Paraskaragrihyasutra 3.1.4
Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra 3.1.4
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.1.4
atha prāśnāti \ agniḥ prathamaḥ prāśnātu sa hi veda yathā haviḥ \ śivā asmabhyamoṣadhīḥ kṛṇotu viśvacarṣaṇiḥ \ bhadrānnaḥ śreyaḥ samanaiṣṭa devāstvayāvaśena samaśīmahi tvā \ sa nomayo 'bhūḥ pito āviśasva śaṃtokāya tanuve syona iti \4\
He then eats (of the fresh fruits with the verses), 'May Agni eat first, for he knows how the Havis (is fit for sacrifice); may he, the friend of all human tribes, make the herbs blessed to us.
From the good you have led us to the better, ye gods! Through thee, the nourishment, may we obtain thee. Thus enter into us, O potion, bringing refreshment, for the good of our children and of ourselves, and pleasant.'
Translations (1)
- The Grihya-sûtras, Part I (SBE 29) — Hermann Oldenberg 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Pāraskaragṛhyasūtrabhāṣya (Harihara) — Harihara (Pāraskara commentator), Sanskrit