Agniveshyagrihyasutra 1.5.1
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 1.5.1
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1.5.1.1
anṛkṣarā ṛjavaḥ santu panthā yebhiḥ sakhāyo yanti no vareṣyam \
Straight and thornless be the paths / by which our friends go to win the bride!
1.5.1.2
samaryamā saṃbhago no ninīyāt sañjāspatyaṃ suyamamastu devāḥ \
May Aryaman, may Bhaga lead us together; / O gods, may our union in marriage be easy to control!
1.5.1.3
ayaṃ kūrcaḥ \
This is a grass bunch.
1.5.1.4
mayi gṛhṇāmyagre agniṃ rāyaspoṣāya suprajāstvāya suvīryāya \
I take into myself first Agni, for the increase of wealth, for good offspring, for heroic power.
1.5.1.5
mayi prajāṃ mayi varco dadhāmyariṣṭāḥ syāma tanuvā suvīrāḥ \
I place in myself offspring, in myself splendor; may we be unharmed in body, possessing good heroes.
1.5.1.6
yo no agniḥ pitaro hṛtsvantaramartyo martyā m̐ āviveśa \
The immortal Agni who, O fathers, has entered into our hearts, [the hearts of] mortals—
1.5.1.7
tamātman parigṛhṇīmahe vayaṃ mā so asmām̐ avahāya parāgāt \
him we take into ourselves; may he not depart, abandoning us.
1.5.1.8
bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ \
Bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ!
1.5.1.9
prajāpatiḥ striyāṃ yaśo muṣkayoradadhāt sapam \
Prajāpati placed fame in woman, [and] the phallus between the testicles.
1.5.1.10
kāmasya tṛptimānandaṃ tasyāgne bhājayeha mā \
O Agni, make me partake here of the satisfaction of desire, of delight!
1.5.1.11
modaḥ pramoda ānando muṣkayornihitaḥ sapaḥ \
Joy, gladness, and delight: the phallus is placed between the testicles.
1.5.1.12
sṛtveva kāmasya tṛpyāṇi dakṣiṇānāṃ pratigrahe \
Having moved, as it were, may I be satisfied with desire upon the reception of sacrificial fees.
1.5.1.13
manasaścittamākūtiṃ vācaḥ satyamaśīmahi \
May we attain the mind's thought and intention, the truth of speech!
1.5.1.14
paśūnāṃ rūpamannasya yaśaḥ śrīḥ śrayatāṃ mayi \
May the beauty of cattle, of food, fame, and fortune rest in me!
1.5.1.15
yathāhamasyā atṛpaṃ striyai pumān yathā strī tṛpyati puṃsi priye priyā \
As I have enjoyed this woman, a man; as a beloved woman enjoys a beloved man,
1.5.1.16
evaṃ bhagasya tṛpyāṇi yajñasya kāmyaḥ priyām \
so may I, desiring love, enjoy the fortune of sacrifice, the beloved [fortune]!
1.5.1.17
dadāmītyagnirvadati \
'I give,' says Agni.
1.5.1.18
tatheti vāyurāha tat \
'So be it,' Vāyu said to that.
1.5.1.19
hanteti satyaṃ candramāḥ \
'Yes indeed,' [said] the moon as truth.
1.5.1.20
ādityaḥ satyamomiti \
The sun [spoke] the truth: 'Om.'
1.5.1.21
āpastat satyamābharan \
The waters brought that truth:
1.5.1.22
yaśo yajñasya dakṣiṇām \
the fame of the sacrifice, the sacrificial fee.
1.5.1.23
asau me kāmaḥ samṛdhyatām \
May that desire of mine be fulfilled!
1.5.1.24
āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuva iti tisṛbhiḥ hiraṇyavarṇāḥ śucayaḥ pāvakā iti catasṛbhiḥ pavamānaḥ suvarjanaḥ ityetenānuvākena \
[He bathes her] with the three [verses]: 'You waters are indeed the source of bliss,' with the four [verses]: 'Golden of color, pure, purifying,' [and] with this section: 'The purifying, light-winning [waters]…'
1.5.1.25
yā akṛntannavayan yā atanvata yāśca devīrantānabhito 'dadanta \
They who cut, who wove, who stretched [the threads], and the goddesses who placed the ends around:
1.5.1.26
tāstvā devīrjarasā saṃdhyayantvāyuṣmatīdaṃ paridhatsva vāsaḥ \
may those goddesses clothe you with old age; long-lived one, put on this garment!
