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1And on the Gomati (river); 44. And on the Vetravatt (river) ; 45. And on the Vip4sa (river) ; 46. And on the Vitasta (river) ; 47. And on the banks of the Satadru (river); 48. And on the Xandrabhaga (river) ; 49. Andon the frAvatt (river) ; 50. And on the banks of the Indus ;. 51. And on the southern Paffanada ; 52. And at Ausaga(?); 53- And at other such Tirthas; 39. Saptarsha, ‘the Tirtha of the seven Azshis’ (Nand.), is perhaps the present Satara, in the country of the Mahrattas. 40. Nand. places this Tirtha in the centre of Gay4. There is another of the same name, which is placed on the Kailésa mountain. 43. The Gomat? (the Gunti, near Lucknow) rises in the Naimisha forest. (Nand.) See 28. 44. The Vetravatt (the modern Betwah, near Bhilsah) is situated in Ahikghattra. (Namd.). 45-49. The Vip4s4 (Beas), Vitast4 (Jhelum or Behut), Satadru (Sutlej), Kandrabhagé (Chenab), and Irvatt (Ravee) are the five rivers of the Paiig&b (Paiifanada in Sanskrit). 51. This is the name of the confluence of five rivers in the Dekhan: the Kréshn4, Ven4, Tunga, Bhadra, and Kona. (Nand.) 52. ‘Ausaga (v. 1. Augasa; read Ausiga?) means Sfrparaka’ (Nand.), which was situated probably on the mouth of the Krishn4 (Kistna). S$ 2 260 VISHNU. LXXXV, 54. 54. And on the banks of (other) holy rivers ; 55. And anywhere at the birth-place of a deity, (such as Rama, Kyvzshaa, and others) ; 56. And on sand-banks; 57. And near waterfalls; 58. Andon mountains; 59. And in arbours (the sporting-places of Kyvzshza); 60. And in woods; 61. And in groves; 62. And in houses smeared with cow-dung ; 63. And in ‘pleasant spots.’ 64. There are some stanzas recited by the manes, which refer to this subject: 65. ‘May that person be born to our race, who will give us libations of water, taken from streams abounding with water, especially if their floods (coming from the Himalayas) are cool. 66. ‘May that excellent man be born to our race, who offers us a Sraddha attentively at Gaydsirsha or at Vafa.’ 67. A man must wish to have many sons, because if only one of them goes to Gayé (and offers a Sraddha to him after his death), or if he performs a horse-sacrifice, or if he sets a dark-coloured bull at liberty’, (he will acquire final emancipation through him.) LXXXVI. 1. Now follows the ceremony of setting a bull at liberty, (which should take place) 2. On the days of full moon in K4rttika or Asvina. 3. When performing this rite, he must first examine the bull. 63. The term manogfia, ‘a pleasant spot,’ means ‘a place close by the house, where sacred basil is planted, or other such places. (Nand.) 67. 1 See the next chapter. LXXXVI. 1-18. Par. III, 9; SAnkh. ILI, 11. Regarding the corresponding section of the Kashaka Grrhya-sfitra, see Introduction. LXXXVI, 12. SRADDHAS. 261 4. (The bull must be) the offspring of a milch cow having young ones living. 5. He must have all marks. 6. He must be dark-coloured ;
2LXXXVI. 1-18. Par. III, 9; SAnkh. ILI, 11. Regarding the corresponding section of the Kashaka Grrhya-sfitra, see Introduction. LXXXVI, 12. SRADDHAS. 261 4. (The bull must be) the offspring of a milch cow having young ones living. 5. He must have all marks. 6. He must be dark-coloured ; 7. Or red, but having a white mouth, a white tail, and white feet and horns. 8. He must be one who protects the herd. 9. Then, after having (kindled) a blazing fire among the cows (in the cow-pen) and strewed Kusa grass around it, let him boil with milk a dish sacred to Pfshan, and offer (two oblations) in the fire with the Mantras, ‘May Pdshan follow our cows!,’ and ‘Here is pleasure*’ And let a blacksmith mark the bull : 10. On the one flank (the right), with a discus; on the other flank (the left), with a trident. 11. After he has been marked, let him wash the bull with the four Mantras, (beginning with the words), ‘The golden-coloured’, and with (the five Mantras, beginning with the words), ‘May the divine (waters help and propitiate us’) *. 12. Having washed and adorned the bull, he must bring him near, together with four young cows, 5. ‘I.e. the bull must not be deficient in any limb.’ (Nand.) This interpretation is supported by the Grzhya-sfitras. "6, Nand. mentions two interpretations of the term nila, ‘darkcoloured :’ 1. a bull who is all white, and is therefore said to be of the ‘Br&ahmaaa kind;’ 2. one whose body is white, whereas his tail, his hoofs, and his face are black, and his horns blue. Cf. L, 25. 