Kaushitakagrihyasutra 3.13: atha trayodaśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 3.13
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atha trayodaśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
3.13.1
rohiṇyāṃ kṛṣikarmāṇi kārayet \1\
Under the constellation Rohiṇī, one should have agricultural operations performed.
3.13.2
prācyāṃ kṣetramaryādāyāṃ dyāvāpṛthivīyaṃ baliṃ haret \2\
At the eastern boundary of the field, one should offer an offering to Heaven and Earth.
3.13.3
gomayena parimaṇḍalaṃ sthaṇḍilamupalipya prāgagreṣu naveṣu kuśeṣu dyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ namaḥ ityapo dadyāt \3\
Having smeared a circular sacrificial ground with cow-dung, upon fresh kuśa grass with tips pointing eastward, one should offer water, saying, "Homage to Heaven and Earth."
3.13.4
evameva gandhamālyadhūpadīpānām \4\
In the same manner, [one offers] perfume, garlands, incense, and lamps;
3.13.5
payasaudanaṃ vā \5\
or boiled rice with milk.
3.13.6
namo dyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ namaḥ iti copasthānam \6\
And the reverence is with: "Homage to Heaven and Earth, homage."
3.13.7
na nityaṃ paristaraṇam \7\
The strewing of sacrificial grass is not constant;
3.13.8
yathāsamāmnāto vā vikalpaḥ \8\
or there is an option according to tradition.
3.13.9
taccheṣeṇa brāhmaṇān tarpayati \9\
With its residue, one gladdens Brahmins.
3.13.10
prathamayoge sīrasya brāhmaṇaḥ sīraṃ spṛśet śunaṃ naḥ phālāḥ iti \10\
At the first yoking of the plow, a Brahmin should touch the plow with: "Prosperous for us the plowshares..."
3.13.11
kṣetrasya patinā iti sūktamanubrūyāt \11\
One should recite the hymn: "With the Lord of the Field..."
3.13.12
kṛtāṃ parihāpya \12\
Having omitted what has been ploughed,
3.13.13
udakaṃ pariṣyan svastyayanaṃ karoti \13\
when about to cross water, one performs a rite for safe travel.
3.13.14
udakāñjalīn trīnapsu juhoti \14\
One pours three handfuls of water into the water,
3.13.15
samudrāya vayunāya namo varuṇāya namo vāruṇāya dharmapataye namo namassarvāsāṃ nadīnāṃ sarvāsāṃ pitre viśvakarmaṇe martyaṃ havirjuṣatāmiti japitvā \15\
having muttered: "Homage to the Ocean, the guide; homage to Varuṇa; homage to the son of Varuṇa, the lord of law; homage, homage to the father of all rivers, to Viśvakarman! May he enjoy the mortal oblation."
3.13.16
pratīpaṃ sravantībhya udīcaṃ sthāvarābhyaḥ \16\
Against the current in the case of flowing [waters]; northward in the case of standing [waters].
3.13.17
taraṃśced bhayaṃ śaṅketa vāsiṣṭhaṃ japet samudrajyeṣṭhāḥ ityetat sūktaṃ plavam \\17\\
If while crossing he should fear danger, he should mutter the Vāsiṣṭha hymn, "Whose eldest is the ocean..." as a raft.
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