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Kaushitakagrihyasutra 3.13: atha trayodaśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ

Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 3.13

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Sanskrit

atha trayodaśaḥ khaṇḍaḥ

3.13.1

rohiṇyāṃ kṛṣikarmāṇi kārayet \1\

Under the constellation Rohiṇī, one should have agricultural operations performed.

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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.

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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."

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3.13.4

evameva gandhamālyadhūpadīpānām \4\

In the same manner, [one offers] perfume, garlands, incense, and lamps;

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3.13.5

payasaudanaṃ vā \5\

or boiled rice with milk.

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3.13.6

namo dyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ namaḥ iti copasthānam \6\

And the reverence is with: "Homage to Heaven and Earth, homage."

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3.13.7

na nityaṃ paristaraṇam \7\

The strewing of sacrificial grass is not constant;

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3.13.8

yathāsamāmnāto vā vikalpaḥ \8\

or there is an option according to tradition.

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3.13.9

taccheṣeṇa brāhmaṇān tarpayati \9\

With its residue, one gladdens Brahmins.

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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..."

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3.13.11

kṣetrasya patinā iti sūktamanubrūyāt \11\

One should recite the hymn: "With the Lord of the Field..."

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3.13.12

kṛtāṃ parihāpya \12\

Having omitted what has been ploughed,

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3.13.13

udakaṃ pariṣyan svastyayanaṃ karoti \13\

when about to cross water, one performs a rite for safe travel.

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3.13.14

udakāñjalīn trīnapsu juhoti \14\

One pours three handfuls of water into the water,

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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."

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3.13.16

pratīpaṃ sravantībhya udīcaṃ sthāvarābhyaḥ \16\

Against the current in the case of flowing [waters]; northward in the case of standing [waters].

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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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