Hiranyakeshigrihyasutra 2.7.17
Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra 2.7.17
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2.7.17.1
āgrahāyaṇīṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ \1\
We shall explain the Âgrahâyanî ceremony.
2.7.17.2
mārgaśīrṣyāṃ paurṇamāsyāmagnimupasamādhāya saṃparistīrya payasi sthālīpākaṃ śrapayitvābhighāryodvāsya vyāhṛtiparyantaṃ kṛtvā juhoti \ iḍāyai sṛptaṃ ghṛtavaccarācaraṃ jātavedo haviridaṃ juṣasva \ ye grāmyāḥ paśavo viśvarūpāsteṣāṃ saptānāmiha rantirastu puṣṭiḥ \ svāhā \ yāṃ janāḥ pratinandanti rātriṃ dhenumivāyatīm \ saṃvatsarasya yā patnī sā no astu sumaṅgalī svāhā \ śivā paśubhyo dārebhyaḥ śivā naktaṃ śivā divā \ saṃvatsarasya yā patnī sā no astu sumaṅgalī \ svāhā \ paurṇamāsī pūrayantyāyāntyaparāparān \ māsārdhamāsānvibhajati sā naḥ pūrṇābhirakṣatu \ svāhā \ iti \2\
On the full-moon day of Mârgasîrsha he puts wood on the fire, strews (Darbha grass) on the entire surface round the fire, cooks a mess of sacrificial food with milk, sprinkles it (with Âgya), takes it from the fire, performs the rites down to the Vyâhriti oblations, and sacrifices (four oblations) with (the following Mantras):
'This offering, the creeping of Idâ, rich in ghee, moving and not moving, accept gladly, O Gâtavedas. What domestic animals there are, of all shapes, all seven kinds of them: may they gladly dwell here and may they prosper. Svâhâ!
'The night which men welcome like a cow that comes to them, (the night) which is the consort of the year, may that (night) be auspicious to us. Svâhâ!
'Bringing bliss to the cattle, to the wife, bringing bliss by night and by day, may this (night) which is the consort of the year, be auspicious to us. Svâhâ!
'The full-moon night, bringing abundance, visiting one after another, dividing the months and fortnights: may this (night), the full one, protect us. Svâhâ!'
2.7.17.3
atha sauviṣṭakṛtīṃ juhoti \ sviṣṭamagne abhi tatpṛṇāhi viśvā deva pṛtanā abhiṣya \ uruṃ naḥ panthāṃ pradiśanvibhāhi jyotiṣmaddhehyajaraṃ na āyuḥ \ iti \3\
He sacrifices the oblation to Agni Svishtakrit with (the verse), 'Agni, make this (sacrifice) full that it may be well offered. Be victorious, O god, in all battles. Shine far and wide, showing us a wide path. Bestow on us long life, full of splendour and free from decay. Svâhâ!'
2.7.17.4
tataḥ pāṇī prakṣālya bhūmimālabhate \ prati kṣatre pratitiṣṭhāmi rāṣṭre pratyaśveṣu pratitiṣṭhāmi goṣu \ pratyaṅgeṣu pratitiṣṭhāmyātmanprati prāṇeṣu pratitiṣṭhāmi puṣṭe \ prati dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ pratitiṣṭhāmi yajñe \ trayā devā ekādaśa trayastriṃśāḥ surādhasaḥ \ bṛhaspatipurohitā devasya savituḥ save \ devā devairavantu mā \ iti \4\
Then he washes his hands and touches the earth with (the formulas), 'In power I establish myself, in royalty. Among the horses I establish myself, among the cows. In the limbs I establish myself, in the self. In the Prânas I establish myself, in prosperity. In Heaven and Earth I establish myself, in sacrifice.
'May the three times eleven gods, the thirty-three, the gracious ones, whose Purohita is Brihaspati, on the impulse of the god Savitri—may the gods with (all) the gods give me bliss!'
2.7.17.5
teṣāṃ dakṣiṇā gṛhapatirupaviśati \5\
The master of the house sits down at their southerly end,
2.7.17.6
uttarā uttare \6\
The other persons to the north,
2.7.17.7
prajotpattyānupūrvyeṇa \7\
According to their seniority.
2.7.17.8
teṣāṃ mantravidaste mantrāñjapanti \8\
They who know the Mantras among them, murmur the Mantras (which will be stated).
2.7.17.9
syonā pṛthivi bhavānṛkṣarā niveśanī \ yacchā naḥ śarma saprathāḥ \ baḍitthā parvatānām \ iti dvābhyāṃ dakṣiṇaiḥ pārśvaiḥ saṃviśanti \9\
With (the verse), 'Be soft to us, O earth, free from thorns; grant us rest; afford us wide shelter' (Taitt. Ar. X, 1, 10), and with the two (verses), 'Verily of the mountains' (Taitt. Samh. II, 2, 12, 2. 3) they lie down on their right sides.
2.7.17.10
udāyuṣā \ ityuttiṣṭhanti \10\
With (the verse), 'Up! with life' (Taitt. Samh. I, 2, 8, 1) they arise.
2.7.17.11
udasthāmāmṛtā abhūma \ ityutthāya japanti \11\
When they have arisen, they murmur, 'We have arisen; we have become immortal.'
2.7.17.12
evaṃ rātrestriḥ saṃjihate \12\
In that way they (lie down and) arise that night three times.
2.7.17.13
brāhmaṇānannena pariviṣya puṇyāhaṃ svastyayanamṛddhimiti vācayitvāthaitāṃ rātriṃ vasanti \13\ \\17\\
Having served food to the Brâhmanas and having caused them to say, 'An auspicious day! Hail! Good luck!' they rest that night.
End of the Seventh Patala.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part II (SBE 30) — Hermann Oldenberg 1892, English
Commentaries (1)
- Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtravṛtti — Mātṛdatta, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Kalpaḥ — Sanskrit