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1With the first Mantra comp. Rig-veda X, 85, 44; PAraskara I, 4, 16; with the second, Rig-veda, loc. cit., 37 ; Paraskara, loc. cit.; with the following ones, Rig-veda X, 85, 40. 41. 45; Paraskaral, 4,16; 6, 3, &c. 3 seq. Comp. Sankh4yana I, 13,15 seq. I PRASNA, 6 PATALA, 20 SECTION, IO. 191 4. After he has sprinkled (Agya) over (the grain in her hands), he sacrifices (the grain) with her joined hands (which he seizes), with (the verse), ‘This woman, strewing grain into the fire, prays thus, “ May my husband live long; may my relations be prosperous. Sv4ha!”’ 5. Having made her rise with (the verse which she recites), ‘Up! with life’ (Taitt. Samh. I, 2, 8, 1), and having circumambulated the fire (with her) so that their right sides are turned towards it, with (the verse), ‘May we find our way with thee through all hostile powers, as through streams of water ’—he pours fried grain (into her hands, and sacrifices them), as before. 6. Having circumambulated (the fire) a second time, he pours fried grain (into her hands, and sacrifices them), as before. 7. Having circumambulated (the fire) a third time, he sacrifices to (Agni) Svishéakrct. 8. Here some add as subordinate oblations the Gaya, Abhy4tina, and RAash¢rabhvzt (oblations) as above. 9. To the west of the fire he makes her step forward in an easterly or a northerly direction the (seven) ‘steps of Vishu.’ 10. He says to her, ‘ Step forward with the right (foot) and follow with the left. Do not put the left (foot) before the right.’ 5. Comp. above, I, 2, 7, 13; Rig-veda II, 7, 3. 8. Comp. I, 2, 8, 16. g seq. Comp. Gobhila II, 2,11 seq.; Sankh4yana I, 14, 5 seq. 192 GRIHYA-SOTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN. PaTrata 6, SEcTION 21. 1. (He makes her step forward, and goes with her himself), with (the Mantras), ‘ One (step) for sap, may Vishzu go after thee; two (steps) for juice, may Vishnu go after thee; three (steps) for vows, may Vishzu go after thee; four (steps) for comfort, may Vishnu go after thee; five (steps) for cattle, may Vishzu go after thee; six (steps) for the prospering of wealth, may Vishzu go after thee; seven (steps) for the sevenfold Hotvzship, may Vishzu go after thee.’ 2. After the seventh step he makes her abide (in that position) and murmurs, ‘With seven steps we have become friends. May I attain to friendship with thee. May I not be separated from thy friendship. Mayst thou not be separated from my friendship.’ 3. He then puts his right foot on her right foot, moves his right hand down gradually over her right shoulder, and touches the place of her heart as above, 4. And the place of her navel with (the formula), ‘Thou art the knot of all breath; do not loosen thyself.’
2He then puts his right foot on her right foot, moves his right hand down gradually over her right shoulder, and touches the place of her heart as above, 4. And the place of her navel with (the formula), ‘Thou art the knot of all breath; do not loosen thyself.’ 5. After he has made her sit down to the west of the fire, so that she faces the east, he stands to the east (of his bride), facing the west, and besprinkles her with water, with the three verses, ‘O waters, ye are wholesome’ (Taitt. Samh. IV, 1, 5, 1), with the four verses, ‘The gold-coloured, clean, purifying waters’ (V, 6, 1), and with the Anuvaka, ‘The purifier, the heavenly one’ (Taitt. Brahmama I, 4, 8). 21, 3. See above, I, 2, 5, 11. 4. See above, I, 2, 5, 12. 5. Comp. I, 3, 10, 2. I PRASNA, 7 PATALA, 22 SECTION, 8. 193 6. Now they pour seeds (of rice, &c.) on (the heads of the bridegroom and bride). End of the Sixth Padala. Prasna I, Parata 7, SECTION 22. 1. Then they let her depart (in a vehicle from her father’s house), or they let her be taken away. 2. Having put (the fire into a vessel) they carry that (nuptial) fire behind (the newly-married couple). 3. It should be kept constantly. 4. If it goes out, (a new fire) should be kindled by attrition, or it should be fetched from the house of a Srotriya. 5. Besides, if (the fire) goes out, the wife or the husband should fast. 6. When (the bridegroom with his bride) has come to his house, he says to her, ‘Cross (the threshold) with thy right foot first; do not stand on the threshold.’ 