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111. In the day-time he worships (the sun) with the two (verses) addressed to Mitra, ‘The glory of Mitra, who supports men,’ and ‘ Mitra causes men to join.’ 12. Let him begin (the twilight devotion) in the 6. Govinda states that prazdyamasaf, ‘ suppressing his breath,’ has in this Stra no technical meaning. 4. Govinda says that the order to be observed in this case is as follows: First the syllable Om is to be recited, next the seven Vy4hritis, beginning with BhiZ and ending with Satyam, then the Savitrf, and finally again the syllable Om. 8. The Brahmahridaya is Taittiriya Aranyaka X, 28. This Anuvaka may be repeated three times for each Praz4y4ma (see Vasish‘ha XXV, 13), or altogether nine times, and, if the worshipper is then tired, he may go on repeating the Savitri without suppressing his breath. 9. Taittiriya Samhita IT, 1, 11, 6. 1o. Gautama II, 11. 11. Taittirtya Samhita ITI, 4, 11, 5. 12. Very early, i.e. when the stars are still visible; see also Gautama II, 11, and note. 248 BAUDHAYANA. II, 4,7. morning very early, and finish it when the sun has risen. 13. Let him begin (the twilight devotion) in the evening, when (the sun) has set, (and finish it) very soon after (the appearance of the stars) ; 14. And the complete observance of the twilight devotions (produces as its reward) an uninterrupted succession of days and nights. 15. Now they quote with reference to this (subject) also the following two verses, which have been proclaimed by the Lord of created beings (Pragapati): ‘How can those twice-born men be called Brahmazas who do not perform their twilight devotions, in the morning and in the evening at the proper time? At his pleasure a righteous king may appoint those Brahmazas who neglect to daily perform the twilight devotions, both at morn and at eve, to do the work of Stidras.’ 16. If the time for the (twilight devotion) is allowed to pass in the evening, (the offender shall) fast during the night; and if it is neglected in the morning, he shall fast during the (next) day. 17. He obtains (thereby) the (same) reward as if he had remained standing and sitting (in the twilight). 18. Now they quote also (the following verses) : ‘Whatever sin (a man) may have committed with his organ, with his feet, with his arms, by thoughts or by speech, from (all) that he is freed by performing the twilight devotion in the evening.’ 19. (The worshipper) becomes also connected 14. The day and night will not be cut off from his existence. 16. Vasishtha XX, 4-5. 18, Vasish‘ha XXVI, 2. II, 5, 8 BATHING. 249 _ (thereby) with the (next) night, and Varuza will not seize him. 20. In like manner he becomes free from the sin committed during the night by worshipping in the morning. 21. He is also connected with the (next) day, Mitra protects him and Aditya leads him up to heaven.
2II, 5, 8 BATHING. 249 _ (thereby) with the (next) night, and Varuza will not seize him. 20. In like manner he becomes free from the sin committed during the night by worshipping in the morning. 21. He is also connected with the (next) day, Mitra protects him and Aditya leads him up to heaven. 22. It is declared in the Veda, ‘A Br&éhmaza who in this same manner daily worships in the twilight, both at morn and at eve and, being sanctified by the Brahman, becoming one with the Brahman, ‘ and resplendent through the Brahman, follows the _ rules of the Sastra, gains the heaven of Brahman.’ Prasna II, ApuyAva 5, KawpikA 8, 1. Now, after washing his hands, he shall take his waterpot and a clod of earth, go to a (sacred) bathing-place and thrice clean his feet (with earth and water) and thrice his body. 2. Now some say, ‘One must not enter a burialground, water, a temple, a cowpen, nor a place where Brdhmamas (sit) without having cleaned one’s fee:.’ 20. Vasishéha XXVI, 3. 22. Brahman means here the Veda, the SAvitrf, and the universal soul. - 8.1. Vishvu LXIV, 18. This Adhydya contains the rules for bathing, and the subject is introduced, as Govinda observes, because in the preceding chapter II, 4, 7, 2, it has been said that an impure person must bathe before he performs the twilight devotions. Govinda also states that the word 4a, ‘and,’ which stands after mritpindam, ‘a clod,’ indicates that gomaya, ‘ cowdung,’ must also be employed. 250 BAUDHAYANA. IT, 5, 8. 3. Then he enters the water, (reciting the following verse): ‘I take refuge with gold-horned Varuza, give me at my request (O Varuza) a purifying bathingplace. May Indra, Varuma, Brzhaspati, and Savitrz again and again cleanse me from all sin which I have committed by eating the food of unholy men, by receiving gifts from the wicked, and from all evil which I have done by thoughts, speeches, or deeds.’ 