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Kaushitakagrihyasutra 1.20: atha viṃśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ

Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 1.20

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Sanskrit

atha viṃśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ

1.20.1

saptame 'ṣṭame vā māsi karṇavedhanam \1\

In the seventh or eighth month is the piercing of the ears;

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1.20.2

yathā kuladharmaṃ vā \2\

or according to family custom.

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1.20.3

tiṣyapunarvasvoḥ śravaṇadhaniṣṭhayorvā \3\

Under the constellations Tiṣya and Punarvasu, or Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā;

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1.20.4

pūrvottareṣu vā \4\

or under the former or later [asterisms of a pair];

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1.20.5

sarveṣāṃ yathānukūlaṃ vā \5\

or according to whatever is favorable for all [parties].

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1.20.6

abhi tvā deva savitaḥ iti tisṛbhistrimadhurasya hutvā hiraṇmayyetarayā vā sūcyā āśrut karṇa iti dakṣiṇaṃ karṇaṃ vidhvā uta tvā badhiraṃ vayamiti savyam \6\

Having offered three oblations of the threefold sweet mixture with the three [verses], 'Towards you, god Savitṛ,' having pierced the right ear with a golden needle or another needle [with the words], 'Listening ear,' [he pierces] the left with, 'And you who are deaf, we...'

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1.20.7

raktakaṅkaṇaṃ raktasūtraṃ vā chidrayoḥ pratinidadhyāt rākāmahamityetayā \7\

He should insert a red bracelet or a red thread into the two holes with the verse, 'Rākā I...'

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1.20.8

atha brāhmaṇān trimadhureṇa svastīrvācya tato 'bhivādayīta \\8\\

Then, having caused the brahmins to recite blessings with the threefold sweet mixture, he should thereafter pay homage.

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