beperformedfirst.
2.If(thetermforthesacrifice)ofthenewmooncomesfirst,heshouldfirst
celebratethefullmoonsacrificeandthenperformthat.
3. Some say that he should not perform it, and wait till the day of the full
moon.
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44.Intheafternoon,husbandandwife,afterhavingbathed,shouldeatfast
dayfood.
5 58. Mnadantavya has said: 'He who eats fastday food, obtains offspring
betterthanhimselfhegainsfavourhungerwillnotattackhim.'
6.Thereforeoneshouldeat(fastdayfood)whichhelikes.
7.Heshoulddonothingunholy(suchascohabitingwithhiswife).
8.Afterhehassacrificedthemorningoblation,
9916.Heshouldpouroutthesacrificialfoodwith(theformula),'Agreeableto
suchandsuch(adeity)Ipourtheeout:'(thisformula)referringtothe
II, 1, 1. paurnamsopakramau darsapaurnamsau. 2. drsam ket prvam
upapadyeta paurnamseneshtvtha tat kuryd. 3. akurvan paurnamsm
kkshed ity eke. 4.parhne sntvaupavasathikam dampat bhugytm.
5. Mnadantavya uvka: sreyasm pragm vindate kmyo bhavaty
akshodhuko ya aupavasathikam bhukte. 6. tasmd yat kmayeta tad
bhugta. 7. nvratyam karet. 8. prtarhutim hutv 9. havir nirvaped
amushmai tv gushtam nirvapmti devatsrayam sakrid yagur v dvis
tshnm.
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deity,oraYagus,(isrepeated)oncetwice(itisdone)silently.
10.Heshouldwash(thefood)thrice,(ifitisdestined)forgods
11.Twice,ifformen
12.Once,iffortheFathers.
13.Stirringitupwiththepotladlefromthelefttotherightheshouldcook
it.
14. When he has cooked it, he should sprinkle (gya) on it, should take it
fromthefiretowardsthenorth,andshouldagainsprinkle(gya)onit.
15.ThusallkindsofHavis(areprepared).
16.Havingput(theHavis)onthesacrificialgrass,
17 1727. He should sacrifice the two gya portions (in the following way):
Having taken four portions of gyafive portions are taken by the Bhrigus
(or at least?) by the Gmadagnyas [see Indische Studien, 10, 95](he
shouldmaketwooblations),tothenorthwith(theformula),'ToAgniSvh!'
tothesouthwith(theformula),'ToSomaSvh!'
18.Others(doit)conversely.
19. Having 'spread under' gya, he should cut off with the potladle
(portions)oftheHavisfromthemiddleandfromtheeasternside
10. trir devebhyah prakshlayed. 11. dvir manushyebhyah. 12. sakrit
pitribhyo. 13. mekshanena pradakshinam udyuva srapayek. 14. khritam
abhighryodag udvsya pratyabhighrayet. 15. sarvny evam havmshi. 16.
barhishy sdy. 17. gyabhgau guhuyk katurgrihtam gyam grihtv
pakvattam Bhrignm Gmadagnynm Agnaye svhety uttaratah
Somyeti dakshinato. 18. vipartam itara.
havishovadyenmekshanenamadhytpurastditi.
19.
gyam
upastrya
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20.Onewhotakesfivecutoffportions(seeStra17),alsofromthewestern
side.
21. After he has sprinkled (gya) on (the cutoff portions), he anoints the
placesfromwhichhehascutthemoff,(withgya).
22.(Thisanointing)isomittedattheSvishtakritoblation.
23.Heshouldsacrificewith(theformula),'ToN.N.Svh!'accordingtothe
godtowhomtheoblationbelongs.
24.AttheSvishtakritoblationhe'spreadsunder'oncetwiceifheisaBhrigu
(cuts off) once (a portion) of the Havis, sprinkles (gya) on it twice, and
sacrifices it in a northeastern direction with (the formula), 'To Agni
SvishtakritSvh!
25.Havingputapieceofwood(onthefire),
26. He should dip Darbhablades (of the sacrificial grass strewn round the
fire)threetimes,thepoints,themiddle,andtheroots,intothegyaorinto
the Havis with (the words), 'May the birds come, licking what has been
anointed.'Then,afterhavingsprinkled(thoseDarbhabladeswithwater),he
should throw them into the fire, with (the verse), 'Thou who art the lord of
cattle, Rudra, who walkest with the lines (of cattle), the manly one: do no
harmtoourcattleletthisbeofferedtothee.Svh!'
20.paskakkapakvatty.21.abhighryapratyanaktyavadnasthnni.22.
na svishtakrito. 23. mushmai svheti guhuyd yaddevatyam syt. 24.
svishtakritah sakrid upastrya dvir Bhrignm sakrid dhavisho [sic] dvir
abhighrygnaye svishtakrite svheti prgudkym guhuyt. 25. samidham
dhya. 26. darbhn gye havishi vi trir avadhygramadhyamlny aktam
rihn viyantu vaya ity abhyukshygnv anuprahared yah pasnm adhipat
Rudras tantikaro vrish pasn asmkam m himsr etad astu hutan tava
svheti.
p.392
27.This(ceremonyiscalled)Yagavstu.
2828.Heshouldperformitatall(sacrifices).
29
2931.
The remnants of the Havis he should take away in a northern
direction,andshouldgivethemtotheBrahman.
30.Afullvesselconstitutesthefeeforthesacrifice
31.Orasmuchashecanafford.
27. tad yagavstu. 28. sarvatra kuryd. 29. dhavir ukkhishtam udag
udvsyabrahmanedadyt.30.prnaptramdakshin.31.yathotshamv.
Footnotes
389:13II,1,13desunt.
389:44=GobhilaI,5,26.
389:5858=I,6,113.
389:916916(15deest)=I,7,219.
390:17271727(18,23desunt)=I,8,329.
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392:2828deest.
392:29312931=I,9,1.6.11.
KHANDA2.
1 14. By one who has not set up the sacred fires, a mess of cooked food,
sacredtoAgni,isofferedatthefestivalsofthefullandnewmoon
2. By one who has set them up, one sacred to Agni and Soma at the full
moon
3. One sacred to Indra, or to Mahendra, or to Indra and Agni, at the new
moon
4. Or as (the sacrifice is performed) by one who has not set up the sacred
fires.
5 514.The time at which the morning oblation may be offered, is the whole
day
6.Fortheeveningoblationthenight
7. For the sacrifice of the full moon the whole second fortnight (of the
month)
2, 1. gneya sthlpkonhitgner darsaprnamsayor. 2. agnshomyah
paurnamsymhitgner.3.aindromhendrovaindrgnovmvsyym.4.
yath vnhitgnes. 5. sarvam ahah prtarhute sthnam. 6. rtris
syamhutes.7.sarvoparapakshahpaurnamsasya.
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8.Forthesacrificeofthenewmoonthefirstfortnight.
9.Somesaythatheshouldkeephisvow(untilthesacrificeisperformed)by
abstainingfromfood.
10.If(theproper)sacrificialfoodiswanting,lethimofferfruitsofsacrificially
pure(plantsortrees)
11.Orleaves(ofsuchplantsortrees)
12.Orwater.
13.For(evenifheofferswater)thesacrificehasbeenperformed.
14.Apenance(isprescribed)foronewhodoesnotperformthesacrifice.
151516.IfnoHavisisindicated,oneshouldoffergya.
16.Thedeity(onlyshouldbenamed),ifnoMantraisindicated.
17 1723.Inthethirdmonthofthefirstpregnancy(ofthesacrificer'swifehe
should perform) the Pumsavana (i.e. the ceremony to secure the birth of a
son).
18. After she has bathed, her husband should put on her a (new) garment
that has not yet been washed, and after having sacrificed he should stand
behindher.
19.Graspingdownoverherrightshoulderhe
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8.prvapakshodrsasy. 9.bhoganenasantanuydity eke.10.vidyamne

