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Apastambagrihyasutra 6.14.14

Āpastambagṛhyasūtra 6.14.14

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6.14.14

anāprītena śarāveṇānusrotasamudakamāhṛtya pattastūryantīṃ nidhāya mūrdhañchoṣyantīmuttareṇa yajuṣā 'bhimṛśyaitābhiradbhiruttarābhiravokṣet \14\

With a shallow cup that has not been used before, he draws water in the direction of the river's current; at his wife s feet he lays down a Tûryantî plant; he should then touch his wife, who is soon to be delivered, on the head, with the next Yagus (II, 11, 14), and should sprinkle her with the water, with the next (three) verses (II, 11, 15-17).

Hermann Oldenberg 1892, The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30)

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