Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.5.2
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.5.2
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- Sanskrit
2.5.2.1
atha yadyakāle sthūṇā virohet va kapoto vāgāramadhye 'dhipated gaurvā gāṃ dhayet gaurātmānaṃ pratyaṅ dhayet anaḍvānvā samullikhet anagnau vā dhūmo jāyeta anagnau vā dīpyeta madhu vā jāyeta niryāsaṃ vopajāyeta chatrākaṃ vopajāyeta maṇḍūko vā bhūmau dadṛśe śvānaḥ prasūte vā gṛhapatiṃ jāyāṃ vopatapati anyeṣu cādbhutotpāteṣu \
Now, if out of season a post sprouts, or a pigeon flies into the middle of the house, or a cow suckles a cow, or a cow turns backward and suckles herself, or a draft-ox scratches [the earth], or smoke arises without fire, or [flame] blazes without fire, or honey appears, or sap oozes out, or a mushroom grows, or a frog is seen on the ground, or a female dog gives birth, or an affliction befalls the master of the house or his wife, and in other wondrous portents—
2.5.2.2
atha devayajanollekhanaprabhṛtyāgnimukhāt kṛtvā juhoti vāstoṣpate iti dve \
then, having performed [the rites] from the marking out of the place for divine worship up to the face of the fire, he makes offerings with the two verses 'O Lord of the dwelling.'
2.5.2.3
vāstoṣpate śaṃ naḥ indrāgnī kayā naścitra ā bhuvat ko adya yuṅkte bhavataṃ naḥ samanasau iti \
[He offers] with: 'O Lord of the dwelling, be favorable to us,' 'Indra and Agni,' 'By what wondrous aid will he be present to us,' 'Who yokes today?,' and 'Be like-minded toward us.'
2.5.2.4
sviṣṭakṛtprabhṛti siddhamā dhenuvarapradānāt \
From the Sviṣṭakṛt offering onwards, the procedure is established up to the gift of a prime cow.
2.5.2.5
apareṇāgniṃ śamīparṇeṣu hutaśeṣaṃ nidadhāti śaṃ no devīrabhiṣṭaya iti \
To the west of the fire, he places the remainder of the oblation on śamī leaves with 'May the divine waters be for our aid.'
2.5.2.6
sthālīsaṃkṣāḷanamājyaśeṣamudakaśeṣaṃ ca pātryāṃ samānīyaiteṣūtpāteṣu ninayet \
Having gathered into a vessel the washings of the pot, the remainder of the clarified butter, and the remainder of the water, he should pour them out upon these portents;
2.5.2.7
prokṣayedvā tacchaṃyorā vṛṇīmahe iti \
or he should sprinkle [them] with 'We choose that blessing and comfort.'
2.5.2.8
annaṃ saṃskṛtya brāhmaṇān sampūjyāśiṣo vācayati śivaṃ śivam iti \
Having prepared food and honored the Brahmins, he makes them pronounce blessings: 'Auspicious! Auspicious!'
2.5.2.9
adbhuto vyākhyātaḥ \\2\\
The portent is explained. // 2
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