havye yagiynm phalni guhuyt. 11.palsni v. 12. po v. 13. hutam
hi. 14. pryaskittam ahutasy. 15. gya guhuyd dhavishondese. 16.
devat [corr. devatm?] mantrndese. 17. prathamagarbhe tritye msi
pumsavanam. 18. sntm ahatenkhdya hutv patih prishthatas tishthed.
19.dakshinamamsamanvabhimrisynantarhitam(hitm,hitn,theMSS.)
nbhidesamabhimrisetpummsvity.
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should touch the uncovered place of her navel with (the verse), 'The two
men'(MB.I,4,8).
20. Then another (ceremony). Having bought for three times seven barley
corns or beans, a Nyagrodhashoot which has fruits on both sides, which is
notdry,andnottouchedbyworms,heshouldsetthatupwith(theformula),
Yeherbseverywhere,beingwellminded,bestowstrengthonthis(shoot)for
itwilldoitswork.'
21.Hethenshouldtakeitandplaceitintheopenair.
22.Agirl,ora(wife)addicted(toherhusband),orastudent,oraBrhman
should pound (that Nyagrodhashoot) without moving backward (the stone
withwhichshepoundsit).
23. (The husband) should make (the wife) who has bathed, lie down, and
shouldinsert(thatpoundedsubstance)intoherrightnostrilwith(theverse),
'AmanisAgni'(MB.I,4,9).
24
2427.
Then in the fourth or sixth month (of her pregnancy) the
Smantonnayana(orpartingofthehairisperformed)forher.
25.Aftershehasbathed,herhusbandshouldputonheragarmentthathas
notyetbeenwashed,
20.
athparam
nyagrodhasugm
ubhayatahphalm
asrmm
akrimiparisriptm trissaptair yavaih parikryotthpayen mshair v
sarvatraushadhayas sumanaso bhtv (hutv, hutvm the MSS.) sym
vryam samdhatteyam karma karishyatty. 21. hritya vaihyasm kuryt.
22. kumr vratavat brahmakr brhman v peshayed apratyharant. 23.
sntm samvesya dakshine nsiksrotasy siket pumn Agnir ity. 24.
athsys katurthe msi shashthe v smantonnayanam. 25. sntm
ahatenkhdya
hutv
patih
prishthatas
tishthann
anuprvay
phalavrikshaskhaysakritsmantamunnayettrisvetaysalalyyamrgvato
vrikshaiti.
p.395
and after having sacrificed, he should stand behind her and should part her
hair once with a wellproportioned (?) branch of a tree, on which there are
fruits, (and) with a porcupine's quill that has three white spots, with (the
verse),'Richinsapisthistree'(MB.I,5,1).
26. While she looks at a mess of boiled rice with sesamum seeds, covered
withghee,heshouldaskher,'Whatdostthousee?'
27.Heshouldmakeherreply,'Offspring!'
282834.Whenthechildisappearing,thesacrificeforthewomaninlabour(is
tobeperformed)
29.Withthetwoverses,'Shewhoathwart'(MB.I,5,6seq.).
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30.Heshouldgiveanametothechild,'N.N.!'
31.That(ishis)secret(name).
32.Beforethenavelstringiscutoffandthebreastisgiven(tothechild,the
father)shouldhavericeandbarleygrainspoundedinthewayprescribedfor
theNyagrodhashoot(seeStra22).
33.Heshouldtakethereofwithhis(right)thumbandfourthfingerandgiveit
tothechildtoeat,with(theformula),'Thisorder'(MB.I,5,8).
34.Andbutterwith(theverse),'Mayintelligencetothee'(MB.I,5,9).
26. krisarasthlpkam uttaraghritam aveksha[n]tm prikkhet kim pasyasti.
27. pragm iti vkayet. 28. pratishthite vastau soshyanthomah. 29. y
tiraskti dvbhym. 30. asv iti nma dadhyt. 31. tad guhyam. 32. pr
nbhikrintant stanadnk ka vrhiyavau peshayek khugvrit. 33.
gushthennmikay kdyakumram prsayed iyam geti. 34. sarpis ka
medhntaiti.
Footnotes
392:142,14=GobhilaI,8,2225.
392:514514=I,9,14seqq.
393:151615,16desunt.
393:17231723=II,6.
394:24272427=II,7,1seqq.
395:28342834=II,7,13seqq.
p.396
KHANDA3.
115.Onthethird(Tithi)ofthethirdbrightfortnightafterhisbirth,thefather
should have the child bathed in the morning, and after sunset he should,
holding up his joined hands, towards the auspicious directions (of the
horizon),worshipthemoon.
2. The mother, having dressed (the son) in a clean (garment), should hand
him,withhisfaceturnedtothenorth,tothefather.
3. She then should pass behind (her husband's) back, and should station
herselftowardsthenorth.
4. After he has performed worship (to the moon) with the three (verses),
'Thy heart, O thou with the wellparted hair' (MB. I, 5, 10 seqq.), and has
handedovertheson,turninghimtowardsthenorth,tohismother,heshould
pourwateroutofhisjoinedhandswith(theverse),'Whatinthemoon'(l.l.
13).
5.(Heshoulddothesame)twicesilently.
6612.Afteraperiodoftennights,orofahundrednights,orofoneyearafter
(thechild'sbirth)heshouldgivehimaname.
7.Hewhoisgoingtoperform(thatceremonythefatherorarepresentative
ofthefather),afterhe
3, 1. ganang gyautsne tritye trityym prta snpya kumram astam ite
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sntsu dikshu pit kandramasam upatishthet prgalih. 2. sukinkhdya

mtprayakhedudaksirasam.3.anuprishthamgatvottaratastishthed.4.yat
te susma iti tisribhir upasthyodakam mtre pradya yad ada ity apm
agalim avasiked. 5. dvis tshnm. 6. ganand rdhvam dasartrk
khatartrt samvatsard v nma kuryt. 7. snpya kumram karishyata
upavishtasyasukinkhdyamtprayakhedudaksirasam.
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has had the boy bathed, should sit down, and the mother, having dressed
himinaclean(garment),shouldhandhim,withhisfaceturnedtothenorth,
totheperformer(oftheceremony).
8. She then should walk around behind (his) back and should sit down
towardsthenorth.
9.Heshouldsacrificeandshouldtouchthesenseorgansat(theboy's)head
withthe(Mantra),'Whoartthou?'(MB.I,5,14,15.)
10.'N.N.!'(attheplacethusindicatedintheMantra)heshouldgivehima
name.
11.Thesame(heshouldpronounce)attheendoftheMantra.
12.Heshouldtellittothemotherfirst.
13 1315.(The father) when returning from a journey, should grasp (with his
two hands) his son round the head, with (the verses), 'From limb by limb'
(MB.I,5,1618).
14.With(theformula),'Withthecattle's'(l.l.19),heshouldkisshim.
15.Silently(heshoulddothesame)withadaughter.
161633.Inthethirdyearthetonsure(ofthechild'sheadisperformed).
17.Therethebarber,warmwater,amirror,ora
8. anuprishtham gatvottarata upavised. 9. dhutv kosti tasya mukhyn
prnn abhimrised. 10. asv iti nma kuryt. 11. tad eva mantrnte. 12.
mtreprathamamkhyya.13.viproshygdagditiputrasyamrdhnam
parigrihnyt.14.pasnmtvetyabhigighret.15.tshnmstriyas.16.tritye
varshe kaulan. 17. tatra npita ushnodakam darsah kshuro vaudumbarah
piglyaitidakshinata.
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razor of Udumbarawood, and (Darbha)blades (ate placed) towards the