7. In the hall, in its easterly part, he puts down the fire and puts wood on it. 8. To the west of the fire he spreads out a red bull’s skin with the neck to the east, with the hair outside, 6. MAtrrdatta explains adhisrayanti by vapanti gdy4patyoh sirasi kshipanti. 22, 4. ‘Ifthe fire on which they had put wood, was a fire produced by attrition, (the new fire) should (also) be kindled by attrition. If it was a common (laukika) fire that they had fetched, (the new fire) should be fetched from a Srotriya’s house. Thereby it is shown that the common fire at the Upanayana ceremony, &c., should be fetched only from a Srotriya’s house.’ Méatrsdatta. [30] oO 194 GRIHYA-SOTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN. 9. On that (skin) they both sit down facing the east or the north, so that the wife sits behind her husband, with (the verse), ‘ Here may the cows sit down, here the horses, here the men. Here may also Pdshan with a thousand (sacrificial) gifts sit down.’ 10. They sit silently until the stars appear. 11. When the stars have appeared, he goes forth from the house (with his wife) in an easterly or northerly direction, and worships the quarters (of the horizon) with (the hemistich), ‘Ye goddesses, ye six wide ones’ (Taitt. Sah. IV, 7, 14, 2). 12, (He worships) the stars with (the Pada), ‘ May we not be deprived of our offspring ;’ 13. The moon with (the Pada), ‘May we not get into the power of him who hates us, O king Soma!’
3Sah. IV, 7, 14, 2). 12, (He worships) the stars with (the Pada), ‘ May we not be deprived of our offspring ;’ 13. The moon with (the Pada), ‘May we not get into the power of him who hates us, O king Soma!’ 14. He worships the seven Azshis (ursa major) with (the verse), ‘ The seven Azshis who have led to firmness she, Arundhatt, who stands first among the six Kvittikas (pleiads) :—may she, the eighth one, who leads the conjunction of the (moon with the) six Kyrzttikas, the first (among conjunctions) shine upon us!’ Then he worships the polar star with (the formula), ‘ Firm dwelling, firm origin. The firm one art thou, standing on the side of firmness. Thou art the pillar of the stars; thus protect me against my adversary. ‘ Adoration be to the Brahman, to the firm, immovable one! Adoration be to the Brahman’s son, Pragapati! Adoration to the Brahman’s children, 9. Comp. Paraskara I, 8, 10, and the readings quoted there from the Atharva-veda. _ ¥2, 13. These are the two last P&das of the verse of which the first hemistich is quoted in Sfttra 11. I PRASNA, 7 PATALA, 23 SECTION, I. 195 to the thirty-three gods! Adoration to the Brahman’s children and grandchildren, to the Angiras! ‘He who knows thee (the polar star) as the firm, immovable Brahman with its children and with its grandchildren, with such a man children and grandchildren will firmly dwell, servants and pupils, garments and woollen blankets, bronze and gold, wives and kings, food, safety, long life, glory, renown, splendour, strength, holy lustre, and the enjoyment of food. May all these things firmly and immovably dwell with me!’ ParaLa 7%, SECTION 23, 1. (Then follow the Mantras), ‘I know thee as the firm Brahman. May I become firm in this world and in this country. ‘I know thee as the immovable Brahman. May I not be moved away from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, be moved away from this world and from this country. ‘I know thee as the unshaken Brahman. May I not be shaken off from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, be shaken off from this world and from this country, ‘I know thee as the unfalling Brahman. May J not fall from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, fall from this world and from this country. ‘1 know thee as the nave of the universe. May I become the nave of this country. I know thee as the centre of the universe. May I become the centre of this country. I know thee as the string that holds the universe. May I become the string that holds this country. I know thee as the pillar 02 196 GRIHYA-SOTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN. of the universe. May I become the pillar of this country. I know thee as the navel of the universe. May I become the navel of this country. ‘As the navel is the centre of the PrAzas, thus I am the navel. May hundred-and-onefold evil befall him who hates us and whom we hate; may more than hundred-and-onefold merit fall to my lot!’