8. Nand. interprets yfithasya4adakam by nishektéram, ‘one who covers the cows.’ My rendering is based upon Devapila’s comment on the corresponding passage of the K4skaka GrzhyasQtra. See also Par. and Sankh. loc. cit. 9. 1 Rig-veda VI, 54, 5, &c.—? Vagas. Samh. VIII, 51; Kash. Asv. IV, 6, &c. 11, ! Taitt. Samh. V, 6, 1, 1, 2, &c. —? Rig-veda X, 9, 4-8, &c. 262 VISHNU. LXXXVI, 13. which must also have been washed and decorated, and he must mutter the Rudras!, the Purushasdkta, and the Kishm4zdis 3. 13. Then let him pronounce in the bull’s right ear the Mantra, ‘ The father of calves;’ 14. And the following (Mantras) : 15. ‘Holy law is a bull and is declared to have four feet}: him I choose for the object of my worship; may he protect me wholly. 16. ‘This young (bull) I give you as husband (O ye calves), roam about sportingly with him for your lover. May we not be deficient in progeny, O king Soma, and may we live long, and may we not be oppressed by our enemies.’ 17. He must drive away the bull together with the calves in a north-eastern direction and give a pair of garments, gold, and a vessel made of white copper to the officiating priest. 18. The blacksmith shall receive as wages as much as he claims, and food prepared with a great deal of butter, and (three) Brahmawzas shall be fed. 19. Any pool from which the bull drinks after 12. 1 Taitt. Samh. IV, 5, 1-11. — ? See LVI, 7.
318. The blacksmith shall receive as wages as much as he claims, and food prepared with a great deal of butter, and (three) Brahmawzas shall be fed. 19. Any pool from which the bull drinks after 12. 1 Taitt. Samh. IV, 5, 1-11. — ? See LVI, 7. 13. Nand. states expressly that this Mantra is from the Kashaka. It is found Kavh. XIII, 9; Taitt. Samh. III, 3, 9, 2; Kash. Grihyasitra XLVI. 15. 'This term refers perhaps to the ‘four feet of a judicial proceeding.’ See Narada 1, 11; 2, 9. 16. Taitt. Samh. ITI, 3, 9, 1, &c. The second half of this Mantra is found in the Kashaka Grzhya-sftra only. 18. The clause regarding the ‘food, which has been rendered in accordance with Nand.’s Commentary, might also be construed with ‘ fed,’ which would bring the whole into accordance with the precepts of the Ka/Aaka Grzhya-sfitra and of the two other Grzhyasitras. —_——- en LXXXVII, 5. PIOUS GIFTS. 263 having been set at liberty, that entire pool will refresh the manes of him who has set the bull at liberty. 20. The earth which is anywhere dug up by the bull exulting in his strength, is converted into delicious food and drink to satisfy the manes. LXXXVII. 1. Now on the day of full moon in the month Vaisékha he must spread out upon a woollen blanket the skin of a black antelope (together with the horns and hoofs), after having adorned the former with gold and the latter with silver, and after having ornamented the tail with a string of pearls. 2. After that, he must cover (that part of the blanket which is not covered by the skin) with sesamum, 3. And he must adorn the navel with gold. 4. He must cover (the skin) with a couple of new garments. 5. He must place all sorts of perfumes and jewels upon it. LXXXVII. 1. The particle atha, ‘now,’ indicates the beginning of a new section, treating of gifts. It comprises Chapters LXXXVII-XCIIL (Nand.) The commentator infers from a corresponding passage of the Matsya-puraza, that the following further tules are implied in this SQtra. The ceremony may also take place on the full moon days in the months Magha, K4rttika, and Ash4dha, on the twelfth day after the summer solstice, and during an eclipse of the sun or moon. The silver on the hoofs must weigh five Palas, and the gold on the horns ten Suvarvas (or two Palas and a half). The place must be pure, smeared with cow-dung, and covered “ Kusa grass. ‘The SkAnda-puraza states that the eyes must be adorned with jewels.’ (Nand.) 5. ‘ And garlands of flowers and other objects must be placed upon it, as 4a indicates.’ (Nand.) 264 VISHNU. LXXXVII, 6. 6. After having placed on its four sides (beginning with the eastern side) four metallic dishes (of copper, silver, white copper, and gold respectively) filled with milk, sour milk, honey, and clarified butter respectively, (and having poured out water) he must give (the skin, seizing it by the tail), to a Brahmaza, who is an Agnihotrin 1, decked with ornaments, and clad in two garments.