south.
18. A bull's dung and a mess of boiled rice with sesamum seeds which may
bemoreorlesscooked,tothenorth
19.Andthemotherwiththesoninherlap.
20. (The performer of the ceremony), after having sacrificed, should look,
with (the Mantra), 'Hither has come' (MB. I, 6, 1), at the barber, fixing his
thoughtson(thegod)Savitri.
21.With(theMantra),'Withwarmwater'(l.l.2),heshouldlookatthewarm
water,fixinghisthoughtsonVyu.
22.With(theMantra),'Maythewaters'(l.l.3),hemoistens(theboy'shair).
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23.With(theMantra),'Vishnu's(l.l.4),heshouldlookatthemirrororatthe
razorofUdumbarawood.
24.With(theMantra),'Herb!'(l.l.5)heputssevenDarbhablades,withtheir
pointsupwards(i.e.towardstheboy'shead?),into(hishair).
25.With(theformula),'Axe!'(l.l.6)(hepressesthemdown)withthemirror
orwiththerazorofUdumbarawood.
26. With (the Mantra), 'With which Pshan' (l.l. 7), he should moveforward
(therazor)three
18.naduhogomayahkrisarasthlpkovrithpakvaityuttarato.19.mtka
kumram dya. 20. hutvyam agd iti npitam prekshet Savitram
dhyyann. 21. ushnenety ushnodakam prekshed Vyum dhyyann. 22. pa
ity untte (ate, umde, umte, ute the MSS.). 23. Vishnor ity darsam
prekshetaudumbaram vau. 24. shadha iti darbhapigls saptordhvgr
abhinidhya. 25. svadhita ity darsena kshurenaudumbarena v. 26. yena
Pshetidakshinatastrihprkamprohet.
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timestowardstheeastontherightside(oftheboy'shair).
27.Cutting(thehair)oncewitharazorofmetalheshouldthrowthehairon
thebull'sdung.
28.Thesamerites,beginningfromthemoistening(ofthehair,arerepeated)
ontheleftsideandonthebackside(ofthechild'shead).
29.Grasping(withhistwohands)theboyroundhisheadheshouldmurmur
(theverse),'Thethreefoldage'(l.l.8).
30. Walking away (from the fire) in a northern direction he should have the
arrangement of (the boy's) hair made according to the custom of his Gotra
andofhisfamily.
31.Letthemburythehairintheforest.
32.Somethrowthemonabunch(ofgrassorthelike).
33.Acowconstitutesthesacrificialfee.
27. sakrid yasena prakhidynaduhe gomaye kesn kuryd. 28,
undanaprabhrity evam paskd uttaratas ka. 29. tryyusham iti putrasya
mrdhnam parigrihya gaped. 30. udai utsripya kusalkrayed
yathgotrakulakalpam. 31. aranye kesn nikhaneyuh. 32. stambe nidadhaty
eke.33.gaurdakshin.
Footnotes
396:153,15=GobhilaII,8,17.
396:612612=II,8,817.
397:13151315=II,8,2125.
397:16331633=II,9.
KHANDA4.
11.LethiminitiateaBrhmanainhiseighthyear.
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2. For him the time (for being initiated) has not passed until his sixteenth
(year).
3.IntheeleventhaKshatriya.
4,1.ashtamevarshebrhmanamupanayet.2.tasyshodasdanattahkla.
3.ekdasekshatriyam.
p.400
4.Forhim(thetimehasnotpassed)untilthetwentysecond.
5.InthetwelfthaVaisya.
6.Forhim(thetimehasnotpassed)untilthetwentyfourth.
7. After (the student's) hair has been arranged, and he has been adorned,
and dressed in a garment which has not yet been washed, (the teacher)
should sacrifice with (the Mantras which the student recites), 'Agni! Lord of
thevow!'(MB.I,6,913.)
8. He should cause (the student) to stand northwards of the fire, facingthe
west,andtojoinhishands.
9.Andheshouldhimselfjoinhishandsabove(thestudent'shands).
10.ABrhmanaversedintheMantraswhostandstowardsthesouth,should
filltheteacher'sjoinedhandswithwater.
11. While (the student?) looks at him, (the teacher) should murmur (the
Mantra),'Withhimwhocomestous'(MB.I,6,14).
12.(Thestudent)towhom(theteacher)hassaid,'Whatisthyname?'should
pronounceanamewhichheistouseatrespectfulsalutations,derivedfrom
(thenameof)adeityoraNakshatra,'IamN.N.!'(l.l.17.)
4. tasy dvvimsd. 5. dvdase vaisyam. 6. tasy katurvimst. 7.
kusalkritam alamkritam ahatenkhdya hutvgne vratapata ity. 8.
uttaratogneh pratyamukham avasthpygalim krayet. 9. svayam kopari
kuryd. 10. dakshinatas tishthan mantravn brhmana kryyodakgalim
prayed. 11. gantreti gapet prekshamne [sic]. 12. ko nmsty ukto
devatsrayamnakshatrsrayamvbhivdanyamnmabrydasvasmty.
p.401
13. Having let the water run (out of his joined hands over the student's
hands) the teacher should seize with his two hands, holding the right
uppermost,(thestudent's)joinedhands,with(theformula),Bytheimpulse
ofthegodSvitr'(l.l.18).
14. With (the formula), 'Move in the sun's course' (l.l. 19) he should make
himturnroundfromlefttoright.
15. Grasping down over his right shoulder he should touch his uncovered
navelwith(theformula),'(Thouarttheknot)ofallbreath'(l.l.20).
16.Hethenshouldgivehimincharge(tothegods)withtheAntakaandthe
otherformulas(l.l.20seqq.).
17.(Hetouches)hisrightshoulderwith(theformula),'ToPragpati(Igive)
thee(incharge)'(l.l.23),
18. His left shoulder with his left (hand) with (the formula), 'To the god
Savitri(Igive)thee(incharge)'(l.l.24).
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19. Having directed him (to observe the duties of Brahmakarya, by the
formula),'Astudentartthou'(l.l.25,26),(theteacher)sittingdownshould
fromlefttorighttieroundthestudent,whobendshisrightkneeandclasps
his hands, the girdle made of Muga grass, and should cause him to repeat
(theverse),'Protectingusfromevilword'(l.l.27).
13. utsrigypo devasya ta iti dakshinottarbhym hastbhym agalim
grihnyd kryas. 14. Sryasyeti pradakshinam vartayed. 15. dakshinam
amsam anvavamrisynantarhitm nbhim labhet prnnm ity. 16.
athainampariadyd antakaprabhritibhir. 17. dakshinam amsam Pragpataye
tveti. 18. savyena savyam devya tveti. 19. brahmakry asti
sampreshyopavisya
(samprekshy,
samprokshy
the
MSS.)
dakshninagnvaktamagalkritampradakshinammugamekhalmbadhnan
vkayediyamduruktdity.
p.402
20.With(thewords),'Recite,sir!'(thestudent)shouldrespectfullysitdown
near(theteacher).
21. He then recites the Svitr (l.l. 29) to him, Pda by Pda, hemistich by
hemistich,(andfinally)thewholethusheshouldteachhimtheSvitr,
22.AndtheMahvyhritis,onebyone,
23.AndthewordOm.
24.Hehandsovertohimthestaff,whichshouldbemadeof(thewoodof)a
tree
25.With(theformulawhichthestudenthastorecite),'Ogloriousone,make
meglorious'(l.l.34).
26. Let him put a piece of wood (on the fire) with (the verse), 'To Agni a
pieceofwood'(l.l.32).
27.Lethimgotobegfood
28.Firstofhismother,
29.Thenofotherwomenfriends.
30.Heshouldannouncethealms(received)tohisteacher.
31.Heshouldstandsilentlytillsunset.
32. Through a period of three nights he should avoid eating saline food and
drinkingmilk.
20. adhhi bho ity upasdet. 21. tasm anvha svitrm pakkho rdharkasas
sarvm iti svitrm vkayed. 22. mahvyhrits kaikaikasa. 23. omkra ka.
24.prayakhatyasmaivrkshamdandam.25.susravassusravasammeti.26.
samidham dadhyd Agnaye samidham iti. 27. bhaiksham karen. 28.
mtaramagre. 29.thnys suhrida.30.kryya bhaikshannivedayet.31.
tishthed stamayt tshnm. 32. trirtram kshralavane dugdham iti
vargayet.
Footnotes
399:14,1=GobhilaII,10.
KHANDA5.
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1121.AttheGodna(orcuttingofthebeard)the
5,1.athagoaliekaulavatkalpah.
p.403
rite is identical with the Kaula (cutting of the hair see above, chap. 3, 16
seqq.).
2.Heshouldhave(hisbeard)andthehairofhisbodyshaven.
3.Thesacrificialfeeconsistsofanoxandacow,orofapairofhorses,orof
sheep,forthe(three)castesrespectively,
4.Orofacowforall(castes).
5.Agoat(isgiven)tothepersonwhocatchesupthehair.
6.Theinitiation(connectedwiththeGodnakarman,&c.)hasbeendeclared.
7.(Oneshould)notinitiateonewhodoesnotintendtokeepthevowthrough
oneyear.
8. (The use of) a garment, however, which has not yet been washed (see
chap.4,7),isnotprescribed(here),
9.Northeadornment(chap.4,7).
10.(TheobservancesprescribedfortheGodnavrataarethefollowing:)
Heshouldsleepontheground.
11.Heshouldavoideatinghoneyandflesh.
12.Heshouldavoidsexualintercourse,shaving,(luxurious)bathing,combing
hishead,andcleansinghisteethandhisfeet(inaluxuriousway).
13.nsyakmeretaskandet.
14.Lethimnotmountachariotyokedwithcows,
2. salomam vpayed. 3. gosvvimithunni dakshinh prithag varnnm. 4.
sarveshm v gaur. 5. agah kesapratigrahyo. 6. ktam upanayanam. 7.
nkarishyantam samvatsaram. 8. aniyuktan tv ahatam. 9. athlamkro. 10.
dhassamvesy.
11.
amadhummss
syn.
12.
maithunakshurakrityasnnvalekhanadantadhvanapdadhvanni vargayen.
13.nsyakmeretaskanden.14.nagoyuktamrohen.
p.404
15.Nor(wear)shoesinthevillage.
16.Wearingthegirdle,goingtheroundsforalms,(carrying)astaff,putting
fuel (on the fire), touching water, reverentially saluting (the teacher) in the
morning:(thesearethe)standing(duties).
17. The Godnavrata, the Vrtikavrata, the dityavrata, the Upanishad
vrata,andtheGyeshthasmavrata(last)oneyear(each).
18.Thedityavratasome(do)not(undergo).
19.Theywhoundergoit,wearonegarment.
20.Theyallownothingtobebetween(themselvesand)thesun.
21.Andtheydonotdescendintowater.
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22 2234. For the Sakvar verses, twelve, nine, six, or three (years through
whichtheVrataistobekept)makeupthevariouspossibilities.
23.He(whokeepstheSkvaravrata)wearsdarkclothes.
24.Heeatsdarkfood.
25.Heisentirelyaddictedtohisteacher.
26.Heshouldstandindaytime.
27.Heshouldsitatnight.
28. According to some (teachers, the Vrata may last only) one year, if the
ancestors(ofthestudent)havelearnt(theSakvarverses).
25.
na
grma
upnahau.
16.
mekhaldhranabhaikshkaranadandasamiddhnopasparsanaprtarabhivd
nityam. 1 7. godnavrtikdityavratopanishaggyeshthasmiks samvatsar.
18.ndityavratamekeshm.19.yekarantyekavsasobhavanty.20.ditya
ka nntardadhate. 21. na kpobhyupayanti. 22. sakvarnm dvdasa nava
shat traya iti vikalph. 23. krishnavastrah. 24. krishnabhaksha. 25.
krydhnas.26.tishtheddiv.27.stanaktam.28.samvatsaramekeshm
prvaissrutsked.
p.405
29.(Theteacher)shouldsing(thoseverses)to(thestudent)whohasfasted
and veiled his eyes (thinking), 'May (the teacher) not burn me (with the
Sakvarverses).'
30. In the morning they make (the student) look at such things as they
expectwillnotburnhim,viz.water,fire,acalf,thesun.
31.Atwater(heshouldlook)with(thewords),'WaterhaveIbeheld!'Atfire
with (the words), 'Light have I beheld!' At the calf with (the words), 'Cattle
haveIbeheld!'Atthesunwith(thewords),'TheskyhaveIbeheld!'thushe
shouldbreakhissilence.
32.Acowisthefee(fortheteacher),
33.Abrazenvessel,agarment,andagoldenornament.
34.AttheAnupravakanyaceremonies(seesvalyanaGrihyaI,22,12)he
should sacrifice gya with (the two verses), 'To the Rik, to the Sman we
sacrifice'(SmavedaI,369),and,'Thelordoftheseat'(Sv.I,171).
353537.Ifhehastouchedafirealtarorasacrificialpost,ifhehashumming
inhisears,orifhiseye
29. uposhitya parinaddhkshynugpayed yath m na pradhakshyatti.
30. tam prtar abhivkshayanti yny apradhakshyanti manyantepognim
vatsamdityam.31.apobhivyakhyamityapogyotirabhivyakhyamityagnim
pasn abhivyakhyam iti vatsam sur [sic] abhivyakhyam ity dityam visriged
vkam.
32.
gaur
dakshin.
33.
kamso
vso
rukmas
k.
34.
nupravakanyeshv rikam sma Sadasaspatim iti kgyam guhuyk. 35.

