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110. 1‘The permission of the Brahmaaas has to be asked with the Mantra, “I shall invite (the manes);” and their answer must be, “ Invite them.” ’ (Nand.) 11. The Yatudhanas are a class of demons supposed to disturb 234 VISHNU. LXXIII, 12. Mantras (the first of which begins with the words), ‘May the Asuras go away ;’ 12, He must invite the manes (with the four Mantras), ‘Come near, O ye manes,’ ‘(Conduct) them all (here), O Agni,’ ‘May my (ancestors) come near, ‘ This is your (share), O ye manes. Then let him prepare the water for washing the feet with scented water, which has been mixed up with Kusa grass and sesamum, while reciting (the three Mantras), ‘ Those standing,’ ‘Speech is imperishable, and ‘What my mother (has sinned)!,’ and offer it (to the Brahmazas); let him prepare the Arghya (or water mixed with Darva grass, flowers, &c.) and offer it to them; let him offer to the Brahmazas, to the best of his power, Kusa grass, sesamum, clothes, flowers, ornaments, incense, and lamps; let him take food sprinkled with clarified butter; let him look them in the face with the Mantra, ‘O ye Adityas, Rudras, and Vasus;’ let him say, ‘I will offer an oblation in the fire,’ and if the Brahmamas say, ‘ Offer an oblation,’ let him offer three burnt-oblations 2. 13. After having consecrated the offerings with the Mantras, ‘ They, who are my ancestors,’ ‘This is your (share), O ye manes,’ and ‘This offering,’ he must pour (what is left of) the food into such vessels as happen to be there, or (into golden ones at the offering addressed to the Visvedevds and) into silver the effect of a Sraddha. The second Mantra, according to Devapala, is from the Rig-veda, X, 15, 1. 12. } These two Mantras are also.quoted, with slight variations, by Sankhayana III, 13, 5.— ? The three burnt-oblations have to be accompanied by the recitation of the three Mantras, ‘To Soma accompanied by the manes svadha nama#; to Yama Angiras svadh4 namaf; to Agni who takes the offerings addressed to the manes svadha nama4.’ (Nand.) LXXIII, 20. SRADDHAS. 235 ones (at the offering addressed to the manes), and offer it first to the two Brahmavzas facing the east (who have been invited to the Sraddha of the gods). 14. Afterwards he must offer it to the (three) Brahmazas facing the north (who represent his three ancestors, addressing himself) to his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, (and calling out) their name and race. 15. While the Brahmamas are eating the food, let him mutter (the three Mantras), ‘Whatever (trickles down) through my fault, ‘With days and nights?,’ and ‘ Whatever (limb) of yours, Agni.’ 16. And (let him mutter) the Itihdsa (Epics), Puraza (Legends), and Dharmasdstra (Institutes of the Sacred Law). 17. Near the leavings let him deposit upon blades of Kusa grass with the ends turned towards the south one ball of rice for his father, while saying, ‘ Earth is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction).’