1.5.1.27
paridhatta dhatta vāsasaināṃ śatāyuṣīṃ kṛṇuta dīrghamāyuḥ \
Clothe, clothe her with a garment; make her live for a hundred years, [give her] long life!
1.5.1.28
bṛhaspatiḥ prāyacchadvāsa etat somāya rājñe paridhātavā u \
Bṛhaspati gave this garment to King Soma to put on.
1.5.1.29
jarāṃ gacchāsi paridhatsva vāso bhavā kṛṣṭīnāmabhiśastipāvatī \
Reach old age, put on the garment; become a protector of the people against curses!
1.5.1.30
śataṃ ca jīva śaradaḥ suvarcā rāyaśca poṣamupasaṃvyayasva \
Live a hundred autumns, full of splendor, and wrap yourself in increase of wealth!
1.5.1.31
parīdaṃ vāso adhidhāḥ svastaye 'bhūrāpīnāmabhiśastipāvatī \
You have put on this garment for well-being; you have become a protector of your kinsmen against curses.
1.5.1.32
śataṃ ca jīva śaradaḥ purūcīrvasūni cāryo vibhajāsu jīvatī \
Live a hundred long autumns, and living as a noble wife, distribute treasures among them!
1.5.1.33
anayā saha mayā karmāṇi kartavyāni \
'Ritual acts are to be performed by me together with her,'
1.5.1.34
prajāścotpādayitavyāḥ \
'and offspring are to be begotten.'
1.5.1.35
tadarthamenāṃ pariṇeṣye \
'For that purpose I shall marry her.'
1.5.1.36
indrāya namaḥ \
Homage to Indra!
1.5.1.37
agnaye namaḥ \
Homage to Agni!
1.5.1.38
yamāya namaḥ \
Homage to Yama!
1.5.1.39
nirṛtaye namaḥ \
Homage to Nirṛti!
1.5.1.40
varuṇāya namaḥ \
Homage to Varuṇa!
1.5.1.41
vāyave namaḥ \
Homage to Vāyu!
1.5.1.42
somāya namaḥ \
Homage to Soma!
1.5.1.43
īśānāya namaḥ \
Homage to Īśāna!
1.5.1.44
brahmaṇe namaḥ \
Homage to Brahman!
1.5.1.45
adbhyo namaḥ agnaye namaḥ \
Homage to the Waters! Homage to Agni!
1.5.1.46
ātmane namaḥ \
Homage to the Self.
1.5.1.47
adite 'numanyasva \
O Aditi, consent!
1.5.1.48
anumate 'numanyasva \
O Anumati, consent!
1.5.1.49
sarasvate 'numanyasva \
O Sarasvat, consent!
1.5.1.50
devasavitaḥ prasuva \
O divine Savitṛ, impel!
1.5.1.51
ayaṃ ta idhma ātmā jātavedastenedhyasva vardhasva ceddha vardhaya cāsmān prajayā paśubhirbrahmavarcasenānnādyena samedhaya svāhā \
"This firewood bundle is your body, O Jātavedas; by it be kindled, and grow; being kindled, make us grow with offspring, with cattle, with Vedic splendour, and with food; prosper us, svāhā!"
1.5.1.52
prajāpataye svāhā \
To Prajāpati, svāhā!
1.5.1.53
indrāya svāhā \
To Indra, svāhā!
1.5.1.54
agnaye svāhā \
To Agni, svāhā!
1.5.1.55
somāya svāhā \
To Soma, svāhā!
1.5.1.56
bhūḥ svāhā \
Bhūḥ, svāhā!
1.5.1.57
bhuvaḥ svāhā \
Bhuvaḥ, svāhā!
1.5.1.58
svaḥ svāhā \
Svaḥ, svāhā!
1.5.1.59
bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ svāhā yā tiraścī nipadyase 'haṃ vidharaṇī iti \
Bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ, svāhā! You who lie crosswise, saying: 'I am the supporter'—
1.5.1.60
tāṃ tvā ghṛtasya dhārayā juhomi vaiśvakarmaṇi svāhā \
such as you are, I offer into you with a stream of clarified butter; O all-working one, svāhā!
1.5.1.61
yānūcī nipadyase 'haṃ vidharaṇī iti \
You who lie lengthwise, saying: 'I am the supporter'—
1.5.1.62
tāṃ tvā ghṛtasya dhārayā agnau saṃrādhanyai devyai svāhā \
such as you are, with a stream of clarified butter, to the goddess who procures success in Agni, svāhā!
1.5.1.63
prasādhanyai devyai svāhā \\1\\
To the goddess who accomplishes, svāhā! || 1
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