Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.1.5
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.1.5
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2.1.5.1
dvādaśyāṃ mātāputrayoḥ snānānantaraṃ gṛhamalaṅkaroti \
On the twelfth day, after the bath of the mother and son, he decorates the house.
2.1.5.2
sṛtakāgnimudrāsyaupāsanāgniṃ nidhāya jātasya kumārasya nāma dhāsyāvaḥ iti mātāpitarau saṅkalpaṃ kurutaḥ \
Having removed the fire of confinement and set up the domestic fire (aupāsanāgni), the mother and father make the resolve: "We shall give a name to the newborn boy."
2.1.5.3
anantaramaupāsanāgnimupasamādhāya vyāhṛtiparyantaṃ kṛtvā dhātā dadātu no rayim iti catasra āhutīḥ sīmantavad hutvā anu no 'dyānumatiryajñaṃ deveṣu manyatām \
Afterward, having prepared the domestic fire and proceeded up to the mystic utterances, and having offered four oblations [beginning with] "May the Ordainer give us wealth" as in the parting of the hair (sīmanta), [he offers oblations with]: "May Anumati today approve our sacrifice among the gods;
2.1.5.4
agniśca havyavāhano bhavatāṃ dāśuṣe payaḥ svāhā \
And may Agni, the carrier of oblations, become milk for the worshiper, svāhā!"
2.1.5.5
anumatyā idam \
"This is for Anumati."
2.1.5.6
anvidanumate tvaṃ manyāsai śaṃ ca naḥ kṛdhi \
"Approve us, O Anumati, and bring us peace!
2.1.5.7
kratve dakṣāya no hinu praṇa āyūm̐ṣi tāriṣaḥ svāhā \
Impel us to intention and skill; prolong our lifespans, svāhā!"
2.1.5.8
anumatyā idam \
"This is for Anumati."
2.1.5.9
anumanyatāmanumanyamānā prajāvantam̐ rayimakṣīyamāṇam \
"May she, approving, approve inexhaustible wealth endowed with offspring!
2.1.5.10
tasyai vayam̐ heḍasi māpi bhūma sā no devī suhavā śarma yacchatu svāhā \
May we never fall into her anger; may she, a goddess easy to invoke, grant us shelter, svāhā!"
2.1.5.11
anumatyā idam \
"This is for Anumati."
2.1.5.12
yasyāmidaṃ pradiśi yad virocate 'numatiṃ pratibhūṣantyāyavaḥ \
"In whose direction that which shines here shines, whom living beings adorn as Anumati,
2.1.5.13
yasyā upastha urvantarikṣam̐ sā no devī suhavā śarma yacchatu svāhā \
Whose lap is the broad atmosphere—may that goddess, easy to invoke, grant us shelter, svāhā!"
2.1.5.14
anumatyā idam \
"This is for Anumati."
2.1.5.15
rākāmaham̐ suhavām̐ suṣṭutī huve śṛṇotu naḥ subhagā bodhatu tmanā \
"I invoke Rākā, easy to call, with fair praise; may she, fortunate, hear us and perceive of her own accord!
2.1.5.16
sīvyatvapaḥ sūcyācchidyamānayā dadātu vīram̐ śatadāyamukkthyaṃ svāhā \
May she sew the work with a needle that does not break; may she grant a hero possessing a hundredfold gifts, worthy of praise, svāhā!"
2.1.5.17
rākāyā idam \
"This is for Rākā."
2.1.5.18
yāste rāke sumatayaḥ supeśaso yābhirdadāsi dāśuṣe vasūni \
"Those favorable, well-formed thoughts of yours, O Rākā, with which you give treasures to the worshiper—
2.1.5.19
tābhirno adya sumanā upāgahi sahasrapoṣam̐ subhagā rarāṇā svāhā \
With those, well-disposed today, come to us, O fortunate one, granting thousandfold prosperity, svāhā!"
2.1.5.20
rākāyā idam \
"This is for Rākā."
2.1.5.21
sinīvāli pṛthuṣṭuke yā devānāmasi svasā \
"O broad-tufted Sinīvālī, you who are the sister of the gods!
2.1.5.22
juṣasva havyamāhutaṃ prajāṃ devī didiḍḍhi naḥ svāhā \
Enjoy the offered oblation, O goddess, grant us offspring, svāhā!"
2.1.5.23
sinīvālyā idam \
"This is for Sinīvālī."
2.1.5.24
yā supāṇiḥ svaṅguriḥ suṣūmā bahumūvarī \
"She who has fair hands, fair fingers, who brings forth easily, bearing many [children]—
2.1.5.25
tasyai viśpatnyai haviḥ sinīvālyai juhotana svāhā \
To that Sinīvālī, queen of the people, offer the oblation, svāhā!"
