Gobhilagrihyasutra 2.6.6
Gobhilagṛhyasūtra 2.6.6
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- Sanskrit
2.6.6
prāgudīcyāṃ diśi nyagrodhaśuṅgām ubhayataḥphalām asrāmām akṛmiparisṛptāṃ triḥsaptair yavair māṣair vā parikrīyo 'tthāpayet:
In a north-easterly direction, having bought for three times seven barley corns or beans a Nyagrodha shoot which. has fruits on both sides, which is not dry and not touched by worms, he should set that up.
7 (He buys it with the Mantras):
'If thou belongest to Soma, I buy thee for the king Soma.
'If thou belongest to Varuna, I buy thee for the king Varuna.
'If thou belongest to the Vasus, I buy thee for the Vasus.
'If thou belongest to the Rudras, I buy thee for the Rudras.
'If thou belongest to the Âdityas, I buy thee for the Âdityas.
'If thou belongest to the Maruts, I buy thee for the Maruts.
'If thou belongest to the Visve devâs, I buy thee for the Visve devâs.'
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English