Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 1.3.11.8
Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 1.3.11.8
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1.3.11.8
vega vejayāsmaddviṣatastaskarānsarīsṛpāñchvāpadānrakṣāṃsi piśācānpauruṣeyādbhayānno daṇḍa rakṣa viśvasmādbhayādrakṣa sarvato jahi taskarān \ anagnaḥ sarvavṛkṣeṣu jāyase tvaṃ sapatnahā \ jahi śatrugaṇānsarvānsamantaṃ maghavāniva \ iti triḥ pradakṣiṇamuparyupari śiraḥ pratiharate \8\
With (the formula), 'Speed! Make speed away from us those who hate us, robbers, creeping things, beasts of prey, Rakshas, Pisâkas. Protect us, O staff, from danger that comes from men; protect us from every danger; from all sides destroy the robbers'—(and with the verse), 'Not naked (i.e. covered with bark) thou art born on all trees, a destroyer of foes. Destroy all hosts of enemies from every side like Maghavan (Indra)'—he swings (the staff) three times from left to right over his head.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kalpaḥ — Sanskrit