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1And on the Gomati (river); 44. And on the Vetravatt (river) ; 45. And on the Vip4sa (river) ; 46. And on the Vitasta (river) ; 47. And on the banks of the Satadru (river); 48. And on the Xandrabhaga (river) ; 49. Andon the frAvatt (river) ; 50. And on the banks of the Indus ;. 51. And on the southern Paffanada ; 52. And at Ausaga(?); 53- And at other such Tirthas; 39. Saptarsha, ‘the Tirtha of the seven Azshis’ (Nand.), is perhaps the present Satara, in the country of the Mahrattas. 40. Nand. places this Tirtha in the centre of Gay4. There is another of the same name, which is placed on the Kailésa mountain. 43. The Gomat? (the Gunti, near Lucknow) rises in the Naimisha forest. (Nand.) See 28. 44. The Vetravatt (the modern Betwah, near Bhilsah) is situated in Ahikghattra. (Namd.). 45-49. The Vip4s4 (Beas), Vitast4 (Jhelum or Behut), Satadru (Sutlej), Kandrabhagé (Chenab), and Irvatt (Ravee) are the five rivers of the Paiig&b (Paiifanada in Sanskrit). 51. This is the name of the confluence of five rivers in the Dekhan: the Kréshn4, Ven4, Tunga, Bhadra, and Kona. (Nand.) 52. ‘Ausaga (v. 1. Augasa; read Ausiga?) means Sfrparaka’ (Nand.), which was situated probably on the mouth of the Krishn4 (Kistna). S$ 2 260 VISHNU. LXXXV, 54. 54. And on the banks of (other) holy rivers ; 55. And anywhere at the birth-place of a deity, (such as Rama, Kyvzshaa, and others) ; 56. And on sand-banks; 57. And near waterfalls; 58. Andon mountains; 59. And in arbours (the sporting-places of Kyvzshza); 60. And in woods; 61. And in groves; 62. And in houses smeared with cow-dung ; 63. And in ‘pleasant spots.’ 64. There are some stanzas recited by the manes, which refer to this subject: 65. ‘May that person be born to our race, who will give us libations of water, taken from streams abounding with water, especially if their floods (coming from the Himalayas) are cool. 66. ‘May that excellent man be born to our race, who offers us a Sraddha attentively at Gaydsirsha or at Vafa.’ 67. A man must wish to have many sons, because if only one of them goes to Gayé (and offers a Sraddha to him after his death), or if he performs a horse-sacrifice, or if he sets a dark-coloured bull at liberty’, (he will acquire final emancipation through him.) LXXXVI. 1. Now follows the ceremony of setting a bull at liberty, (which should take place) 2. On the days of full moon in K4rttika or Asvina. 3. When performing this rite, he must first examine the bull. 63. The term manogfia, ‘a pleasant spot,’ means ‘a place close by the house, where sacred basil is planted, or other such places. (Nand.) 67. 1 See the next chapter. LXXXVI. 1-18. Par. III, 9; SAnkh. ILI, 11. Regarding the corresponding section of the Kashaka Grrhya-sfitra, see Introduction. LXXXVI, 12. SRADDHAS. 261 4. (The bull must be) the offspring of a milch cow having young ones living. 5. He must have all marks. 6. He must be dark-coloured ;
2LXXXVI. 1-18. Par. III, 9; SAnkh. ILI, 11. Regarding the corresponding section of the Kashaka Grrhya-sfitra, see Introduction. LXXXVI, 12. SRADDHAS. 261 4. (The bull must be) the offspring of a milch cow having young ones living. 5. He must have all marks. 6. He must be dark-coloured ; 7. Or red, but having a white mouth, a white tail, and white feet and horns. 8. He must be one who protects the herd. 9. Then, after having (kindled) a blazing fire among the cows (in the cow-pen) and strewed Kusa grass around it, let him boil with milk a dish sacred to Pfshan, and offer (two oblations) in the fire with the Mantras, ‘May Pdshan follow our cows!,’ and ‘Here is pleasure*’ And let a blacksmith mark the bull : 10. On the one flank (the right), with a discus; on the other flank (the left), with a trident. 11. After he has been marked, let him wash the bull with the four Mantras, (beginning with the words), ‘The golden-coloured’, and with (the five Mantras, beginning with the words), ‘May the divine (waters help and propitiate us’) *. 12. Having washed and adorned the bull, he must bring him near, together with four young cows, 5. ‘I.e. the bull must not be deficient in any limb.’ (Nand.) This interpretation is supported by the Grzhya-sfitras. "6, Nand. mentions two interpretations of the term nila, ‘darkcoloured :’ 1. a bull who is all white, and is therefore said to be of the ‘Br&ahmaaa kind;’ 2. one whose body is white, whereas his tail, his hoofs, and his face are black, and his horns blue. Cf. L, 25. 