Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 1.1.4
Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 1.1.4
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1.1.4.1
kumāramāsthāpayati \ ātiṣṭhemamaśmānamaśmeva tvaṃ sthiro bhava \ pramṛṇīhi durasyūnsahasva pṛtanāyataḥ \ iti \1\
Makes the boy tread on (that stone) with his right foot, with (the verse), 'Tread on this stone; like a stone be firm. Destroy those who seek to do thee harm; overcome thy enemies.'
1.1.4.2
athainamahataṃ vāsaḥ paridhāpayati pūrvaṃ nidhāya \ yā akṛntannavayanyā atanvata yāśca devīrantānabhitodadanta \ tāstvā devīrjarasā saṃvyayantvāyuṣmānidaṃ paridhatsva vāsaḥ \ paridhatta dhatta vāsasainaṃ śatāyuṣaṃ kṛṇuta dīrghamāyuḥ \ bṛhaspatiḥ prāyacchadvāsa etatsomāya rājñe paridātavā u \ jarāṃ gacchāsi paridhatsva vāso bhavā kṛṣṭīnāmabhiśastipāvā \ śataṃ ca jīva śaradaḥ suvarcā rāyaśca poṣamupasaṃvyayasva \ iti \2\
After (the boy) has taken off his old (garment), (the teacher) makes him put on a (new) garment that has not yet been washed, with (the verses),
'The goddesses who spun, who wove, who spread out, and who drew out the skirts on both sides, may those goddesses clothe thee with long life. Blessed with life put on this garment.
'Dress him; through (this) garment make him reach a hundred (years) of age; extend his life. Brihaspati has given this garment to king Soma that he may put it on.
'Mayst thou live to old age; put on the garment! Be a protector of the human tribes against imprecation. Live a hundred years, full of vigour; clothe thyself in the increase of wealth.'
1.1.4.3
paridhāpyābhimantrayate \ parīdaṃ vāso adhidhāḥ svastayebhūrāpīṇāmabhiśastipāvā \ śataṃ ca jīva śaradaḥ purūcīrvasūni cāyyo vibhajā sa jīvan \ iti \3\
Having (thus) made (the boy) put on (the new garment, the teacher) recites over him (the verse),
'Thou hast put on this garment for the sake of welfare; thou hast become a protector of thy friends against imprecation. Live a hundred long years; a noble man, blessed with life, mayst thou distribute wealth.'
1.1.4.4
athainaṃ mekhalayā nābhideśe triḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ parivyayati \ dvirityeke \ yā duritā paribādhamānā śarmavarūthe punatī na āgāt \ prāṇāpānābhyāṃ balamāvahantī svasā devānāṃ subhagā mekhaleyam \ iti \4\
He then winds the girdle three times from left to right round (the boy, so that it covers) his navel. (He does so only) twice, according to some (teachers). (It is done) with (the verse), 'Here she has come to us who drives away sin, purifying our guard and our protection, bringing us strength by (the power of) inhalation and exhalation, the sister of the gods, this blessed girdle.'
1.1.4.5
uttarato nābhestrivṛtaṃ granthiṃ kṛtvā dakṣiṇato nābheḥ parikarṣati \5\
On the north side of the navel he makes a threefold knot (in the girdle) and draws that to the south side of the navel.
1.1.4.6
athāsmā ajinamuttarīyaṃ karoti \ mitrasya cakṣurdharuṇaṃ dharīyastejoyaśasvi sthaviraṃ samiddham \ anāhanasyaṃ vasanaṃ jariṣṇu parīdaṃ vājyajinaṃ dhatsvāsau \ aditiste kakṣāṃ badhnātu vedasyānuvaktavai medhāyai śraddhāyā anūktasyānirākaraṇāya brahmaṇe brahmavarcasāya \ iti \6\
He then arranges for him the skin (of an antelope, &c., see Sûtra 7) as an outer garment, with (the Mantras),
'The firm, strong eye of Mitra, glorious splendour, powerful and flaming, a chaste, mobile vesture, this skin put on, a valiant (man), N.N.!
'May Aditi tuck up thy garment, that thou mayst study the Veda, for the sake of insight and belief and of not forgetting what thou hast learnt, for the sake of holiness and of holy lustre!'
1.1.4.7
kṛṣṇājinaṃ brāhmaṇasya raauravaṃ rājanyasya bastājinaṃ vaiśyasya \7\
The skin of a black antelope (is worn) by a Brâhmana, the skin of a spotted deer by a Râganya, the skin of a he-goat by a Vaisya.
1.1.4.8
athainaṃ paridadāti \ parīmamindra brahmaṇe mahe śrotrāya dadhmasi \ athainaṃ jarimā ṇayejjyokśrotre adhijāgarat \ iti brāhmaṇam \ parīmamindra brahmaṇe mahe rāṣṭrāya dadhmasi \ athainaṃ jarimā ṇayejjyogrāṣṭre adhijāgarat \ iti rājanyam \ parīmamindra brahmaṇe mahe poṣāya dadhmasi \ athainaṃ jarimā ṇayejjyokpoṣe adhijāgarat \ iti vaiśyam \8\
He then gives him in charge (to the gods), a Brâhmana with (the verse), 'We give this (boy) in charge, O Indra, to Brahman, for the sake of great learning. May he (Brahman?) lead him to old age, and may he (the boy) long watch over learning.'
A Râganya (he gives in charge to the gods) with (the verse), 'We give this boy in charge, O Indra, to Brahman, for the sake of great royalty. May he lead him to old age, and may he long watch over royalty.'
A Vaisya (he gives in charge) with (the verse), 'We give this boy in charge, O Indra, to Brahman, for the sake of great wealth. May he lead him to old age, and may he long watch over wealth.'
1.1.4.9
tamapareṇāgnimudañcamupaveśya hutoccheṣaṇaṃ prāśayati \ tvayi medhāṃ tvayi prajām \ ityetaiḥ saṃnataiḥ \9\
(The teacher) makes him sit down to the west of the fire, facing the north, and makes him eat the remnants of the sacrificial food, with these (Mantras), 'On thee may wisdom, on thee may offspring' (Taitt. Âranyaka, Andhra redaction, X, 44),—altering (the text of the Mantras).
1.1.4.10
pṛṣadājyameke prāśayanti \10\
Some make (the student) eat 'sprinkled butter.'
1.1.4.11
yoge yoge tavastaram \ imamagna āyuṣe varcase kṛdhi \ iti dvābhyāṃ prāśnantaṃ samīkṣate \11\
(The teacher) looks at (the student) while he is eating, with the two verses, 'At every pursuit we invoke strong (Indra)' (Taitt. Samh. IV, 1, 2, 1), (and), 'Him, Agni, lead to long life and splendour' (Taitt: Samh. II, 3, 10, 3).
1.1.4.12
prāśayantyeke \12\
Some make (the boy) eat (that food with these two verses).
1.1.4.13
ācāntamupasparśayitvābhimantrayate \ śataminnu śarado anti devā yatrā naścakrā jarasaṃ tanūnām \ putrāso yatra pitaro bhavanti mā no madhyā rīriṣatāyurgantoḥ \ iti \13\ \\4\\
After (the boy) has sipped water, (the teacher) causes him to touch (water) and recites over him (the verse), 'A hundred autumns are before us, O gods, before ye have made our bodies decay, before (our) sons have become fathers; do not destroy us before we have reached (our due) age.'
End of the First Patala.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
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