Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 1.4.13

1.4.13.1

ānayantyasmai rathamaśvaṃ hastinaṃ vā \1\

With (the formula), 'The milk of Virâg art thou. May the milk of Padyâ Virâg (dwell) in me'—(the guest) touches the hands of the person that washes his feet, and then he touches himself with (the formula), 'May in me dwell brilliancy, energy, strength, life, renown, splendour, glory, power!'

1.4.13.2

rathaṃtaramasi vāmadevyamasi bṛhadasi \ aṅkau nyaṅkāvabhitaḥ \ ityeṣā ayaṃ vāmaśvinā ratho mā duḥkhe mā sukhe riṣat ariṣṭaḥ svasti gacchatu vivighnannabhidāsataḥ iha dhṛtiriha vidhṛtiriha rama iha ramatām \ iti rathamātiṣṭhate yadi rathena praviśati \2\

(The host) then makes to him the announcement, 'The Argha water!'

1.4.13.3

aśvosi hayosi mayosi \ ityekādaśabhiraśvanāmabhiraśvaṃ yadyaśvena \3\

(The guest) accepts it with (the formula), 'Thou camest to me with glory. Unite me with brilliancy, splendour, and milk. Make me beloved by all creatures, the lord of cattle.'

1.4.13.4

indrasya tvā vajreṇābhyupaviśāmi vaha kālaṃ vaha śriyaṃ mābhivaha hastyasi hastiyaśasamasi hastivarcasamasi hastiyaśasihastivarcasī bhūyāsam \ iti hastinaṃ yadi tena \4\

'To the ocean I send you, the imperishable (waters); go back to your source. May I not suffer loss in my offspring. May my sap not be shed'—this (verse the guest) recites over the remainder (of the Argha water), when it is poured out (by the person who had offered it to him).

1.4.13.5

tadgacchati yatrāsmā apacitiṃ kariṣyanto bhavanti \5\

Then he utters to him the announcement, 'The water for sipping!'

1.4.13.6

saṃsravantu diśo mayi samāgacchantu sūnṛtāḥ \ sarve kāmā abhiyantu naḥ priyā abhisravantu naḥ priyāḥ \ iti diśa upatiṣṭhate \6\

With (the formula), 'Thou art the first layer for Ambrosia,' he sips water.

1.4.13.7

yaśosi yaśohaṃ tvayi bhūyāsam \ iti yosyāpacitiṃ kariṣyanbhavati tamabhyāgacchansamīkṣate \7\

Then he utters to him the announcement, 'The honey-mixture!'

1.4.13.8

athāsmā āvasathaṃ kalpayitvā \ arghaḥ \ iti prāha \8\

He accepts that with both hands with the Sâvitra (formula), and places it on the ground with (the formula), 'I place thee on the navel of the earth in the abode of Idâ.' He mixes (the different substances) three times from left to right with his thumb and his fourth finger, with (the formula), 'What is the honied, highest form of honey which consists in the enjoyment of food, by that honied, highest form of honey may I become highest, honied, and an enjoyer of food.' He partakes of it three times with (the formula), 'I eat thee for the sake of brilliancy, of luck, of glory, of power, and of the enjoyment of food,' and gives the remainder to a person who is kindly disposed towards him.

1.4.13.9

kuruta \ iti pratyāha \9\

Or he may eat the whole (Madhuparka). Then he sips water with (the formula), 'Thou art the covering of Ambrosia.'

1.4.13.10

kurvantyasmai trivṛtaṃ pāṅktaṃ vā \10\

Then he utters to him the announcement, 'The cow!'

1.4.13.11

dadhi madhu ghṛtamiti trivṛt \11\

That (cow) is either killed or let loose.

1.4.13.12

dadhi madhu ghṛtamāpaḥ saktava iti pāṅktaḥ \12\

If he chooses to let it loose, (he murmurs), 'This cow will become a milch cow.
'The mother of the Rudras, the daughter of the Vasus, the sister of the Âdityas, the navel of immortality. To the people who understand me, I say, "Do not kill the guiltless cow, which is Aditi."
'Let it drink water! Let it eat grass'—
(And) gives order (to the people), 'Om! Let it loose.'

1.4.13.13

kaṃse dadhyānīya madhvānayati \13\

If it shall be killed, (he says), 'A cow art thou; sin is driven away from thee. Drive away my sin and the sin of N.N.! Kill ye him whoever hates me. He is killed whosoever hates me. Make (the cow) ready!'

1.4.13.14

hrasīyasyānīya karṣīyasāpidhāyānūcīnāni pṛthagādāpayati kūrcaṃ pādyamarghyamācamanīyaṃ madhuparka iti \14\

If (the cow) is let loose, a meal is prepared with other meat, and he announces it (to the guest) in the words, 'It is ready!'

1.4.13.15

anvaṅṅanusaṃvṛjinā sonupakiṃcayā vācaikaikaṃ prāha \15\

He replies, 'It is well prepared; it is the Virâg; it is food. May it not fail! May I obtain it! May it give me strength! It is well prepared!'—and adds, 'Give food to the Brâhmanas!'

1.4.13.16

kūrcaḥ \ iti kūrcam \16\

After those (Brâhmanas) have eaten, (the host) orders blameless (?) food to be brought to him (i.e. to the guest).

