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Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 2.3.9.7

Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 2.3.9.7

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2.3.9.7

atha cāndanasurodakākṣatākṣatagomayadūrvāstambodumbarapalāśaśamīvaikaṅkatāśvatthena govāleneti gāḥ prokṣati vṛṣāṇamevāgre \ śivo bhava śivo bhava \ ityatha śivo haiva bhavati \7\

With sandal salve, surâ and water, unground, fried grains, cow-dung, with a bunch of dûrvâ grass, with Udumbara, Palâsa, Sami, Vikaṅkata, and Asvattha (branches), and with a cow-tail he besprinkles his cows, the bull first, with (the words), 'Bring luck! Bring luck!' Then (the bull) will bring him luck.

Hermann Oldenberg 1892, The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30)

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