Paraskaragrihyasutra 2.4

2.4.1

atra samidādhānam \1\

Now the putting on of fuel.

2.4.2

pāṇinā 'gniṃ parisamūhati agne suśravaḥ suśravasaṃ mā kuru yathā tvamagne suśravaḥ suśravā asyevaṃ māṃ suśravaḥ sauśravasaṃ kuru yathā tvamagne devānāṃ yajñasya nidhipā asyevamahaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ vedasya nidhipo bhūyāsamiti \2\

He wipes with his hand (the ground) round the fire with (the formula), 'Agni, glorious one, make me glorious. As thou, glorious Agni, art glorious, thus, O glorious one, bring me to glory. As thou, Agni, art the preserver of the treasure of sacrifice for the gods, thus may I become the preserver of the treasure of the Veda for men.'

2.4.3

pradakṣiṇamagniṃ paryukṣyottiṣṭhantsamidhamādadhāti agnaye samidhamahārṣa bṛhate jātavedase \ yathā tvamagne samidhā samidhyasa evamahamāyuṣā medhayā varccasā prajayā paśubhirbrahmavarcasena samindhe jīvaputro mamācāryo medhāvyahamasānyanirākāriṣṇuryaśasvī tejasvī brahmavarcasyannādo bhūyāsaṃ svāheti \3\

Having sprinkled (water) round the fire from left to right, he stands up and puts a piece of wood on (the fire) with (the texts),
'To Agni I have brought a piece of wood, to the great Gâtavedas. As thou, Agni, art inflamed by wood, thus I am inflamed by life, insight, vigour, offspring, cattle, holy lustre.
'May my teacher be the father of living sons; may I be full of insight, not forgetful (of what I have learned); may I become full of glory, of splendour, of holy lustre, an enjoyer of food. Svâhâ!

2.4.4

evaṃ dvitīyāṃ tathā tṛtīyām \4\

In the same way (he puts on) a second (piece of wood); and thus a third.

2.4.5

eṣāta iti vā samuccayo vā \5\

Or (each piece) with (the verse), 'Thine is this' (Vâg. Samh. II, 14).

2.4.6

pūrvavatparisamūhanaparyukṣaṇe \6\

Or (he uses) both (this verse and the formulas given in Sûtra 3).

2.4.7

pāṇī pratapya mukha vimṛṣṭe tanūpā agne 'si tanvaṃ me pāhyāyurdā agne 'syāyurme dehi vvarcodā agne 'si vvarco me dehi \ agne yanme tanvā ūnaṃ tanma āpṛṇa \7\

The wiping and sprinkling (of water) round (the fire are repeated) as above.

2.4.8

medhāṃ me devaḥ savitā ādadhātu medhāṃ me devī sarasvatī ādadhātu medhāmaśvinau devāvādhattāṃ puṣkarasrajāviti \8\

Having warmed his two hands, he wipes his mouth with (the formulas):
'Agni, thou art the protector of bodies. Protect my body. Agni, thou art the giver of life. Give me life. Agni, thou art the giver of vigour. Give me vigour.
'Agni, what is deficient in my body, that restore to fulness.
'May the god Savitri bestow insight on me, may the goddess Sarasvatî, may the two divine Asvins, wreathed with lotus, (bestow) insight (on me).'

2.4.9

aṅgānyālabhya japatyaṅgāni ca ma āpyāyantāṃ vākprāṇaścakṣuḥ śrotraṃyaśobalamiti tryāyuṣāṇi karoti bhasmanā lalāṭe grīvāyāṃ dakṣiṇeṃse hṛdi ca tryāyuṣamiti pratimantram \\4\\