Kaushitakagrihyasutra 2.8: atha aṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 2.8
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atha aṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
2.8.1
athāto daṇḍaniyamaḥ \1\
Now then the rule for the staff.
2.8.2
nāntarāgamanaṃ kuryādātmano daṇḍasya ca \2\
One should not allow anything to pass between oneself and the staff.
2.8.3
atha ceda daṇḍamekhalopavītānāmanyatamadviśīryeta cchidyeta vā tasya tatprāyaścittiḥ yadudvāhe rathasya \3\
Now if any of the staff, the girdle, or the sacred thread should break or be cut, its expiation is the same as that for the chariot at marriage.
2.8.4
mekhalā cedasandheyā bhavati anyāṃ kṛtvānumantrayate medhyāmedhyavibhāgajñe devi goptri sarasvati \ mekhale skannavicchinne santanoṣi vrataṃ mama \ iti \4\
If the girdle cannot be repaired, having made another, he recites over it: “O goddess who knows the division between pure and impure, protector Sarasvatī, / O girdle, fallen away and broken, do thou restore my vow!”
2.8.5
etayaiva yathārthamupavīte \5\
With this very [verse] suitably [he addresses] the sacred thread.
2.8.6
tvamagne vratabhṛcchuciḥ ityetābhyāmṛgbhyāmāhutīrhutvā atha mekhalāṃ śānte vṛkṣe nidhāya pūrṇe kāle mekhalāmupavītaṃ ca daṇḍe badhnāti \6\
Having offered oblations with the two verses, “Thou, Agni, vow-holder, pure…”, then placing the girdle on an auspicious tree, when the time is complete, he ties the girdle and the sacred thread to the staff.
2.8.7
tadapyetat yajñopavītaṃ daṇḍaṃ ca mekhalāmajinaṃ tathā \ juhuyādapsu vrate pūrṇe vāruṇyarcā rasena vā \7\
This also has been said: “The sacred thread, the staff, the girdle, and likewise the skin / he should cast into water when the vow is complete, with a verse addressed to Varuṇa or with ‘Rasa’.”
2.8.8
brahmacārī pravatsyannācāryamanumantrayate prāṇāpānayoḥ ityupāṃśu idaṃ vatsyāvo bho ityuccaiḥ \8\
The student, when about to go on a journey, addresses the preceptor with: “Of inhalation and exhalation…” in a low voice, and loudly with: “We shall dwell here, sir!”
2.8.9
prāṇāpāna uruvyacāstvayā prapadye devāya tvā goptre paridadāmi devasavitareṣa te brahmacārī taṃ gopāya samāmṛta ityupāṃśu oṃ svasti ityuccairācāryaḥ oṃ svastītyuccairācāryaḥ \9\
“Inhalation and exhalation, wide-extended, with thee I take refuge. I entrust thee to the divine protector. O god Savitṛ, this is thy student; protect him, may he not die!” in a low voice; [and] “Om, hail!” the preceptor [says] loudly; “Om, hail!” the preceptor [says] loudly.
2.8.10
iti kauṣītakagṛhye dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the second chapter in the Kauṣītakagṛhya.
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Linked texts (2)
- Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra — Āśvalāyana, Sanskrit