Paraskaragrihyasutra 1.12
Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra 1.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.12.1
pakṣādiṣu sthālīpākaṃ śrapayitvā darśapūrṇamāsadevatābhyo hutvā juhoti brahmaṇe prajāpataye viśvebhyo devebhyo dyāvāpṛthivībhyāmiti \1\
At the beginning of each half-month he cooks a mess of sacrificial food, sacrifices to the deities of the festivals of the new and full moon (as stated in the Srauta ritual), and then sacrifices to the following deities: to Brahman, to Pragâpati, to the Visve devâs, and to Heaven and Earth.
1.12.2
viśvebhyo devebhyo baliharaṇaṃ bhūtagṛhyebhya ākāśāya ca \2\
To the Visve devâs a Bali is offered, to the domestic deities, and to Âkâsa (i.e. the Ether).
1.12.3
vaiśvadevasyāgnau juhotyagnaye svāhā prajāpataye svāhā viśvebhyo devebhyaḥ svāhāgnaye sviṣṭakṛte svāheti \3\
From the Vaisvadeva food he makes oblations in the fire with (the formulas), 'To Agni svâhâ! To Pragâpati svâhâ! To the Visve devâs svâhâ! To Agni Svishtakrit svâhâ!'
1.12.4
bāhyataḥ strībaliṃ harati namaḥ striyai namaḥ puṃse vayase 'vayase namaḥ śuklāya kṛṣṇadantāya pāpīnāṃ pataye \ namaḥ ye me prajāmupalobhayanti grāme vasanta uta vā 'raṇye tebhyo namo 'stu balimebhyo harāmi svasti me 'stu prajāṃ me dadatviti \4\
Outside (the house) the wife offers the Bali with (the formulas), 'Adoration to the wife! Adoration to the man! To every time of life, adoration! To the white one with the black teeth, the lord of the bad women, adoration!
'They who allure my offspring, dwelling in the village or in the forest, to them be adoration; I offer a Bali to them. Be welfare to me! May they give me offspring.'
1.12.5
śeṣamadbhiḥ praplāvya tato brāhmaṇabhojanam \5\ \\12\\
The remainder he washes out with water. Then (follows) feeding of the Brâhmanas.
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Pāraskaragṛhyasūtrabhāṣya (Harihara) — Harihara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit