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1SRADDHAS. 249 LXXX. 1. Sesamum, rice, barley, beans, water, roots, fruits, vegetables, Sy4maka grain, millet, wild rice, kidney-beans, and wheat satisfy (the manes) for a month ; 2. The flesh of fishes (excepting those species that are forbidden), for two months; 3. The flesh of the common deer, for three months ; 4. The flesh of sheep, for four months ; ‘5. The flesh of birds (of those kinds that may be eaten), for five months ; 6. The flesh of goats, for six months ; 7. The flesh of the spotted deer, for seven months; 8. The flesh of the spotted antelope, for eight months; g. Beef, for nine months; 10. Buffalo’s meat, for ten months; 11. The meat of a hornless goat, for eleven months ; 12. The milk of a cow, or preparations from it, for a year. 13. On this subject there exists a stanza, which the manes utter: 14. ‘(The pot-herb) K4lasdka (sacred basil), (the prawn) Mahdsalka, and the flesh of the (crane called) Vardhrtzasa}, (and of) a rhinoceros having no horn, is food which we always accept.’ LXXX. 1-14. M. III, 267-272; Y. I, 257-259; Apast. Il, 7, 16, 23-II, 7, 17, 3; I, 8, 18, 13; Gaut. XV, 15. 14. ! This is the first of the two interpretations which Nand. proposes of the term V4rdhrivasa. It is supported by Apastamba’s 250 VISHNU. LXXXI, 1. LXXXI. 1. He must not place the food upon a chair. 2. He must not touch it with his foot. 3. He must not sneeze upon it. 4. He must drive the Yatudhd4nas away by means of sesamum or mustard-seeds. 5. Let him perform the Srdddha in an enclosed place. 6. He must not look at a woman in her courses ; 7. Noratadog; 8. Nor ata tame pig; 9g. Nor at a tame cock. 10. Let him strive to perform the Sraddha in sight of a goat. 11. The Brahmazas must eat in silence. 12. They must not eat with their heads covered ; 13. Nor with shoes on their feet ; 14. Nor with their feet placed upon a stool. 15. Let not men with a limb too little, or with a limb too much, look at a SrAddha ; 16. Nor Sidras; 17. Nor outcasts. commentator, Haradatta, and by Apastamba himself (I, 5, 17, 36). Nand.’s second interpretation, ‘an old white goat,’ is probably wrong, although it is supported by the authority of Kullika and Vigfianesvara. LXXXI. 2, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 16, 19. M. III, 229, 236-242. — 4, 5. Gaut. XV, 25, 26.— 4, 16, 17. Apast. Tl, 7, 17, 20; Gaut. XV, 24.— 18. M. III, 243.— 20. M. III, 237. — 21-23. M. UI, 244-2406. 4. Nand. quotes the following Mantra, which has to be recited on this occasion, ‘The Asuras, the R4kshasas, and the Pis&zas have been driven away.’ A similar Mantra occurs in the Vagasan. Samh. II, 29. 5. ‘Ka indicates that it must be a place inclining to the south, as stated in a Smriti.’ (Nand.) 6. This and the following Sfitras refer both to the host at a Sraddha and to the guests invited by him. (Nand.) LXXXU, 1. SRADDHAS. 251 18. If at the time of a Sraddha a Brahmaza or an ascetic (has come to his house), he must feed him, if (the invited) Brahmamas permit it.