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1With the first Mantra comp. Rig-veda X, 85, 44; PAraskara I, 4, 16; with the second, Rig-veda, loc. cit., 37 ; Paraskara, loc. cit.; with the following ones, Rig-veda X, 85, 40. 41. 45; Paraskaral, 4,16; 6, 3, &c. 3 seq. Comp. Sankh4yana I, 13,15 seq. I PRASNA, 6 PATALA, 20 SECTION, IO. 191 4. After he has sprinkled (Agya) over (the grain in her hands), he sacrifices (the grain) with her joined hands (which he seizes), with (the verse), ‘This woman, strewing grain into the fire, prays thus, “ May my husband live long; may my relations be prosperous. Sv4ha!”’ 5. Having made her rise with (the verse which she recites), ‘Up! with life’ (Taitt. Samh. I, 2, 8, 1), and having circumambulated the fire (with her) so that their right sides are turned towards it, with (the verse), ‘May we find our way with thee through all hostile powers, as through streams of water ’—he pours fried grain (into her hands, and sacrifices them), as before. 6. Having circumambulated (the fire) a second time, he pours fried grain (into her hands, and sacrifices them), as before. 7. Having circumambulated (the fire) a third time, he sacrifices to (Agni) Svishéakrct. 8. Here some add as subordinate oblations the Gaya, Abhy4tina, and RAash¢rabhvzt (oblations) as above. 9. To the west of the fire he makes her step forward in an easterly or a northerly direction the (seven) ‘steps of Vishu.’ 10. He says to her, ‘ Step forward with the right (foot) and follow with the left. Do not put the left (foot) before the right.’ 5. Comp. above, I, 2, 7, 13; Rig-veda II, 7, 3. 8. Comp. I, 2, 8, 16. g seq. Comp. Gobhila II, 2,11 seq.; Sankh4yana I, 14, 5 seq. 192 GRIHYA-SOTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN. PaTrata 6, SEcTION 21. 1. (He makes her step forward, and goes with her himself), with (the Mantras), ‘ One (step) for sap, may Vishzu go after thee; two (steps) for juice, may Vishnu go after thee; three (steps) for vows, may Vishzu go after thee; four (steps) for comfort, may Vishnu go after thee; five (steps) for cattle, may Vishzu go after thee; six (steps) for the prospering of wealth, may Vishzu go after thee; seven (steps) for the sevenfold Hotvzship, may Vishzu go after thee.’ 2. After the seventh step he makes her abide (in that position) and murmurs, ‘With seven steps we have become friends. May I attain to friendship with thee. May I not be separated from thy friendship. Mayst thou not be separated from my friendship.’ 3. He then puts his right foot on her right foot, moves his right hand down gradually over her right shoulder, and touches the place of her heart as above, 4. And the place of her navel with (the formula), ‘Thou art the knot of all breath; do not loosen thyself.’
2He then puts his right foot on her right foot, moves his right hand down gradually over her right shoulder, and touches the place of her heart as above, 4. And the place of her navel with (the formula), ‘Thou art the knot of all breath; do not loosen thyself.’ 5. After he has made her sit down to the west of the fire, so that she faces the east, he stands to the east (of his bride), facing the west, and besprinkles her with water, with the three verses, ‘O waters, ye are wholesome’ (Taitt. Samh. IV, 1, 5, 1), with the four verses, ‘The gold-coloured, clean, purifying waters’ (V, 6, 1), and with the Anuvaka, ‘The purifier, the heavenly one’ (Taitt. Brahmama I, 4, 8). 21, 3. See above, I, 2, 5, 11. 4. See above, I, 2, 5, 12. 5. Comp. I, 3, 10, 2. I PRASNA, 7 PATALA, 22 SECTION, 8. 193 6. Now they pour seeds (of rice, &c.) on (the heads of the bridegroom and bride). End of the Sixth Padala. Prasna I, Parata 7, SECTION 22. 1. Then they let her depart (in a vehicle from her father’s house), or they let her be taken away. 2. Having put (the fire into a vessel) they carry that (nuptial) fire behind (the newly-married couple). 3. It should be kept constantly. 4. If it goes out, (a new fire) should be kindled by attrition, or it should be fetched from the house of a Srotriya. 5. Besides, if (the fire) goes out, the wife or the husband should fast. 6. When (the bridegroom with his bride) has come to his house, he says to her, ‘Cross (the threshold) with thy right foot first; do not stand on the threshold.’ 