Kaushitakagrihyasutra 3.8: atha aṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
Kauṣītakagṛhyasūtra 3.8
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atha aṣṭamaḥ khaṇḍaḥ
3.8.1
athāta utsargaḥ \1\
Now, therefore, the concluding rite of Vedic study (utsarga).
3.8.2
māghaśuklapakṣapratipadyaparājitāyāṃ diśi puṇye deśe pratyasya loṣṭān śāsa itthā iti pratidiśamṛṣīṃśchandāṃsi devatāḥ śraddhāmedhe ca tarpayitvā pratipuruṣaṃ pitaraḥ \2\
On the first day of the bright fortnight of Māgha, in the unconquered direction (north-east), in an auspicious place, having thrown clods of earth in each direction with "The ruler thus...", having satiated the seers, the metres, the deities, and faith and intellect, the fathers [are satiated] person by person.
3.8.3
udutyam citram namo mitrasya vibhrād bṛhat iti sūktāni japitvā chandāṃsi viśrāmayantyardhaṣaṣṭhān māsān \3\
Having muttered the hymns: "Upward that...", "Wonderful...", "Homage to Mitra's...", "Shining, great...", they give rest to the metres for five and a half months.
3.8.4
adhīyīraṃścedahorātramuparamya prādhyayanam \\4\\
If they should study, having paused for a day and night, [there is only] repetition of what has been studied.
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