Gobhilagrihyasutra 1.2
Gobhilagṛhyasūtra 1.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.2.1
yajñopavītam kurute sūtraṃ vastraṃ vā 'pi vā kuśarajjum eva.
He takes as his yagñopavîta (i.e. sacrificial cord) a string, or a garment, or simply a rope of Kusa grass.
1.2.2
dakṣiṇaṃ bāhum uddhṛtya śiro 'vadhāya savye 'm̐se pratiṣṭhāpayati dakṣiṇaṃ kakṣam anavavalambaṃ bhavaty, evaṃ yajñopavītī bhavati;
Raising his right arm, putting the head into (the upavîta), he suspends (the cord) over his left shoulder, so that it hangs down on his right side: thus he becomes yagñopavîtin.
1.2.3
savyaṃ bāhum uddhṛtya śiro 'vadhāya dakṣiṇe 'm̐se pratiṣṭhāpayati savyaṃ kakṣam anvavalambaṃ bhavaty, evaṃ prācīnāvītī bhavati;
Raising his left arm, putting the head into (the upavîta), he suspends it over his right shoulder, so that it hangs down on his left side: thus he becomes prâkînâvîtin.
1.2.4
pitṛyajñe tv eva prācīnāvītī bhavati.
Prâkînâvîtin, however, he is only at sacrifices offered to the Manes.
1.2.5
udaṅṅ agner utsṛpya, prakṣālya pāṇī pādau co, 'paviśya trir ācāmed, dviḥ parimṛjīta.
Having gone in a northern direction from the fire, having washed his hands and feet, and having seated himself, he should sip water three times and wipe off (the water) twice.
1.2.6
pādāv abhyukṣya śiro 'bhyukṣet.
Having besprinkled his feet (with water) let him besprinkle his head.
1.2.7
indriyāṇy adbhiḥ saṃspṛśet:
Let him touch the organs of his senses with water:
1.2.8
akṣiṇī nāsike karṇāv iti;
The two eyes, the nose, the two ears.
1.2.9
yad yan mīmām̐syaṃ syāt, tat tad adbhiḥ saṃspṛśet.
Whatever (limb of his body) requires his consideration (whether it is pure or not), that he should touch with water (i.e. with a wet hand).
1.2.10
tatrai 'tad āhuḥ:
Here they say:
1.2.11
no 'paspṛśed vrajan,
Let him not touch (himself with water, or sip water) while walking,
1.2.12
na tiṣṭhan,
Nor standing,
1.2.13
na hasan,
Nor laughing,
1.2.14
na vilokayan,
Nor looking about,
1.2.15
nā 'praṇataḥ,
Nor without bending down,
1.2.16
nā 'ṅgulībhiḥ,
Nor (throwing up the water) with his fingers,
1.2.17
nā 'tīrthena,
Nor except with the (proper) Tîrtha,
1.2.18
na saśabdam,
Nor uttering a sound,
1.2.19
nā 'navekṣitam,
Nor without looking (at the water),
1.2.20
na bāhyām̐saḥ,
Nor with his shoulders put back,
1.2.21
nā 'ntarīyaikadeśasya kalpayitvo 'ttarīyatām,
Nor wearing a part of his under garment as if it were an upper garment,
1.2.22
no 'ṣṇābhiḥ,
Nor with warm water,
1.2.23
na saphenābhiḥ,
Nor with foamy water,
1.2.24
na ca sopānatkaḥ kvacit,
And in no case wearing sandals,
1.2.25
kāsaktikaḥ,
(Not) with a turban on his head (?),
1.2.26
gale baddhaḥ,
(Not with his garment) tied round his neck,
1.2.27
caraṇau na prasārya ca.
And not stretching out his feet.
1.2.28
antataḥ pratyupaspṛśya śucir bhavati.
When he has finally touched (water) again, he becomes pure.
1.2.29
hṛdayaspṛśas tv evā 'pa ācāmet;
Let him, however, sip only water that reaches his heart.
1.2.30
ucchiṣṭo hai 'vā 'to 'nyathā bhavatī 'ti.
For if he does otherwise, he remains impure.
1.2.31
- atha pratyupasparśanāni:
Now the cases in which he has to touch (water) a second time.
1.2.32
suptvā bhuktvā kṣutvā snātvā pītvā viparidhāya ca rathyām ākramya śmaśānaṃ cā ''cāntaḥ punar ācāmet.
Having slept, or eaten, or sneezed, or taken a bath, or drunk something, or changed (his garments), or walked on the high road, or gone to a cemetery, he should sip water and then sip water again.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Commentaries (1)
- Gobhilagṛhyasūtrabhāṣya — Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa (Gobhila commentator), Sanskrit
Linked texts (5)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- Shakti and Shâkta: Essays and Addresses on the Shâkta Tantrashâstra — John Woodroffe, English
- Education in Ancient India — A. S. Altekar, English
- Āhnikaprakāśa — Mitramiśra, Sanskrit