[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Ritual sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa) › [Manuals of the domestic ritual](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya) › [Agniveshyagrihyasutra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya) › 2.2.1 # Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.2.1 Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.2.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.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...' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.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...' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.4) avatte sviṣṭakṛtyathājyāhutīrupajuhoti \ > When the Sviṣṭakṛt portion has been cut off, he then makes supplementary libations of clarified butter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.5) nakṣatradevatābhyo hutvā candramase svāhā \ > Having offered to the deities of the asterisms, \[he offers with:\] 'To the Moon, svāhā!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.6) pratīdṛśyāyai svāhā \ > 'To the full moon night visible \[at eve\], svāhā!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.7) ahorātrebhyaḥ svāhā \ > 'To the days and nights, svāhā!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.8) ardhamāsebhyaḥ svāhā \ > 'To the half-months, svāhā!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.10) sviṣṭakṛtprabhṛti siddhamā dhenuvarapradānāt \ > From the Sviṣṭakṛt onwards, \[the ritual\] is accomplished up to the presentation of the chosen cow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.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.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.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...' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.2.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1.13) etadāyuṣyamāyuṣyam \\1\\ > This produces longevity, produces longevity. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya~en-mt.2.2.1.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.2.2.1) · Pramāṇa