Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 2.6.16.6
Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 2.6.16.6
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.6.16.6
udakumbhaṃ darbhamuṣṭiṃ cādāya prāṅmukho niṣkramya prāco darbhānsaṃstīrya teṣu caturo balīnharati \ ye pārthivāḥ sarpāstebhya imaṃ baliṃ harāmi \ ya āntarikṣāḥ \ ye divyaḥ \ ye diśyāḥ \ iti \6\
He takes a water-pot and a handful of Darbha grass, goes forth, his face turned towards the east, spreads the Darbha grass out with its points towards the east, and makes four Bali-offerings on that (grass) with (the formulas), 'To the terrestrial Serpents I offer this Bali,' 'To the aerial, &c.; to the celestial, &c.; to the Serpents dwelling in the quarters (of the world),' &c.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kalpaḥ — Sanskrit