217. Near the leavings let him deposit upon blades of Kusa grass with the ends turned towards the south one ball of rice for his father, while saying, ‘ Earth is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction).’ 18. With the Mantra, ‘Air is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction, let him deposit) a second ball for his grandfather. 19. With the Mantra, ‘ Heaven is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction,’ let him deposit) a third ball for his great-grandfather. 20. With the Mantra, ‘Those ancestors who 14. The formula of this invocation, according to Nand., is this, ‘To NN., my ancestor, of the Gotra NN., who is like a Vasu, (I offer) this food, svadha namak.’ The use of the particle 4a, according to the same, implies that the maternal grandfather and the other maternal ancestors must also be addressed, as ordained below (LXXV, 7). 15. 'A similar Mantra is quoted, Sankh. III, 13, 5. 236 VISHNU. LXXIII, 21. have died, let him place a garment (upon the balls). 21. With the Mantra, ‘Give us sons, O ye manes,’ (let him place) food upon them. 22. With the Mantra, ‘Enjoy it, O ye manes, partake of it, each according to his share?,’ let him wipe off the grease from his hands with the ends of the blades. . 23. With the Mantra, ‘(Ye waters) imparting vigour ',’ let him sprinkle the balls to the right with the wet (remainder of the food), and offer the Argha?, flowers, incense, unguents, and rice, and other victuals and dainties to the Brahmamas. 24. And (he must offer them) a jar with water, which has been mixed up with honey, clarified butter, sesamum, and (ointments, oil, and the like). 25. The Brahmamzas having eaten and being satisfied, let him sprinkle the food (as much as has been left by them) and the grass with the Mantra, ‘ Mayest thou not fail me,’ and strew the food near the leavings; and having asked them, ‘Are you satisfied? Is (the Sraddha) finished,’ he - must first give water for sipping to the Brahmazas facing the north, and then to those facing the east ; and he must sprinkle the place where the Sraddha has been offered (with water, with the Mantra), ‘Well sprinkled.’ All these rites he must perform while holding blades of sacred grass in his hand. 26. Afterwards he must, while turning his face towards the Brahmamas facing the east, circumambu- 22. 1 Vagasan. Samh. II, 31; Kash. IX, 6. 23. 1) Vagasan. Samh. HI], 34.—?The Argha is a respectful offering, the ingredients of which vary. LXXIII, 32. SRADDHAS. 237 late them from left to right, with the Mantra, ‘What a crow (may have eaten of my offering),’ and turn back again; he must honour them with sacrificial fees, to the best of his power, saying, ‘May you be satisfied,’ and on their answering, ‘We are satisfied,’ he must address them with the Mantra, ‘The gods and the manes.’
327. After having given (to all) water (with the Mantra, ‘May the food and water and whatever else I gave you be) imperishable,’ (and) calling out their name and race, and having added the Mantra, ‘May the Visvedevds be satisfied,’ he must ask, with folded hands, and with an attentive and cheerful mind, the following (benediction) from the Bréhmazas facing the east: 28. ‘May the liberal-minded in our race increase in number, and may the (study of the) Vedas and our progeny (also increase). May faith not depart from us, and may we have plenty to bestow on the poor.’ 29. They shall answer, ‘ Thus let it be.’ 30. (The second half of the benediction shall be as follows), ‘May we have plenty of food, and may we receive guests. May others come to beg of us, and may not we be obliged to beg of any one.’ 31. After having received this double benediction (through the Brahmamzas saying, ‘ Thus let it be’), 32. He must dismiss the Brahmazas, with the | Mantra, ‘With all food’, after having honoured them according to custom, accompanied them (as far as the limits of his estate), and taken his leave of them. 32. 1 Rig-veda VII, 38, 8. 238 VISHNU. LXXIV, 1. LXXIV. 