kityaypopasparsanakarnakroskshivepaneshu
srybhyuditas
srybhinimrukta indriyais ka ppasparsaih punar mm ity etbhym hutr
(correct,hut?)guhuyd.
p.406
palpitates,orifthesunrisesorsetswhileheissleeping,orifhisorgansof
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sensehavebeendefiledbysomethingbad,heshouldsacrificetwooblations
ofgyawiththetwo(verses),'May(mystrength)returntome
36.Ortwopiecesofwoodanointedwithgya.
37.Orhemaymurmur(thoseverses)atlight(offences).Orhemaymurmur
(thoseverses)atlight(offences).
EndoftheSecondPatala.
36. gyalipte v samidhau. 37. gaped v laghushu, gaped v laghushu.
dvityapatalah.
Footnotes
402:1215,121=GobhilaIII,1.
404:22342234=III,2.
405:35373537=III,3,3436.
PATALAIII,KHANDA1.
1 132. When (the student) is going to take the bath (at the end of his
studentship), he seats himself in an enclosure to the east of his teacher's
house.
2.Theteacher(sits)facingthenorth,
3.Oneastwardpointed(Darbhagrass).
4.Thusone(shouldact)whoisdesirousofholylustre.
5.(Thestudentshouldsit)inacowstable,ifheisdesirousofcattle,
6.Inanassemblyhall,ifdesirousofrenown.
7.Lethimboilwaterwithallkindsofherbs,
8.Andwithscents.
9. With that water, which must be lukewarm, the teacher should besprinkle
(thestudent).
10. Or (the student should do so) himself, because that is signified by the
Mantra.
11.Somesaythatboth(shoulddoso).
12. The teacher should say (in the Mantra), 'Therewith (I besprinkle) him,'
(insteadof,'TherewithIbesprinklemyself').
13.With(theverses),'Whichinthewaters'(MB.I,7,1)(thestudent)should
pourouthisjoinedhandsfullofwater
III, 1, 1. plavane purastd kryakulasya parivrita sta. 2. udamukha
kryah. 3. prgagreshv. 4. evam brahmavarkasakmo. 5. goshthe
pasukmas. 6. sabhym yasaskmah. 7. sarvaushadhenpah phnayet. 8.
surabhibhis ka. 9. tbhis stoshnbhir kryobhishiket. 10. svayam v
mantrbhivdd. 11. ubhv ity eke. 12. tenemam ity kryo bryd. 13. ye
apsvityapmagalimavasiked.
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14.Andwith(theformula),'What(isdreadful)inthewaters'(l.l.2)
15.Andsilently.
16. With (the formula), 'The shining one' (l.l. 3), he should draw (some
water)andshouldbesprinklehimself(therewith)
17.Andwith(theverse),'Bywhichthewife'(l.l.5)
18.Andsilently.
19.With(theformulas),'Rising'(l.l.68),heshouldworshipthesun.
20.Hemayrepeat(thesectionsofthatMantra)continuously.
21.Ifherepeatsthemseparately,heshouldaddattheend(ofeachsection),
'Theeyeartthou'(l.l.9).
22. With (the verse), 'Loosen the highest' (l.l. 10), he should take off the
girdle.
23.Afterhehaseatensomething,heshouldhavehishair,hisbeard,thehair
ofhisbody,andhisnailscut,soastoleavethelockofhair(asrequiredby
thecustomofhisfamily).
24. Having adorned himself and put on clothes which have not yet been
washed,heshouldputagarland(onhishead)with(theformula),'Luck'(l.l.
11).
25.Thetwoshoes(heputson)with(theformula),Leadersareyou'(l.l.12).
14. yad apm iti ka. 15. tshn ka. 16. yo rokana iti grihytmnam
abhishiked. 27.yena striyamiti ka.18. tshnko. 19.dyann ity dityam
upatishthet.20.samasyedv.21.viharannanusamharekkakshurasty.22.
ud uttamam iti mekhalm avamuket. 23. prsya vpayek khikvargam
kesasmasrulomanakhny. 24. alamkritohatavsas srr iti sragam
pratimuken.25.netryausthaityupnahau.
p.409
26.With(theformula),'TheGandharvaartthou'(l.l.13),hetakesabamboo
staff.
27.Heshouldapproachtheteacherandlookattheassembly(ofpupils,&c.)
with(theformula),'Likeaneyeball'(l.l.14).
28. Sitting down, he should touch the senseorgans at his head with (the
Mantra),'Coveredbythelips'(l.l.I5).
29. Let him touch a chariot yoked with oxen, with (the verse), 'O tree' (l.l.
16).
30.With(thewords),'Hewhostandsonthee'(l.l.16),heshouldmountit.
31. Having driven (some distance) in an eastern or northern direction, he
shouldturnroundfromlefttoright.
32.Somesaythatwhenhehascomeback,(histeachershouldoffertohim)
theArghareception.
333344.Fromthattimeheshallassumeadignifieddemeanour.
34.ngtalomnyopahsamikkhet.
35. Nor (should he wish for sport) with a girl who is the only child of her
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mother,
36.Norwithawomanduringhercourses,
37.Norwith(awoman)whodescendsfromthesameRishis.
38.Lethimnoteatfoodwhichhasbeenbrought
26. vainavam dandam dadyd Gandharvosty. 27. upetykryam
parishadam prekshed yaksham ivety. 28. upavisyaushthpidhneti mukhyn
prnnabhimrised.29.goyuktamrathamlabhedvanaspataity.30.stht
taityrohet.31.prkmprayyodkmvgatvpradakshinamvartayet.32.
pratygatyrghyam ity eke. 33. vriddhasli syd ata rdhvam. 34.
ngtalomnyopahsam ikkhen. 35. nyugy (read, nyugv). 36. na
ragasvalay. 37. na samnarshy. 38. paray dvr prapannah (read,
prapanna)dvihpakvaparyushitninsnyd.
p.410
byanotherdoor(thantheusual),orwhichhasbeencookedtwice,or which
hasstoodovernight
39.Exceptsuchasispreparedofvegetables,flesh,barley,orflour
40.Orofmilk.
41. He shall avoid gathering fruits, looking into wells, running while it is
raining,andtakinghisshoesinhishands.
42.Heshouldnotwearascentlesswreath,
43.Ifitisnotawreathofgold.
44.Heshouldnotusetheword'blessed'withoutareason.
45 4552. If he is desirous of thriving (in his cattle), he should with (the
Mantra),'Maythese'(MB.I,8,1)havehiscowsdrivenout.
46.Whentheyhavecomeback,(heshouldrecitetheMantra),'Thesewhich
arerichinsweet'(l.l.2).
47.Ifheisdesirousofthriving(inhiscattle),heshouldlicktheforeheadof
thefirstborncalf,beforeitislickedbyitsmother,andshouldgulpwith(the
formula),('Thouartthephlegm)ofthecows'(l.l.3).
48.Whenthecowshavecalved,heshouldatnightsacrificeinthecowstable
churnedcurdswithdropsofghee,with(theverse),'Seizer'(l.l.4).
39. anyatra skammsayavapishtavikrebhyah. 40. pyask ka. 41.
phalaprakayanodapnvekshanavarshatidhvanopnatsvayamharanni
na
kuryn. 42. ngandhm sragam dhrayen. 43. na ked dhiranyasrag. 44.
bhadram iti na vrith vyharet. 45. pushtikmo gh praklayed im ma iti.
46. pratygat im madhumatr iti. 47. pushtikma eva prathamagtasya
vatsasya pr mtuh pralehanl laltam ullihya nigired gavm iti. 48.
sampragtsugoshthenisymvilayanaguhuytsamgrahanety.
p.411
49. Now another (ceremony). He should make marks on the ears ofamale
andofafemalecalfwith(theformula),'Theworldartthou'(l.l.5,6).
50.Firstonthemale.
51.Heshouldreciteoverthem(theMantra),'Withmetal'(l.l.7).
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52. When the rope (to which the calves are bound) is spread out, (let him
reciteoverittheMantra),'Thisrope'(l.l.8).
49. athparam vatsamithunayoh karne lakshanam kuryd bhuvanam iti. 50.
pumsogre.51.lohitenetyanumantrayeta.52.tantmprasritmiyantantti.
Footnotes
407:132III,1,132=GobhilaIII,4,7seqq.(46.II,12,15,20desunt).
409:33443344=III,5(40deest).
410:45524552=III,6.
KHANDA2.
117.Onthefullmoondayof(themonth)Srvana,lethimcarryforwardfire
from his house, and let him besmear (the place around it) to the extent of
more than one prakrama (i.e. step) towards the different directions (of the
horizon).
2. Having once taken a quantity of flour, and having put it into (the spoon
called) Darvi, he should pour out water on the besmeared place to the east
(ofthefire),andshouldofferaBaliwith(theformula),(Okingofserpents)
dwellingtowardstheeast'(MB.II,1,1),
3.Heshouldpourouttherestofthewater.
4.Havingtouchedwater,heshoulddothesame
2, 1. srvanym paurnamsym grihd agnim atipranya pratidisam
upalimped adhike prakrame. 2. sakridgrihtn saktn darvym kritv
prvopalipte ninypo yah prkym iti balim nirvapen. 3. ninayed apm
sesham.4.apaupasprisyaivampratidisamyathligam.
p.412
towardstheotherdirections(ofthehorizon)accordingastheyarementioned
intheMantras.
5.Between(thebesmearedsurface)towardsthesouthandthattowardsthe
eastandthefire(thereshouldbe)apassage.
6.Afterhehasthrowntheremnants(offlour)outofthebasketintothefire,
he should go from (the fire) which has been carried forward, to that (fire)
whichhasnot(beencarriedforward),andshouldturnhishandsdownwards
(so as to touch the earth with them) and should murmur (the Mantra),
'Adorationtotheearth's'(l.l.3).
7.Thencerisingheshouldplace(tothenorthofthefire)abunchofDarbha
grass with (the Mantra), 'The king Soma' (l.l.4), and should fix his thoughts
ontheserpentsthatareinthatbunch.
8 813. Taking a portion of fried grain, he should go out of the village in a
northern or eastern direction, and should sacrifice it with his joined hands
withthefour(verses),'Hearken,Rk!'(MB.II,6,2seqq.).
9.Walkingeastwardsheshouldmurmur,'Beagiverofwealth'(l.l.6).
10. Thus three times to the different quarters and intermediate quarters (of
thehorizon).
5. dakshinapaskime antarengni ka samkarah. 6. srpena sishtn agnv
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opytiprantd anatiprantasyrdham gatv nyakau pn kritv namah