2This and the following Sfitras refer both to the host at a Sraddha and to the guests invited by him. (Nand.) LXXXU, 1. SRADDHAS. 251 18. If at the time of a Sraddha a Brahmaza or an ascetic (has come to his house), he must feed him, if (the invited) Brahmamas permit it. 19. The Brahmazas must not declare the qualities of the sacrificial dishes, even though asked to do so by their host. 20. As long as the dishes remain warm, as long as (the Brahmamas) eat in silence, as long as the qualities of the sacrificial food are not declared by them, so long the manes enjoy it. 21. Having brought together (the remainder of) all the sorts of substantial food and (of the vegetables and) the like, he must sprinkle it with water, and place it before the Brahmamas, who have taken their meal, strewing it on the ground. ' 22. The leavings (that have remained in the dishes) and what has been strewn (in the manner just mentioned) upon the blades of Kusa grass (spread on the ground) is the share of such (Brahmavzas) as have died before they were initiated, and of husbands who have deserted wives descended from good families. 23. What has dropped on the ground from the dishes, at a sacrifice addressed to the manes, they declare to be the share of servants, provided they be not dishonest or depraved. LXXXII. 1. At a (Sraddha) offering to the Visvedevds let him not enquire (into the qualities or descent of) a Brahmaza (whom he means to invite). LXXXII, 1, 2. M. III, 149.— 3-29. M. III, 150-166; Y. I, 222-224; Apast. II, 7,17, 21; Gaut. XV, 16-18. 252 VISHNU. LXXXII, 2. 2. But at a (Srdddha offering) to the manes he must enquire as closely as possible (into the qualities and descent of a Brahmaza, whom he means to invite). 3. He must not invite (to a Sraddha) such as have a limb too little, or a limb too much; 4- Nor such as follow an occupation forbidden (by the Veda or by the traditional law) 1. 5. Nor those who act (deceitfully) like cats ; 6. Nor those wearing the insignia of some particular order, without having a claim to them; 7. Nor astrologers ; 8. Nor Brahmazas who subsist upon the offerings made to an idol which they attend ; 9. Nor physicians; 10. Nor sons of an unmarried woman ; 11. Nor sons of the son of an unmarried woman ; 12. Nor those who sacrifice for a multitude of persons ; 13. Nor those who offer sacrifices for a whole village ; 14. Nor those who offer sacrifices for SQdras ; 15. Nor those who offer sacrifices for those for whom it is forbidden to sacrifice (such as outcasts and others); 16. Nor those for whom the ceremony of initiation has not been performed ; 17. Nor those who sacrifice for such ; 4. 1 The particle 4a, according to Nand., in this Sftra, refers to other categories, mentioned by Atri, viz. persons belonging to the same Gotra, or descended from the same Azshi ancestors as the sacrificer, and unknown persons.
3Nor those who sacrifice for such ; 4. 1 The particle 4a, according to Nand., in this Sftra, refers to other categories, mentioned by Atri, viz. persons belonging to the same Gotra, or descended from the same Azshi ancestors as the sacrificer, and unknown persons. 8. ‘Ka indicates here that thieves and wicked persons are also intended, as stated in a Smrtti.’ (Nand.) LXXXIII, 2. SRADDHAS. 253 18. Nor those who do work on holidays ; 19. Nor malignant informers ; 20. Nor those who teach (the Veda) for a fee; 21. Nor those who have been taught (the Veda) for a fee; 22. Nor those who subsist on food given to them by a Sfddra ; 23. Nor those who have intercourse with an outcast ; 24. Nor those who neglect their daily study of the Veda ; 25. Nor those who neglect their morning and evening prayers ; 26. Nor those who are in the king’s service ; 27. Nor ‘naked’ persons ; 28. Nor those who quarrel with their father ; 29. Nor those who have forsaken their father, mother, Guru, holy fire, or sacred study. 30. All those persons are said to defile a company, because they have been expelled from the community of Brahmazas. Let a wise man avoid carefully, therefore, to entertain them at a Sraddha. LXXXIII. The following persons sanctify a company : 2. A Trinaiketa ; 27. See LXIV, 5, note. 29. The particle 4a here refers to the following further persons mentioned in a Smrti: a shepherd, one who lives by the prostitution of his own wife, the husband of a woman who had another husband before, and one employed to carry out dead bodies. (Nand.) LXXXIIL. 