Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 1.6.20.2
Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 1.6.20.2
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1.6.20.2
tāmagreṇa dakṣiṇamaṃsaṃ pratīcīmabhyāvṛtyābhimantrayate aghoracakṣurapatighnyedhi śivā paśubhyaḥ sumanāḥ suvarcāḥ jīvasūrvīrasūḥ syonā śaṃ na edhi dvipade śaṃ catuṣpade tāṃ naḥ pūṣañchivatamāmerayasva yasyāṃ bījaṃ manuṣyā vapanti yā na ūrū uśatī visrayātai yasyāmuśantaḥ praharema śepam somaḥ prathamo vivide gandharvo vivida uttaraḥ tṛtīyo agniṣṭe patisturīyohaṃ manuṣyajāḥ somodadādgandharvāya gandharvognayedadāt paśūṃśca mahyaṃ putrāṃścāgnirdadātyatho tvām amūhamasmi sā tvaṃ dyaurahaṃ pṛthivī tvaṃ sāmāhamṛktvaṃ tāvehi saṃbhāvāva saha reto dadhāvahai puṃse putrāya vettavai rāyaspoṣāya suprajāstvāya suvīryāya \ imāṃ tvamindra mīḍhvaḥ suputrāṃ subhagāṃ kuru \ daśāsyāṃ putrānādhehi patimekādaśaṃ kuru \ iti \2\
He makes her turn round, from left to right, so that she faces the west, and recites over her (the following texts),
'With no evil eye, not bringing death to thy husband, bring luck to the cattle, be full of joy and vigour. Give birth to living children, give birth to heroes, be friendly. Bring us luck, to men and animals.
'Thus, Pûshan, lead her to us, the highly blessed one, into whom men pour forth their sperm, yâ na ûrû usatî visrayâtai (read, visrayâtai), yasyâm usantah praharema sepam.
'Soma has acquired thee first (as his wife); after him the Gandharva has acquired thee. Thy third husband is Agni; the fourth am I, thy human husband.
'Soma has given her to the Gandharva; the Gandharva has given her to Agni. Agni gives me cattle and children, and thee besides.
'This am I, that art thou; the heaven I, the earth thou; the Sâman I, the Rik thou. Come! Let us join together. Let us unite our sperm that we may generate a male child, a son, for the sake of the increase of wealth, of blessed offspring, of strength.
'Bountiful Indra, bless this woman with sons and with a happy lot. Give her ten sons; let her husband be the eleventh.'
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kalpaḥ — Sanskrit