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Paraskaragrihyasutra 1.16.23

Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra 1.16.23

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Sanskrit

1.16.23

dvāradeśe sūtikāgnimupasamādhāyotthānātsaṃdhivelayoḥ phalīkaraṇamiśrānsarṣapānagnāvāvapati śaṇḍāmarkkā upavīraḥ śauṇḍikeya ulūkhalaḥ \ malimluco droṇāsaścyavano naśyatāditaḥ svāhā \ ālikhannanimiṣaḥ kiṃvadanta upaśrutirharyakṣaḥ kumbhī śatruḥ pātrapāṇirnṛmaṇirhantrīmukhaḥ sarṣapāruṇaścyavano naśyatāditaḥ svāheti \23\

Having established near the door the fire that has been kept from (the wife's) confinement, he throws into that fire at the time of the morning and evening twilight, until (the mother) gets up (from childbed), mustard seeds mixed with rice chaff (pronouncing the following names of demons and goblins): 'May Sanda and Marka, Upavîra, Saundikeya, Ulûkhala, Malimluka, Dronâsa, Kyavana vanish hence. Svâhâ!
'May Âlikhat, Animisha, Kimvadanta, Upasruti, Haryaksha, Kumbhin, Satru, Pâtrapâni, Nrimani, Hantrîmukha, Sarshapâruna, Kyavana vanish hence. Svâhâ!'

Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29)

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