Agniveshyagrihyasutra 3.3.2
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 3.3.2
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- Sanskrit
3.3.2.1
madhu vātā ṛtāyate madhu kṣaranti sindhavaḥ \
'Sweet blow the winds to the righteous, sweet flow the rivers;
3.3.2.2
mādhvīrnaḥ santvoṣadhīḥ \
sweet to us may the plants be!
3.3.2.3
madhu jaktamutoṣasi madhumatpārthivam̐ rajaḥ \
Sweet be the night and the dawn, full of sweetness the earth's dust,
3.3.2.4
madhu dyaurastu naḥ pitā \
sweet may Heaven, our father, be!
3.3.2.5
madhumānno vanaspatirmadhumām̐ astu sūryaḥ \
Sweet to us be the lord of the forest, sweet may the Sun be;
3.3.2.6
mādhvīrgāvo bhavantu na iti madhvānayati \
may the cows be sweet to us!'—with this he pours honey.
3.3.2.7
kuśalavamādāya somāsya tviṣirasi taveva me tviṣirbhūyādamṛtamasi mṛtyormā pāhi didyonmā pāhyaveṣṭā dantaśūkā iti mathitvā nirastaṃ namuceḥ śiraḥiti phenaṃ nirasya darbheṣu sādayitvā darbhaiḥ pracchādya śanno devīḥ ityavokṣya gandhādibhiralaṅkṛtya svadhāṃ yatra guptaṃ manyate tatra nidadhāti \
Taking a blade of kuśa grass, having stirred [it] with: 'You are the splendor of Soma; may my splendor be like yours; you are nectar, protect me from death, protect me from the missile; driven off are the biting insects', having discarded the foam with: 'The head of Namuci is cast away', having placed [the vessel] upon darbha grass, having covered it with darbha grass, having sprinkled it with: 'May the divine [waters] be auspicious to us', having decorated it with perfumes and the like, he places the svadhā-offering wherever he deems it protected.
3.3.2.8
pūrvavat pādaprakṣāḷanaṃ kṛtvā yathodaṅmukhānupaveśya viśvedevān kṣaṇaṃ karoti viśvedevāḥ kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti \
Having performed the washing of feet as before, having seated [them] facing north as appropriate, he invites the All-gods with: 'O All-gods, let the invitation be accepted.'
3.3.2.9
prativacanam oṃ tathā ityuktvā prāpnotu bhavān ityāha prāpnavāni itītare pratyāhuḥ \
The response is: 'Om, so be it'; having said, 'May your honor attain [it]', the others reply, 'May I attain [it].'
3.3.2.10
māsiśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti māsi aṣṭakāśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya ityaṣṭakāsu nityaśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti nityaśrāddhe ekoddiṣṭaśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya ityekoddiṣṭe nakṣatraśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti nakṣatre tripakṣaśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti tripakṣe ṣaṇmāsaśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti ṣaṇmāse saṃvatsaraśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti saṃvatsare sapiṇḍīkaraṇaśrāddhe kṣaṇaḥ kartavya iti sapiṇḍīkaraṇe prativacanam oṃ tathā ityuktvā prāpnotu bhavān ityāha prāpnavāni itītare pratyāhuḥ \
'In the monthly ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the monthly rite; 'In the Aṣṭakā ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the Aṣṭakā rites; 'In the regular ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the regular rite; 'In the rite dedicated to a single deceased, the invitation should be accepted'—in the rite for a single deceased; 'In the asterism ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the asterism rite; 'In the six-week ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the six-week rite; 'In the six-month ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the six-month rite; 'In the one-year ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the one-year rite; 'In the sapindization ancestral rite, the invitation should be accepted'—in the sapindization rite; the response is: 'Om, so be it'; having said, 'May your honor attain [it]', the others reply, 'May I attain [it].'
3.3.2.11
tebhyo gandhādibhirārādhya svadhāpātramārādhya vastrayugmaṃ kuṇḍalamaṅgulīyakaṃ ca dattvāthānnamabhimṛśati pṛthivī te pātram iti \
Having honored them with perfumes and the like, having honored the vessel of svadhā, having given a pair of garments, earrings, and a ring, he then touches the food with: 'The earth is your vessel...'
3.3.2.12
bhuñjānān samīkṣate prāṇe niviṣṭo 'mṛtaṃ juhomi iti \
He looks at them while eating with: 'Entered into the out-breath, I offer nectar...'
3.3.2.13
brahmaṇi ma ātmāmṛtatvāya iti \
[and] with: 'In the Brahman is my self, for immortality.'
3.3.2.14
pitṛliṅgaiḥ ṛgyajurbhiḥ śrāvayet \
He should recite [verses] to them with Ṛgvedic and Yajurvedic verses dedicated to the ancestors.
3.3.2.15
ācāntebhyastilodakaṃ pradāya pavitraṃ pitṛhaste nidhāya svadhāmānayati pitṛbhyo haste svadhāstu iti \
Having offered water mixed with sesamum to those who have sipped water, having placed a strainer into the ancestor's [representative's] hand, he pours the svadhā-water with: 'May there be svadhā in the hand for the ancestors.'
3.3.2.16
astu svadhā iti prativacanam \
'Let there be svadhā' is the response.
3.3.2.17
evaṃ pitāmahāyaivam prapitāmahāyaivaṃ pretāya \
In the same way for the paternal grandfather; in the same way for the paternal great-grandfather; in the same way for the newly deceased.
3.3.2.18
tathaiva śuddhodakaṃ pradāya astu śuddhodakam iti prativacanam \
In the same manner, having offered pure water, the response is: 'Let there be pure water.'
3.3.2.19
yathāśakti dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā annaśeṣaiḥ kiṃ kriyatām iti iṣṭaiḥ sahopabhujyatām iti prativacanam \
Having given a sacrificial fee according to ability, having circumambulated clockwise, [he asks]: 'What should be done with the food remnants?'; the response is: 'Let it be enjoyed together with friends and kin.'
3.3.2.20
pratyetya śeṣaṃ sagaṇaḥ prāśnāti \
Having returned, he eats the remainder together with his group.
3.3.2.21
yadi nityaśrāddhaṃ kurvan śaśaṃ vā mṛgaṃ vā kūrmaṃ vopākaroti śrapayitvā hiraṇyena parikrīya vā yathāṣṭakāsu dvitīye 'hni tathā karoti \
If while performing the regular ancestral rite he brings a hare, a deer, or a tortoise, having cooked [it] or having bought it off with gold, he acts as on the second day in the Aṣṭakā rites.
3.3.2.22
ekoddiṣṭavat tripakṣaśrāddhaṃ kurvanti \
They perform the six-week ancestral rite like the rite for a single deceased.
3.3.2.23
tripakṣavat ṣaṇmāsaśrāddhaṃ kurvanti \
They perform the six-month ancestral rite like the six-week rite.
3.3.2.24
ṣaṇmāsavat saṃvatsaraśrāddhaṃ kurvanti \
They perform the one-year ancestral rite like the six-month rite.
3.3.2.25
evamā saṃvatsarāt pretasya dahananakṣatreṣvevamevaṃ kurvanti \\2\\
In this way, up to one year, they perform in this very manner on the cremation lunar asterisms of the deceased.
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