Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.5.7
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.5.7
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2.5.7.1
atha viṣṇubaliḥ \
Now, the Viṣṇu-offering.
2.5.7.2
aṣṭame māsi pūrvapakṣe puṇye nakṣatre dvādaśyāṃ saptamyāṃ rohiṇyāṃ śravaṇāyāṃ vā brāhmaṇānannena pariviṣya puṇyāhaṃ svastyayanamṛddhimiti vācayitvā atha devayajanollekhanaprabhṛtyā praṇītābhyaḥ kṛtvā upotthāyāgreṇāgniṃ daivatamāvāhayāmi oṃ bhūḥ puruṣamāvāhayāmi oṃ bhuvaḥ puruṣamāvāhayāmi oṃ svaḥ puruṣamāvāhayāmi oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ puruṣamāvāhayāmi ityāvāhya paridhānaprabhṛtyāgnimukhāt kṛtvā daivatamarcayitvā āpo hi ṣṭhā mayobhuva iti tisṛbhiḥ hiraṇyavarṇāḥ śucayaḥ pāvakā iti catasṛbhiḥ pavamānaḥ suvarjana ityetenānuvākena mārjayitvāthādbhistarpayate keśavaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ mādhavaṃ govindaṃ viṣṇuṃ madhusūdanaṃ trivikramaṃ vāmanaṃ śrīdharaṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ padmanābhaṃ dāmodaraṃ tarpayāmi iti \
In the eighth month, in the bright fortnight, under an auspicious constellation, on the twelfth or the seventh lunar day, under Rohiṇī or Śravaṇā, having served the Brahmins with food, having made them recite, "An auspicious day! Well-being! Prosperity!", then having performed [the rites] from the drawing of lines on the sacrificial site up to the carrying of the Praṇītā water, having stepped up in front of the fire, having invoked the deity with: "I invoke the deity; Om bhūḥ, I invoke the Puruṣa; Om bhuvaḥ, I invoke the Puruṣa; Om svaḥ, I invoke the Puruṣa; Om bhūrbhuvaḥsvaḥ, I invoke the Puruṣa!", having performed [the rites] from the laying of the enclosing sticks up to the face of the fire, having worshiped the deity, having sprinkled with the three [verses], "For water is indeed conferring happiness...", with the four [verses], "Golden of hue, pure, purifying...", and with this section, "Pavamānaḥ suvarjanaḥ...", he then offers water-libations with the words: "I offer water to Keśava, to Nārāyaṇa, to Mādhava, to Govinda, to Viṣṇu, to Madhusūdana, to Trivikrama, to Vāmana, to Śrīdhara, to Hṛṣīkeśa, to Padmanābha, to Dāmodara!"
2.5.7.3
etaireva nāmabhiḥ gandhapuṣpadhūpadīpaiḥ amuṣmai namo 'muṣmai nama iti \
With these very names, [he worships] with perfume, flowers, incense, and lamps, saying: "Homage to such-and-such! Homage to such-and-such!"
2.5.7.4
atha vaiṣṇavāhutīrjuhoti viṣṇornukaṃ tadasya priyaṃ pra tadviṣṇuḥ paro mātrayā vicakrame trirdeva iti \
Then he offers the Vaiṣṇava oblations with: "Viṣṇu's deeds now...", "That dear place of his...", "May this Viṣṇu...", "Beyond measure...", "He strode...", "Three times the god...".
2.5.7.5
jayāprabhṛti siddhamādhenuvarapradānāt \
From the Jaya offerings onward, [the ritual] is established up to the giving of a choice cow [as dakṣiṇā].
2.5.7.6
guḷapāyasaṃ ghṛtamiśramathānnasya bali mupaharati amuṣmai svāhāmuṣmai svāhā iti dvādaśabhiryathāliṅgam \
Then he presents an offering of food, milk-rice cooked with jaggery and mixed with clarified butter, with the twelve [names] according to their characteristics, saying: "Svāhā to such-and-such! Svāhā to such-and-such!"
2.5.7.7
vaiṣṇavībhiḥ ṛgyajuḥsāmātharvabhiḥ stutibhiḥ stuvanti \
They praise [him] with Vaiṣṇava praises from the Ṛg-, Yajur-, Sāma-, and Atharvavedas.
2.5.7.8
vyāhṛtībhiḥ puruṣamudvāsayati puruṣamudvāsayāmi iti \
With the mystic utterances, he dismisses the Puruṣa, saying: "I dismiss the Puruṣa."
2.5.7.9
annaśeṣaṃ patnīṃ prāśayati pumāṃsaṃ janayatīti vijñāyate \\7\\
He causes the wife to eat the remnant of the food. She gives birth to a male; thus it is taught. ||7
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- Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra — Vikhanas, Sanskrit