Pañcaviṃśa (Tāṇḍya Mahā) Brāhmaṇa 311

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(PB 24.18.1) atirātraś caturviṃśaṃ prāyaṇīyam ahas trayo 'bhiplavāḥ ṣaḍahāḥ pṛṣṭhyaḥ ṣaḍaho 'bhijit trayassvarasāmāno divākīrtyam ahas trayaḥ svarasāmāno viśvajit pṛṣṭhyaḥ ṣaḍahas trayastriṃśārambhaṇa eko 'bhiplavaḥ ṣaḍaha āyuś ca gauś ca dve ahanī dvādaśāhasya daśāhāni mahāvrataś cātirātraś ca tad etad ekaṣaṣṭirātraṃ daivānāṃ vrātyānām
(PB 24.18.2) daivā vai vrātyāḥ sattram āsata budhena sthapatinā te ha vā aniryācya varuṇaṃ rājānaṃ devayajanaṃ didīkṣus tān ha vā varūṇo rājānu vyājahārāntar emi vo yajñiyād bhāgadheyān na devayānaṃ panthānaṃ prajñāsyatheti tasmāt tebhyo na havir gṛhṇanti na graham
(PB 24.18.3) atha ha vai tarhi nauṣadhīṣu paya āsīn na kṣīre sarpir na māṃse medo na tvaci lomāni na vanaspatiṣu palāśāni tad yata etad ekaṣaṣṭirātraṃ daivā vrātyā upāyaṃs tato vai tāni bhutāny etair vīryaiḥ samasṛjyanta tejasvanty evāsan payasvanti
(PB 24.18.4) tad eṣa śloko 'bhyanūcyate
(PB 24.18.5) kim akarteti yat putrān muhur daivāṃ apṛcchata mahī budhasyāsīd dīkṣā sa kṣīre sarpir āharat
(PB 24.18.6) mahīṃ dīkṣāṃ saumāyano budho yad udayacchadanandat sarvam āpnon manmāṃse medo 'dhā iti
(PB 24.18.7) daridrā āsan paśavaḥ kṛśāḥ santo vyasthakāḥ saumāyanasya dīkṣāyāṃ samasṛjyanta medaseti
(PB 24.18.8) tad ya etad ekaṣaṣṭirātram upeyus te devayajanam adhyavasāya gārhapatya āhutiṃ juhayur deva varuṇa devayajanaṃ no dehi svāheti te datte devajane yajante
(PB 24.18.9) te sarvām ṛddhim ārdhnuvan sarvām ṛddhim ṛdhnuvanti ya etad upayanti