4. Then he takes up water in his joined hands, (saying), ‘May the waters and the herbs be propitious to us.’ 5. (Next) he pours (the water) out in that direction in which an enemy of his dwells, (saying), ‘May they work woe to him who hates us and whom we hate.’ 6. Then he sips water, and thrice makes the water eddy around himself turning from the left to the right (and saying), ‘May that which is hurtful, which is impure, and which is inauspicious in the water be removed.’ . 7. After having submerged himself and having emerged from the water, 8. (Acts of) personal purification, washing the clothes by beating them on a stone and sipping 3. The verse is found Taittirfya Aranyaka X, 1,12. 4. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 11. 5. Taittirlya Aranyaka, loc. cit. This and the following Sftras, down to II, 6, 11,15, are wanting in the Gugarat and Dekhan MSS. except in K, , 6. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 13.
3The verse is found Taittirfya Aranyaka X, 1,12. 4. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 11. 5. Taittirlya Aranyaka, loc. cit. This and the following Sftras, down to II, 6, 11,15, are wanting in the Gugarat and Dekhan MSS. except in K, , 6. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 13. 4. Govinda points out that the completion of this Sfitra is to be found in Sfittra ro. He adds that Baudh4yana inserted Sfitras 8-9 in the middle, because he was afraid to forget the rules contained in them. 8. Vishzu LXIV, 10, rr. II, 5, 8. BATHING. 251 water are not (permitted to the worshipper) as long as he is in the water. 9. If (the water used for bathing) has been (taken from a) confined (place, such as a well), he worships it with the following (Mantra): ‘Adoration to Agni, the lord of the waters; adoration to Indra; adoration to Varuza; adoration to Varuzt; adoration to the waters.’ 10. After having ascended the bank and having sipped water, let him again sip water, though he has done so before, (and recite the following Mantras) : ‘May water purify the earth, may the purified earth purify me, may Brahmazaspati (and) Brahman purify, may the purified (earth) purify me. May water purify me, (taking away) all (the guilt which I incurred by eating) remnants of food, and forbidden food, (by committing) evil deeds, (by) receiving gifts from wicked men, Sv4h4!’ 11. Making two Pavitras he rubs (his body) with water. Haying rubbed himself, (reciting the) three (verses), ‘ Ye waters are,’ &c., the four (verses), ‘ The golden-coloured, pure, purifying, &c., (and) the Anuvaka, ‘He who purifies, &c., he performs, stepping back into the water, three Praz4ydmas with the Aghamarshava (hymn); then he ascends the bank, squeezes (the water) out of his dress, puts on garments which have been washed and dried in the air and which are not the worse for wear, sips water, 9. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 12. 10. Taittiriya Aranyaka X, 23. Govinda says that the rule is intended to indicate also that a person who recites sacred texts while sipping water, must do so only after having taken water once before. K. inserts before this Mantra, also Anuvaka 22. 11. Vishnu LXIV, 13-14; 18-19. The Vedic passages intended 252 BAUDHAYANA. II, 5, 8. sits down on Darbha grass, and, holding Darbha grass (in his hands), recites, facing the east, the GAyatrt one thousand times, (or) one hundred times, or any number of times, or at least twelve times. 12. Then he worships the sun (reciting the following Mantras): ‘Out of darkness we, &c., ‘Up that bright,’ &c., ‘That eye which is beneficial to the gods,’ &c., (and) ‘ He who rose,’ &c. 13. Now they quote also (the following maxim): ‘The syllable Om, the Vy4hrztis, and the Savitri, these five Veda-offerings daily cleanse the Brahmaza from guilt.’ . 14. Being purified by the five Veda-offerings, he next satiates the gods (with water, saying), Prasna II, ApuyAya 5, KawpikA 9,
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111. In the day-time he worships (the sun) with the two (verses) addressed to Mitra, ‘The glory of Mitra, who supports men,’ and ‘ Mitra causes men to join.’ 12. Let him begin (the twilight devotion) in the 6. Govinda states that prazdyamasaf, ‘ suppressing his breath,’ has in this Stra no technical meaning. 4. Govinda says that the order to be observed in this case is as follows: First the syllable Om is to be recited, next the seven Vy4hritis, beginning with BhiZ and ending with Satyam, then the Savitrf, and finally again the syllable Om. 8. The Brahmahridaya is Taittiriya Aranyaka X, 28. This Anuvaka may be repeated three times for each Praz4y4ma (see Vasish‘ha XXV, 13), or altogether nine times, and, if the worshipper is then tired, he may go on repeating the Savitri without suppressing his breath. 9. Taittiriya Samhita IT, 1, 11, 6. 1o. Gautama II, 11. 