Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.1.4
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.1.4
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2.1.4.1
athāto medhājananam \
Now begins the generation of intellect (medhājanana).
2.1.4.2
atha darbheṇa hiraṇyaṃ pravadhya tadantardhāya prāñcaṃ dhāryamāṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ prāśayati bhūrṛcastvayi juhomi svāhā \
Then, having bound gold with a blade of darbha grass and placed it between, he makes the boy, held facing eastward, eat clarified butter, [reciting:] "Bhūḥ! I offer the Ṛg verses into you, svāhā!
2.1.4.3
bhuvo yajūm̐ṣi juhomi svāhā \
Bhuvaḥ! I offer the Yajus formulas, svāhā!
2.1.4.4
svaḥ sāmāni tvayi juhomi svāhā \
Svaḥ! I offer the Sāman chants into you, svāhā!
2.1.4.5
bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ atharvāṅgirasastvayi juhomi svāhā iti \
Bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ! I offer the Atharvāṅgiras formulas into you, svāhā!"
2.1.4.6
athainamuṣṇaśītābhiradbhiḥ snāpayati kṣetriyai tvā nirṛtyai tvā druho muñcāmi varuṇasya pāśāt \
Then he bathes him with warm and cold water: "From hereditary disease (kṣetriya), from destruction (Nirṛti), from injury, I release you from Varuṇa's snare.
2.1.4.7
anāgasaṃ brahmaṇe tvā karomi śive te dyāvāpṛthivī ubhe ime \
I make you guiltless for sacred lore (brahman). Auspicious to you are these two, Heaven and Earth.
2.1.4.8
śaṃ te agniḥ sahādbhirastu śaṃ dyāvāpṛthivī sahauṣadhībhiḥ \
May Agni together with the waters bring you peace; may Heaven and Earth together with the plants bring peace;
2.1.4.9
śamantarikṣaṃ saha vātena te śaṃ te catasraḥ pradiśo bhavantu \
May the atmosphere together with the wind bring you peace; may the four directions bring you peace!
2.1.4.10
sūryamṛtaṃ tamaso grāhyā yad devā amuñcannasṛjan vyenasaḥ \
As the gods released the immortal sun from darkness, from the grasp [of Rāhu], and freed him from guilt,
2.1.4.11
evamahamimaṃ kṣetriyājyāmi śaṃsād druho muñcāmi varuṇasya pāśād iti \
So do I release this child from hereditary disease, from curse, from injury, from Varuṇa's snare!"
2.1.4.12
athainaṃ māturupastha ādadhāti yā devīścatasraḥ pradiśo vātapatnīrabhi sūryo vicaṣṭe \
Then he places him in his mother's lap: "The four divine directions, wives of the wind, upon which the sun gazes—
2.1.4.13
tāsāṃ tvā jarasa ādadhāmi prayakṣma etu nirṛtiṃ parācaiḥ iti \
To them I consign you until old age; may consumption depart far away to Nirṛti!"
2.1.4.14
ādhāyābhimantrayatre mā te putraṃ rakṣo hiṃsīrmā dhenuratidhāriṇī \
Having placed him, he addresses the mother: "May no demon harm your son, nor a cow that yields overmuch milk!
2.1.4.15
priyā dhanasya bhūyā edhamānā sve vaśe iti \
Become beloved of wealth, prospering in your own power!"
2.1.4.16
prakṣāḷya dakṣiṇaṃ stanamādhāpayati ayaṃ kumāro jarāṃ dhayati sarvamāyureti \
Having washed her right breast, he causes him to suckle: "This boy sucks old age; he attains a full lifespan!
2.1.4.17
yasmai tvam̐ stana prapyāyāyuḥ kīrtirvarco yaśo balam iti \
O breast, swell for him with lifespan, fame, splendor, renown, and strength!"
2.1.4.18
evaṃ savyaṃ stanaṃ ca \
Likewise the left breast.
2.1.4.19
nāmayati na rudati yatra vayaṃ vadāmasi \
"He does not fall ill, nor does he cry, wherever we speak,
2.1.4.20
yatra cābhimṛśāma iti mātāpitarau kumāramabhimṛśataḥ \
And wherever we touch [him]"—thus the mother and father touch the boy.
2.1.4.21
āpo gṛheṣu jāgrata \
"O waters, keep watch in the houses;
2.1.4.22
yathā deveṣu jāgrata \
Just as you keep watch among the gods,
2.1.4.23
evamasyai suputrāyai jāgrata iti sampūrya mātuḥ śiraḥsthāne apihitamudakumbhaṃ nidadhāti \
So keep watch over this mother of a good son!"—having filled a water-pot, he sets it down, covered, at the mother's head.
2.1.4.24
pratidivasaṃ kaṇairuddhūpanaṃ kartavyam \\4\\
Fumigation with grains is to be performed every day. // 4
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- Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra — Hiraṇyakeśin, Sanskrit
- Kalpaḥ — Sanskrit