1. After having worshipped, on each Ash/aka, the gods and performed, with vegetables, meat, and cakes respectively, a Sr4ddha (according to the rules given in the last chapter), he must, on each AnvashtakA!, worship the gods and offer a burnt-oblation in the same way as on the Ash/fakds (i.e. reciting the same three Pafi#akas successively), and entertain Brahmamzas in the same way as (directed) before (in the preceding chapter), in honour of his mother, his paternal grandmother, and his paternal great-grandmother, honour them with presents, accompany them (as far as the limits of his estate), and dismiss them *. 2. Then he must dig (six) trenches. 3. On the border of these trenches, to the northeast of them, he must light fires and place balls of rice. 4. On the border of three of the trenches (he must place balls) for the men, and on the border of the other three (he must place balls) for the women. LXXIV. 1-8. Asv. II, 5; Gobh. IV, 2; Par. III, 3, 10-12; Sankh. III, 13, 6; M. IV, 150. Regarding the corresponding section of the Ka/haka Grzhya-sfitra, see the Introduction. 1. 1See LXXIII, 8, 9; LXXVI, 1. —?Nand. considers the use of the particle 4a to imply that the father together with the other paternal ancestors, and the maternal grandfather along with the other maternal ancestors, should also be invoked, which would make in all nine ancestors to be invoked. The first part of this observation appears to be correct, but the maternal grandfather and the rest are neither referred to in the following Sftras, nor in the Kashaka Grthya-sftra.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
110. 1‘The permission of the Brahmaaas has to be asked with the Mantra, “I shall invite (the manes);” and their answer must be, “ Invite them.” ’ (Nand.) 11. The Yatudhanas are a class of demons supposed to disturb 234 VISHNU. LXXIII, 12. Mantras (the first of which begins with the words), ‘May the Asuras go away ;’ 12, He must invite the manes (with the four Mantras), ‘Come near, O ye manes,’ ‘(Conduct) them all (here), O Agni,’ ‘May my (ancestors) come near, ‘ This is your (share), O ye manes. Then let him prepare the water for washing the feet with scented water, which has been mixed up with Kusa grass and sesamum, while reciting (the three Mantras), ‘ Those standing,’ ‘Speech is imperishable, and ‘What my mother (has sinned)!,’ and offer it (to the Brahmazas); let him prepare the Arghya (or water mixed with Darva grass, flowers, &c.) and offer it to them; let him offer to the Brahmazas, to the best of his power, Kusa grass, sesamum, clothes, flowers, ornaments, incense, and lamps; let him take food sprinkled with clarified butter; let him look them in the face with the Mantra, ‘O ye Adityas, Rudras, and Vasus;’ let him say, ‘I will offer an oblation in the fire,’ and if the Brahmamas say, ‘ Offer an oblation,’ let him offer three burnt-oblations 2. 13. After having consecrated the offerings with the Mantras, ‘ They, who are my ancestors,’ ‘This is your (share), O ye manes,’ and ‘This offering,’ he must pour (what is left of) the food into such vessels as happen to be there, or (into golden ones at the offering addressed to the Visvedevds and) into silver the effect of a Sraddha. The second Mantra, according to Devapala, is from the Rig-veda, X, 15, 1. 12. } These two Mantras are also.quoted, with slight variations, by Sankhayana III, 13, 5.— ? The three burnt-oblations have to be accompanied by the recitation of the three Mantras, ‘To Soma accompanied by the manes svadha nama#; to Yama Angiras svadh4 namaf; to Agni who takes the offerings addressed to the manes svadha nama4.’ (Nand.) LXXIII, 20. SRADDHAS. 235 ones (at the offering addressed to the manes), and offer it first to the two Brahmavzas facing the east (who have been invited to the Sraddha of the gods). 14. Afterwards he must offer it to the (three) Brahmazas facing the north (who represent his three ancestors, addressing himself) to his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, (and calling out) their name and race. 15. While the Brahmamas are eating the food, let him mutter (the three Mantras), ‘Whatever (trickles down) through my fault, ‘With days and nights?,’ and ‘ Whatever (limb) of yours, Agni.’ 16. And (let him mutter) the Itihdsa (Epics), Puraza (Legends), and Dharmasdstra (Institutes of the Sacred Law). 17. Near the leavings let him deposit upon blades of Kusa grass with the ends turned towards the south one ball of rice for his father, while saying, ‘ Earth is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction).’