11. Taittirtya Samhita ITI, 4, 11, 5. 12. Very early, i.e. when the stars are still visible; see also Gautama II, 11, and note. 248 BAUDHAYANA. II, 4,7. morning very early, and finish it when the sun has risen. 13. Let him begin (the twilight devotion) in the evening, when (the sun) has set, (and finish it) very soon after (the appearance of the stars) ; 14. And the complete observance of the twilight devotions (produces as its reward) an uninterrupted succession of days and nights. 15. Now they quote with reference to this (subject) also the following two verses, which have been proclaimed by the Lord of created beings (Pragapati): ‘How can those twice-born men be called Brahmazas who do not perform their twilight devotions, in the morning and in the evening at the proper time? At his pleasure a righteous king may appoint those Brahmazas who neglect to daily perform the twilight devotions, both at morn and at eve, to do the work of Stidras.’ 16. If the time for the (twilight devotion) is allowed to pass in the evening, (the offender shall) fast during the night; and if it is neglected in the morning, he shall fast during the (next) day. 17. He obtains (thereby) the (same) reward as if he had remained standing and sitting (in the twilight). 18. Now they quote also (the following verses) : ‘Whatever sin (a man) may have committed with his organ, with his feet, with his arms, by thoughts or by speech, from (all) that he is freed by performing the twilight devotion in the evening.’ 19. (The worshipper) becomes also connected 14. The day and night will not be cut off from his existence. 16. Vasishtha XX, 4-5. 18, Vasish‘ha XXVI, 2. II, 5, 8 BATHING. 249 _ (thereby) with the (next) night, and Varuza will not seize him. 20. In like manner he becomes free from the sin committed during the night by worshipping in the morning. 21. He is also connected with the (next) day, Mitra protects him and Aditya leads him up to heaven.
2II, 5, 8 BATHING. 249 _ (thereby) with the (next) night, and Varuza will not seize him. 20. In like manner he becomes free from the sin committed during the night by worshipping in the morning. 21. He is also connected with the (next) day, Mitra protects him and Aditya leads him up to heaven. 22. It is declared in the Veda, ‘A Br&éhmaza who in this same manner daily worships in the twilight, both at morn and at eve and, being sanctified by the Brahman, becoming one with the Brahman, ‘ and resplendent through the Brahman, follows the _ rules of the Sastra, gains the heaven of Brahman.’ Prasna II, ApuyAva 5, KawpikA 8, 1. Now, after washing his hands, he shall take his waterpot and a clod of earth, go to a (sacred) bathing-place and thrice clean his feet (with earth and water) and thrice his body. 2. Now some say, ‘One must not enter a burialground, water, a temple, a cowpen, nor a place where Brdhmamas (sit) without having cleaned one’s fee:.’ 20. Vasishéha XXVI, 3. 22. Brahman means here the Veda, the SAvitrf, and the universal soul. - 8.1. Vishvu LXIV, 18. This Adhydya contains the rules for bathing, and the subject is introduced, as Govinda observes, because in the preceding chapter II, 4, 7, 2, it has been said that an impure person must bathe before he performs the twilight devotions. Govinda also states that the word 4a, ‘and,’ which stands after mritpindam, ‘a clod,’ indicates that gomaya, ‘ cowdung,’ must also be employed. 250 BAUDHAYANA. IT, 5, 8. 3. Then he enters the water, (reciting the following verse): ‘I take refuge with gold-horned Varuza, give me at my request (O Varuza) a purifying bathingplace. May Indra, Varuma, Brzhaspati, and Savitrz again and again cleanse me from all sin which I have committed by eating the food of unholy men, by receiving gifts from the wicked, and from all evil which I have done by thoughts, speeches, or deeds.’ 4. Then he takes up water in his joined hands, (saying), ‘May the waters and the herbs be propitious to us.’ 5. (Next) he pours (the water) out in that direction in which an enemy of his dwells, (saying), ‘May they work woe to him who hates us and whom we hate.’ 6. Then he sips water, and thrice makes the water eddy around himself turning from the left to the right (and saying), ‘May that which is hurtful, which is impure, and which is inauspicious in the water be removed.’ . 7. After having submerged himself and having emerged from the water, 8. (Acts of) personal purification, washing the clothes by beating them on a stone and sipping 3. The verse is found Taittirfya Aranyaka X, 1,12. 4. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 11. 5. Taittirlya Aranyaka, loc. cit. This and the following Sftras, down to II, 6, 11,15, are wanting in the Gugarat and Dekhan MSS. except in K, , 6. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 13.
