Mantra occurs Taitt. Sawhitd III, 4, ir, i. Govinda says that material protection, too, in the shape of an iron platter or cover is to be given to the boiling barley.
8. The text occurs Taitt. Sawhita I, 2, 3, i. It consists of five sentences, and is addressed to the five vital airs, to each of which the eater offers one oblation.
30O BAUDHAYANA. ITT, 7.
PRASNA III, ADHYAYA 7.
1. 'Let him who considers himself impure offer (burnt oblations), reciting the Kushma«das.
2. ' He who has had forbidden intercourse, or
has committed a crime against nature, becomes
even like a thief, even like the slayer of a learned
Brahma#a.'
3. ' He is freed from any sin which is less than the crime of slaying a learned Brahmawa.'
4. If, after wasting his strength except in his
sleep, he desires to become free from the stain
and holy,
5. He causes the hair of his head, his beard, the
hair on his body, and his nails to be cut on the day
of the new moon or of the full moon, and takes upon
himself a vow according to the rule prescribed for
students,
6. (To be kept) during a year, or a month, or
twenty-four days, or twelve nights, or six or three
nights.
7. Let him not eat meat, nor approach a woman,
not sit on (a couch or seat, and) beware of (speaking
an) untruth.
8. To subsist on milk (alone is) the most excel-
lent mode of living ; or, using barley-gruel (as his
food), he may perform a Kri&fchra. (penance) of
twelve days, or he may (maintain himself by)
begging.
7. 1-3. Taittirfya Ara#yaka II, 8, 1-3.
6. Taitt. Ara«yaka II, 8, 5-6. 7. Taitt. Arawyaka II, 8, 7.
8. Taitt. Arawyaka II, 8, 8. As the next Sfirra shows, these rules refer to Brahma/us. Regarding the Kr/'/i^ra, see below, IV, 57.
111,7- KtiSHMAJVDAS. 3OI
9. On such (occasions) a Kshatriya (shall subsist
on) barley-gruel, a Vawy.i on curds of two-milk
whey.
10. Having kindled the sacred fire in the morning
according to the rule for Pakaya^iwas, having scat-
tered (Kiua grass) around it, and having performed
(the preliminary ceremonies) up to the end of the
Agnimukha, he next offers in addition burnt obla-
tions, reciting the three Anuvakas (beginning),
1 What cause of anger to the gods, ye gods,' ' The
debts which I contracted,' (and) ' May worshipful
Agni give thee by every means long life.'
1 1. Let him offer with each ^"k-verse a portion of clarified butter.
1 2. After having offered four oblations with (the
spoon called) Sruva, reciting (the texts), ' That
strength which lies in the lion, in the tiger, and in
the panther,' &c., and the four Abhyavartinls (i.e.
the texts), ' Thou, O fire, who turnest back,' &c.,
' O Arigiras,' &c., ' Again with strength,' &c., (and)
1 With wealth/ &c., after having taken his position,
with sacred fuel in his hands, in the place allotted to
the sacrificer, he worships (the fire) with die hymn
which contains twelve verses (and begins), ' To
Vaisvanara we announce.'
13. Having placed the piece of sacred fuel (on the fire with the text), * Whatever sin 1 ever com-
10. For the rule, see Taitt. Arawyaka II, 7, 4- The three Anuvakas mentioned are Taitt. Aranyaka II, 3-5.
12. Taitt Arawyaka II, 7, 4- The first four texts occur Taitt. Brahma«a II, 7, 7, 1-2, the next four Taitt. Sawhita IV, a, i, 2-3, and the hymn Taitt. Anuiyaka II, 6. The place of the sacrificer to the south of the fire.
13. Taitt. Aranyaka II, 6, a (13).
302 BAUDHAYANA. Ill, 7.
mitted by thoughts or words, from all that free me
(O fire, being duly) praised, for thou knowest the
truth, Svaha,' he gives a fee.
14. (The ceremonies) which begin with the mut-
tering (of the texts) and end with the gift of a cow
as a fee are known.