1-19. M. III, 128-148, 183-186; Y. I, 219-221; Apast. II, 7, 17, 22; Gaut. XV, 28. 2. Nand. has two explanations of the term TrinAfiketa: 1. One who has thrice kindled the Nafiketa fire. 2. One who has studied, 254 VISHNU. LXXXIII, 3. 3. One who keeps five fires ; 4. One who can sing the SAmans called Gyeshéha ; 5. One who has studied the whole Veda; 6. One who has studied one Vedanga ; 7. One who has studied either the Purdzas (Legends), or the Itihdsas (Epics), or grammar; 8. One who has studied one of the Dharmasdstras (Institutes of the Sacred Law); g. One purified by visiting sacred places of pilgrimage ; 10. One purified by offering sacrifices ; 11. One purified by austere devotion ; 12. One purified by veracity ; 13. One purified by (constantly muttering) Mantras ; 14. One intent upon muttering the Gayatrt ; 15. One in whose family the study and teaching of the Veda are hereditary. 16. One who knows the Trisuparza (the text which thrice contains the word Suparza). in consequence of a vow, the portion of the Yagur-veda called Trinakiketa. See Apast. II, 7, 17, 22, with Dr. Biihler’s note, and the Petersburg Dictionary. 4. Sama-veda II, 209-211, &c. 4. Grammar is again mentioned here, although it forms part of the Vedaéngas mentioned in Sfitra 6. But there the Pratisékhyas are meant. (Nand.) °
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1SRADDHAS. 249 LXXX. 1. Sesamum, rice, barley, beans, water, roots, fruits, vegetables, Sy4maka grain, millet, wild rice, kidney-beans, and wheat satisfy (the manes) for a month ; 2. The flesh of fishes (excepting those species that are forbidden), for two months; 3. The flesh of the common deer, for three months ; 4. The flesh of sheep, for four months ; ‘5. The flesh of birds (of those kinds that may be eaten), for five months ; 6. The flesh of goats, for six months ; 7. The flesh of the spotted deer, for seven months; 8. The flesh of the spotted antelope, for eight months; g. Beef, for nine months; 10. Buffalo’s meat, for ten months; 11. The meat of a hornless goat, for eleven months ; 12. The milk of a cow, or preparations from it, for a year. 13. On this subject there exists a stanza, which the manes utter: 14. ‘(The pot-herb) K4lasdka (sacred basil), (the prawn) Mahdsalka, and the flesh of the (crane called) Vardhrtzasa}, (and of) a rhinoceros having no horn, is food which we always accept.’ LXXX. 1-14. M. III, 267-272; Y. I, 257-259; Apast. Il, 7, 16, 23-II, 7, 17, 3; I, 8, 18, 13; Gaut. XV, 15. 14. ! This is the first of the two interpretations which Nand. proposes of the term V4rdhrivasa. It is supported by Apastamba’s 250 VISHNU. LXXXI, 1. LXXXI. 1. He must not place the food upon a chair. 2. He must not touch it with his foot. 3. He must not sneeze upon it. 4. He must drive the Yatudhd4nas away by means of sesamum or mustard-seeds. 5. Let him perform the Srdddha in an enclosed place. 6. He must not look at a woman in her courses ; 7. Noratadog; 8. Nor ata tame pig; 9g. Nor at a tame cock. 10. Let him strive to perform the Sraddha in sight of a goat. 11. The Brahmazas must eat in silence. 12. They must not eat with their heads covered ; 13. Nor with shoes on their feet ; 14. Nor with their feet placed upon a stool. 15. Let not men with a limb too little, or with a limb too much, look at a SrAddha ; 16. Nor Sidras; 17. Nor outcasts. commentator, Haradatta, and by Apastamba himself (I, 5, 17, 36). Nand.’s second interpretation, ‘an old white goat,’ is probably wrong, although it is supported by the authority of Kullika and Vigfianesvara. LXXXI. 2, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 16, 19. M. III, 229, 236-242. — 4, 5. Gaut. XV, 25, 26.— 4, 16, 17. Apast. Tl, 7, 17, 20; Gaut. XV, 24.— 18. M. III, 243.— 20. M. III, 237. — 21-23. M. UI, 244-2406. 4. Nand. quotes the following Mantra, which has to be recited on this occasion, ‘The Asuras, the R4kshasas, and the Pis&zas have been driven away.’ A similar Mantra occurs in the Vagasan. Samh. II, 29. 5. ‘Ka indicates that it must be a place inclining to the south, as stated in a Smriti.’ (Nand.) 6. This and the following Sfitras refer both to the host at a Sraddha and to the guests invited by him. (Nand.) LXXXU, 1. SRADDHAS. 251 18. If at the time of a Sraddha a Brahmaza or an ascetic (has come to his house), he must feed him, if (the invited) Brahmamas permit it.
