Kaushitakagrihyasutra 1.2: atha dvitīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 1.2
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atha dvitīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
1.2.1
jāyāmupagrahīṣyamāṇaḥ anṛkṣarāḥ iti varakān gacchato 'numantrayate \1\
When he is about to take a wife, he recites over the wooers as they depart: 'Free from thorns' [RV 10.85.23].
1.2.2
abhigamane puṣpaphalayavānādāya udakumbhaṃ ca ahamayaṃ bho iti triḥ procya varite prāṅmukhā gṛhyāḥ pratyaṅmukhā āvahamānāḥ kanyāṃ varayanti imāmamuṣmā itthaṃ gotrāya iti \2\
Upon their arrival, taking flowers, fruits, and barley, as well as a water-jar, saying three times, 'Here am I, sir,' when permission is given, the domestic [relatives] face east and those escorting [the bride] face west, and they woo the maiden [saying]: 'This [maiden] for such-a-one of such-and-such a gotra.'
1.2.3
ubhayato rucite pūrṇapātrīmabhimṛśanti puṣpākṣataphalahiraṇyamiśrān \ anādhṛṣṭamasyanādhṛṣyaṃ devānāmojo abhiśastipā anabhiśastyañjasā satyamupageṣaṃ suvite mā dhāḥ ityutthāya kanyāyā ācāryaḥ ā naḥ prajām iti mūrdhni niṣiñcati prajāstvayi dadhāmi \ paśūṃstvayi dadhāmi \ tejo brahmavarcasyaṃ tvayi dadhāmi iti ca \\3\\
When both sides have agreed, they touch the full bowl containing a mixture of flowers, unbroken grain, fruits, and gold. / Having risen with [the verse], 'Unassailable are you, unassailable power of the gods, protecting against curses, uncursed; may I straightway approach the truth; place me in a good course' [Śrautakośa 1.1.3], the maiden's preceptor sprinkles [water] upon her head with [the verse], 'Unto us offspring...' [RV 10.85.43ab], and [he says]: 'I place offspring in you; / I place cattle in you; / I place splendor and holy luster in you.'
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Linked texts (2)
- Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- Sāṃkhyayanagṛhyasaṃgraha — Vāsudeva, Sanskrit