8. Nand. interprets yfithasya4adakam by nishektéram, ‘one who covers the cows.’ My rendering is based upon Devapila’s comment on the corresponding passage of the K4skaka GrzhyasQtra. See also Par. and Sankh. loc. cit. 9. 1 Rig-veda VI, 54, 5, &c.—? Vagas. Samh. VIII, 51; Kash. Asv. IV, 6, &c. 11, ! Taitt. Samh. V, 6, 1, 1, 2, &c. —? Rig-veda X, 9, 4-8, &c. 262 VISHNU. LXXXVI, 13. which must also have been washed and decorated, and he must mutter the Rudras!, the Purushasdkta, and the Kishm4zdis 3. 13. Then let him pronounce in the bull’s right ear the Mantra, ‘ The father of calves;’ 14. And the following (Mantras) : 15. ‘Holy law is a bull and is declared to have four feet}: him I choose for the object of my worship; may he protect me wholly. 16. ‘This young (bull) I give you as husband (O ye calves), roam about sportingly with him for your lover. May we not be deficient in progeny, O king Soma, and may we live long, and may we not be oppressed by our enemies.’ 17. He must drive away the bull together with the calves in a north-eastern direction and give a pair of garments, gold, and a vessel made of white copper to the officiating priest. 18. The blacksmith shall receive as wages as much as he claims, and food prepared with a great deal of butter, and (three) Brahmawzas shall be fed. 19. Any pool from which the bull drinks after 12. 1 Taitt. Samh. IV, 5, 1-11. — ? See LVI, 7.
318. The blacksmith shall receive as wages as much as he claims, and food prepared with a great deal of butter, and (three) Brahmawzas shall be fed. 19. Any pool from which the bull drinks after 12. 1 Taitt. Samh. IV, 5, 1-11. — ? See LVI, 7. 13. Nand. states expressly that this Mantra is from the Kashaka. It is found Kavh. XIII, 9; Taitt. Samh. III, 3, 9, 2; Kash. Grihyasitra XLVI. 15. 'This term refers perhaps to the ‘four feet of a judicial proceeding.’ See Narada 1, 11; 2, 9. 16. Taitt. Samh. ITI, 3, 9, 1, &c. The second half of this Mantra is found in the Kashaka Grzhya-sftra only. 18. The clause regarding the ‘food, which has been rendered in accordance with Nand.’s Commentary, might also be construed with ‘ fed,’ which would bring the whole into accordance with the precepts of the Ka/Aaka Grzhya-sfitra and of the two other Grzhyasitras. —_——- en LXXXVII, 5. PIOUS GIFTS. 263 having been set at liberty, that entire pool will refresh the manes of him who has set the bull at liberty. 20. The earth which is anywhere dug up by the bull exulting in his strength, is converted into delicious food and drink to satisfy the manes. LXXXVII. 1. Now on the day of full moon in the month Vaisékha he must spread out upon a woollen blanket the skin of a black antelope (together with the horns and hoofs), after having adorned the former with gold and the latter with silver, and after having ornamented the tail with a string of pearls. 2. After that, he must cover (that part of the blanket which is not covered by the skin) with sesamum, 3. And he must adorn the navel with gold. 4. He must cover (the skin) with a couple of new garments. 5. He must place all sorts of perfumes and jewels upon it. LXXXVII. 1. The particle atha, ‘now,’ indicates the beginning of a new section, treating of gifts. It comprises Chapters LXXXVII-XCIIL (Nand.) The commentator infers from a corresponding passage of the Matsya-puraza, that the following further tules are implied in this SQtra. The ceremony may also take place on the full moon days in the months Magha, K4rttika, and Ash4dha, on the twelfth day after the summer solstice, and during an eclipse of the sun or moon. The silver on the hoofs must weigh five Palas, and the gold on the horns ten Suvarvas (or two Palas and a half). The place must be pure, smeared with cow-dung, and covered “ Kusa grass. ‘The SkAnda-puraza states that the eyes must be adorned with jewels.’ (Nand.) 5. ‘ And garlands of flowers and other objects must be placed upon it, as 4a indicates.’ (Nand.) 264 VISHNU. LXXXVII, 6. 6. After having placed on its four sides (beginning with the eastern side) four metallic dishes (of copper, silver, white copper, and gold respectively) filled with milk, sour milk, honey, and clarified butter respectively, (and having poured out water) he must give (the skin, seizing it by the tail), to a Brahmaza, who is an Agnihotrin 1, decked with ornaments, and clad in two garments.
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