Prithivy iti gapet. 7. tata utthya Somo rgeti darbhastambam upasthya
(correct, upasthpya) stambasthn sarpn manas dhyyann. 8. akshatn
dya pr voda v grmn nishkramya guhuyd agalin haye Rka iti
katasribhih.9.prutkramyagapedvasuvanaedhti.10.tristrihpratidisam
avntaradeseshuko.
p.413
11.Lookingupwards(heshouldofferaBali)tothehostsofdivinebeings,
12.(Looking)towardstheside,tothehostsofotherbeings
13.Lookingdownwards,heshouldgoback(tothefire)withoutlookingback,
andshouldeatthefriedgrain.
14.Onthefollowingdayheshouldprepareflouroffriedgrain,shouldputit
intoanewvessel,andaftersunsetheshouldofferBalis.
15.(Thesameisrepeatedeveryday)tillthegrahyanday.
16 1633. On the fullmoon day of Praushthapada (or) under (the Nakshatra)
HastatheyshouldbegintheVedastudy
17.OnthefullmoondayofSrvana,accordingtosome(teachers).
18.HavingsacrificedasattheUpanayana
19.Heshouldcause(thestudents)torecitetheSvitr,
20.(Theverse),'Soma,theking'(SmavedaI,91),andthefirstversesof
theParvans.
21.Letthemeatgrainandcurdswithtwoappropriate(verses).
22. On the following day in the morning let them repeat (the Veda)totheir
pupils.
11. rdhvam prekshan devayaganebhyas (correct, devaganebhyas). 12.
tirya itaraganebhyo. 13. v prekshan pratyetynavekshann akshatn
prsnyk. 14. khvobhtekshatasaktn kritv nave ptre nidhystam ite
baln hared. 15. grahyanyh. 16. praushthapadm hastendhyyn

upkuryuh. 17. srvanm ity eke. 18. hutvopanayanavat. 19. svitrm
anuvkayet. 20. Somam rgnam parvdms ka. 21. dhn dadhi ka
prsnyurabhirpbhym.22.svobhteprtaradhyrakhishyebhyo.
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23. (After each section of the text) they should repeat (as a sort of index?)
thebeginningsoftheRikasandthePrastvas(oftheSmans).
24.ThentheRahasyatextsarechanted,
25.Exceptwhenlightningisseenorthunderheard.
26. When they have studied four months and a half, they finish on the full
moondayofPausha.
27.Fromthattimestudyingisforbiddenwhencloudsappear,
28.Andwhenlightningisseen,orthunderheard,orwhenitisdrizzling.
29.Whenthesethreethingshappentogether,(studyingisforbidden)till the
twilighthasthricepassed.
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30.OnanAshtak,onanewmoonday,onthe(three)festivalswhichcome
once in four months, and at (the beginning of) the northern course of the
sun, (studying is forbidden) for one night with one day before and one day
afterit.
31.Andifafellowpupilhasdied.
32. On the falling of a meteor, or after an earthquake, or an eclipse of the
sun or of the moon, on these occasions one should know (that studying is
forbidden)untilthesametimenextday.
33.TheKathasandKauthumas,however,state
23. n.uvkyh kuryur rigdibhih prastvais k. 24. nugnam rahasynm.
25. vidyutstanayitnuvargam. 26. ardhapakamn msn adhtya paushm
utsargas. 27. tata rdhvam mantrndhyyo (correct, abhrndhyyo). 28.
vidyutstanayitnuvrishtiteshu (correct, prushiteshu or prishiteshu see
Ludwig's note on Rigveda VIII, I, 12) ka. 29. trisannipte trisandhyam. 30.
ashtakm amvsym kturmsr udagayane ka pakshinm rtrm. 31.
sabrahmakrinikapreta.32.ulkptebhmikalegyotishoskopasargaeteshv
klikamvidyt.33.krshvantuKathakauthumh.
p.415
that(whenrainhasfallen,studyingisforbidden)aslongasthewaterstands
intheditches.
Footnotes
411:172,17.14.15=III,7.
412:813813=IV,8,1seqq.(todeest).
413:16331633=III,3(22,25,29,33desunt).
KHANDA3.
1
115.
On the fullmoon day of svayuga milkrice sacred to Rudra (is
prepared).
2.Heshouldofferitwith(theMantra),'Nottoourchildren.'
3.LethimpourgyaintomilkthisiscalledaPrishtaka.
4.Therewithheshouldbesprinklethecowswhentheyhavecomehome,with
(theMantra),'MayMitraandVaruna'(SmavedaI,220).
5.Thatnightheshouldletthecalvesjointheirmothers.
6. At the sacrifice of the firstfruits, milkrice sacred to Indra and Agni (is
prepared).
7.Lethimsacrificegyawiththefour(verses),'Tothebearerofthehundred
weapons'(MB.II,1,9seqq.),
8.Andafterwardswith(theverse),'MayAgnieat'(l.l.15).
9. All of them who have received the initiation, should eat the remainder of
that(sacrificialfood).
10. Having 'spread under' water, he should cut off two portions of the new
fruits.
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3, 1. svayugm Rudrya pyaso. 2. m nas toka iti guhuyt. 3. payasy

avanayed gyam tat prishtakam. 4. tenbhygat g ukshed no
Mitrvaruneti. 5. vatsms ka mtribhis saha vsayet tam rtrm. 6.
navayagepyasaaindrgnah.7.satyudhyetikatasribhirgyamguhuyd.
8.uparishtdAgnihprsntvitika.9.tasyaseshamprsnyuryvantaupet.
10.upastrypodvirnavasyvadyet.
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11.Three(portionsarecutoff)bydescendantsofBhrigu.
12.Over(theseportions)water(ispoured).
13.Heshouldswallow(somepartofthatfood)threetimeswithoutchewing
it,with(theMantra),'Fromthegood'(l.l.13)
14.Orat(thepartakingof)barleywith(theMantra),'Thisbarley'(l.l.16).
15. With (the Mantra), This art thou' (l.l. 14), let him touch the different
senseorgansathishead.
16
1631.
The grahyana ceremony has been explained by the Srvana
(ceremony).
17.Lethim(not?)murmur(theMantra),'AdorationtotheEarth'(see chap.
2,6).
18.Intheeveninglethimmakeanoblationofmilkricewith(theverse),'As
thefirst'(MB.II,2,1).
19.Turningdownwardshistwohands(soastotouchthesacrificialgrass)he
shouldmurmur(theMantra),'Inworldlystrength'(l.l.2,3).
20. Having spread out to the west of the fire a layer of northwardpointed
grass, so that it is inclined towards the north, the householder sitsdownon
thatlayer,
21.(And)theotherpersonsindueorder.
22.Then,withoutaninterval,theirwives,
11. trir Bhrignm. 12. ap koparishtd. 13. bhadrn na ity asamkhdya
pragiret tris trir. 14. etam u tyam iti v yavnm. 15. amosti mukhyn
prnn abhimrised. 16. grahyanam karma srvanenaiva vykhytam. 17.
namah Prithivy iti gapet (read, iti na gapet?). 18. pradoshe pyasasya
guhuyt prathameti. 19. nyakau pn kritv prati kshatra iti gapet. 20.
paskd agne svastaram udagagrais trinair udakpravanam strya tasminn
staranegrihapatirste.21.nuprvamitare.22.nantarbhryh.
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23.Andtheirchildren.
24.Thehouseholder,turninghishandsdownwards(soastotouchthelayer
ofgrass),shouldmurmur(theMantra),'Besoft'(l.l.4).
25. When he has finished that (verse), they should lie down on their right
sides. They should turn round three times, turning themselves towards
themselves (i.e. turning round forwards, not backwards, and thus returning
totheirformerposition?).
26.Letthemrepeattheauspicioushymns.
27.Thenletthemdowhattheylike.
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28. The eighth days of the three dark fortnights after the grahyan are
calledtheAshtaks.
29.On(eachof)theseamessofcookedfood(issacrificed),
30.Andeightcakesonthefirst.
31.Theseheshouldbakeinadishwithoutturningthemround.
32 3233. On the last (Ashtak) vegetables (are offered). (So also) at the
Anvhrya(Srddha).
33.Lethimsacrificewith(theformula),'TotheAshtakSvh!'
23. putrs ka. 24. nyakau pn kritv syoneti grihapatir gapet. 25.
samptymdakshinaihprsvaihsamviseyustristrirabhytmamvritya.26.
svastyayannikuryus.27.tatoyathrthamsyd.28.rdhvamgrahyanys
tisrastmisrshtamyoshtak itykakshate.29.tsusthlpk.30.ashtau
kpph prathamym. 31. tn aparivartayan kaple srapayed. 32.
uttamymskamanvhrye.33.shtakyaisvhetiguhuyt.
Footnotes
415:1153,115=GobhilaIII,8(3deest).
416:16311631=III,9and10,117(29deest).
417:323332,33=IV,4,17.21.
KHANDA4.
1113.Onthemiddle(Ashtak)acow(issacrificed).
4,1.madhyamymgaus.
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2. He should place that (cow) to the east of the fire, facing the west, and
shouldsacrifice(gya)with(theverse),'What,Obeasts'(MB.II,2,5).
3.Afterhavingmadethatoblationheshouldreciteover(thecowtheverse),
'Maytothee'(l.l.6).
4. Let him sprinkle it with water in which barley is, with (the formula),
'AgreeabletotheAshtakIsprinklethee!'
5. Having sprinkled it and carried a firebrand round it, he should give the
Prokshanwater(tothecow)todrink.
6. Going in a northern direction (from the fire) he should kill (the cow), the
headofwhichisturnedtothewest,thefeettothenorth.
7.Afterithasbeenkilled,heshouldsacrifice(gya)with(theverse),'Ifthe
beast'(l.l.8).
8.Hiswifeshouldwashtheaperturesofitsbody.
9.After(thecow'sbody)hasbeenopened,sothattwopurifiers(i.e.grass
blades)havebeenputunder(theknife),heshouldhavetheomentumdrawn
out.
10.Seizingitwithonebranchandwithanotherforkedbranchofasacrificially
puretreeheshouldroastit.
11.Whenithasceasedtodrop,heshouldhew(thecow)topieces.
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2.tampurastdagnehpratyamukhmavasthpyaguhuydyatpasavaiti.3.
hutv knumantrayetnu tveti. 4. yavamatbhir adbhih prokshed ashtakyai
tv gushtam (correct, gushtm) prokshmti. 5. prokshyolmukena parihritya
prokshanhpyayed.6.udautsripyapratyaksirasam(sim,smtheMSS.)
udakpadmsamgapayet.7.samgaptymguhuydyatpasuriti.8.tasyh
patnsrotmsiprakshlayet.9.pavitreantardhyotkrityavapmuddhrayed.
10.yagiyasya vrikshasya viskhskhbhym parigrihygnau srapayet. 11.
prasritymvisased.
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12.The'spreadingunder'andsprinkling(gya)on(theomentum)hasbeen
described.(Itisclone)asattheSvishtakritoblation(seeII,1,24).
13.Heshouldsacrificewith(theformula),'TotheAshtakSvh!'
14 1424.TheAvadnas(orportionswhichhavetobecutoff)heshouldhave
takenfromallitslimbs.
15.Notfromtheleftthighandthelungs.
16.Theleftthighhekeeps(fortheAnvashtakya).
17.HeshouldcooktheAvadnasandamessofsacrificialfood,(stirring up
theonesandtheother)withtwodifferentpotladles.
18.Thejuiceheletsdropintoabrazenvessel.
19.TheAvadnasheputsonbranchesofthePlakshatree.
20. From each (Avadna) he should cut off (the prescribed portions, and
shouldputthem)intoabrazenvessel
21.Andfromthemessofcookedfood.
22. Let him take four portions or eight portions of gya (?) and let him
sacrificeitwith(theverses),'IntoAgni'(MB.II,2,9seqq.).
23.Lethimmakeoblationsoutofthebrazenvessel,eachoblationwith two
ofthefollowing(verses).
12.uktamupastaranbhighranamyathsvishtakrito.13.shtakyaisvheti
guhuyt.14. sarvgebhyovadnnyuddhrayen.15.nasavytsakthnona
klomnah.16.savyamsakthinidhya.17.prithamekshanbhymavadnni
sthlpka ka srapayitv. 18. kamse rasam prasrvya. 19. plakshaskhsv
avadnni kritvai. 20. kaikasmt kamsevadyet. 21. sthlpkk ka. 22.
katurgrihtam ashtagrihtam vtra (vgyam? vtram, vtra the MSS.)
guhuyd Agnv iti. 23. kamst parbhir dvbhym dvbhym ekaikm
hutim.
p.420
24.Theoblationto(Agni)Svishtakritwiththeeighth(verse).
25 2528. At a sacrifice to the Fathers the omentum is sacrificed with (the
verse),'Carrytheomentum'(MB.II,3,16).
26.Atonetothegodswith(theverse),'Gtavedas!'(l.l.17.)
27. If (the deity is) unknown, (in the formula for) assigning (the oblation,
insteadofthenameofadeitythenameof)that(ceremonyisput)
28.As(forinstance),'TotheAshtak.'
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29.Ananimalisthesacrificialfeeat(thesacrificeof)ananimal
3030.Afullvesselat(thatof)amessofcookedfood.
24. sauvishtakritam ashtamy. 25. vaha vapm iti pitrye vaphomo. 26.
Gtaveda iti daivatye. 27. taddesam angte. 28. yathshtaky iti. 29.
pasurevapasordakshin.30.sthlpkasyaprnaptram.
Footnotes
417:1134,113=GobhilaIII,10,18seqq.
419:14241424=IV,I,317.
420:25282528=IV,4,2224(29deest).
420:3030=1,9,6.10.
KHANDA5.
1
112.
On the ninth or tenth (of the dark fortnight) the Anvashtakya
(ceremonyisperformed).
2. To the southeast (of the house) they partition off (a place with mats or
thelike),andtothenorthernpartofthat(place)heshouldcarryafirewhich
hasbeenkindledbyattrition.
3. Let him take one portion of rice, let him remove the husks once, and let
himcookit,stirringitupfromrighttoleft.
5, 1. navamm dasamm vnvashtakyam. 2. dakshinaprvabhge parivrya
tatrottarrdhe
mathitvgnim
pranayet.
3.
sakridgrihtn
vrhn
sakritphalkritnprasavyamudyuvasrapayed.
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4.Andsomefleshofthatthigh(seeabove,chap.4,16).
5.Heshouldtakeitfromthefireinasoutherndirection,andshouldomitthe
secondsprinkling(ofgya)onit.
6. To the west of the fire he should dig, in the southern part (of the place
mentionedinStra2)threepits,fourinchesindepthandbreadth.
7.Heshouldcarrythefiretotheeastofthem.
8.Heshouldstrew(Darbhagrassroundthefire),
9.And(into)thepits.
10. Having spread out to the west of the fire a layer of southwardpointed
grasssothatitisinclinedtowardsthesouth,heshouldput(amat)onit.
11.Onthat(grass)heshouldplacethesacrificialimplements,onebyone.
12. Cutting off (the prescribed portions of the sacrificial food, and putting
those portions) into the brazen vessel he should sacrifice, picking out
(portions of the Havis) with the potladle, with (the formulas), 'Svh to
SomaPitrimat!SvhtoAgniKavyavhana!'(MB.II.3,1,2.)
13 1331. With his left hand he should lay down a firebrand on the southern
sideofthepits(Stra6),with
4.
amushmk
ka
sakthno
mmsam
iti.
5.
dakshinodvsya
na
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pratyabhighrayet. 6. paskd agner dakshins tisrah karshh khanyk

