Brihaddevata 5.76

5.76

ramye himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe eṣa kṣetīti cābravīt .
ṛṣerniyogamājñāya devyā rātryā pracoditaḥ .. 72 ..
ādāya kanyāṃ tāṃ dārbhya upeyāyārcanānasam .
pādau tasyopasaṃgṛhya sthitvā prahvaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ.. 76..

184 yanna fkr, yanna r air air˚, yatra hdm', yacca, ya b. - yacca bfkrs, yamsca A. -6 god, 70, 71 ab omitted in n.-stutya taya hbfk, stutyanaya mr. - 71 d omitted in Sadgurusisya. The end of the varga is here marked by 93 in m1bfk, not in hd. 14. Story of syavasva (continued). 72. taking off the gold from their breasts, gave it to him. Now a when the Maruts had gone thence, the illustrious Syavasva avamucya svavaksobhyo hmir, svavaksobhyo'vamucyah, amucya te svakasthebhyah r", amucyata svakanthebhyo fkr´n, amucya sukavebhyo b. The line in Sadgurusisya runs: athasya maruto rukman svavaksobhyo'vamucya te . - tada daduh hmir, dadustada bkn, tadustada f. - sumaha- yasah nss, tu mahayasah hm`r, sumahatapah B. - Sadgurusisya has an additional line after 72 ab, and Sayana another after 72 d. & * Sayana on Rg-veda v. 61. 17 quotes 72 cd -79 ab 73. went in thought to the daughter of Rathaviti. He only just (sadyah) a seera, wishing to declare himself to Rathaviti, " sa sadya rsir hdrk, Sadgurusisya (w 1), sa sadya kasir f, sa samdha rsir b, sa satyamrsim s, pradurbhutarsim n. - pravaksyan As, samdecyan b, deksan k, deksam (natha0 ) 1, vivat rs. * Sieg, p. 53, note 7, wishes to read sim, but this is against the MS. evidence, and unnecessary. 74. commissioned Night on a message with the two ( stanzas) This my song of praise' (etam me stomam : v. 61. 17, 18) ; and to her (Night) who did not see a Rathaviti, he discerning (him) with the eye of a seer, °tyabhyam Anss, °tyrgbhyam b, ( stoma ) mrgbhyam 1, ( stoma ) mrgbhya k. - dautye hm rns, dutye rre, devim b, divim 1, divi k. - nyayojayat hm`r, nyayojayet bfk, nyavedayat ss. tapasyantam hm 'rs, apasyantam, apasyantim br' r', apasyamti fk. a - - - * Cp. Sieg, p. 53, note 9, and p. 57, line 2. 75. said, ' Here he dwells ' ( esa kseti : v. 61. 19) ' on a delightful ridge of the Himavat' a. Urged by the goddess Night, after learning his instructions, - prsthe bfk, prstha hm r. - pracoditah hrfkss, pravoditah b pranoditah Op. Rg-veda v. 61. 19 : esa kseti rathavitih... parvatesv apasritah.

v. 72 76. the son of Darbha, taking the girl with him, approached Arcananas, and after clasping his feet, standing bent forward with folded hands, - darmya hrfk, dabhyam b, dalbhya, datum ns. - sthitah hdm'r, sthitva Bass. The end of the varga is here marked by 98 in bfk, not in hdm1. 15. Story of Syavasva (concluded). 77. he announced his name (saying), 'I am Rathaviti, son of Darbha inasmuch as I refused you formerly when you desired an alliance with me, : samgatim hmire, samyogam bikns. - pratyacaci yat s, pratyacaca yat hd, pratyacami yat m'bfk, pratyacaksiya four Sadgurusisya MSS., pratyaciksipat two Sadgurusisya MSS. 78. forgive me for that. I pay homage to you; and do not, adorable one, be wroth with me. You are the son of a seer, a seer yourself, you are, adorable one, the father of a seer. - - ma ca me hm`rks, ma vai me b, me ma sma ns. - krudhah Bss, kruddhah n, krudhah hm r. - svayamrsih hm`rnss, svayam carsih kr','p', svayam carsi f, svayam varsih b. - bhagavannrseh hm-rs, bhagavanrseh fkn, bhagavanrseh bs. - 79. Come, accept this (girl) as a daughter-in-law.' So said the king, and himself honouring him with water to wash his feet (padya), with the water of hospitality (arghya) and with a mixture of honey (madhuparka) a, - snusamityevam hrs, snusamityenam ns, snusa te'stviti B. - pujayitva svayam hdm', pujayitvatha tam bfkr, carcanana svayam r 'rtr°. a 79 cd appears in a modified form in Sadgurusisya: the better reading there is padyarghyamadhuparkam (instead of padyarghyam madhuparkam) because padya and arghya are different honorific gifts; cp. Asvalayana Grhya Sutra i. 24. 7: vistarah, padyam, arghyam, acamaniyam, madhuparko, gauh. 80, 81. and giving him a hundred white (sukla) a steeds, he dismissed him to his home. And the seer, on his part, having praised Sasiyasi, and Taranta, and king Purumilha with the six (stanzas) 'May she gain' (sanat: v. 61. 5-10), departed to his abode. Now the following eleven b (hymns beginning) 'With law' (rtena: v. 62-72) are addressed to Mitra -Varuna. II. B b