Agniveshyagrihyasutra 3.5.7
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 3.5.7
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3.5.7.1
kathamu khalvasya pātrāṇi yuñjyāditi \
Now, how indeed should he arrange his vessels?
3.5.7.2
dadhnā sarpirmiśreṇa pūrayitvā mukhe 'gnihotrahavaṇīṃ nāsikayoḥ sruvau akṣṇoḥ hiraṇyaśakalau ājyasruvau vā karṇayoḥ prāśitraharaṇaṃ bhittvaikaikaṃ hanvorulūkhalamusale śirasi kapālāni lalāṭe ekakapālaṃ śirastaḥ praṇītāpraṇayanaṃ camasaṃ nidadhāti imamagne camasaṃ mā vijīhvaraḥ priyo devānāmuta saumyānām \
Having filled [it] with curd mixed with melted butter, he places the agnihotra ladle in the mouth, the two sruva ladles at the nostrils, two pieces of gold or two butter ladles at the eyes, the vessel for bringing the prāśitra portion divided into two at the ears, one at each, the mortar and pestle at the jaws, the potsherds on the head, the single potsherd on the forehead, the camasa cup used for carrying forward the praṇītā water beside the head, [with the verse]: "O Agni, do not tilt this cup, dear to the gods and to those who drink Soma;
3.5.7.3
eṣa yaścamaso devapānastasmin devā amṛtā mādayantām iti \
this cup which is the vessel of the gods, in it may the immortal gods delight!"
3.5.7.4
dakṣiṇe haste juhūṃ savye upabhṛtamurasi dhruvāmupaveṣamaraṇīṃ ca dakṣiṇe aṃse mekṣaṇaṃ savye piṣṭodvapanīṃ pṛṣṭhe sphyamudare dārupātrīṃ kukṣau camasau sānnāyyapidhānaṃ ceḍopavahanaṃ ca vaṅkṣṇayoḥ sānnāyyakumbhyau pādayoragnihotrasthālīmanvāhāryasthālīṃ corvorulūkhalamusale aṇḍayordṛṣadupale śiśne vṛṣāravaṃ śamyāṃ ca pārśvayoḥ śūrpaṃ chittvaikaikaṃ śirasta upasādanīyaṃ kūrcaṃ nidadhāti \
In the right hand [he places] the juhū spoon; in the left, the upabhṛt spoon; on the chest, the dhruvā spoon, the fire-stirring stick, and the fire drill; on the right shoulder, the stirring stick; on the left, the flour scoop; on the back, the wooden sword; on the belly, the wooden trough; on the flank, the two cups, the cover of the sānnāyya, and the vehicle of the iḍā; at the groins, the two sānnāyya jars; at the feet, the agnihotra pot and the anvāhārya pot; on the thighs, the mortar and pestle; on the testicles, the millstone and upper pestle; on the penis, the bull's bellow-horn and the yoke-pin; on the flanks, having split the winnowing basket, one [half] on each; beside the head he places the seat cushion to be sat upon;
3.5.7.5
patta upāvaharaṇīyaṃ kūrcam \
at the feet, the seat cushion to be brought down.
3.5.7.6
athāvaśiṣṭānyantareṇa sakthinī nivapeyuḥ \
Then they should scatter the remaining [items] between the thighs.
3.5.7.7
apo mṛṇmayānyabhyavahareyuḥ \
They should take the earthenware vessels down to the water.
3.5.7.8
apo mṛṇmayānyabhyavaharanti iti vijñāyate \
It is known [from tradition]: "They take the earthenware vessels down to the water."
3.5.7.9
atraivopanidadhyuḥ \
Right here they should set them down.
3.5.7.10
brāhmaṇebhyo 'yasmayāni lohamayāni ca dadyuḥ \
They should give the iron and bronze ones to Brahmins.
3.5.7.11
teṣāṃ yānyāsecanavanti tāni dadhnā sarpirmiśreṇa pūrayet \
Among them, those that are vessels for pouring, he should fill them with curd mixed with melted butter.
3.5.7.12
saṃspṛśeditarāṇi \
He should touch the other ones.
3.5.7.13
ariktāni bhavanti iti vijñāyate \
It is known [from tradition]: "They become not empty."
3.5.7.14
atraivādhyasyantyupavājinaṃ khārīṃ nalvam \
Right here they throw down the small fan, the khārī measure, and the nalva measure.
3.5.7.15
athāsyādmikṣāmuddhṛtya pāṇyorādadhyāt mitrāvaruṇābhyāṃ tvā iti \
Then, having taken up the curd-and-ghee mixture of this [cow], he should place it in the two hands with: "For Mitra and Varuṇa, thee!"
3.5.7.16
athāsya matasnāmullikhya pāṇyorādadhyāt śyāmaśabaḷābhyāṃ tvā iti \
Then, having carved out its kidneys, he should place them in the two hands with: "For Śyāma and Śabala, thee!"
3.5.7.17
dakṣiṇe dakṣiṇaṃ savye savyaṃ hṛdaye hṛdayamāsye jihvāṃ yathāṅgamaṅgairitarāṇi saṃpracchādya vapayāsya mukhaṃ pracchādayati \
The right one in the right, the left one in the left, the heart upon the heart, the tongue on the mouth, covering the other parts limb by limb with the limbs, he covers his face with the omentum.
3.5.7.18
medasā srucau prorṇoti iti vijñāyate \
It is known [from tradition]: "He covers the two offering ladles with the fat."
3.5.7.19
athainaṃ carmaṇā saśīrṣavālapādenottaralomnā prarṇoti agnervarma parigobhirvyayasva saṃprorṇuṣva medasā pīvasā ca \
Then he covers him with the hide together with head, tail, and feet, with the hairy side turned upwards: "Envelop yourself in the armour from the cow against fire; cover yourself completely with thick fat,
3.5.7.20
netvā dhṛṣṇurharasā jarhṛṣāṇo dadhadvidhakṣyan paryaṅkhayātai iti \\7\\
lest the bold one, raging with heat, intending to burn, leap all around you!"
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- Hiraṇyakeśiśrautasūtra (ed. Kāśīnāthaśāstrī Āgāśe, Ānandāśrama 1907, with Mahādeva's Vaijayantī) — Sanskrit
- Kalpaḥ — Sanskrit