Gobhilagrihyasutra 3.7
Gobhilagṛhyasūtra 3.7
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3.7.1
athā 'taḥ śravaṇākarma;
Now (follows) the Sravanâ ceremony.
3.7.2
paurṇamāsyāṃ kṛtyam.
It has to be performed on the full-moon day (of the month Srâvana).
3.7.3
purastāc chālāyā upalipya śālāgner agniṃ praṇayanti;
Having besmeared (a surface) to the east of the house (with cow-dung), they carry forward (to that place) fire taken from the (sacred) domestic fire.
3.7.4
abhitaś catvāry upalimpati,
He besmears four spots to the four sides (of the fire),
3.7.5
pratidiśam,
Towards the (four) directions,
3.7.6
sādhike prakrame.
(To the extent) of more than one prakrama (i.e. step).
3.7.7
agnau kapālam ādhāya sakṛtsaṃgṛhītam yavamuṣṭiṃ bhṛjjaty anupadahan.
He puts a dish on the fire and fries (in that dish) one handful of barley-grains, without burning them.
3.7.8
paścād agner ulūkhalaṃ dṛm̐hayitvā 'vahanty udvecam.
To the west of the fire he places a mortar so that it stands firmly, and husks (the grains), separating (the husked and the unhusked grains?).
3.7.9
sukṛtān saktūn kṛtvā, camasa opya, śūrpenā 'pidhāya nidadhāti.
After he has carefully ground them to flour, and has thrown (that) into a wooden cup (kamasa), and covered it with a winnowing-basket, he puts it up (in the house).
3.7.10
dakṣiṇapaścime antareṇa saṃcaraḥ.
Between (the besmeared surface) towards the south, and that towards the east (there should be) a passage.
3.7.11
- astamite camasadarvyāv ādāya śūrpaṃ cā, 'tipraṇītasyā 'rdhaṃ vrajati:
After sunset he takes the wooden cup, (the spoon called) Darvi, and the winnowing-basket, and goes to (the fire) which has been carried forward (Sûtra 3).
3.7.12
śūrpe saktūn āvapati, camase co 'dakam ādatte;
He throws the flour into the winnowing-basket and fills the wooden cup with water.
3.7.13
sakṛtsaṃgṛhītān darvyā saktūn kṛtvā, pūrva upalipta udakaṃ ninīya baliṃ nivapati yaḥ prācyāṃ diśi sarparāja eṣa te balir iti;
He takes once a quantity of flour with the Darvi spoon, pours out water on the besmeared place to the east (of the fire), and offers (there) a Bali with (the words), 'O king of Serpents, dwelling towards the east, this is thy Bali!' (MB. II, 1, 1).
3.7.14
upaninayaty apāṃ śesaṃ, yathā baliṃ na pravakṣyatī 'ti.
He pours the rest of the water over (that Bali, taking care) that it does not carry away the Bali.
3.7.15
savyaṃ bāhum anvāvṛtya, camasadarvyāv abhyukṣya, pratāpyai 'vaṃ dakṣiṇai 'vaṃ pratīcy evam udīcī, yathāliṅgam, avyāvartamānaḥ.
Turning round from right to left, he besprinkles the wooden cup and the Darvi spoon, warms them, and (repeats the offering of a Bali) in the same way towards the south, towards the west, and towards the north, as the Mantra (MB. II, I, 1. 2) runs, without turning away (between the single Bali-offerings).
3.7.16
śūrpeṇa śeṣam agnāv opyā 'natipraṇītasyā 'rdhaṃ vrajati:
After he has thrown the remnants (of flour) out of the basket into the fire, he goes to that fire which has not been carried forward.
3.7.17
paścād agner bhūmau nyañcau pāṇī pratiṣṭhāpya namaḥ pṛthivyā ity etaṃ mantraṃ japati.
To the west of that fire he touches the earth with his two hands turned downwards, and murmurs the Mantra, 'Adoration to the Earth’s'—(MB. II, 1, 3).
3.7.18
- pradoṣe pāyasaś caruḥ;
In the evening boiled rice-grains with milk (are prepared).
3.7.19
tasya juhuyāt: śravaṇāya, viṣṇave, 'gnaye, prajāpataye, viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ svāhe 'ti;
Of that (milk-rice) he should make oblations with (the formulas), 'To Sravana, to Vishnu, to Agni, to Pragâpati, to the Visve devâs Svâhâ!'
3.7.20
sthālīpākāvṛtā 'nyat.
The rest (should be performed) according to the Sthâlîpâka rite.
3.7.21
uttarato 'gner darbhastambaṃ samūlaṃ pratiṣṭhāpya somo rāje 'ty etaṃ mantraṃ japati, yāṃ sandhāṃ sam adhatte 'ti ca.
To the north of the fire he places a bunch of Darbha grass with roots, and murmurs the Mantra, 'Soma the king' (ibid. 4), and, 'The agreement which you have made' (ibid. 5).
3.7.22
- śvas tato 'kṣatasaktūn kārayitvā, nave pātre 'pidhāya nidadhāti:
On the following day he has flour of fried barley-grains prepared, and in a new pot, covering (it with another pot), he puts it up (in his house).
3.7.23
aharahas tūṣṇīṃ balīn haret sāyaṃ prāg ghomād ā ''grahāyaṇyāḥ.
(Of that flour) he should silently offer Balis day by day in the evening, before the sacrifice, until the Âgrahâyanî day.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Linked texts (1)
- Subodhinīpaddhati — Śivarāma 1615, Sanskrit