katuragulam adhas tiryak ka. 7. tsm purastd agnim pranayet. 8.
strinuyt. 9. karshs ka. 10. paskd agne svastaram dakshingrais trinair
dakshinpravanam strya brism upari nidadhyt. 11. tasminn ekaikam
haret. 12. kamse samavadya mekshanenopaghtam guhuyt svh
Somya pitrimate svhgnaye kavyavhanyeti. 13. savyenolmukam
dakshinatahkarshrnidadhydapahatiti.
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(theformula),'(TheAsurashavebeen)drivenaway(MB.II,3,3).
14.(Heshouldperformthedifferentrites)intheeasternpitforhisfather,
15.Inthemiddleforhisgrandfather,
16.Inthelastforhisgreatgrandfather.
17. Let him pour out vessels of water. from right to left, into the pits,
pronouncing the name of each one (of his ancestors), with (the formula),
'N.N.! Wash thyself, and they who follow thee here, and they whom thou
followest.TotheeSvadh!'
18. In the same way he should put down the Pindas for them and should
murmur, 'Here, O Fathers, enjoy yourselves show your manly vigour each
forhispart'(MB.II,3,6).
19. After he has spoken thus, he should turn to the north, doubling his left
arm,turningroundfromrighttoleft.
20.Holdinghisbreathandfixinghisthoughtsonsomethinggoodheshould,
while turning back (in the same way), murmur: 'The Fathers have enjoyed
themselvestheyhaveshowntheirmanlyvigoureachforhispart'(MB.II,3,
7).
21.HeshouldsprinklecollyriumonthreeDarbha
14. prvasym karshvm pitur. 15. madhyamym pitmahasyo. 16.
ttamym prapitmahasyo. 17. daptrny apasalavi karshshu ninayed
ekaikasya nmoktvsv avanenikshva ye ktra tvnu yms ka tram anu
tasmaitesvheti(correct,svadheti).18.tathaivapindnnidhyagapedatra
pitaro mdayadhvam yathbhgam vrishyadhvam ity. 19. uktvoda
varteta savyam bhum upasamhritya prasavyam vrityo. 20. patmya
kalynam dhyyann abhiparyvartamno gaped ainmadanta pitaro
yathbhgam vrishyishateti. 21. tisro darbhapiglr aganena nighrishya
karshshunidadhydyathpindam.
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blades, and should put them down into the pits in the same way as the
Pindas,
22.Andsesamumoilandperfumes.
23. For the Pindas and the following offerings he should alter the formula
(Stra17)accordingly.
24.Now(follows)thedeprecation.
25.Ontheeasternpithelayshishands,turningtheinsideoftherighthand
upwards,with(theformula),'Adorationtoyou,OFathers,forthesakeoflife!
Adorationtoyou,OFathers,forthesakeofvitalbreath!'(MB.II,3,8.)
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26. On the middle, turning the inside of the left hand upwards, with (the
formula), 'Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of terror! Adoration to
you,OFathers,forthesakeofsap!'(MB.l.l.)
27. On the western, turning the inside of the right hand upwards, with (the
formula), 'Adoration to you, O Fathers, for the sake of comfort (svadh)!
Adorationtoyou,OFathers,forthesakeofwrath!'(MB.II,3,9.)
28.Joininghishands
29.(Heshouldmurmurtheformula),'Adorationtoyou'(MB.II,3,9).
30.HeshouldlaydownthreadsintothepitsinthesamewayasthePindas,
with(theformula),'This(garment)toyou.'
22. tailam surabhi ka. 23. pindaprabhriti yathrtham hed. 24. atha
nihnavanam.25.prvasymkarshvmdakshinottnaupnkritvnamo vah
pitaro gvya namo vah pitaras sshyeti. 26. savyottnau madhyamym
namo vah pitaro ghorya namo vah pitaro rasyeti. 27. dakshinottnau
paskimym namo vah pitara svadhyai namo vah pitaro manyava ity. 28.
agalim kritv 29. namo va iti. 30. stratantn karshshu nidadhyd
yathpindametadvaity.
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31.Heshouldreciteoverthepits(theverse),'Bringingstrength'(MB.II,3,
13).
32.ThemiddlePindaheshouldgivetohiswifetoeat,ifsheisdesirousofa
son,with(theverse),'Givefruit.'
33.With(theverse),'(Gtavedas)hasbeenourmessenger'(MB.II,3,15),
heshouldthrowthefirebrandintothefire.
34.Theyshouldtakethesacrificialvesselsbacktwobytwo.
353539.ThesameistheriteofthePindapitriyaga.
36.LethimcooktheHavisinthe(sacred)domesticfire.
37.Fromthatfire(lethimtakethefirewhich)hecarriesforward(seeabove,
Stra2).
38.(Hereisonly)onepit.
39.Nolayerofgrass(Stra10).
40 40.Of the mess of cooked food sacred to Indrn he should sacrifice with
(the verse), 'The Ekshtak' (MB. II, 3, 19). He should sacrifice with (the
verse),TheEkshtak.'
EndoftheThirdPatala.
31. rgam vahantr iti karshr anumantrayeta. 32. madhyamam pindam
putrakmm prsayed dhattety. 33. abhn no dta ity ulmukam agnau
prakshiped. 34. dvandvam ptrny atihareyur. 35. esha eva
pindapitriyagakalpo.36.grihyegnauhavissrapayet.37.tataevtipranayed.
38. ek karshr. 39. na svastara. 40. Indrny sthlpkasyaikshtaketi
guhuydekshtaketiguhuyt.trityapatalah.
Footnotes
420:1125,112=GobhilaIV,2.
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421:13311331=IV,3(23deest).
424:35393539=IV,4,1seqq.
424:4040=IV,4,32.33.
PATALAIV,KHANDA1.
1118.Whenundertakingceremoniesfortheobtainmentofspecialwishes,let
himomitsixmealsorthree.
2. At such ceremonies as are repeated daily, (let him do so only) in the
beginning
3.After(theceremony),ifitisperformedonaccountofaprodigy.
4.Thusalsoattheperformancesofthesacrificialday(i.e.ofthefirstdayof
thefortnight).
5. One who keeps the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, (may avail
himselfofthefollowingindulgence):
6.Ifheisnotable(tosubsistentirelywithoutfood,lethimdrink)ricewater
onceaday.
7.LethimmurmurthePrapadaformula(MB.II,4,5),sittingintheforeston
eastwardpointedgrassblades.
8.Thusonewhoisdesirousofholylustre.
9.Onewhoisdesirousofcattle,asstatedabove(III,I,5?).
10.Onewhodesiresthathisstockofcattle
IV, 1, 1. kmyeshu shad bhaktni trni v nsnyn. 2. nityaprayuktnm
dita. 3. uparishtt snniptika. 4. evam yaganyaprayogeshv. 5.
ardhamsavraty. 6. asaktau peyam (read, peym) ekam klam. 7. aranve
prapadam gaped snah prgagreshv. 8. evam brahmavarkasakmo. 9.
yathoktam pasukmah.
vrhiyavauguhuyd.
10.
sahasrabhur
iti
pasusvastyayanakmo
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mayincrease,shouldsacrificericeandbarley,with(theverse),'Hewhohas
athousandarms'(MB.II,4,7).
11.Toonewithwhomhewishestobecomeassociated,heshouldgivefruits
ofabigtree,overwhichhehasmurmuredtheKautomataverse(MB.II,4,
8).
12.Havingkeptthevow(offasting)throughonefortnight,heshouldinthe
fullmoonnightplungeuptohisnavelintoapoolwhichdoesnotdryup,and
should sacrifice with his mouth fried grain into the water, with the five
(verses),'Likeatree'(MB.II,4,913).
13.Thisceremonyprocures(propertyon)theearth.
14.Onewhoisdesirousoftheenjoyment(ofriches),shouldworshipthesun
with the first (of those five verses), while one who is rich in wealth should
lookathim.
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15. One who desires that his stock of horses and elephants may increase,
(shouldsacrifice)friedgrainwiththesecond(ofthoseverses),whilethesun
hasahalo.
16.Onewhodesiresthathisflocksmayincrease,(shouldsacrifice)sesamum
seedswiththethird(verse),whilethemoonhasahalo.
11. yenekhet sahakram kautomatensya mahvrikshaphalni parigapya
dadyd. 12. ardhamsavrat paurnamsym rtrau nbhimtram
praghyvidsini hradekshatatanduln syena guhuyd udake vriksha iveti
pakabhih. 13. prthivam karma. 14. prathamaydityam upatishthed
bhogakmorthapatau prekshamne. 15. dvityaykshatatanduln ditye
parivishyamne brihatpattrasvastyayanakmas. 16. trityay kandramasi
tilatandulnkshudrapasusvastyayanakmas.
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17. Having worshipped the sun with the fourth (verse), let him try to gain
greatwealth.
18.Havingworshippedthesunwiththefifth,lethimreturnhome.
19 1927.In order to avert involuntary death let him murmur every day (the
formula),'Bhh!'(MB.II,4,14.)
20. On the sacrificial day (i.e. the first day of the fortnight) let him make
oblations with the six verses, From the head' (MB. II, 5, 1 seqq.), with the
Vmadevya verses, with the Mahvyhritis, and with the verse sacred to
Pragpati(l.l.8).
21.Thushewilldriveawaymisfortune.
22.Onanunsaferoadlethimmurmurtheverse,'Goaway'(RigvedaX,164,
1).
23. One who is desirous of glory should worship the sun in the forenoon, at
noon,andintheafternoon,with(theformula),'Iamglory'(MB.II,5,9).
24.Lethimchange(theword),'Oftheforenoon,'according(tothedifferent
timesoftheday).
25.Worshipping(thesun)attwilightwiththeformula,'Osun!theship'(MB.
II,5,14),procureshappiness.
26.Atthemorningtwilight(hesays),'Whenthourisest'(l.l.15).
17. katurthydityam
upasthya
gurum
artham
abhyuttishthet.
18.
pakamydityam upasthya grihn eyd. 19. anakmamram nityam gaped