2.1.5.26
sinīvālyā idam \
"This is for Sinīvālī."
2.1.5.27
kuhūmaham̐ subhagāṃ vidmanāpasamasmin yajñe suhavāṃ johavīmi \
"I call upon Kuhū, the fortunate one who performs skillful work, who is easy to invoke at this sacrifice;
2.1.5.28
sā no dadātu śravaṇaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tasyāste devi haviṣā vidhema svāhā \
May she give us renown among the ancestors; to you, such a goddess, may we worship with an oblation, svāhā!"
2.1.5.29
kuhvā idam \
"This is for Kuhū."
2.1.5.30
iti dvādaśa trayodaśa vāhutīrhutvā imaṃ me varuṇa tatvā yāmi tvanno agne sa tvanno agne tvamagne ayāsi prajāyate yadasya karmaṇo 'tyarīricam iti ca \
Having thus offered twelve or thirteen oblations, [he offers with] "Hear this my cry, O Varuṇa", "To that I go", "So you to us, O Agni", "He, you to us, O Agni", "You, O Agni, are swift", "O Prajāpati", and "Whatever in this rite I have done in excess".
2.1.5.31
atraike jayābhyātānāna rāṣṭrabhṛta ityupajuhvati \
Here some offer supplementary oblations with the Jaya, Abhyātāna, and Rāṣṭrabhṛt formulas.
2.1.5.32
yathā purastāt brāhmaṇānannena pariviṣya puṇyāhaṃ svastyayanamṛddhimitrri vācayitvā putrasya nāma dadyāt \
As before, having served the Brahmins with food and caused them to pronounce [blessings for] an auspicious day, safety, and prosperity, he gives a name to the son.
2.1.5.33
dvyakṣaraṃ caturakṣaraṃ vā ghoṣavadādyantarantasthaṃ dīrghābhiniṣṭānāntam \
[The name] should consist of two syllables or four syllables, beginning with a voiced consonant, having a semivowel in the middle, and ending with a long vowel or visarga.
2.1.5.34
yatra vā svityupasargaḥ syāt taddhi pratiṣṭhitam iti vijñāyate \
Or in which there is the prefix su-; for it is known [from sacred tradition]: 'That indeed is firmly established.'
2.1.5.35
pitā mātetyagne 'bhivyāhareyātām \
The father and mother should pronounce [it] before the fire.
2.1.5.36
vijñāyate ca mama nāma prathamaṃ jātaveda iti \
And it is known [from sacred tradition]: 'My first name, O Jātavedas...'
2.1.5.37
dve nāmanī kuryāt \
He should give [him] two names.
2.1.5.38
vijñāyate ca tasmād dvināmā brāhmaṇo 'rdhuka iti \
And it is known [from sacred tradition]: 'Therefore a Brahmin having two names prospers.'
2.1.5.39
nakṣatranāma dvitīyaṃ syāt \
The second should be a name derived from the asterism.
2.1.5.40
anyatarad guhyaṃ syāt \
One of the two should be secret.
2.1.5.41
anyatareṇainamāmantrayeran \
They should address him by the other.
2.1.5.42
somayājī tṛtīyaṃ nāma kurvīta iti vijñāyate \
It is known [from sacred tradition]: 'A performer of the Soma sacrifice should take a third name.'
2.1.5.43
pravāsādetya āgataṃ vā putramabhimṛśati somasya tvā dyumnenābhimṛśāmayagnestejasā sūryasya varcasā iti \
Returning from a journey, he touches the son who has approached, with: 'I touch you with the splendour of Soma, with the fire-energy of Agni, with the brilliance of Sūrya.'
2.1.5.44
paśūnāṃ tvā hiṅkāreṇābhijighrāmyasau \
'I smell [your head] with the lowing of cattle, O N.N.'
2.1.5.45
āyuṣe varcase hutam iti mūrdhnyabhighrāyāthāsya dakṣiṇena hastena dakṣiṇaṃ hastaṃ sāṅguṣṭhaṃ gṛhṇāti agnirāyuṣmān iti pañcabhiḥ paryāyaiḥ \
Having smelled his head with: 'Sacrificed for life, for brilliance', he then takes his right hand, including the thumb, with his right hand with five turns beginning with: 'Agni is endowed with life-span...'
2.1.5.46
āyuṣṭe viśvato dadhad iti dakṣiṇe karṇe japati yathā purastāt \\5\\
He whispers in his right ear, as before: 'Conferring life on you from every side...' || 5
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