2This and the following Sfitras refer both to the host at a Sraddha and to the guests invited by him. (Nand.) LXXXU, 1. SRADDHAS. 251 18. If at the time of a Sraddha a Brahmaza or an ascetic (has come to his house), he must feed him, if (the invited) Brahmamas permit it. 19. The Brahmazas must not declare the qualities of the sacrificial dishes, even though asked to do so by their host. 20. As long as the dishes remain warm, as long as (the Brahmamas) eat in silence, as long as the qualities of the sacrificial food are not declared by them, so long the manes enjoy it. 21. Having brought together (the remainder of) all the sorts of substantial food and (of the vegetables and) the like, he must sprinkle it with water, and place it before the Brahmamas, who have taken their meal, strewing it on the ground. ' 22. The leavings (that have remained in the dishes) and what has been strewn (in the manner just mentioned) upon the blades of Kusa grass (spread on the ground) is the share of such (Brahmavzas) as have died before they were initiated, and of husbands who have deserted wives descended from good families. 23. What has dropped on the ground from the dishes, at a sacrifice addressed to the manes, they declare to be the share of servants, provided they be not dishonest or depraved. LXXXII. 1. At a (Sraddha) offering to the Visvedevds let him not enquire (into the qualities or descent of) a Brahmaza (whom he means to invite). LXXXII, 1, 2. M. III, 149.— 3-29. M. III, 150-166; Y. I, 222-224; Apast. II, 7,17, 21; Gaut. XV, 16-18. 252 VISHNU. LXXXII, 2. 2. But at a (Srdddha offering) to the manes he must enquire as closely as possible (into the qualities and descent of a Brahmaza, whom he means to invite). 3. He must not invite (to a Sraddha) such as have a limb too little, or a limb too much; 4- Nor such as follow an occupation forbidden (by the Veda or by the traditional law) 1. 5. Nor those who act (deceitfully) like cats ; 6. Nor those wearing the insignia of some particular order, without having a claim to them; 7. Nor astrologers ; 8. Nor Brahmazas who subsist upon the offerings made to an idol which they attend ; 9. Nor physicians; 10. Nor sons of an unmarried woman ; 11. Nor sons of the son of an unmarried woman ; 12. Nor those who sacrifice for a multitude of persons ; 13. Nor those who offer sacrifices for a whole village ; 14. Nor those who offer sacrifices for SQdras ; 15. Nor those who offer sacrifices for those for whom it is forbidden to sacrifice (such as outcasts and others); 16. Nor those for whom the ceremony of initiation has not been performed ; 17. Nor those who sacrifice for such ; 4. 1 The particle 4a, according to Nand., in this Sftra, refers to other categories, mentioned by Atri, viz. persons belonging to the same Gotra, or descended from the same Azshi ancestors as the sacrificer, and unknown persons.
3Nor those who sacrifice for such ; 4. 1 The particle 4a, according to Nand., in this Sftra, refers to other categories, mentioned by Atri, viz. persons belonging to the same Gotra, or descended from the same Azshi ancestors as the sacrificer, and unknown persons. 8. ‘Ka indicates here that thieves and wicked persons are also intended, as stated in a Smrtti.’ (Nand.) LXXXIII, 2. SRADDHAS. 253 18. Nor those who do work on holidays ; 19. Nor malignant informers ; 20. Nor those who teach (the Veda) for a fee; 21. Nor those who have been taught (the Veda) for a fee; 22. Nor those who subsist on food given to them by a Sfddra ; 23. Nor those who have intercourse with an outcast ; 24. Nor those who neglect their daily study of the Veda ; 25. Nor those who neglect their morning and evening prayers ; 26. Nor those who are in the king’s service ; 27. Nor ‘naked’ persons ; 28. Nor those who quarrel with their father ; 29. Nor those who have forsaken their father, mother, Guru, holy fire, or sacred study. 30. All those persons are said to defile a company, because they have been expelled from the community of Brahmazas. Let a wise man avoid carefully, therefore, to entertain them at a Sraddha. LXXXIII. The following persons sanctify a company : 2. A Trinaiketa ; 27. See LXIV, 5, note. 29. The particle 4a here refers to the following further persons mentioned in a Smrti: a shepherd, one who lives by the prostitution of his own wife, the husband of a woman who had another husband before, and one employed to carry out dead bodies. (Nand.) LXXXIIL. 1-19. M. III, 128-148, 183-186; Y. I, 219-221; Apast. II, 7, 17, 22; Gaut. XV, 28. 2. Nand. has two explanations of the term TrinAfiketa: 1. One who has thrice kindled the Nafiketa fire. 2. One who has studied, 254 VISHNU. LXXXIII, 3. 3. One who keeps five fires ; 4. One who can sing the SAmans called Gyeshéha ; 5. One who has studied the whole Veda; 6. One who has studied one Vedanga ; 7. One who has studied either the Purdzas (Legends), or the Itihdsas (Epics), or grammar; 8. One who has studied one of the Dharmasdstras (Institutes of the Sacred Law); g. One purified by visiting sacred places of pilgrimage ; 10. One purified by offering sacrifices ; 11. One purified by austere devotion ; 12. One purified by veracity ; 13. One purified by (constantly muttering) Mantras ; 14. One intent upon muttering the Gayatrt ; 15. One in whose family the study and teaching of the Veda are hereditary. 16. One who knows the Trisuparza (the text which thrice contains the word Suparza). in consequence of a vow, the portion of the Yagur-veda called Trinakiketa. See Apast. II, 7, 17, 22, with Dr. Biihler’s note, and the Petersburg Dictionary. 4. Sama-veda II, 209-211, &c. 4. Grammar is again mentioned here, although it forms part of the Vedaéngas mentioned in Sfitra 6. But there the Pratisékhyas are meant. (Nand.) °
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