bhriti.20.yaganyeguhuynmrdhnodhimaitishadbhirvmadevyargbhir
mahvyhritibhih prgpatyay k. 21. lakshmnirnodo. 22. ksheme pathy
apehti gaped. 23. yaso ham ity dityam upatishthed yasaskmah
prvhnamadhyandinparhneshu.24.prtarahnasyetiyathrthamfilled.25.
ditya nvam iti sandhyopasthnam svastyayanam. 26. udyantam tveti
prvm.
p.428
27.Attheeveningtwilight,'Whenthougoesttorest'(l.l.16).
27.pratitishthantamtvetipaskimm.
Footnotes
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425:118IV,1,118=GobhilaIV,5,I,9,10,11,13,12,27,24,25,14,15,
18,19,20,27,28,22,23,3034(9deest).
427:19271927=IV,6,1,4,5,7,8,9,3,1012(22deest).
KHANDA2.
1 15. Having kept the vow (of fasting) through one fortnight, he should, on
the first day of the dark fortnight, feed the Brhmanas with boiled milkrice
preparedofoneKamsaofrice.
2. The small grains of that (rice) he should sacrifice (day by day) at the
evening twilight to the west of the village, on a place which he has
besmeared(withcowdung),withtheformula,'ToPhala'(MB.II,5,17).
3.Andwith(theformula),'ToPhalla!'Thesameonthefirstdayofthenext
darkfortnight.
4.Heshallobservechastitytilltheend(oftherite).
5.Ahundredcartloads(ofgold)willbehis.
6 623. A Brhmana should elect the site for building his house on white
ground,aKshatriyaonred,aVaisyaonblack,whichshouldbeeven,covered
withgrass,notsalinous,notdry
7.Wherethewaterflowsofftothenorthwest.
8.(Plants)withmilkyjuiceorwiththornsoracridplantsshouldnotbethere.
2, 1. ardhamsavrat tmisrdau brhmann sayed vrhikamsaudanam. 2.
tasya kann aparsu sandhysu pratyag grmt sthandilam upalipya
Phalyeti guhuyt. 3. Phallyeti kaivam evparasmims tmisrdau. 4.
brahmakaryam sampter. 5. kitasatam bhavati. 6. gaure bhmibhge
brhmano lohite kshatriyah krishne vaisyovasnam goshayet samam
lomasam anrinam asushkam. 7. yatrodakam pratyagudkm pravartate. 8.
kshrinahkantakinah[sic]katuksktraushadhayonasyur.
p.429
9.(Soil)onwhichDarbhagrassgrows,bringsholylustre
10.Bigsortsofgrass,strength
11.Tendergrass,cattle.
12.Or(thesiteofthehouse)shouldhavetheformofbricks(?)orof......
.(?)
13.Orthereshouldbenaturalholes(intheground)inalldirections.
14,15.(Ahouse)withitsdoortotheeastbringswealthandfame with its
door to the north, children and cattle. By one with its door to the south all
wishes(areobtained).Thebackdoorshouldnotface(?)thehousedoor.
16.Milkriceshouldbeoffered,
17.Andablackcow,
18.Orawhitegoat.Oronlymilkrice.
19.Inthemiddleofthehouseheshouldsacrificethefat(oftheanimal)and
the milkrice, mixed with gya, taking eight portions (of that mixture), with
(theverse),'Vstoshpati!'(MB.II,6,I.)
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20. And with the seven last (texts) used at the driving away of misfortune
(seeabove,chap.I,20,21).
21. After he has sacrificed, he should distribute Balis in the different
directions(ofthehorizon).
9. darbhasammitam brahmavarkasyam. 10. brihattrinair balyam. 11.
mridutrinaih pasavyam. 12. stbhir (corr. sdbhir?) mandaladvpibhir v.
13.yatravsvayamkrithsvabhrhsarvatobhimukhsyuh.14.prgdvram
dhanyamyasasyamkodagdvramputryampasavyamkadakshinadvresarve
km. anudvram gehadvram 15. asamlok (asamloki?) syt. 16. pyaso
havih. 17. krishn ka gaur. 18. ago v svetah pyasa eva v. 19. madhye
vesmano vasm pyasam kgyena misram ashtagrihtam guhuyd
Vstoshpata iti. 20. ys ka pars saptlakshmnirnode tbhis ka. 21. hutv
dismbalimnayed.
p.430
22.Andtowardstheintermediatepoints,andupwardsanddownwards.
23. This (he should repeat) every year, or at the two sacrifices of the first
fruits(ofriceandbarley).
2424.Withthetwo(formulas),'Obeyingthewill'(MB.II,6,7,8),heshould
sacrificetwooblations.
25.Heshouldpronouncethenameofthepersonwhomhewishestosubdue
tohiswill,'N.N.'thenthatpersonwillobeyhim.
22. avntaradismkordhvvkbhym kai. 23. vamsamvatsare samvatsare
navayagayor v. 24. vasamgamv ity etbhym hut guhuyd. 25. yam
ikhedvasamyntamtasyanmagrihtvsvitivashsyabhavati.
Footnotes
428:152,15=GobhilaIV,6,1316.
428:623623=IV,7.
430:2424=IV,8,7(25deest).
KHANDA3.
1 15. Keeping the observance (of fasting) through one fortnight, let him
sacrifice in a fullmoon night one hundred pegs with the Ekkshary verse
(MB.II,6,9),ifheisdesirousofhaving(alarge)family.
2.(Thosepegsshouldbe)ofKhdirawood,ifheisdesirousoflonglife.
3.Nowanother(ceremonyperformedwiththesameverse).Heshouldgoout
ofthevillageinaneasternornortherndirection,shouldbrushupanelevated
surface, or (should raise it) on a mountain with the dung of beasts of the
forest,shouldsetiton
3, 1. ardhamsavrat paurnamsym rtrau sakusatam guhuyd
ekksharyay snvayakmah. 2. khdirn yushkmo. 3. thparam. pr
vodavgrmnnishkramyasthandilamsamhyaparvatevranyairgomayai
sthpayitv(read,gomayaistpayitv?)grnapohysyenaguhuyd.
p.431
fire, should sweep the coals away (from that surface), and should make an
oblation(ofbutter)withhismouth.
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4.If(thebutter)catchesfire,twelvevillages(willbehis).
5.Ifsmokerises,atleastthree.
6.Lethimsacrificeintheeveningandinthemorningthefallingsoffofrice
grains.Thushismeansoflivelihoodwillnotbeexhausted.
7 79.Of articles of trade let him make an oblation with (the formula), 'Here
(thisVisvakarman),'(MB.II,6,10.)
8.Onthesacrificialday(i.e.onthefirstdayofthefortnight)lethimsacrifice
afulloblation(withtheverseMB.II,6,II,'AfulloblationIsacrifice,'&c.).
9. One who is desirous of companions (should sacrifice) with (the formula),
'Indrmavadt'(?),(MB.II,6,12.)
10 1016. He should fast through a period of eight nights, and then should
kindleafiretotheeastortothenorthofthevillage,ataplacewhere four
roadsmeet.ThefuelshouldbeUdumbarawood,andtheSruvaandthecup
(for water should be of the same wood). Let him sacrifice (gya) with (the
formulas),'Foodindeed,'and'Blissindeed'(MB.II,6,13,14).
11.Athird(oblation)inthevillagewith(theformula),'Thefoods'(l.l.15).
4. dvdasa grm gvalite. 5. tryavar dhme. 6. kambkn syamprtar
guhuyn nsya vrittih kshyata. 7. idam aham imam iti panyahomam
guhuyt. 8. prnahomam yaganye guhuyd. 9. Indrmavadd iti
sahyakmo.10.shtartroposhitoparamprvodavgrmkkatushpathe
samidhygnim audumbara idhma syt sruvakamasau ka guhuyd annam v
itisrrviti.11.grmetritymannasyety.
p.432
12.Thenhewillbecomearuler.
13.When(hiscows)aresick,lethimsacrificemilkriceinthecowstable.
14.Onadangerousroadlethimmakeknotsintheskirtsofthegarments(of
thosewhotraveltogether).Thiswillbringaprosperousjourneyto(himself)
andhiscompanions.
15.Withthetwo(formulas),'ToHungerSvh!'(MB.II,6,16,17),lethim
sacrifice a thousand oblations, if he desires to obtain a thousand cartloads
(ofgold).
16.Onewhoisdesirousofcattle(shouldsacrificeonethousandoblations)of
theexcrementsofamaleandafemalecalf.Ofamaleandafemalesheep,if
heisdesirousofflocks.
17 17. Let him make oblations of fresh cowdung in the evening and in the
morningthenhismeansoflivelihoodwillnotbeexhausted.
12. dhipatyam prpnoty. 13. upatpinshu goshthe pyasam guhuyd. 14.
aksheme pathi vastradasnm granthn kuryt sahyinm (sahynm?) ka
svastyayanni. 15. kshudhe svhety etbhym hutisahasram guhuyd
kitasahasrakmo. 16. vatsamithunayoh purshena pasukmovimithunayoh
kshudrapasukmo. 17. haritagomayena syamprtar guhuyn nsya vrittih
kshyate.
Footnotes
430:153,15,GobhilaIV,8,1016.6=IV,9,15.
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431:7979=IV,8,19seqq.
431:10161016=IV,9,1seqq.
432:1717=IV,8,18.
KHANDA4.
1 14.Onewhohasbeenbittenbyavenomousanimal,heshouldbesprinkle
withwater,murmuring(theverse),'Donotfear'(MB.IL6,18).
4,1.vishavatdashtamadbhirabhyukshangapenmbhaishriti.
p.433
2. A Sntaka should, when lying down to sleep, put his bamboo staff near
(hisbed)with(theformula),'Strongone,protect'(l.l.19).Thiswillbringhim
luck.
3.Aplacewherehehasawormheshouldbesprinklewithwater,murmuring
(theverses),'Thywormiskilled'(MB.II,7,14).
4. (If doing this) for his cattle, let him fetch in the afternoon an earthclod
takenoutofafurrow,andlethiminthemorningstrewthedustofit(onthe
placeattackedbyworms),murmuring(thesametexts).
5523.(Aguest)whoisgoingtoaccepttheMadhuparkashouldcomeforward
murmuring,'HereItreadonthis'(MB.II,8,2).
6. They announce three times (to the guest) each (of the following things
whicharebroughttohim):abed(ofgrass),waterforwashingthefeet,the
Arghawater,waterforsipping,andtheMadhuparka
7.Andthecow.
8. Having spread out the bed (of grass, so that the points of thegrassare)
turnedtothenorth,heshouldsitdownthereonwith(theverse),'Theherbs
which'(MB.II,8,3).
9.Withthefeet(hetreadsonanotherbundleof
2. sntakas samvisan vainavam dandam upanidadhyt tura gopyeti
svastyayanam. 3. hatas ta (hastata, hahsta, hasta, vitasta, the MSS.) iti
krimimantam desam adbhir abhyuksha gapet. 4. pasnm ked aparhne
stloshtam hritya tasya prtah pmsubhih pratishkira gapen. 5.
madhuparkam pratigrahshyann idam aham imm iti pratitishtha gaped. 6.
vishtarapdyrghykamanyamadhuparknm ekaikam trir vedayante. 7.
gmko.8..dakamvishtaramstryayoshadhrityadhysta.9.pdayor
dvityaydvauked.
p.434
grass),iftherearetwo,withthesecond(verse)(l.l.4).
10.Lethimlookatthewaterwith(theformula),'FromwhichsideIseethe
goddesses'(l.l.5).
11.Lethimwashhisleftfootwith(theformula),'Theleft'(l.l. 6), the right
with,'Theright'(I.1.7)bothwiththerest(8).
12.LethimaccepttheArghyawaterwith(theformula),'Thouartthequeen
offood'(l.l.9).
13. The water which he is to sip, (he accepts) with (the formula), 'Gloryart
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thou'(l.l.10).
14.TheMadhuparkawith(theformula),'Theglory'sgloryartthou'(l.l.11).
15.Lethimdrinkthreetimeswith(theformulas),'Theglorys,''Themights,'
'Thefortunes'(l.l.12).
16. Having drunk more of it a fourth time silently he should give the
remaindertoaBrhmana.
17.Overthecow,whenithasbeenannouncedtohim,heshouldrecite(the
formula),'Letloosethecow.'
18.Insteadof'andofN.N.'(inthatformula)heshouldputthe name of the
personwhoofferstheArghyareception.
19. Thus if it is no sacrifice (by which the Arghya ceremony has been
occasioned).
20.'Makeit(ready),'ifitisasacrifice.
10. apah pasyed yato devr iti. 11. savyam pdam avasiked savyam iti
dakshinamdakshinamityubhauseshen.12.nnasyarshtrirastyarghyam
pratigrihnyd. 13. yasosty kamanyam. 14. yasaso yasosti
madhuparkam.15.trihpibedyasasomahasasriyiti.16.tshnmkaturtham
bhyobhipya
brhmanyokkhishtam
dadyd.
17.
gam
veditm
anumantrayeta muka gm ity. 18. amushya kety arhayitur nma bryd.

