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May he enjoy the mortal oblation." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.13.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.kausitaka.3.13.16) pratīpaṃ sravantībhya udīcaṃ sthāvarābhyaḥ \16\ > Against the current in the case of flowing \[waters\]; northward in the case of standing \[waters\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.13.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.kausitaka.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.kausitaka~en-mt.3.13.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.kausitaka.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.kausitaka.3.13) · Pramāṇa