1.4.13.17

tasminprāṅmukha upaviśati \ rāṣṭrabhṛdasyācāryāsandī mā tvadyoṣam \ iti \17\

He accepts that with (the formula), 'May the heaven give it to thee; may the earth accept it. May the earth give it to thee; may breath accept it. May breath eat thee; may breath drink thee.'

1.4.13.18

athāsmai \ pādyam \ iti prāha \18\

With (the verse), 'May Indra and Agni bestow vigour on me' (Taitt. Samh. III, 3, 3, 3) he eats as much as he likes, and gives the remainder to a person who is kindly disposed towards him.

1.4.13.19

tenāsya śūdraḥ śūdrā vā pādau prakṣālayati savyamagre brāhmaṇasya dakṣiṇamitarayoḥ \19\ \12\

If he desires that somebody may not be estranged from him, he should sip water with (the Mantra), 'Whereon the past and the future and all worlds rest, therewith I take hold of thee; I (take. hold) of thee; through the Brahman I take hold of thee for myself, N.N.!'—

1.4.13.13_2

virājo dohosi \ mayi dohaḥ padyāyai virājaḥ \ iti yosya pādau prakṣālayati tasya hastāvabhimṛśyātmānaṃ pratyabhimṛśati \ mayi teja indriyaṃ vīryamāyuḥ kīrtirvarco yaśo balam \ iti \1\

1.4.13.2_2

athāsmai \ arghyam \ iti prāha \2\

1.4.13.3_2

tatpratigṛhṇāti \ ā māganyaśasā saṃsṛja tejasā varcasā payasā ca \ taṃ mā kuru priyaṃ prajānāmadhipatiṃ paśūnām \ iti \3\

1.4.13.4_2

samudraṃ vaḥ prahiṇomyakṣitāḥ svāṃ yonimapigacchata \ acchidraḥ prajayā bhūyāsaṃ mā parāseci matpayaḥ \ iti śeṣaṃ ninīyamānamanumantrayate \4\

1.4.13.5_2

athāsmai \ ācamanīyam \ iti prāha \5\

1.4.13.6_2

amṛtopastaraṇamasi \ ityapa ācāmati \6\

1.4.13.7_2

athāsmai \ madhuparkaḥ \ iti prāha \7\

1.4.13.8_2

taṃ sāvitreṇobhābhyāṃ hastābhyāṃ pratigṛhya \ pṛthivyāstvā nābhau sādayāmīḍāyāḥ pade \ iti pṛthivyāṃ pratiṣṭhāpya \ yanmadhuno madhavyaṃ paramamannādyaṃ rūpam \ tenāhaṃ madhuno madhavyena parameṇa rūpeṇa paramo madhavyonnādo bhūyāsam \ ityaṅguṣṭhenopamadhyamayā cāṅgulyā triḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ saṃyujya \ tejase tvā śriyai yaśase balāyānnādyāya prāśnāmi \ iti triḥ prāśya yosya rātirbhavati tasmā ucchiṣṭaṃ prayacchati \8\

1.4.13.9_2

sarvaṃ vā prāśya \ amṛtāpidhānamasi \ ityapa ācāmati \9\

1.4.13.10_2

athāsmai \ gauḥ \ iti prāha \10\

1.4.13.11_2

tasyāḥ karmotsargo vā \11\

1.4.13.12_2

gaurdhenurbhavyā mātā rudrāṇāṃ duhitā vasūnāṃ svasaādityānāmamṛtasya nābhiḥ \ pra ṇu vocaṃ cikituṣe janāya mā gāmanāgāmaditiṃ vadhiṣṭa \ pibatūdakaṃ tṛṇānyattu \ omutsṛjata \ ityutsarge saṃśāsti \12\

1.4.13.13_3

gaurasyapahatapāpmāpa pāpmānaṃ jahi mama cāmuṣya ca hataṃ me dviṣantaṃ hato me dviṣan \ kuruta \ iti driyamāṇāyām \13\

1.4.13.14_2

utsargenyena māṃsenānnaṃ saṃskṛtyāthāsmai \ bhūtam \ iti prāha \14\

1.4.13.15_2

tatsubhūtaṃ virāḍannaṃ tanmā kṣāyi tanmeśīya tanma ūrjaṃ dhāstatsubhūtam \ ityuttkāthāha \ brāhmaṇānbhojayata \ iti \15\

1.4.13.16_2

teṣvasmai bhuktavatsvanusaṃvṛjinamannamāhārayati \16\

1.4.13.17_2

tatpratigṛhṇāti \ dyauste dadātu pṛthivī pratigṛhṇātu pṛthivī te dadātu prāṇaḥ pratigṛhṇātu prāṇastvāśnātu prāṇaḥ pibatu \ iti \17\

1.4.13.18_2

indrāgnī me varcaḥ kṛṇutām \ iti yāvatkāmaṃ prāśya yosya rātirbhavati tasmā ucchiṣṭaṃ prayacchati \18\

1.4.13.19_2

yaṃ kāmayeta na vicchidyeteti \ yasminbhūtaṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca sarve lokā iha śritāḥ \ tena tvāhaṃ pratigṛhṇāmi tvāmahaṃ brahmaṇā tvā mahyaṃ pratigṛhṇāmyasau \ ityācamya \19\ \\13\\