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Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 2.4.13.1

Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 2.4.13.1

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2.4.13.1

eṣa te tata madhumām̐ ūrmiḥ sarasvānyāvānagniśca pṛthivī ca tāvatyasya mātrā tāvānasya mahimā tāvantamenaṃ bhūtaṃ dadāmi yathāgnirakṣitonupadasta evaṃ mahyaṃ pitrekṣitonupadastaḥ svadhā bhavatāṃ taṃ svadhāmakṣitaṃ taiḥ sahopajīvāsāvṛcaste mahimā \ eṣa te pitāmaha madhumām̐ ūrmiḥ sarasvānyāvānvāyuścāntarikṣaṃ ca tāvatyasya mātrā tāvānasya mahimā tāvantamenaṃ bhūtaṃ dadāmi yathā vāyurakṣitonupadasta evaṃ mahyaṃ pitāmahāyākṣitonupadastaḥ svadhā bhavatāṃ taṃ svadhāmikṣitaṃ taiḥ sahopajīvāsau yajūṃṣi te mahimā \ eṣa te prapitāmaha madhumām̐ ūrmiḥ sarasvānyāvānādityaśca dyauśca tāvatyasya mātrā tāvānasya mahimā tāvantamenaṃ bhūtaṃ dadāmi yathādityokṣitonupadasta evaṃ mahyaṃ prapitāmahāyākṣitonupadastaḥ svadhā bhavatāṃ taṃ svadhāmakṣitaṃ taiḥ sahopajīvāsau sāmāni te mahimā \ iti \1\

'This is for thee, father, this honey-sweet wave, rich in water. As great as Agni and the earth are, so great is its measure, so great is its might. As. such a great one I give it. As Agni is imperishable and inexhaustible, thus may it be imperishable and inexhaustible, sweet drink to my father. By that imperishable (wave), that sweet drink, live thou together with those, N.N.! The Rikas are thy might.
'This is for thee, grandfather, &c.... As great as Vâyu and the air are... As Vâyu is imperishable... to my grandfather.... The Yagus are thy might.
'This is for thee, great-grandfather, &c.... As great as Âditya and the heaven are... "The Sâmans are thy might.'

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

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