[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) › 3.9.2 # Agniveshyagrihyasutra 3.9.2 Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 3.9.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.9.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.1) atha yadyātmani samārūḍheṣvagniṣu araṇyorvā yajamānaḥ preyād yadyasya putro vāntevāsī vālaṃkarmaṇyaḥ syāt \ > Now, if the sacrificer should pass away when his fires are deposited within himself or in the churning sticks, if his son or resident pupil is capable of performing the rite, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.2) prācīnāvītaṃ kṛtvoddhatyāvokṣya yajamānāyatane pretaṃ nidhāya gārhapatyasyāyatane laukikamagnimupasamādhāya pretasya pradakṣiṇaṃ bāhumanvārabhya japati upāvaroha jātaveda imaṃ pretaṃ svargāya lokāya naya prajānan \ > having placed the sacred thread over the right shoulder, having raised \[the ground\] and sprinkled it, having placed the deceased in the sacrificer's place, having established a profane fire in the fireplace of the Gārhapatya, and taking hold from behind the right arm of the deceased, he mutters: 'Descend, O Jātavedas; lead this deceased to the heavenly world, knowing the way; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.3) āyuḥ prajāṃ rayimasmāsu dhehi pretāhutīścāsya juṣasva sarvāḥ iti \ > bestow upon us life, offspring, and wealth, and enjoy all his funeral offerings'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.4) api vāraṇyorupāvarohya manthediti \ > Or having caused \[the fires\] to descend into the two churning sticks, he should churn \[them\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.5) tūṣṇīṃ vihṛtya dvādaśagṛhītena srucaṃ pūrayitvā durgāṃ manasvatīṃ mahāvyāhṛtīrhutvā tadyamo rājā iti dvābhyāṃ pūrṇāhutiṃ hutvā yadyarthino vinderan tebhyo dhenuṃ dadāti \ > Having distributed \[the fires\] silently, having filled the ladle with twelve ladlings \[of ghee\], having offered the Durgā, the Manasvatī, and the Great Mystic Utterances, and having offered a full oblation with the two verses 'King Yama here...', if petitioners are present, he gives them a milch cow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.6) atha parokṣagatapretasya yajamānasya digeva prajñāyate \ > Now, when the sacrificer has died in a remote place, only the direction is known. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.7) tāṃ diśaṃ vihāraṃ kalpayitvā asāvehi iti nāmagrāhamāhūya parṇatsarūṇāmeva kṛṣṇājine puruṣākṛtiṃ kṛtvā teṣūpari pātrāṇi citvā kuśataruṇakaiḥ pracchādya prasiddhamupoṣeyuḥ \ > Having arranged the sacrificial arena towards that direction, having summoned him by uttering his name, 'N.N., come!', having made an effigy of a man using only the stalks of palāśa leaves upon a black antelope skin, having piled the sacrificial utensils over them, and having covered them with young kuśa blades, they should cremate it in the customary manner. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.9.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2.8) yadyevaṃ kṛte 'gnibhistīrya yajamānaḥ punarāgacchet kathaṃ tatra kuryāditi \\2\\ > If, this having been done, the sacrificer, having survived by means of the fires, should return again, how should one act in that case? || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya~en-mt.3.9.2.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Hiraṇyakeśiśrautasūtra (ed. Kāśīnāthaśāstrī Āgāśe, Ānandāśrama 1907, with Mahādeva's Vaijayantī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.srauta.hiranyakesi*agase.27.25.2) — Sanskrit - [Smṛticandrikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrticandrika.75.p33) — Devaṇṇabhaṭṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.agnivesya.3.9.2) · Pramāṇa