19.evamayage.20.kurutetiyaga.
p.435
21.ThesixpersonstowhomtheArghyareceptionisdueare,ateacher,an
officiatingpriest,aSntaka,aking,thefatherinlaw,afriend.
22.Heshouldhonourthem(withtheArghyareception)onceayear
23.Butrepeatedlyinthecaseofasacrificeandofawedding.Butrepeatedly
inthecaseofasacrificeandofawedding.
EndoftheFourthPatala.
EndoftheGrihyakhanda.
21. krya ritvik sntako rg vivhyah priya iti shad arghyh. 22.
pratisamvatsarn arhayet. 23. punar
yagavivhayoska.katurthapatalah.
yagavivhayos
ka
punar
grihyakhandamsamptam.
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Footnotes
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432:144,14=GobhilaIV,9,16seqq.
433:523523=IV,10.
Monday,December29,2014
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out, and in the descriptions of the single ceremonies throughout the

11. Agnir etu prathama iti shadbhis ka pnigrahane. 12. ngyabhgau na

After the lapse of that period of three nights, he should make

verses, 'Agni, thou art expiation' (MB. I, 4, I seqq.). A fifth (oblation)

Of food which is fit for sacrifice he should make oblations to

The remnants of the Havis he should take away in a northern

8.prvapakshodrsasy. 9.bhoganenasantanuydity eke.10.vidyamne

Then in the fourth or sixth month (of her pregnancy) the

sntsu dikshu pit kandramasam upatishthet prgalih. 2. sukinkhdya

razor of Udumbarawood, and (Darbha)blades (ate placed) towards the

nupravakanyeshv rikam sma Sadasaspatim iti kgyam guhuyk. 35.

opytiprantd anatiprantasyrdham gatv nyakau pn kritv namah

baln hared. 15. grahyanyh. 16. praushthapadm hastendhyyn

On the fullmoon day of svayuga milkrice sacred to Rudra (is

3, 1. svayugm Rudrya pyaso. 2. m nas toka iti guhuyt. 3. payasy

The grahyana ceremony has been explained by the Srvana

On the ninth or tenth (of the dark fortnight) the Anvashtakya

pratyabhighrayet. 6. paskd agner dakshins tisrah karshh khanyk

pakamydityam upasthya grihn eyd. 19. anakmamram nityam gaped

anumantrayeta muka gm ity. 18. amushya kety arhayitur nma bryd.

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