7. In the hall, in its easterly part, he puts down the fire and puts wood on it. 8. To the west of the fire he spreads out a red bull’s skin with the neck to the east, with the hair outside, 6. MAtrrdatta explains adhisrayanti by vapanti gdy4patyoh sirasi kshipanti. 22, 4. ‘Ifthe fire on which they had put wood, was a fire produced by attrition, (the new fire) should (also) be kindled by attrition. If it was a common (laukika) fire that they had fetched, (the new fire) should be fetched from a Srotriya’s house. Thereby it is shown that the common fire at the Upanayana ceremony, &c., should be fetched only from a Srotriya’s house.’ Méatrsdatta. [30] oO 194 GRIHYA-SOTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN. 9. On that (skin) they both sit down facing the east or the north, so that the wife sits behind her husband, with (the verse), ‘ Here may the cows sit down, here the horses, here the men. Here may also Pdshan with a thousand (sacrificial) gifts sit down.’ 10. They sit silently until the stars appear. 11. When the stars have appeared, he goes forth from the house (with his wife) in an easterly or northerly direction, and worships the quarters (of the horizon) with (the hemistich), ‘Ye goddesses, ye six wide ones’ (Taitt. Sah. IV, 7, 14, 2). 12, (He worships) the stars with (the Pada), ‘ May we not be deprived of our offspring ;’ 13. The moon with (the Pada), ‘May we not get into the power of him who hates us, O king Soma!’
3Sah. IV, 7, 14, 2). 12, (He worships) the stars with (the Pada), ‘ May we not be deprived of our offspring ;’ 13. The moon with (the Pada), ‘May we not get into the power of him who hates us, O king Soma!’ 14. He worships the seven Azshis (ursa major) with (the verse), ‘ The seven Azshis who have led to firmness she, Arundhatt, who stands first among the six Kvittikas (pleiads) :—may she, the eighth one, who leads the conjunction of the (moon with the) six Kyrzttikas, the first (among conjunctions) shine upon us!’ Then he worships the polar star with (the formula), ‘ Firm dwelling, firm origin. The firm one art thou, standing on the side of firmness. Thou art the pillar of the stars; thus protect me against my adversary. ‘ Adoration be to the Brahman, to the firm, immovable one! Adoration be to the Brahman’s son, Pragapati! Adoration to the Brahman’s children, 9. Comp. Paraskara I, 8, 10, and the readings quoted there from the Atharva-veda. _ ¥2, 13. These are the two last P&das of the verse of which the first hemistich is quoted in Sfttra 11. I PRASNA, 7 PATALA, 23 SECTION, I. 195 to the thirty-three gods! Adoration to the Brahman’s children and grandchildren, to the Angiras! ‘He who knows thee (the polar star) as the firm, immovable Brahman with its children and with its grandchildren, with such a man children and grandchildren will firmly dwell, servants and pupils, garments and woollen blankets, bronze and gold, wives and kings, food, safety, long life, glory, renown, splendour, strength, holy lustre, and the enjoyment of food. May all these things firmly and immovably dwell with me!’ ParaLa 7%, SECTION 23, 1. (Then follow the Mantras), ‘I know thee as the firm Brahman. May I become firm in this world and in this country. ‘I know thee as the immovable Brahman. May I not be moved away from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, be moved away from this world and from this country. ‘I know thee as the unshaken Brahman. May I not be shaken off from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, be shaken off from this world and from this country, ‘I know thee as the unfalling Brahman. May J not fall from this world and from this country. May he who hates me, my rival, fall from this world and from this country. ‘1 know thee as the nave of the universe. May I become the nave of this country. I know thee as the centre of the universe. May I become the centre of this country. I know thee as the string that holds the universe. May I become the string that holds this country. I know thee as the pillar 02 196 GRIHYA-SOTRA OF HIRANYAKESIN. of the universe. May I become the pillar of this country. I know thee as the navel of the universe. May I become the navel of this country. ‘As the navel is the centre of the PrAzas, thus I am the navel. May hundred-and-onefold evil befall him who hates us and whom we hate; may more than hundred-and-onefold merit fall to my lot!’
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