217. Near the leavings let him deposit upon blades of Kusa grass with the ends turned towards the south one ball of rice for his father, while saying, ‘ Earth is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction).’ 18. With the Mantra, ‘Air is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction, let him deposit) a second ball for his grandfather. 19. With the Mantra, ‘ Heaven is (like) a spoon, imperishable (satisfaction,’ let him deposit) a third ball for his great-grandfather. 20. With the Mantra, ‘Those ancestors who 14. The formula of this invocation, according to Nand., is this, ‘To NN., my ancestor, of the Gotra NN., who is like a Vasu, (I offer) this food, svadha namak.’ The use of the particle 4a, according to the same, implies that the maternal grandfather and the other maternal ancestors must also be addressed, as ordained below (LXXV, 7). 15. 'A similar Mantra is quoted, Sankh. III, 13, 5. 236 VISHNU. LXXIII, 21. have died, let him place a garment (upon the balls). 21. With the Mantra, ‘Give us sons, O ye manes,’ (let him place) food upon them. 22. With the Mantra, ‘Enjoy it, O ye manes, partake of it, each according to his share?,’ let him wipe off the grease from his hands with the ends of the blades. . 23. With the Mantra, ‘(Ye waters) imparting vigour ',’ let him sprinkle the balls to the right with the wet (remainder of the food), and offer the Argha?, flowers, incense, unguents, and rice, and other victuals and dainties to the Brahmamas. 24. And (he must offer them) a jar with water, which has been mixed up with honey, clarified butter, sesamum, and (ointments, oil, and the like). 25. The Brahmamzas having eaten and being satisfied, let him sprinkle the food (as much as has been left by them) and the grass with the Mantra, ‘ Mayest thou not fail me,’ and strew the food near the leavings; and having asked them, ‘Are you satisfied? Is (the Sraddha) finished,’ he - must first give water for sipping to the Brahmazas facing the north, and then to those facing the east ; and he must sprinkle the place where the Sraddha has been offered (with water, with the Mantra), ‘Well sprinkled.’ All these rites he must perform while holding blades of sacred grass in his hand. 26. Afterwards he must, while turning his face towards the Brahmamas facing the east, circumambu- 22. 1 Vagasan. Samh. II, 31; Kash. IX, 6. 23. 1) Vagasan. Samh. HI], 34.—?The Argha is a respectful offering, the ingredients of which vary. LXXIII, 32. SRADDHAS. 237 late them from left to right, with the Mantra, ‘What a crow (may have eaten of my offering),’ and turn back again; he must honour them with sacrificial fees, to the best of his power, saying, ‘May you be satisfied,’ and on their answering, ‘We are satisfied,’ he must address them with the Mantra, ‘The gods and the manes.’
327. After having given (to all) water (with the Mantra, ‘May the food and water and whatever else I gave you be) imperishable,’ (and) calling out their name and race, and having added the Mantra, ‘May the Visvedevds be satisfied,’ he must ask, with folded hands, and with an attentive and cheerful mind, the following (benediction) from the Bréhmazas facing the east: 28. ‘May the liberal-minded in our race increase in number, and may the (study of the) Vedas and our progeny (also increase). May faith not depart from us, and may we have plenty to bestow on the poor.’ 29. They shall answer, ‘ Thus let it be.’ 30. (The second half of the benediction shall be as follows), ‘May we have plenty of food, and may we receive guests. May others come to beg of us, and may not we be obliged to beg of any one.’ 31. After having received this double benediction (through the Brahmamzas saying, ‘ Thus let it be’), 32. He must dismiss the Brahmazas, with the | Mantra, ‘With all food’, after having honoured them according to custom, accompanied them (as far as the limits of his estate), and taken his leave of them. 32. 1 Rig-veda VII, 38, 8. 238 VISHNU. LXXIV, 1. LXXIV. 1. After having worshipped, on each Ash/aka, the gods and performed, with vegetables, meat, and cakes respectively, a Sr4ddha (according to the rules given in the last chapter), he must, on each AnvashtakA!, worship the gods and offer a burnt-oblation in the same way as on the Ash/fakds (i.e. reciting the same three Pafi#akas successively), and entertain Brahmamzas in the same way as (directed) before (in the preceding chapter), in honour of his mother, his paternal grandmother, and his paternal great-grandmother, honour them with presents, accompany them (as far as the limits of his estate), and dismiss them *. 2. Then he must dig (six) trenches. 3. On the border of these trenches, to the northeast of them, he must light fires and place balls of rice. 4. On the border of three of the trenches (he must place balls) for the men, and on the border of the other three (he must place balls) for the women. LXXIV. 1-8. Asv. II, 5; Gobh. IV, 2; Par. III, 3, 10-12; Sankh. III, 13, 6; M. IV, 150. Regarding the corresponding section of the Ka/haka Grzhya-sfitra, see the Introduction. 1. 1See LXXIII, 8, 9; LXXVI, 1. —?Nand. considers the use of the particle 4a to imply that the father together with the other paternal ancestors, and the maternal grandfather along with the other maternal ancestors, should also be invoked, which would make in all nine ancestors to be invoked. The first part of this observation appears to be correct, but the maternal grandfather and the rest are neither referred to in the following Sftras, nor in the Kashaka Grthya-sftra.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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