Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.2.1
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.2.1
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- Sanskrit
2.2.1.1
saṃvatsare saṃvatsare ṣaṭsu ṣaṭsu māseṣu caturṣu caturṣu māsi māsi vā janmanakṣatre kriyeta \
Every year, every six months, every four months, or every month, [a rite] should be performed on the birth asterism.
2.2.1.2
atha devayajanollekhanaprabhṛtyāgnimukhāt kṛtvā pakvājjuhoti agnirmūrdhā bhuva iti dvābhyām \
Then, having performed [the preliminary rites] from the tracing of the sacred ground up to the face of the fire, he makes an offering from the cooked [food] with the two [verses]: 'Agni is the head...', 'Bhūḥ...'
2.2.1.3
atha nakṣatradevatābhyām ṛgbhyāṃ juhoti yathāliṅgam anu no 'dyānumatiḥ anvidanumate iti dvābhyām \
Then he offers with two verses to the deities of the asterisms according to their characteristic marks, with the two [verses]: 'May Anumati today be [favourable] to us...', 'Accompany [us], O Anumati...'
2.2.1.4
avatte sviṣṭakṛtyathājyāhutīrupajuhoti \
When the Sviṣṭakṛt portion has been cut off, he then makes supplementary libations of clarified butter.
2.2.1.5
nakṣatradevatābhyo hutvā candramase svāhā \
Having offered to the deities of the asterisms, [he offers with:] 'To the Moon, svāhā!'
2.2.1.6
pratīdṛśyāyai svāhā \
'To the full moon night visible [at eve], svāhā!'
2.2.1.7
ahorātrebhyaḥ svāhā \
'To the days and nights, svāhā!'
2.2.1.8
ardhamāsebhyaḥ svāhā \
'To the half-months, svāhā!'
2.2.1.9
māsebhyaḥ svāhā iti māsi māsi vā ṛtubhyaḥ svāhā ityṛtāvṛtau saṃvatsarāya svāhā iti saṃvatsare \
'To the months, svāhā!' [if performed] month after month; 'To the seasons, svāhā!' season after season; 'To the year, svāhā!' in the year.
2.2.1.10
sviṣṭakṛtprabhṛti siddhamā dhenuvarapradānāt \
From the Sviṣṭakṛt onwards, [the ritual] is accomplished up to the presentation of the chosen cow.
2.2.1.11
āyurasi iti prāgannaprāśanādājyaśeṣaṃ prāśayati \
Before the feeding of solid food, he feeds [the child] the remainder of the clarified butter with: 'You are life-span.'
2.2.1.12
ācāmati jaṭharamabhimṛśati yata indra bhayāmahe tato no abhayaṃ kṛdhi svastidā viśaspatiḥ iti dvābhyām \
He sips water [and] touches [the child's] belly with the two [verses]: 'Wherefrom we fear, O Indra, make us free from fear...', '[Indra,] the giver of welfare, the lord of the people...'
2.2.1.13
etadāyuṣyamāyuṣyam \\1\\
This produces longevity, produces longevity. || 1
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