[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Ritual sūtras](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa) › [Manuals of the domestic ritual](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya) › [Paraskaragrihyasutra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara) › 1.18 # Paraskaragrihyasutra 1.18 Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra 1.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.1) proṣyetya gṛhānupatiṣṭhate pūrvavat \1\ > When he returns from a journey, he approaches his house in the manner stated above. > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ### [1.18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.2) putraṃ dṛṣṭvā japati aṅgādaṅgātsaṃbhavasi hṛdayādadhijāyase \ ātmā vai putranāmā 'si sa jīva śaradaḥ śatamiti \2\ > When he sees his son, he murmurs, 'From limb by limb thou art produced; out of the heart thou art born. Thou indeed art the Self called son; so live a hundred autumns!' > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ### [1.18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.3) athāsya mūrddhānamavajighrati \ prajāpateṣṭvā hiṃkāreṇāvajighrāmi sahasrāyuṣā 'sau jīva śaradaḥ śatamiti \3\ > He then kisses his head with (the words), 'With the himkâra (the mystical syllable hiṅ) of Pragâpati, which gives thousandfold life, I kiss thee, N.N.! Live a hundred autumns!'— > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ### [1.18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.4) gavāṃ tvā hiṃkāreṇeti ca triḥ \4\ > And three times with (the words), 'With the himkâra of the cows.' > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ### [1.18.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.5) dakṣiṇe 'sya karṇe japati \ asme prayandhi maghavannṛjīṣinnindrarāyoviśvavārasya bhūreḥ \ asme śataṃ śarado jīvase dhā asmai vīrāñcchaśvata indra śiprinniti \5\ > In his right ear he murmurs, 'Bestow on us, O bountiful, onward-pressing Indra, plentiful, rich treasures. Give us a hundred autumns to live; give us many heroes, strong jawed Indra;' > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ### [1.18.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.6) indra śreṣṭhāni draviṇāni dhehi cittiṃ dakṣasya subhagatvamasme \ poṣaṃ rayīṇāmariṣṭiṃ tanūnāṃ svātmānaṃ vācaḥ sudinatvamahnāmiti savye \5\ > In the left ear, 'Indra, bestow on us the best treasures, insight of mind, happiness, increase of wealth, health of our bodies, sweetness of speech, and that our days may be good days.' > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ### [1.18.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18.7) striyai tu mūrddhānamevāvajighrati tūṣṇīm \6\ \\18\\ > For a girl he only kisses the head silently. > — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) ## Translations (1) - [The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara~en-oldenberg.1.18.1) — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Pāraskaragṛhyasūtrabhāṣya (Harihara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara!harihara.18.6) — Harihara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Bhagavantabhāskara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.bhagavantabhaskara.8.p107) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1625, Sanskrit - [Nityācārapradīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.ahnika.nityacarapradipa.7.p33) — Narasiṃha Vājapeyin, Sanskrit - [Ācārasāra (Gadādhara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.acarasara-gadadhara.7.p36) — Gadādhara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.grhya.paraskara.1.18) · Pramāṇa