3The verse is found Taittirfya Aranyaka X, 1,12. 4. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 11. 5. Taittirlya Aranyaka, loc. cit. This and the following Sftras, down to II, 6, 11,15, are wanting in the Gugarat and Dekhan MSS. except in K, , 6. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 13. 4. Govinda points out that the completion of this Sfitra is to be found in Sfittra ro. He adds that Baudh4yana inserted Sfitras 8-9 in the middle, because he was afraid to forget the rules contained in them. 8. Vishzu LXIV, 10, rr. II, 5, 8. BATHING. 251 water are not (permitted to the worshipper) as long as he is in the water. 9. If (the water used for bathing) has been (taken from a) confined (place, such as a well), he worships it with the following (Mantra): ‘Adoration to Agni, the lord of the waters; adoration to Indra; adoration to Varuza; adoration to Varuzt; adoration to the waters.’ 10. After having ascended the bank and having sipped water, let him again sip water, though he has done so before, (and recite the following Mantras) : ‘May water purify the earth, may the purified earth purify me, may Brahmazaspati (and) Brahman purify, may the purified (earth) purify me. May water purify me, (taking away) all (the guilt which I incurred by eating) remnants of food, and forbidden food, (by committing) evil deeds, (by) receiving gifts from wicked men, Sv4h4!’ 11. Making two Pavitras he rubs (his body) with water. Haying rubbed himself, (reciting the) three (verses), ‘ Ye waters are,’ &c., the four (verses), ‘ The golden-coloured, pure, purifying, &c., (and) the Anuvaka, ‘He who purifies, &c., he performs, stepping back into the water, three Praz4ydmas with the Aghamarshava (hymn); then he ascends the bank, squeezes (the water) out of his dress, puts on garments which have been washed and dried in the air and which are not the worse for wear, sips water, 9. Taittirtya Aranyaka X, 1, 12. 10. Taittiriya Aranyaka X, 23. Govinda says that the rule is intended to indicate also that a person who recites sacred texts while sipping water, must do so only after having taken water once before. K. inserts before this Mantra, also Anuvaka 22. 11. Vishnu LXIV, 13-14; 18-19. The Vedic passages intended 252 BAUDHAYANA. II, 5, 8. sits down on Darbha grass, and, holding Darbha grass (in his hands), recites, facing the east, the GAyatrt one thousand times, (or) one hundred times, or any number of times, or at least twelve times. 12. Then he worships the sun (reciting the following Mantras): ‘Out of darkness we, &c., ‘Up that bright,’ &c., ‘That eye which is beneficial to the gods,’ &c., (and) ‘ He who rose,’ &c. 13. Now they quote also (the following maxim): ‘The syllable Om, the Vy4hrztis, and the Savitri, these five Veda-offerings daily cleanse the Brahmaza from guilt.’ . 14. Being purified by the five Veda-offerings, he next satiates the gods (with water, saying), Prasna II, ApuyAya 5, KawpikA 9,
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