Gobhilagrihyasutra 3.10
Gobhilagṛhyasūtra 3.10
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3.10.1
aṣṭakā rātridevatā,
The Ashtakâ (is a festival) sacred to the night.
3.10.2
puṣṭikarma;
It procures prosperity.
3.10.3
āgneyī pitryā vā prājāpatya rtudevatā vaiśvadevī 'ti devatāvicārāḥ.
It is sacred to Agni, or to the Manes, or to Pragâpati, or to the Seasons, or to the Visve devâs—thus the deity (to which the Ashtakâ is sacred), is investigated (by different teachers).
3.10.4
caturaṣṭako hemantaḥ,
There are four Ashtakâs in (the four months of) the winter;
3.10.5
tāḥ sarvāḥ samām̐sāś cikīrṣet
These all he should endeavour to celebrate with (offerings of) meat;
3.10.6
iti kautsaḥ;
Thus says Kautsa.
3.10.7
tryaṣṭaka ity audgāhamāniḥ,
(There are only) three Ashtakâs (in the winter), says Audgâhamâni,
3.10.8
tathā gautamavārkakhaṇḍī.
And so say (also) Gautama and Vârkakhandi.
3.10.9
- yo 'rdhvam āgrahāyaṇyās tāmisrāṣṭamī, tām apūpāṣṭake 'ty ācakṣate.
The eighth day of the dark fortnight after the Âgrahâyanî is called Apûpâshtakâ (i.e. Ashtakâ of the cakes).
3.10.10
sthālīpākāvṛtā taṇḍulān upaskṛtya caruṃ śrapayati,
Having prepared grains in the way prescribed for Sthâlîpâkas, he cooks (those grains and prepares thus) a karu.
3.10.11
aṣṭau cā 'pūpān kapāle 'parivartayan,
And (besides he prepares) eight cakes, without turning them over in the dish (in which he bakes them);
3.10.12
ekakapālān,
(Each) in one dish;
3.10.13
amantrān ity audgāhamāniḥ,
Without Mantras, according to Audgâhamâni;
3.10.14
traiyambakapramāṇān;
Of the size of the (cakes) sacred to Tryambaka.
3.10.15
śṛtān abhighāryo, 'dag udvāsya pratyabhighārayet.
After he has baked them, he should pour (Âgya) on them, should take them from the fire towards the north, and should pour (Âgya) on them again.
3.10.16
sthālīpākāvṛtā 'vadāya caroś cā 'pūpānāṃ cā 'ṣṭakāyai svāhe 'ti juhoti;
In the way prescribed for Sthâlîpâkas he cuts off (the prescribed portions) from the mess of boiled grains and from the cakes, and sacrifices with (the words), 'To the Ashtakâ Svâhâ!'
3.10.17
sthālīpākāvṛtā 'nyat. -
The rest (should be performed) according to the Sthâlîpâka rite.
3.10.18
taiṣyā ūrdhvam aṣṭamyāṃ gauḥ:
(At the second Ashtakâ, on) the eighth day after the full-moon day of Taisha, a cow (is sacrificed).
3.10.19
tāṃ sandhivelāsamīpaṃ purastād agner avasthāpyo, 'pasthitāyāṃ juhuyād yat paśavaḥ pra dhyāyate 'ti;
Shortly before the time of junction (of day and night, i.e. before the morning twilight) he should place that (cow) to the east of the fire, and when (that time) has come, he should sacrifice (Âgya) with (the verse), 'What, O beasts, you think' (MB. II, 2, 5).
3.10.20
hutvā cā 'numantrayetā 'nu tvā mātā manyatām iti.
And after having sacrificed, he should recite over (the cow the verse), 'May thy mother give leave to thee' (ibid. 6).
3.10.21
yavamatībhir adbhiḥ prokṣed aṣṭakāyai tvā juṣṭāṃ prokṣāmī 'ti.
Let him sprinkle (the cow) with water in which barley is, with (the words), 'Agreeable to the Ashtakâ I sprinkle thee.'
3.10.22
ulmukena pariharet pari vājapatiḥ kavir iti.
Let him carry a fire-brand round it with (the verse), 'The lord of goods, the sage (goes) round' (Sâma-veda I, 30).
3.10.23
apaḥ pānāya dadyāt;
Let him give it water to drink.
3.10.24
pītaśeṣam adhastāt paśor avasiñced āttam devebhyo havir iti.
The remainder of what it has drunk he should pour out under (the feet of) the beast with (the formula), 'Away from the gods the Havis has been taken' (MB. II, 2, 7).
3.10.25
athai 'nām udag utsṛpya saṃjñapayanti,
They then walk in a northerly direction (from the fire) and kill (the cow),
3.10.26
prākśirasam udakpadīṃ devadevatye,
The head of which is turned to the east, the feet to the north, if the rite is sacred to the gods,
3.10.27
dakṣiṇāśirasaṃ pratyakpadīṃ pitṛdevatye.
The head to the south, the feet to the west, if the rite is sacred to the Manes.
3.10.28
saṃjñaptāyāṃ juhuyād yat paśur māyum akṛte 'ti;
After it has been killed, he should sacrifice (Âgya) with (the verse), 'If the beast has lowed' (ibid. 8).
3.10.29
patnī co 'dakam ādāya paśoḥ sarvāṇi srotām̐si prakṣālayet.
And (the sacrificer's) wife should get water and should wash all the apertures of the cow's body.
3.10.30
agreṇa nābhiṃ pavitre antardhāyā, 'nulomam ākṛtya vapām uddharanti.
They lay two purifiers (i.e. grass-blades) on (the cow's body) near its navel, cut it up in the direction of its hairs, and draw the omentum out.
3.10.31
tāṃ śākhāviśākhayoḥ kāṣṭhayor avasajyā, 'bhyukṣya śrapayet;
He should spit it on two pieces of wood, on one (simple) branch and on another forked branch, should besprinkle it (with water), and should roast it.
3.10.32
praścyutitāyāṃ viśasate 'ti brūyāt,
When it has ceased to drop, he should say, 'Hew the (cow) to pieces—
3.10.33
yathā na prāg agner bhūmiṃ śoṇitaṃ gacchet.
'So that the blood does not stain the ground to the east of the fire.'
3.10.34
śṛtām abhighāryo, 'dag udvāsya pratyabhighārayet.
After he has roasted (the omentum), he should pour (Âgya) on it, should take it from the fire towards the north, and should pour (Âgya) on it again.
3.10.35
sthālīpākāvṛtā vapām avadāya, sviṣṭakṛdāvṛtā vā, 'ṣṭakāyai svāhe 'ti juhoti;
After he has cut off (the prescribed portions from) the omentum in the way prescribed for Sthâlîpâkas, or in the way prescribed for the Svishtakrit (oblation), he sacrifices with (the words), 'To the Ashtakâ Svâhâ!'
3.10.36
sthālīpākāvṛtā 'nyat sthālīpākāvṛtā 'nyat. -
iti tṛtīyaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ.
The rest (should be performed) according to the Sthâlîpâka rite. The rest according to the Sthâlîpâka rite.
End of the Third Prapâthaka.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English