Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.24.27

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.24.27

Language: Sanskrit

2.24.27

sarvajījānāṃ tu prathamavāpe suvarṇodakasamplutāṃ pūrvamuṣṭiṃ vāpayed, amuṃ ca mantraṃ brūyāt - "prajāpataye kāśyapāya devāya ca namaḥ sadā / sītā me ṛdhyatāṃ devī bījeṣu ca dhaneṣu ca //

Always while sowing seeds, a handful of seeds bathed in water with a piece of gold shall be sown first and the following mantra recited:--
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

“Prajápatye Kasyapáya déváya namah. Sadá Sítá medhyatám déví bíjéshu cha dhanéshu cha. Chandaváta hé."
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

“Salutation to God Prajápati Kasyapa. Agriculture may always flourish and the Goddess (may reside) in seeds and wealth. Channdavata he."
R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

Translations (1)

Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English

Commentaries (4)

Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit

Discussed in (1)

History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — Bag 1997, English