15. One (person) only (shall) perform the service of the fire.
1 6. Now (let him offer) at the Agnyadheya full
oblations (purwahuti, with the texts), ' Whatever
cause of anger to the gods, ye gods;' 'The debts
which I contracted;' ' May worshipful Agni give thee
by every means long life/
17. Having offered (it), he who is about to per-
form the Agnihotra, (worships) with the Dasahotfz
(texts) ; having offered (it), he who is about to per-
form the new and full moon sacrifices (worships) with
the Tifaturhotrz (texts); having offered (it), he who is
about to offer the A'aturmasya sacrifices (worships)
with the Pa&£ahotr2 (texts); having offered it, (he
worships) at an animal sacrifice with the Sha^a^otr?
(texts), at a Soma-sacrifice with the Saptahotrz
(texts).
18. And it is declared in the Veda, ' Let him
sacrifice (with the Kushmawda texts) at the begin-
ning of the rites ; purified (thereby) he gains the
world of the gods.' Thus (speaks) the Brahma^a.
1 6. From this and the next Sutras it must be understood that the KushmaWahoma is not only to be used as a penance, but may be offered at the beginning of the great .Srauta sacrifices, in order to sanctify the performer and to secure special benefits.
17. The Saptahotr/ and the other texts mentioned occur Taitt. Arawyaka III, 1-5. I understand the verb ' worship ' on account of La/yayana X, 12, 10.
1 8. Taitt. Arawyaka II, 7, 5.
PRAJNA III, ADHYAYA 8.
1. Now, therefore, we will explain the rule of the A'andrayaaa (lunar penance).
2. Let him fast on the fourteenth day of the bright half of the month.
3. Having had the hair on his head, his beard,
the hair on his body, and his nails, or his beard
alone, cut, let him enter, dressed in new clothes and
speaking the truth, the place where the sacrificial
fire is preserved.
4. There a (common) fire, (which may be) fetched
once (only, shall serve) him ; or (the fire) must be
produced by friction with the Ararcis.
5. Let a student, who is a friend (of the per-
former), be ready at hand to (carry out his) direc-
tions ;
6. And sacrificial viands (shall be his) food during the performance of the vow.
7. Having heaped fuel on the fire, scattered
(Kara grass) around it, and performed (the cere-
monies) up to the end of the Agnimukha, he offers
burnt oblations, (cutting off portions) from the
cooked food,
8. (The first) to Agni, (the second) to the lunar day whichever it may be, (the third and the fourth)
8. i. For this chapter compare Gautama XXVII.
4. The meaning of the Sutra is that the fire which has been carried into the avasatha must be kept burning during the whole month which the ./fandrayana lasts. For a burnt oblation has to be performed at the end of the penance. Should it be extinguished, it must be rekindled by friction.
8. The text quoted occurs Taitt, Brahmana I, 5, 8, i.
304 BAUDHAYANA. Ill, 8.
to the lunar mansion together with its guardian
deity, the fifth to the moon (with the verse), ' Atraha
gor amanvata/ the sixth to the sky and the earth, the
seventh to day and night, the eighth to Rudra, the
ninth to the sun, the tenth to Varuwa, the eleventh
to Indra, and the twelfth to all the gods.
9. Now they mention (the following) other (obla-
tions which are to be offered) to the points of the
horizon and to their (guardian) deities, to the wide
middle sphere and to its (guardian) deity.
10. Having offered (the oblation) to Agni Svi-
sh/akrzt (with the verse), ' Ever new/ &c., he then
places the remainder of the sacrificial viands into a
goblet (kawsa) or a cup (/c-amasa), pours seasoning,
that is fit for sacrifices, over them, and eats fifteen
morsels of ordinary size,
11. The first (saying, 'I offer) thee to Prawa/ the
second (saying, ' I offer) thee to Apdna,' the third
(saying, ' I offer) thee to Vyana,' the fourth (saying,
I offer) thee to Ud&na,' the fifth (saying, ' I offer)
thee to Samana.' If there are only four (mouthfuls,
he eats) the first reciting two (texts) ; if there are
three, (he eats) the first two reciting two (texts) with
each ; if there are two, (he eats) the first reciting
two (texts and) the second reciting three texts ; (if
there is only) one, (he recites) all (the five texts)
together.
12. Having drunk water (with the text), 'Thou
10. Taitt. Sa/»hit£ II, 3, 5, 3.
i r . This is an imitation of the Pra#a*gnihotra described above, 11,7, 12.
A 12. Taitt. Sawhita III, 1,8, i. The seven Anuvakas are Taitt. Arawyaka X, 51-57. One oblation is to be offered with each Anuvaka.
