Kaushitakagrihyasutra 2.3: atha tṛtīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 2.3
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atha tṛtīyaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
2.3.1
saṃvatsare sāvitrīmanvāha trirātre 'nvakṣaṃ vā \1\
After a year he recites the Sāvitrī [verse] to him, or after three nights, or immediately.
2.3.2
gāyatrīṃ brāhmaṇāyānubrūyāt \2\
He should recite the Gāyatrī verse to a Brāhmaṇa;
2.3.3
triṣṭubhaṃ kṣatriyāya \3\
The Triṣṭubh to a Kṣatriya;
2.3.4
jagatīṃ vaiśyāya \4\
The Jagatī to a Vaiśya;
2.3.5
sāvitrīṃ tveva \5\
Only a Sāvitrī verse, however.
2.3.6
uttareṇāgnimupaviśataḥ prāṅmukha ācāryaḥ pratyaṅmukha itaraḥ \6\
They sit down to the north of the fire; the preceptor facing east, the other facing west.
2.3.7
vaiśvāmitrīṃ gāyatrīṃ sāvitrīṃ bho anubrūhi itītaraḥ \7\
'Recite the Sāvitrī verse composed by Viśvāmitra in the Gāyatrī metre, sir,' the other says.
2.3.8
tatsaviturvareṇyam ityetāṃ sapraṇavāṃ savyāhṛtīṃ paccho 'rdharcaśo 'navānam \8\
With: 'Tat savitur vareṇyam,' [he recites] this [verse] with the Praṇava, with the mystical utterances, quarter-verse by quarter-verse, half-verse by half-verse, [and then] without taking breath.
2.3.9
yadi trirātre saṃvatsare vā bhaikṣācaraṇāntaṃ kṛtvopāsīta \9\
If after three nights or a year, having performed [the rite] up to begging alms, he should wait upon [him].
2.3.10
āpo nāma stha śivā nāma sthaujā nāma sthājarā nāma sthāmṛtā nāma sthābhayā nāma stha tāsāṃ vo 'śīya sumatau mā dhatta ityenaṃ trirapa ācamayya svastino mimītāmiti pañcarcena daṇḍaṃ prayacchati \10\
With: 'Waters are your name; auspicious are your name; vigor are your name; unaging are your name; immortal are your name; fearless are your name; may I partake of those [waters] of yours; place me in your favor,' having made him sip water three times, he hands him the staff with the five-verse hymn: 'May he measure out welfare for us.'
2.3.11
dṛteriva te iti kamaṇḍalum \11\
The water pot with: 'Like a water-skin...'
2.3.12
varo dakṣiṇā \12\
A choice gift is the sacrificial fee.
2.3.13
taccakṣuḥ ityādityamupasthāya pradakṣiṇaṃ parikramya bhikṣate grāmam \13\
Having approached the sun with, 'That eye […],' and circumambulated clockwise, he begs of the village,
2.3.14
mātaraṃ tveva prathamām \14\
his mother first of all,
2.3.15
yā vainaṃ na pratyācakṣīta \15\
or [a woman] who would not refuse him.
2.3.16
ācāryāya bhaikṣaṃ vedayīta \16\
He should announce the begged food to the preceptor.
2.3.17
anujñāto guruṇā bhuñjīta \17\
Permitted by the guru, he should eat.
2.3.18
aharahaḥ samidādhānaṃ bhaikṣācaraṇamadhaḥśayyā guruśuśrūṣeti brahmacāriṇo nityāni \18\
Daily laying on of kindling wood, begging for food, sleeping on the ground, attendance upon the guru: these are the constant duties of a Vedic student.
2.3.19
tadapi ślokaḥ_ kṣetraṃ hiraṇyaṃ gāṃ vāsaśchatropānahamantataḥ dhānyamannamatho śākaṃ gurave prītimāvahet iti
On this there is also a verse: / 'Land, gold, a cow, clothing, an umbrella, shoes, and lastly / grain, food, and vegetables—these bring delight to the guru.'
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Linked texts (2)
- Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- Kṛtyakalpataru — Lakṣmīdhara Bhaṭṭa, Sanskrit