Ill, 8. jrANDRAYAJVA. 305
art water used for moistening Soma,' &c., he then
offers the (following) additional oblations of clarified
butter, with the seven Anuvakas (beginning), ' May
my Pra^a, Apana, Vyana, Udana, and Samana be
purified;' 'May my voice, mind, eye, ear/ &c.; 'May
my head, hands, feet ;' ' May my skin ;' ' May the
sense of hearing, touch ;' ' May earth, water ;' 'May
that which consists of food.'
13. (The ceremonies) beginning with the mut-
tering (of sacred texts) and ending with the gift of a
cow as a fee are known.
14. He worships the sun with (three versejf) ad-
dressed to Surya and the moon with (three vlrses)
addressed to ATandramas.
15. When he goes to rest, he mutters (the verse), ' O fire, keep thou good watch,'
1 6. When he awakes (in the morning, the verse), 'O fire, thou art the protector of vows.'
17. Let him not talk with women and Sudras addressing them first ; let him not look at urine and
ordure.
1 8. If he has seen any impure substance, he
mutters (the text), 'Unrestrained (was) the internal
organ, wretched my eye; the sun is the most
13. Govinda here mentions that the whole of the ceremonies alluded to are the uttaraaz daTvihomikaw tantrum.
14. As Govinda states, the former verses are 'ud vayaw tamasas pan ' Taitt. Sawhita- IV, i, 7, 4 ; ' ud u tyam jdtavedasa*,' ibid. I, ,, 8, 4; 'Jitram devanam,' ibid. I, 4, 43, 'I while *« ver addressed to the moon are ' navo navo,' ibid. II, 4> »4i l J ' *» *ltra' Jitram,' Rig-veda VI, 6, 7J and • atraha gor," TaitL Brahma«a
I} t58 Taitt. Samhita I, 2, 3> '• l6' Taitt' S^hit&» loc" dt'
18. Taitt. Sawhita III, i, i, 2.
BAUDHAYANA. Til, 8.
excellent among the lights of heaven; O initiation, mayest thou not forsake me.'
19. On the first day of the latter half (of the month he eats) fourteen mouthfuls.
20. Thus (he takes every day) one (mouthful) less up to the day of the new moon.
21. On the day of the new moon there is not (even) one mouthful (left to take).
22. On the first day of the first half (of the
month) one (mouthful may be eaten), on the second
two.
23. Thus he daily increases (his meal) by one (mouthful) up to the day of the full moon.
24. On the day of the full moon he offers a
Sthciltpeika to Agni, to the lunar day whichever it
may be, and to the lunar mansions as well as to
their (guardian) deities.
25. Having offered a burnt oblation to (the lunar
mansion) Abh^it (which stands) before Sron£, and
to its (guardian) deity, he must give a cow to the
Brahma«as.
26. That is the ant-shaped lunar penance; (that
which is performed in the) inverted (order is called)
the barleycorn-shaped (lunar penance).
2 7. A sinner who has performed either of these
two (penances) becomes free from all mortal sins
(pdtaka).
28. They declare that the (A'andriyawa) shall be
performed for the sake of the fulfilment of wishes of
all kinds.
29. 'Thereby man obtains every wish which he may conceive.'
26. Vishmi XLVII, 3-5.
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30. ' Thereby the sages formerly purified them-
selves and accomplished their objects. That (rite)
procures wealth, spiritual merit, sons, cattle, long
life, heavenly bliss, and fame ; it secures the fulfil-
ment of all desires.'
31. 'He who studies this, becomes the companion
of the lunar constellations, of sun and moon, and
dwells in their world.'
PRASNA III, ADHYAYA 9.
1. Now, therefore, we will explain the rule of
the AnasnatpaTayawa (recitation of the whole Veda
during a fast).
2. Let him wear a clean garment or a dress made of bark (or grass).
3. Let him desire food, fit for a sacrifice, or water and fruit.
4. Going forth from the village in an easterly
or northerly direction, smearing a quadrangular
stha«^ila, ' a bull's hide ' in size, with cowdung,
sprinkling it, drawing the marks on it, sprinkling it
with water, heaping fuel on the fire and scattering
(Kusa grass) around it, he offers burnt oblations to
the following deities, to Agni Svahd, to Pra^ipati
